Re: [Gimp-user] Trace an image?

[Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net>]

On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 18:23 -0400, . wrote:

> Since the image has a lot of curves is there a tool or gadget in Gimp
> that can provide a smooth curve, say, around a circle?

Inkscape comes with a user interface for running potrace, a program (at
least on Linux) that can trace bitmap images and make paths; you could
then save as SVG and import the SVG into gimp as paths (use File->Open
as Layers in GIMP).

In general, the path tool in gimp can do smooth curves, but they're
easier to manipulate in Inkscape.

Liam

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