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cavh
September 27th, 2011, 09:34 PM
Hello all. I know nothing about graphics or design, so please bear with my newbie questions ;).

I have a .png file which I would like to use for my business card. The business card supplier needs a 'vector-based PDF' of this PNG file. I have both Imagemagick and Inkscape installed but cannot work out how to convert it. Do I need some other software or can you point me to how to do it in either of these applications? Thanks very much.

mortem
September 28th, 2011, 04:42 AM
PDF itself is vector based so that guy sounds like he was being terribly descriptive to the point of confusion.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Page_description_language

you can use a convert filename.png output.pdf as described here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789359).

cavh
September 28th, 2011, 02:36 PM
Thanks for your reply, mortem. I can convert the png to a pdf using imagemagick, that was helpful.

mortem
September 28th, 2011, 05:53 PM
np =)

Cyjan
October 2nd, 2011, 04:51 PM
tell your printer to stop being so "by the book" and just print what you've got. (if it is good enough resolution!).


there are tracing plugings for vectorizing a bitmap ( which your .png is..) but it would't work with your business card i don't think.

you would have to redesign the business card in a vector program like inkscape (for exapmple)



i would need to know more bout your card to help you further..