Vision VR48 4 Series User Manual page 298

298 Vision VR48 Series 4 Router User Manual
Vectorizing A Signature - Using the Centerline Trace Tool
In this example, a signature will scanned and saved as a color bitmap, then imported into the Vision 9
Pro software and a trace will be created using the centerline trace tool.
Preparation:
Image quality is very important when creating a centerline trace. If at all possible, create the signature
using a felt tip black pen on white paper. Make the signature larger than normal so that when the image
is reduced to a normal size, the quality is improved. If it is not possible to make the signature and an
image must be used that has been previously scanned, there is more image preparation required in
order to create an accurate vector trace. This example will use a color image scanned at 300 dpi and is
1121 x 284 pixels in size and is in .jpg format. The image is shown below.
As can be seen, the image does not have a consistent color. There are gaps in the lines and even at
300 dpi, the individual pixels can be seen. Import the image into Vision 9 Pro using the File > Import
command and place in anywhere inside the plate area. The plate zie was reduced to just larger than the
bitmap, although any plate size larger than the image can be used at this point.
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