I am using VCarve Pro. I have a number (25) of pdf's that I want to import to VCarve and then edit the size. The PDF's are 5" and I need them a 4.250" as a final.
This is one of the Small PDF's
Convert PDF to editable Vectors
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
To do anything with the pdf, you first import the pdf with vector input. Next draw a rectangle around the image area to save. Highlight the rectangle and the bitmap (you image is a bitmap) and use the Crop Bitmap tool. Resize and you're done. You still have to convert the bitmap to vector by auto trace or tracing it with the drawing tools.
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Import the pdf, auto trace everything, and throw out what you don't want, resize.
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Import the pdf, manually trace everything, resize.
I would go with the last option. This original image is not great quality.
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Import the pdf, auto trace everything, and throw out what you don't want, resize.
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Import the pdf, manually trace everything, resize.
I would go with the last option. This original image is not great quality.
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
If you want top quality results it pays to learn how to manually trace artwork. Just my two cents.
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
+1. The new 'set fading of selected object' now works fantastic for manual tracing.
https://www.vectric.com/support/tutoria ... or_Drawing
In this tutorial we will show you how to import a low quality bitmap and with the help of the bitmap and vector editing tools show you how to create a vector logo. We will also touch on basic text editing.
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
As far back as I can remember, the fade option has always been there. Yes - it can be very handy!
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
The image quality when brought in as a PDF file may not be great but when the image is extracted from the PDF with Acrobat to a PNG it’s fairly acceptable.
This must be a fairly ancient PDF file as the internal version is PDF 1.3 which was superceded by PDF 1.4 around 2001 or 2002.
This must be a fairly ancient PDF file as the internal version is PDF 1.3 which was superceded by PDF 1.4 around 2001 or 2002.
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Re: Convert PDF to editable Vectors
You are quite right.... I did a little research and I think it appeared as a new feature in Version 5!!! I would've bet that it was a new feature in a fairly recent version. Must be just a senior moment....