There is also this for conversion: htp://www.roitsystems.com/cgi-bin/r2v/tracer.pl
Works quite well for clearly defined images, badly for high-noise images. based on autotrace. On Monday 21 November 2005 18:18, david dailey wrote: > At 11:17 AM 11/21/2005, you wrote: > >If you want to convert a gif to SVG vector objects, then you are somewhat > >screwed. There are bitmap to vector conversion programs such as adobe > >Streamline and the Corel Trace (bundled with CorelDraw), but they don't > > work very well in large part. I also found this, by searching on google: > > http://www.scale-a-vector.de/svg-test4-e.htm > > Of course, if the gif file is very simple then these tracing programs > will work better. If the file was originally drawn as a vector image > (supposing no gradients that might have forced dithering) then > converting back via Streamline, Corel Trace or half a dozen free and > shareware programs should be fairly straightforward. > > This reminds me of a question I'll bet someone here knows the answer to: > > Last I looked, patents in the US last only 20 years (I'm assuming > international harmonization as via TRIPPS and Uruguay and so forth) > mean that most countries probably share this 20 year duration to patents. > > It seems by this reckoning that the patent covering the compression > algorithm underlying GIF (at least GIF87), oughta be about due to > expire. Does this signal any likelihood of GIF-related software > appearing in open source projects? or is PNG just so much superior? I > don't really know about the internals of either. > > David Dailey > > > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > membership" ---- > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Computer internet security Computer internet business Computer internet > access Computer internet privacy securities Computer internet help How > to format a computer hard drive > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "svg-developers" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Ronan Oger [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.vectoreal.com ...for scalable solutions. ------------------------------------- Switzerland Mobile: +41 76 527 3552 Fax: +41 44 274 2402 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/yQLSAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
