Raster to Vector

BlodoPKNZ · 10-01-2004

Is there any way to convert a raster layer to a vector path in photoshop 7?

**Man1c M0g** · 10-01-2004

As far as I know there isn't an easy way to do this kind of thing. It'd need a very intelligent backend to sort out the different elements, and we aren't up to that level of complexity just yet. :/

BlodoPKNZ · 10-02-2004

So theres no way to do it except doing the paths yourself?

Evdawg · 10-02-2004

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Originally Posted by BlodoPKNZ

So theres no way to do it except doing the paths yourself?

yep -- unless it's just a black/solid colour shape: ctrl-click the layer and with the selection tool right click on the selection the press "convert to work path" or something similar.

BlodoPKNZ · 10-03-2004

Yeh thats the way to go. I only needed converting to paths so i could use it as 3d model in cinema 4d. Thanks man.

TVPR · 10-03-2004

In Illustrator (which should be in anyone who's working with vectors' toolbox) there's a horrible tool called "vectorize" or smn similar. It works wonders for uncomplicated things if there's nothing but a shape you need to vectorize, but it's a tad basic, and hard to manage (for me, anyway

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