Friday, March 12, 2010

Create a vector image from a JPEG

We recently had a need to convert an organizations logo from a JPEG to a vector image.

The group had long ago lost the original of their logo and only had a single copy in JPEG format (dimensions 360x390, or the size of a posted note). Needless to say, when they asked if it could be used to print a large banner I had to laugh :-)

I ran across a couple of articles providing instructions using the freely available Inkscape.

Increase Image Resolution: Convert Raster Images to Vector

How to Convert a JPEG to a Vector Image

I found the first link to be the most helpful, but both were informative.

In the end, I was able to create a vector version of the logo that is, in theory, infinitely scalable. Pretty darn cool. Thanks Inkscape and eHow / Makeuseof.com

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