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List of Art Illustrations and Graphics Designs Tools

Boris Red

The only integrated 3D compositing, titling, and effects application to deliver unparalleled performance to over twenty NLE's. Designed specifically for editors, RED offers an unprecedented range of features and adds a standalone engine for rendering. It integrates 2D and 3D compositing, titling, paint, rotoscoping, a full suite of tools to create and extrude vector objects, 3D creation and animation, and the industry-leading software DVE technology. Save time and money using one interface, in one system.
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Canvas 11

Canvas 11 is the single most cost-effective, integrated solution for the creation, enhancement, presentation and sharing of technical illustrations and graphics.Directly import from over 100 standard file formats (including PDF, DXF, and DWG) and use Canvas’ many tools and features to create stunning illustrations, graphics, and presentations that can be shared in a variety of formats. Website

GentleDraw

GentleDraw is a program for creation of 3D models from black-and-white images using vector convertion. You can move and rotate these 3D models just by dragging them and changes are shown on the screen in real-time. You can change color, texture, borders and animation settings for these models. GentleDraw can save animation as animated GIF file.
The program includes borders editor for 3D models and trace editor for animation routes. GentleDraw is a quick and easy way to produce high-quality animated GIF files. Website

Hijaak Pro Graphic File Conversion Software

HiJaak is a remarkable new graphics utility that's designed for today's digital world. Besides simplifying how you capture, convert and organize graphics for your traditional desktop publishing and print media projects, HiJaak 5.0 makes it easy and enjoyable to produce picture-perfect images for Web sites, dynamic banners, multimedia CD-ROM and digital video. HiJaak 5.0 has raised the standard to give you simpler batch conversions, batch image editing, 3D support and Internet graphics management. Website

Imagaro Z


Clean up artwork faster using the most advanced graphic clean-up tools and typeface identification technologies available. Website

Vector Magic

Vector Magic lets you easily convert bitmap images to freely scalable vector images. Website

Adobe Illustrator Live Trace Tool

Adobe® Illustrator® CS3
software allows you to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium. Industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color controls, and professional type controls help you capture your ideas and experiment freely, while timesaving features such as easier-to-access options let you work quickly and intuitively. Improved performance and tight integration with other Adobe applications also help you produce extraordinary graphics for print, web and interactive, and mobile and motion designs. Website

Able Vector

ABLE VECTOR is an application (just for AUTOCAD users) and service (for everybody) that can be used to vectorise digital images, to vectorgraph (such as Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Illustrator or AutoCAD, CorelDraw, IronCAD, TigerCAD, etc.) in line style. With AbleVector you cannot to import and edit your company logo, idiograph or other picture (.tiff, .jpeg, .bmp, etc . . .) in your own vector image and allow you to change color and edit individual elements. Website

Algolab Raster to Vector Conversion Toolkit

Converts architect, mechanical and various technical drawings, maps and other types of line artwork including black and white graphics for books and journals from raster to vector formats. This means that a paper drawing can be scanned, line artwork automatically recognized and represented in a vector format that then can be imported to your CAD or drawing program.Website

AlgoLab Photo Vector

Handy tool for designers and CAD/CAM professionals to cleanup, make fast corrections, edit color designs with or without further conversion to vector formats. It may be especially useful for designs on fabric, textile, jacquard, carpets, mats, vinyl and other materials. Photo Vector is your best choice to cleanup scanned designs and edit colors. Website

Auto Trace

Converts bitmap to vector graphics. Website

Silhouette

Instantly converts black and white or colour bitmap images into vector designs ready for use. Graphic artists are faced every day with the problem of having to redesign logos or illustrations because the files they have to use are less than perfect (faxes, visiting cards, low definition files) or the original fonts have gone missing.Website

Synthetik Software Studio Artist 3.5

Software program that can automatically paint, draw and auto-rotoscope. Studio Artist examines a source image or video and then re-renders it in the style you choose, automatically or interactively. And now with version 3.5, Studio Artist has been expanded to include automatic vector art and animation. Instantly make cool resolution independent vector animations from any Quicktime video source. Website



TraceLine

Converts scanned and imported bitmap graphics to scalable outlines that can be used in other applications for any use. TraceLine can be used by anyone that wants to:
  • Convert hand drawn sketches to editable paths
  • Convert logos and graphics to editable paths
  • Convert photos to editable paths
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Xaos Tools : Segmation

Transforms images into vectors, contours and patterns. This versatile plug-in converts your Photoshop images into intriguing line art, paint-by-number, and Escher-like patterns. Apply within Photoshop or save outlines and colors in EPS for Illustrator or Freehand. Website


Trix TracTrix Raster to Vector Conversion

Convert scans of drawings, logos, boards etc. in BMP, C4, CALS, TIFF, JPEG and other raster formats to DWG, DXF, HPGL, IGES and EPS formats. With color separation, text recognition, clean-up and editing tools. Website


