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Help:Contents

2006-07-10T20:51:33Z

StupidQuestion:

For general help with Inkscape, please see:
*Links on the wiki's [[Main_Page]]
*[[UserManual]]
*[http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user Inkscape Users Mailing List]

Related links:
*[[CommunicationChannels]] (for various other resources)
*[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93438&atid=604306 Inkscape Bug Tracker at Sourceforge]

Help:Contents

2006-07-10T20:49:05Z

StupidQuestion: rm junk

For general help with Inkscape, please see:
*[[UserManual]]
*[http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user Inkscape Users Mailing List]

Related links:
*[[CommunicationChannels]] (for various other resources)
*[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93438&atid=604306 Inkscape Bug Tracker at Sourceforge]

Tools

2006-07-10T20:48:12Z

StupidQuestion: /* Autotrace and Frontline (alternatives to Potrace) */

=== SVG Validator ===
A [http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/ validator service] (and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===
[http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz Perl module and set of scripts] to help in adding and processing metadata in SVG files.

=== Potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Autotrace and Frontline (alternatives to Potrace) ===
'''Autotrace''' an open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded [[Potrace]] dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a ''centerline'' switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters.

'''Frontline''' is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace and rontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from [http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge]. Binaries are available for windows and linux.

=== Delineate ===
Front end written in java that does interesting things with color images.
*[http://delineate.sourceforge.net/ Delineate at Sourceforge]

=== ill2svg ===
ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== ai2svg.py ===
ai2svg (Illustrator to SVG, recoded in python) is as well a small script that helps turn Adobe Illustrator .ai files into SVG. The Python recode aims to help developers more familiar to python than perl, as well fixing some lacks from ill2svg.pl - supports dashes, layers, textboxes (ascii-latin), and joined pathes.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>python ai2svg.py drawing.ai

the result will appear as neighbour, named drawing.ai.svg

options:
--help print this message and exit
</pre>

available at http://www15.brinkster.com/nitrofurano/python/ (that .zip file, in the tools folder)

=== gimp2sodipodi ===
Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert raster to vector.
*[http://sjbrown.users.geeky.net/gimp2sodi/HOWTO.html gimp2sodipodi instructions.]

=== GIMP ===
GIMP is a bitmap graphics tool in the first place, but:
* it imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* GIMP's selection can be converted to a vector path, and paths can be exported/imported as SVG.

GIMP can be used to create nice textures to use in Inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape. Importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to GIMP allows you to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is a limited support for drag'n'drop between GIMP and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to Inkscape if it's in a file format that Inkscape understands.

*[http://www.gimp.org gimp.org]

=== Linux Video Editing System ===
LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

*[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/ LIVES]

[[Category:About Inkscape]]

Tools

2006-07-10T20:46:54Z

StupidQuestion: copyedit

=== SVG Validator ===
A [http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/ validator service] (and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===
[http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz Perl module and set of scripts] to help in adding and processing metadata in SVG files.

=== Potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Autotrace and Frontline (alternatives to Potrace) ===
Autotrace an open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded [[Potrace]] dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a ''centerline'' switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace and rontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from [http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge]. Binaries are available for windows and linux.

=== Delineate ===
Front end written in java that does interesting things with color images.
*[http://delineate.sourceforge.net/ Delineate at Sourceforge]

=== ill2svg ===
ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== ai2svg.py ===
ai2svg (Illustrator to SVG, recoded in python) is as well a small script that helps turn Adobe Illustrator .ai files into SVG. The Python recode aims to help developers more familiar to python than perl, as well fixing some lacks from ill2svg.pl - supports dashes, layers, textboxes (ascii-latin), and joined pathes.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>python ai2svg.py drawing.ai

the result will appear as neighbour, named drawing.ai.svg

options:
--help print this message and exit
</pre>

available at http://www15.brinkster.com/nitrofurano/python/ (that .zip file, in the tools folder)

=== gimp2sodipodi ===
Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert raster to vector.
*[http://sjbrown.users.geeky.net/gimp2sodi/HOWTO.html gimp2sodipodi instructions.]

=== GIMP ===
GIMP is a bitmap graphics tool in the first place, but:
* it imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* GIMP's selection can be converted to a vector path, and paths can be exported/imported as SVG.

GIMP can be used to create nice textures to use in Inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape. Importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to GIMP allows you to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is a limited support for drag'n'drop between GIMP and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to Inkscape if it's in a file format that Inkscape understands.

