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[Monna]

I've just tried to use vector conversion program last month. I haven't found any problems converting clip arts to line drawings. But I don't seem to be able to get any good results while converting the photos to line drawings. I wonder if there is anything I can do in MagicTracer to get better results from converting photos to line drawings.

[Frank Beierschmitt]

I like to take pictures of all kinds of buildings. This is what I do to convert the photos to line drawings:

I would use the magic wand tool with big enough tolerance value to select the areas in similar colors and delete it. Then use other image tools to do some more retouch on the photo image to make it cleaner. These steps are very important for getting good conversion results. Make sure you clear up the mess areas as much as possible before carrying out the vector convert command.

You will need to do some more clean up jobs on the line drawing after the vector conversion. The vector selection tool is the one I use most of the time. The vector selection tool can be used to delete lines, remove points, add points, move points, etc. It is a very useful tool in the program.