Vector Magic – vectorising images
I would love to say that I am great with Photoshop, but unfortunately I’m not. It’s embarrassing to admit that the image editor I use most is Paint, the free software accompanying Microsoft’s operating system. I do a lot of presentations and screen grab many sites from the web. All are the perfect resolution for the presentation, but not so good for printing. Introducing Vector Magic, a site attached to Stanford Uni. It is particularly useful for logos and photos.
There are four steps involved with making your image vectorised:
- Upload the image
- Configure the image
- Vectorise the image
- Review and download.
It takes about 5mins to make the images look great and a high quality for printing. The file inputs are: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, while the file outputs are: EPS, SVG, PNG. Very useful site.
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Summary:
Simple service, quick to use, useful for people not familiar with Photoshop. A very functional site with a simple interface.
Rating (out of 10):
Design: 5
Functionality: 8
Service: 8
Originality: 8
OVERALL: 8
Who should use it:
People who aren’t really good with photoshop or any other image editing software. This site does all the work for you.