*[http://www.gimp.org gimp.org]

=== Linux Video Editing System ===
LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

*[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/ LIVES]

[[Category:About Inkscape]]

Tools

2006-02-10T18:42:24Z

StupidQuestion: fixed links and format

=== SVG Validator ===
A [http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/ validator service] (and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===
[http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz Perl module and set of scripts] to help in adding and processing metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace an open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded [[Potrace]] dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a ''centerline'' switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace and rontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from [http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge]. Binaries are available for windows and linux.

=== Potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Delineate ===
Front end written in java that does interesting things with color images.
*[http://delineate.sourceforge.net/ Delineate at Sourceforge]

=== ill2svg ===
ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== gimp2sodipodi ===
Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert raster to vector.
*Anyone got a link for this?

=== The Gimp ===
Gimp is firstly a bitmap graphic tool, but:
* It imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* Gimp selection can be converted to vector path, and path are exported/imported in SVG.

Gimp can be used to create nice textures to use in inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape. Importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to Gimp allows you to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is limited drag'n'drop features between Gimp and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to inkscape it that's a recognised format for Inkscape.

*[http://gimp.org gimp.org]

=== Linux Video Editing System ===
LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

*[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/ LIVES]

Tools

2006-02-10T18:36:54Z

StupidQuestion: added some information on Autotrace, fixed some links

=== SVG Validator ===
A [http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/ validator service] (and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===
[http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz Perl module and set of scripts] to help in adding and processing metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace an open source vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Autotrace has some features not available in the embedded [[Potrace]] dialog in Inkscape. For example, there is a ''centerline'' switch that is especially usefull for tracing roads (in maps) or font characters.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, you have to install both Autotrace and rontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from [http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge]. Binaries are available for windows and linux.

=== Potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Delineate ===

Front end written in java that does interesting things with color
images.

<a href="http://delineate.sourceforge.net/">http://delineate.sourceforge.net/</a>

=== ill2svg ===

ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== gimp2sodipodi ===

Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to
get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert
raster to vector.

=== The Gimp ===

Gimp is firstly a bitmap graphic tool, but:
* It imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* Gimp selection can be converted to vector path, and path are exported/imported in SVG.

Gimp can be used to create nice textures to use in inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape.
and, importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to Gimp, allow to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is limited drag'n'drop features between Gimp and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to inkscape it that's a recognised format for Inkscape.

<a href="http://gimp.org">http://gimp.org</a>

=== <a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/">LIVES</a> ===

LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

Tools

2006-02-10T18:24:43Z

StupidQuestion: /* potrace */ moved material to the Potrace page

=== SVG Validator ===

A <a href="http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/">validator service</a>
(and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about
sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've
exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===

A <a href="http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz">Perl module and set of scripts</a> to help in adding and processing
metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace is vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means
you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While
not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like
images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline
can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed
from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, yo have to install both Autotrace
and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically
detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion
option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from
<a href="http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/">http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/</a>.

=== potrace ===
[[Potrace]] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.
*[[Potrace|Using Potrace through Inkscape]]
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace page at Sourceforge]

=== Delineate ===

Front end written in java that does interesting things with color
images.

<a href="http://delineate.sourceforge.net/">http://delineate.sourceforge.net/</a>

=== ill2svg ===

ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== gimp2sodipodi ===

Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to
get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert
raster to vector.

=== The Gimp ===

Gimp is firstly a bitmap graphic tool, but:
* It imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* Gimp selection can be converted to vector path, and path are exported/imported in SVG.

Gimp can be used to create nice textures to use in inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape.
and, importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to Gimp, allow to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is limited drag'n'drop features between Gimp and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to inkscape it that's a recognised format for Inkscape.

<a href="http://gimp.org">http://gimp.org</a>

=== <a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/">LIVES</a> ===

LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

Potrace

2006-02-10T18:07:58Z

StupidQuestion: copyedit

PoTrace is an open source [[raster]] to [[vector]] conversion utility. It has been embedded in Inkscape and can trace bitmap images into .svg and .pdf formats.

