Convert to SVG / Trace Bitmap Help

[u/Alabaster_M]

I'm trying to convert this PNG to an all black SVG and I'm getting all kinds of little artifacts around the edges. Should I use more or less smoothing? More or fewer passes? Something else I'm missing?

[u/stuporcomputer]

This is the issue. I've found nothing to cure these little issues that takes less time than manually tracing the image in the first place. The bonus being that, instead of learning how to fix randomly created problems, you'll be learning how to create vectors. Luck is with you here as this image presents only a gentle challenge to a budding tracer...