CoralDraw Vector help required

[Dempsey22]

Hi all,

Basically I've a file made in PS that I need printed. The printing company who done work for me before need it as a vector file in CoralDraw. My PS skills are limited, my CoralDraw skills are non existent. I've followed tutorials to try do it and I'm going around in circles.

Is there anyone who has experience in Coral that could help me out. If it's a big thing then I understand if somebody wouldn't be up for it.

Thanks in advance
Scott

 

[Dempsey22]

CorelDraw can open PSD/AI files. Is there a specific format they want the file saved in?

.Eps I believe. I tried saving it as that and opening in coral. It messed up the image. And when I thought I had it, theh sent it back saying it needs to be vector. That it was rasterized image. I don't have a clue as my skills are extremely limited.

 

[Dempsey22]

It's extremely far from complex or detailed.

It's a rectangle logo with 2 different pieces of texts.

I tried the powertrace in Coral and it distorted the image completely.

I'll try a converter after work to see if it does anything. Its dragging on for 2 weeks now as I've been trying everything.

 

[Dempsey22]

How is it being printed / what on? T-shirts / leaflets etc

Not sure what it's being printed on.. but its being domed resined afterwards. It's a car badge.

Is my best option to try recreate it from scratch in coraldraw?

Thanks for all the help so far. Appreciate it.

 

[Dempsey22]

Could well be cut vinyl, not sure but looks like some of the simple ones are from a quick search. In which case they'll need a vector as the cutter just follows the path.

If you created the original and its only a simple image then it may well be easier to recreate it. You might have more luck exporting different elements to trace by turning off layers in photoshop and then combining them in CorelDraw after, converting to black and white can get better results but without seeing the image it is hard to advise.

Also if you prefer working in Illustrator just use that and save as an EPS file.

Have they not offered to convert it for you for a fee?

I actually done it in illustrator, saved it as eps sent it to them and they replied said its still not right. They dont use illustrator so when opened in coral draw it looked completely wrong.

They have offered to do it for a fee alright but its hefty in my opinion for what I can imagine isnt a crazy difficult thing to do when you know how. I just dont know what I'm doing.

I've a day off tomorrow I'll try play around with it. If I can make it from scratch in coral draw then good. But that's another learning curve.

I have no problem sending the logo by trust to someone to advise.