How to Convert JPEG images to Vector Based Artwork

[LEONSKENNEDY1100]

CM Punk?

[supermoniker2]

Thanks a lot for the brief but yet effective tutorial. I would try to work on the sound quality though. Specially if I want to retain a viewers attention and possibly get them to subscribe.

Thanx again.

[Cambrand]

Thanks for this introduction! I am currently doing this to a 3-colored logo with white areas between the colors which separates them. When i do the live trace, the different "shapes" of the logo, which are very simple, won't come out as separate pieces, but rather one big piece, like the rasterized image. Any ideas? I tried going to trace options but not luck.

[ITcrayons]

@Cambrand - either go to object > ungroup ... or just RIGHT CLICK the whole thing and ungroup.. but you have to click expand after live trace first like i do in the video

[Cambrand]

@ITcrayons Thank you, that worked fine! I've got another question though. When Im using live trace, sometimes the colors get separated into like 1000s of small pieces when it should be just 1 piece for that color. Im guessing it has to do with the rasterized picture is low quality. Is there any way to fix this so it doesnt break up the areas into tons of pieces, just 1, or at least fewer?

[ITcrayons]

@Cambrand - yes it is because of the low quality, the only way to deal with that is make a selection if all the pieces so you have everything you want as 1 piece in 1 selection.. then go to Window > Pathfinder > then select the first 1 ( its called unite) and it will make it into 1 whole piece, if you still have little gaps of white, brush over them or use a few rectangles to fill them up, then repeat the pathfinder (unite) process to get them as 1 element aswell.

[latefa21]

great tut, thanks.

I have a jpeg Floor plan that I need to convert to dwg in order to export it to 3ds max. Thanks to your tut, I know now how to do that.

since the floor plan has dimensions, I am wondering how to scale the floor plan in Illustrator. perhaps you have a suggestion. thanks

[skint021]

I cant stand to listen sound like shit

[sedschro]

Sounds like a robot talking into a wet microphone

[XanaHXX1]

I actually think it sounds pretty cool like a Robot-graphic designer with some accent. Thanks for the tut!

[oliverhester]

thanks that really helped

[LeeroyK2009]

wow, audio quality!! The accent combined with the lowest bitrate in history makes for some difficult listening.

Thanks for the tut tho

[ITcrayons]

@LeeroyK2009 - thanks for the conceptual feedback.. i will work on the sound quality

[slopymo55]

This was a great help to me! Thank you very much.

[joavolde]

Thanks for posting this! Very useful info for an Illustrator noob like myself.

[InnergyStudios]

awsome tutorial...



[kidgecartoon]

Great video! Thank you for speaking slowly, it helps when the learner is going back and forth, rewinding and pausing etc.

[chemsekhar]

Thanks for the video, It was very useful.

[staninjapan07]

Has anyone else had audio problems with this video? I can here his voice, but there is massive distortion.

[eliybeats]

@staninjapan07 Yea I know. It sounds like he has a filtered eq effect or something lol. but its a good tut

[malexander1625]

My clip doesn't change except to black and white and the other tracing options don't help. Can someone help me? What do you have your Live Trace options set at and does this work for colored graphics?

[NUSHTV]

@malexander1625 I Don't Know If You Figured Out Yet Or Not But This Is For Everyone That LOSES COLOR WHEN LIVE TRACING Just Change The Preset In The Upper Left To Technical Or Color 6 Etc.

[jrosedesigns]

@NUSHTV Thank you so much for adding this. I am new to AI and have been searching for this answer! And great tutorial - it was very easy to understand...thanks ITcrayons!

[malexander1625]

Just starting my sign shop and pulling my hair out trying to learn adobe. But you were awesome!!!! Easy to follow and understand. Thanks a ton....Do you have other tutorials???

[dksharktooth]

You sir are some sort of wizard. Thank you.

[JollyMunkie]

I think I love you.

[abhijitd80]

Thank you. It is very helpful.

[RapitClothing]

What am I gonna save it to? JPG??

[TecmoBO34]

So I tried to make a vector out of a jpeg and it WORKS! It even worked better than I expected. One question. Why is some of my background not being removed at times? Example. I created a vector out of a logo called "PEARL JAM". I followed the background removal steps and most of the background was removed. However, some of it's not, such as the circular areas on the letter "P" and the space in the letter "A". Can this be fixed?

