“Vector Magic” — the Holy Grail of vectorizers
I’m tempted to call it a miracle, but look — they’ve already put “Magic” right in the name.
Vector Magic is an online tool designed to convert bitmaps to vector files. The interface is simple and clean, the results are better than anything on the market (hello Adobe), and the cost? Thanks to the brainiacs down at Stanford who developed the thing, not a dime.
Since I’m constantly juggling the hats of both graphic designer and illustrator, this is something I’ve been hoping for for years; something to release the pixelized ink that I scrawl on paper, my sketches, photographs into the infinitely scalable world of vector art … something that works and costs less than a new laptop!
It works like this: upload your bitmap file, and the Flash-based wizard guides you through a series of simple questions about the nature of the file. You can edit online, make a variety of tweaks and changes, and when you’re satisfied, download as .EPS, SVG, or PNG… or email the results to whomever you like.
A-freaking-mazing.
But why take my word for it? Try it.
