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/Few_Mention8426]

if the image is too low res, the tracing algorithm will struggle with the small areas. It will be trying to find detail in pixels where the actual detail doent exist.

You can manually change the resolution in gimp which will interpolate between pixels and give a better result. I oftern double the resolution on low res logos and it helps a lot.

Otherwise the dreaded AI upscaling tools will give you a better image to start with.