Misc Any Adobe Illustrator experts here?

Frankie · 11:51 AM

I am very new to A.I. But I have received CS6 for my Norooz present and I'm trying to clean up the edges of a black on white (and some grey) logo (JPG file) by saving it in .ai and using the 'Image trace' tool. It cleans up the edges pretty well but two problems are occurring here:

1- The grey part vanishes when I use 'Image trace.'

2- There are some hard corners that I want to keep, but when I use trace it does unwanted softening but replacing the hard corners with curves.

How can I get around these problems? Is it some sort of setting that I need to change in either or both cases. Is there a better tool than 'Image trace' to do the job.

I'm doing this for a friend who needs it ASAP. The design is very strong, but the presentation is killing me. Help please.

03-27-2013, 08:51 AM	Topic Starter
Frankie Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	Any Adobe Illustrator experts here? I am very new to A.I. But I have received CS6 for my Norooz present and I'm trying to clean up the edges of a black on white (and some grey) logo (JPG file) by saving it in .ai and using the 'Image trace' tool. It cleans up the edges pretty well but two problems are occurring here: 1- The grey part vanishes when I use 'Image trace.' 2- There are some hard corners that I want to keep, but when I use trace it does unwanted softening but replacing the hard corners with curves. How can I get around these problems? Is it some sort of setting that I need to change in either or both cases. Is there a better tool than 'Image trace' to do the job. I'm doing this for a friend who needs it ASAP. The design is very strong, but the presentation is killing me. Help please. Last edited by Frankie; 03-27-2013 at 11:51 AM..
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