==To use==
# Import the bitmap you want to trace using the File menu, (File->Import...)
# Select the bitmap
# Choose trace from the Path Menu (Path->Trace Bitmap ...)
# The Trace Bitmap dialog has settings for the tracing operation and a "preview"
# When you are happy with the preview, click OK, potrace will spend a few seconds processing the bitmap
# Close the dialog box and verify that you bitmap has been converted to a grouped set of vector shapes. ([[User:Autodmc|Autodmc]] 11:23, 9 February 2006 (PST))

==????==
features welcome on [[PoTrace]]:
- tracing picture sequences or movie clips (.mpeg, .avi, .mov, .gif animated, .iff animated) into .sgv or .pdf sequences, .svg animated, and .swf

==See also==
*[[Tools]]

==External links==
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ PoTrace at Sourceforge]

__NOTOC__

Help:Contents

2006-02-10T18:06:40Z

StupidQuestion: copyedit

Help:Contents

2006-02-10T18:03:14Z

StupidQuestion: turned into a page of help and communication links

For general help with Inkscape, please see:
*[[UserManual]]
*[http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user Inkscape Users Mailing List].
*Also, [[CommunicationChannels]] for other resources.
*Report bugs at [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93438&atid=604306 Sourceforge Bug Tracker]

User talk:Eloquence

2006-02-10T17:56:37Z

StupidQuestion: replaces my stupid question with a welcome note

Hi, good to see a familiar name here :) --[[User:StupidQuestion|StupidQuestion]] 09:56, 10 February 2006 (PST)

Potrace

2006-02-10T17:50:31Z

StupidQuestion: added information from the Tools page

PoTrace is an open source [[raster]] to [[vector]] conversion utility. It has been embedded in Inkscape and can trace bitmap images into .svg and .pdf.

==To use==
# Import the bitmap you want to trace using the File menu, (File->Import...)
# Select the bitmap
# Choose trace from the Path Menu (Path->Trace Bitmap ...)
# The Trace Bitmap dialog has settings for the tracing operation and a "preview"
# When you are happy with the preview, click OK, potrace will spend a few seconds processing the bitmap
# Close the dialog box and verify that you bitmap has been converted to a grouped set of vector shapes. ([[User:Autodmc|Autodmc]] 11:23, 9 February 2006 (PST))

== Not sure what this means==
features welcome on [[PoTrace]]:
- tracing picture sequences or movie clips (.mpeg, .avi, .mov, .gif animated, .iff animated) into .sgv or .pdf sequences, .svg animated, and .swf

==See also==
*[[Tools]]

==External links==
*[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ PoTrace at Sourceforge]

__NOTOC__

User talk:Autodmc

2006-02-10T17:47:59Z

StupidQuestion: thanks for the comment at Tools

Hi Autodmc, Thanks for the comment at the [[Tools]] page. I've moved the info to the [[Potrace]] page. --[[User:StupidQuestion|StupidQuestion]] 09:47, 10 February 2006 (PST)

PoTrace

2006-02-10T17:37:06Z

StupidQuestion: mover information and redirect to Potrace

#redirect[[Potrace]]

Tools

2006-02-10T17:26:59Z

StupidQuestion: /* potrace */ expurgating myself

=== SVG Validator ===

A <a href="http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/">validator service</a>
(and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about
sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've
exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===

A <a href="http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz">Perl module and set of scripts</a> to help in adding and processing
metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace is vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means
you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While
not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like
images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline
can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed
from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, yo have to install both Autotrace
and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically
detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion
option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from
<a href="http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/">http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/</a>.

=== potrace ===

[http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ Potrace] is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.

:So, how do I use it via Inkscape? (question by [[User:StupidQuestion]] 00:17, 9 February 2006 (PST))

# Import the bitmap you want to trace using the File menu, (File->Import...)
# Select the bitmap
# Choose trace from the Path Menu (Path->Trace Bitmap ...)
# The Trace Bitmap dialog has settings for the tracing operation and a "preview"
# When you are happy with the preview, click OK, potrace will spend a few seconds processing the bitmap
# Close the dialog box and verify that you bitmap has been converted to a grouped set of vector shapes.
[[User:Autodmc|Autodmc]] 11:23, 9 February 2006 (PST)

Stupid: I came across this whilst looking for help on editing our wiki, now we don't make enough use of the wiki as a collaboration tool see [[UserManual]] for an example, though this may improve now we have adopted Mediawiki, so don't take it the wrong way when I suggest that for parity with other sections of this page, I will probably remove the text of your question sometime in the next few days. (If I don't, I guess someone else will). You are very welcome to list your areas of interest on your own page and/or continue to work on the wiki (this page needs many of its links re-working, for instance), and leave your mark on this project.
--[[User:Bpfowler|Bpfowler]] 03:10, 10 February 2006 (PST)

=== Delineate ===

Front end written in java that does interesting things with color
images.

<a href="http://delineate.sourceforge.net/">http://delineate.sourceforge.net/</a>

=== ill2svg ===

ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== gimp2sodipodi ===

Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to
get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert
raster to vector.

