I'd like to get the outline of this pattern as a vector and then resize to the size I want. I've imported bitmap and tried 3 forms of tracing, not satisfactory. I'm a complete beginner with X5, this is the only task I want to use X5 for at the moment. I just want to get up to steam as quickly as possible and get this this done as soon as I can. I don't want to spend ages and ages going into X5.
I have, The Official Guide to CorelDraw X5, again I don't want to spend ages wading through it to find out just the bare bones of what I need to do,to do the task I wish to complete at the moment.
I had a look at YouTube on PowerTrace I saw one video, How to extract the outline of a photo in Corel Draw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEOK9RwSqIQ
" Here you will learn how to use Corel Photopaint Cut Out Lab and the bezier tool in Corel Draw to trace an image. " I'm familiar, a little with the bezier tool.
I'm wondering should I try this method? Or is there another more straightforward way to vecor the pattern I want?
I'd be really grateful for any tips etc to point me in the right direction to get this done.
Thanks.
Try the video link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_i5Is5nwiE
Sark
Thanks for that, appreciated. Downloaded the YouTube onto tablet. Then followed along on PC pretty much OK up to 55 seconds into video. Then things started to go pear shaped. I tried to use my screen recorder, to show how far I got and what steps I had taken. Screen recorder wouldn't work with Corel X5 open, trying to show what I was doing, would record a video I played back. So am going to look for a freeware screen recorder, that will let me record what I'm doing in Corel. Then upload to YouTube then forum can advise where I've gone wrong. I'll get back to you when find a suitable screen recorder. Cheers.
According the quality of the image, I believe it's faster and more easy to redraw the image on CorelDRAW
Explain please, perhaps in general terms so I get the gist?
The "extract vector outline" means to "trace" the image, but it requires a high-quality and high-contrast image. According with your image, it will be more easy and fast to take the freehand tool or any other Pen tool on CorelDRAW and just redraw the image.