I don't know if anybody has found this yet, but it has made my life so much easier. It is a program that does auto trace... works really neat!!! It traces whatever you import/scan into inkscape into a vector image. Super easy!! The dude in the tutorial talks really fast, I had to stop the video a couple of times to see what he was doing, but it is well worth it!
http://www.blendernation.com/2008/03/06/auto-tracing/
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/
Tina
easy trace
Re: easy trace
How do you use the potrace? I have downloaded it, but cannot seem to figure it out. Thank you
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Tingha Treasures
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Re: easy trace
Ive just downloaded it will let you know how I go 
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Tingha Treasures
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Re: easy trace
okay its fairly complicated to run unless you are a real computer geek/nerd
You have to unzip the downloaded file and place two files in your windows c drive
You run the program from the Command prompt unless you know the original DOS computer system for the commands Id stay well away from it IMHO
You have to unzip the downloaded file and place two files in your windows c drive
You run the program from the Command prompt unless you know the original DOS computer system for the commands Id stay well away from it IMHO
Re: easy trace
Thank you so much! I was so confused.
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Re: easy trace
Potrace is built into Inkscape. It is the tracing engine that Inkscape uses when you select trace bitmaps under the path menu. The pre-processing program mkbitmap that comes with the potrace download would probably be helpful but it is a terminal style program so most of us will be better served pre-processing in a photo editing program we are already familiar with.