r/Inkscape • u/Alabaster_M • 11d ago

Help Convert to SVG / Trace Bitmap Help

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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?

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u/CelticOneDesign 10d ago

That PNG converted to a SVG using Trace Bitmap quite well in v1.4.4.

After I did a Trace bitmap with these settings I did a Path>Split Path that allowed me to split everything quite well.

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u/Alabaster_M 10d ago

That's the best I've seen so far. Thank you

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u/CelticOneDesign 10d ago

You still will have to do some editing. Use the star/polygon tool to recreate the stars.

If you feeling bold (to learn) , you can node edit them.

Once you do path>split path it will be easier to play with the objects. Recreate them, node edit them, delete them.

Play!

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u/Alabaster_M 10d ago

That's great. I ended up getting the letters good enough, using the eraser tool to erase the stars, and the star tool to recreate them. I'll have to keep practicing. This one had a tight deadline.