Need some help please, sure hope there's a solution to this. I am trying to trace bitmap a .png image of some words that have a shadow offset on them. Words are red, offset is black. Every time I try, the trace comes out with the words merged as one - the letter and the offset. I've tried separating colors and black and white and still the same results. Is there a way around this ? If need be, I can do the offset myself but need that image of the letters. Hope someone can help me - thank you.
I´d go for Multicolor/ Colors 3 scans. Ungroup the result - select the red and move aside (delete the remaining objects) - duplicate red shape, apply black color fill and make your own shadow offset. Perhaps it´s easier to find the font and built it from scratch.
Thank you Polygon. I have done this but for some reason all three colors attach to the shadow so my letters come out a solid image but the shape with the shadow already incorporated in them. I'm beginning to think that the original image must be that way. I wish I could find the font but it looks like it's a custom designed font :-(
I would prepare the bitmap with GIMP - if colours aren't important, you can use the color levels of the different channels to get rid of the shadows. After that, take it into Inkscape.
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Need some help please, sure hope there's a solution to this. I am trying to trace bitmap a .png image of some words that have a shadow offset on them. Words are red, offset is black. Every time I try, the trace comes out with the words merged as one - the letter and the offset. I've tried separating colors and black and white and still the same results. Is there a way around this ? If need be, I can do the offset myself but need that image of the letters. Hope someone can help me - thank you.
I´d go for Multicolor/ Colors 3 scans. Ungroup the result - select the red and move aside (delete the remaining objects) - duplicate red shape, apply black color fill and make your own shadow offset. Perhaps it´s easier to find the font and built it from scratch.
Thank you Polygon. I have done this but for some reason all three colors attach to the shadow so my letters come out a solid image but the shape with the shadow already incorporated in them. I'm beginning to think that the original image must be that way. I wish I could find the font but it looks like it's a custom designed font :-(
Read again: "Ungroup" the result and check Status bar for hints,tipps and tricks.
I would prepare the bitmap with GIMP - if colours aren't important, you can use the color levels of the different channels to get rid of the shadows. After that, take it into Inkscape.
When you´re already in GIMP you can select by color values and convert any selection to Path and save as SVG - no need to autotrace in Inkscape then.