Can anyone get me started on vector graphics?

[JR6ooo4]

DW is doing some artwork for a local community theater. They want a sign 8 feet wide by 3 feet tall.

she has PS7, I have elements 2 and PS CS2. She converted her work to an EPS file and the company gave this response:

We need a vector file to make the size banner that Sue wants. The EPS file that is on the CD is not a vector file; it is a bitmap image saved as an
EPS.

Can you get us a true vector file (AI, EPS) of the art?

so now we are confused. once converted to an EPS isn't it an EPS?

Mikeeee

 

[pisco]

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is nothing more than a language that describes mathematically the contents of a file. It can be used to describe text, vector images (such as from Illustrator) and raster (or bitmap) images. So saving a bitmap image in EPS does nothing to change the fact that it is still a bitmap image.

It is possible to convert the bitmap image into vectors using an online service like VectorMagic. However, if the source image is of a low resolution, the conversion won't look very good.

You can also recreate the artwork using an open source program Illustrator-like program such as Inkscape. It's nowhere near as powerful as Illustrator but it is a lot easier to learn.

 

[boBQuincy]

Photoshop CS3 allows some very limited vector drawing, mostly shapes. CS2 may also have this feature, look in the help section on "Drawing".

 

[JR6ooo4]

thanks for the info and links...

Mikeeee