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inkscape is driving me batty
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:33 pm
by anniekay67
Why can't I open anything into inkscape. It doesn't matter what the format is it wont open. UGH> I am not having any fun and so want to play and try to do my own designs instead of bugging people. Can anyone give me a really quick easy easy lesson
Re: inkscape is driving me batty
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:02 pm
by papasue
Annie,
If you are trying to bring a .jpg or a .png into Inkscape you have to IMPORT.
If you are bringing in an .svg file you should be able to just OPEN.
HOWEVER i THINK that all .svg's are not created equal so depending on what program created the .svg file that could MAYBE be a problem.
So specifically which files can you not get into Inkscape? Perhaps you should post one here and someone will figure it out.
Re: inkscape is driving me batty
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:12 pm
by anniekay67
i'm trying to import this ford logo to cut as a decal for a window for my brother in law. Starting to think I'm in way over my head and should just stick to sewing instead of this stuff.
Re: inkscape is driving me batty
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:14 am
by ScrappyDew
SCAL2 has Autotrace feature. But keep in mind that it all depends on the quality of images. The clearer the image the better. The one that you posted looks like a thumbnail of something bigger.
Here's two videos you may want to look at:
Autotrace for SCAL2 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUHd_8vexE
Tracing Image Inkscape:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50KplQAcU64
Another great source is Kay from Cleversomeday's Blog
http://cleversomeday.wordpress.com/images-to-svg/