InkScape

An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Website

LineTracer

LineTracer is a tool for converting scanned hand-drawn sketches to vector format. It exports to EPS, which means the output can be used by about any program. It is primarily meant for helping illustrators and animators. Website

Logo Spruce

Lets you tidy logos and other scanned artwork quickly within Adobe Illustrator, using intuitive drawing and trimming tools. To help you work faster, turn on the Auto-Guides and LogoSpruce automatically identifies endpoints, midpoints, and tangent lines. Using LogoSpruce and its hyper-drawing tools, you'll soon be tracing faster than ever. Website

Magic Tracer

MagicTracer works as your all-purpose tool for raster to vector converting. It even comes complete with a simple interface and real-time previews that allow you to see how a custom setting will affect your project. Website

Macromedia Freehand MX Tracing Tool

Quickly go from concept to design and publishing in print, Internet, and Flash projects. FreeHand MX provides a streamlined, easy-to-learn graphics environment for designing illustrations, organizing information, laying out storyboards, and developing click-through presentations. Website

Panopticum Vectorizer

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PoTrace

is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, PPM, or BMP format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS). A typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as company or university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image is not "jaggy" like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any resolution. Website

Project 5 Photocut Processor

s a raster to vector conversion program that produces photographic effect in vinyl using vinyl cutter only. You can overcome vinyl graphics limitations and produce any continuous tone image (photograph, landscape, etc.) with no additional costs. With Project5, you can produce any duotone bitmap. Website

Raster to Vector Software

Raster to Vector is a stand-alone program that converts scanned drawings, maps and raster images into accurate vector files (such as DXF, HPGL, WMF, EMF, etc) for editing in any CAD application. Website

Real Draw Pro

Create professional web or multimedia graphics from simple images, buttons, banners to whole interactive web page and rollovers. Website

Vector Eye

Faster than a tracing hand, this powerful software is the raster to vector converter you need for Illustrator (Adobe), CorelDraw (Corel), Flash (Macromedia), Mobile Designer (Beatware), Swish, Inkscape (freeware) and any vector-based software. Website

Vextractor

Professional software for converting raster images to vector (vectorizer). Vextractor converts drawings, maps and other images, including photo, logos, black-and-white illustrations from raster to vector format.

Visual Mask

Remove the background from your images
  • High Quality image masks and cutouts
  • Easy to learn and use
  • Automatic cutout and precise control with refine brushes
  • Simple and intuitive workflow
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WinTopo Raster to Vector Converter Freeware

WinTopo is a high quality software application for converting TIF, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP files and scanned images into useful vector files suitable for CAD, GIS and CNC applications. Website

Raster to Vector 7.0

Raster to Vector is a stand-alone program that converts scanned drawings, maps and raster images into accurate vector files (such as DXF, HPGL, WMF, EMF) for editing in any CAD application. Any image which is stored in BMP, JPG, TIF, GIF, PNG, and other formats can be processed by Raster to Vector into CAD DXF and other vector file formats. Create center lines and outlines; scale images in the X and Y directions to make them larger or smaller; increase or decrease brightness and contrast. Website


Scan2Cad

Conversion results vary from one raster to vector converter to another. The best converter is the one that saves you the most redrawing time. Few converters give the same high level of useful results as Scan2CAD. Here are four reasons why it saves more time. Website

TraceIT: free bitmap tracer for LD2000 and FB3

Program for raster to vector conversion. Based on original algorithms TraceIT provides the maximum speed for bitmap tracing. TraceIT can operate with a wide range of raster formats including almost every bitmap type such as: BMP, GIF, TIF, JPG, PSD etc. In addition to standard bitmap images, TraceIT can also trace video files in AVI, MOV or MPEG formats. TraceIT can extract some exact frames from video file, trace a range of frames or a whole file. Website

Vector Graphics ActiveX

Vector Graphics ActiveX is the easy-to-use for creating technical drawings, illustrations and presentation, training material and business reports, charts and diagrams. Version 1.6.7 adds new methods and properties, more new samples. Website


WinTopo Raster to Vector Converter Pro

converts images from scanners and other digital sources into vector data suitable for CAD, GIS and CNC systems. You can scan old plans, archive drawings, or even photos and convert them into useful CAD data. Any image which is stored in TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG or BMP format can be processed by WinTopo Pro into DXF and other vector formats. Website


Acme TraceArt

Professional raster to vector conversion program (Vectorizer) released by us. TraceART can let you quickly convert uneditable scanned paper drawings into accurate vector files for editing in any CAD program. It saves the converted file as an industry standard DXF file (Data Exchange Format) that can be read by any CAD program that supports this format. TraceART is a direct replacement for traditional tracing and digitizing, releases you from tiring work. Website

Easy Trace

  • Scanning and raster data input.
  • Raster processing (preparation).
  • Raster to vector conversion.
  • Editing, joining, and verification of vector data.
  • Data export into GIS.
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