LiveTrace takes scanned line art and bitmapped images and converts them to scalable vector art. It’s easy to use, but there are ways to fine-tune the process to get more accurate results. In this article, you’ll read about customizing LiveTrace depending on the source image and the effect you want. You’ll also learn about different ways to preview the image, batch-processing traces, and how you can use Photoshop in conjunction with LiveTrace.
Once you expand the Live Trace, you can edit each individual path as you would any vector object.
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This article was last modified on December 17, 2022
This article was first published on October 21, 2005
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