=== The Gimp ===

Gimp is firstly a bitmap graphic tool, but:
* It imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* Gimp selection can be converted to vector path, and path are exported/imported in SVG.

Gimp can be used to create nice textures to use in inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape.
and, importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to Gimp, allow to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is limited drag'n'drop features between Gimp and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to inkscape it that's a recognised format for Inkscape.

<a href="http://gimp.org">http://gimp.org</a>

=== <a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/">LIVES</a> ===

LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

User talk:Eloquence

2006-02-09T08:19:04Z

StupidQuestion:

Hi, how do I conver a bmp into an svg? [[Tools#potrace|this]] says potrace is embedded, but fuck if I can figure out how to access it. [[User:StupidQuestion|StupidQuestion]] 00:19, 9 February 2006 (PST)

Tools

2006-02-09T08:17:31Z

StupidQuestion: /* potrace */

=== SVG Validator ===

A <a href="http://jiggles.w3.org/svgvalidator/">validator service</a>
(and downloadable tool) is provided by the [[W3C]]. It will complain about
sodipodi or inkscape namespaced items in the document, unless you've
exported to plain SVG.

=== SVG::Metadata ===

A <a href="http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BR/BRYCE/SVG-Metadata-0.10.tar.gz">Perl module and set of scripts</a> to help in adding and processing
metadata in SVG files.

=== Autotrace and Frontline ===
Autotrace is vectorization program by Martin Weber. That means
you can convert bitmap images (like scans) to vector graphics. While
not optimal for photos, it does good job on line art and poster-like
images. Doesn't do too well with color.

Frontline is GUI frontend to Autotrace by Masatake Yamato. Frontline
can be run as standalone aplication, but it can also be directly accessed
from Inkscape and GIMP.

If you want to have tracing option, yo have to install both Autotrace
and Frontline before compiling Inkscape. Inkscape automatically
detects these programs, and adds inline raster to vector conversion
option to image menu.

Both autotrace and frontline can be downloaded from
<a href="http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/">http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/</a>.

=== potrace ===

...is now embedded into Inkscape. You don't need to run it separately.

<a href="http://potrace.sourceforge.net/">http://potrace.sourceforge.net/</a>

:So how the fuck do I use it via Inkscape????[[User:StupidQuestion|StupidQuestion]] 00:17, 9 February 2006 (PST)

=== Delineate ===

Front end written in java that does interesting things with color
images.

<a href="http://delineate.sourceforge.net/">http://delineate.sourceforge.net/</a>

=== ill2svg ===

ill2svg (Illustrator to SVG) is a small script that helps turn Adobe
Illustrator .ai files into SVG. While it doesn't always do a perfect job,
it can sometimes be of great help.

To use the program, just type:

<pre>ill2svg.pl [-l "string" -h] infile > outfile.svg

options:
-l specify the file's line-ending convention: dos, mac,
or unix; the default is unix

-h print this message and exit
</pre>

=== gimp2sodipodi ===

Shandy Brown has assembled a somewhat obscure but useful set of tools to
get from GIMP to Sodipodi (and thus to Inkscape). That is, convert
raster to vector.

=== The Gimp ===

Gimp is firstly a bitmap graphic tool, but:
* It imports SVG (with help of librsvg) into bitmap or vector path, exports SVG.
* Gimp selection can be converted to vector path, and path are exported/imported in SVG.

Gimp can be used to create nice textures to use in inkscape or shapes that can be vectorized in Inkscape.
and, importing SVG drawings from Inkscape to Gimp, allow to do several effects by filling and stroking shapes.

There is limited drag'n'drop features between Gimp and Inkscape:
* path, can be drag'n'droped from Gimp path dialog to Inkscape
* pictures can be drag'n'droped from Gimp document history to inkscape it that's a recognised format for Inkscape.

<a href="http://gimp.org">http://gimp.org</a>

=== <a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Esalsaman/lives/">LIVES</a> ===

LIVES is the Linux Video Editing System that permits editing and
making video without worries about formats, frame sizes, or frame
rates. It doesn't support SVG directly yet, but you can create animated
works by moving your shapes in Inkscape and exporting as numbered
png's.

User:StupidQuestion

2006-02-09T08:14:24Z

StupidQuestion:

StupidQuestion

Help:Contents

2006-02-09T08:13:46Z

StupidQuestion:

==Raster to SVG conversion==
Somewhere in here it says potrace is embedded in inkscape. So how the hell do I convert a bmp into an svg in inkscape?????[[User:StupidQuestion|StupidQuestion]] 00:13, 9 February 2006 (PST)