[Nosensefornonsense]

in the program AI it vectorises but when i Export it and zoom in the pixels reappear

[larnold41]

My Jpeg image won't ungroup, any help with this>

[PredatorzArtz]

what do you save it as tho?

[parkerdzn]

thankyou!!!

[nellymarshall1]

I want to be able to transfer a JPEG image to CAD and then be able to manipulate (stretch and/or change line contours of) separate shape parts of the image. Does anyone know of any programs that can do so?

[JESSELTV]

i can't get the background to delete after i ungroup when i try to delete the back ground it deletes the entire picture what am i doing wrong?

[TecmoBO34]

@JESSELTV same thing happens to me. But the interesting thing is, if I keep trying it a few times it finally works. Still, some of my background is showing. It removed most, but not completely all of it. Trying to figure out if I can still go in to the newly created vector and remove the final parts of the background showing

[owen042686]

ps cs5 na gago?

[marlabaer]

AWESOME! Thanks!

[kishy696]

That is so simple and amzing!

I think i love you x

[laurencekenneth]

super like!!!



[trucutru39]

hey!! gracias amigo por el tutorial puedo hacer esto con coreldraw5??? me gustaria saber si se puede....bye!!!

[Sn0gi]

EXCELLENT EXPLAINEDDD!!!!! WELL DONE BETTER THEN TE OTHER ONES OMG!!!

[fribgridgit]

wow that was awesome thanks man,

[suspec91]

thanks alot =]

[ricktx61]

Tutorial was very helpful. Thank you!

[TodorPG]

so much :)

[TodorPG]

Thenks

[PencilLord]

I forgot I had to ungroup to get the white background out. Thank you very much.

[mimzymolotov]

Works for me. The Repetition is useful, more efficient than rewinding and repeating. Also appreciate the lack of background music. Thank You!

[seomoz]

9minutes of talking. you could have done it in 2 minutes instead of repeating yourself and maybe show us the saving part. what file does it become? still jpg? can it be used directly on dreamweaver?

[BicycleRider09]

Fan-freakin-tastic man. Thank you *so much ^^

[MyLogoImprinted]

Thank you for clarifying what I thought was complicated. . . how simple is this? WOW - gonna watch your other videos

[princessrinna12]

Very helpful I was struggling

[hellojenil]

Thank you!!! I needed this information. Very helpful and I will be subscribing to your other videos.....as soon as I find the subscribe button

[divasindefense]

Great Job!!!

[kingheyzeus]

Awesome....THANK YOU!

[siliuntao]

thanks man

[jofbeanz]

nice explaination, thanks and I have subscribed for future reference

[avineshdoss]

thank you so much ITcrayons

[electricdixie34]

i followed instr' and i can get that far..but i am wanting to save or convert so my plotter will cut out these logos, i am using signgo and adobe c5..can you help

[Stolie2foot]

fantastic tutorial man, truly helped me - thank you.

[MasterGamesTV]

Thank yuo so much!

[WalkyTalkyMusic]

thank you.. simple

[GMTKT]

Great video, very intuitive I will certainly be replaying your video to help me convert my jpeg logo. Thank you. All I need now is reinstall CS5 on my desktop :)

Just lose the voice mask, it's a little hard to understand at first. Unless there is a valid 'accessibility' reason ?!?

Well done 

[naush04]

too helpful,the voice pls update. thx a lot

[lollipopsrmine]

absolutely fantastic spent hours trying to figure out how to do that and you helped me do it in 5 mins, im well chuffed :)

[tabethaf]

i agree great vide but please next time do not do the robot voice its hard to understand so had to repeat the video few times

[teamofprosvideo]

Awesome!... But the Robo voice was a little annoying....However you made up for it with an highly effective simple presentation....

[cldamage]

Great tutorial...Thank you so much.

[fourv2]

worked flawlessly! great video (subscribed)

[EdvardBjornson]

Nicevid

[Serrator3]

Thanks for the simple and clear tut!

[cinemanfive]

This guy sounds like Marvin the Martian

[yoe91]

@cinemanfive Marvin the scottsman still turns out to be helpful, I believe we should thank him.

[varteni1]

really thank you

[TEMitchTU]

Very helpful... Thx

[KreyNeeUhm]

Thanks for the info!

[SatinGFX]

Great Video

[wissmach324]

can i have ur desktop backround thats so sick!