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CorelDraw file formats include CDR, CorelDraw Compressed (CDX), CorelDraw Template (CDT) and Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX). Photoshop files have default file extension as.PSD, which stands for 'Photoshop Document.' A PSD file stores an image with support for most imaging options available in Photoshop.
- 1 Vectorize in Illustrator
- 2 Make Two Layer Images Into One in the Pixlr Editor
- 3 Open an RLE File
- 4 Convert PNG to Vector
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The PSD files created by Adobe Photoshop are known as bitmap or raster images. Essentially, they're essentially made up of a grid of colored pixels. For some purposes, including common business uses, such as designing logos and variable-sized flyers and cards, it can be better to work with vector graphics, which work on mathematical relationships between the points on an image. You can use various graphics tools, including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, to convert PSD files to vector formats.
Vector and Raster Graphics
Raster or bitmap graphics are commonly used for photos and other images. They represent an image that's essentially a grid of colored pixels. Adobe Photoshop's PSD files are an example of raster graphics, as are other common formats such as Windows BMP files, JPEG and PNG files.
Vector images describe mathematical relationships between lines, curves and points in an image. They're generated by many drawing programs, including Adobe Illustrator, and the user can easily scale them up or down in size without much distortion. Common vector formats include Illustrator's AI files, SVG files and Adobe EPS files.
Convert PSD to Vector Format
One way to turn a Photoshop file into a vector graphics file is to simply export the layers as SVG or other vector graphics formats, using Photoshop itself.
A PSD file can contain multiple layers, each of which is essentially an image or a part of an image that can be overlaid on top of other layers. Generally, you'll merge the layers to create a final image or you can export individual layers in a format of your choice. Export the layers you wish to have in vector format by right-clicking the layer, clicking 'Export As' and choosing the SVG option.
SVG files can be opened via a variety of graphics programs, including Adobe Illustrator and the free tool Inkscape, as well as most contemporary Web browsers. SVG are also a text-based format, using a language that's somewhat similar to HTML, which is used for editing Web pages, so if you're familiar with the format, you can open them with a text-editing tool to make changes to colors, lines and other attributes of the image.
PSD to Vector in Illustrator
If you use Adobe Illustrator, you can use that program to vectorize a PSD file or another raster-style image and then to convert it into a vector graphics format.
You can open a Photoshop PSD file in Illustrator, using the 'Open' option in the 'File' menu. You'll be prompted to load layers as separate objects or to flatten layers into one combined layer. Once you've loaded the file, you can use the 'Image Trace' button to convert the image into a vector graphic.
You can choose various options, including the number of colors to include in the image and to specify how detailed the image trace should be. Adjust the parameters to find a parameter that makes your image look good in vector format.
Once you're satisfied, you can save the traced image as an Adobe Illustrator file or you can export it in other common vector graphics formats, including SVG.
Creating Images as Vector
If you're working with an image already in raster format such as a photo, it often makes sense to edit it in Photoshop or a in similar tool, and then to convert it to vector graphics formats, if needed.
On the other hand, if you're creating an image from scratch using digital drawing tools, you may prefer to work in vector graphics formats and with tools that primarily in these formats. This will save you the work of converting your work later on. In addition to Illustrator, Corel Draw and Inkscape are common tools for working with vector graphics.
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I created a logo in photoshop for my website but my marketing manager want a cdr file. So I want to know is there any simple method to convert a psd file into cdr file?
Sonali SahuSonali Sahu
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If the file in question were composed of vectors and type, then it would be possible to do this:
- open the .psd in Adobe Illustrator, preserving type, &c.
- in Adobe Illustrator, clean up all objects, remove overlaps, set fills as needed (area fills will come in as pixel images w/in masking paths)
- save as a vector file which will import nicely into Corel
You can still do it w/ the raster image, you’ll just need to re-draw it as vectors, which arguably, all logos should exist as.
WillAdamsWillAdams
Since your logo is in raster format you need to convert it into vector by either recreating it with shapes in photoshop or going to illustrator and playing around with the ' Image Trace ' presets.
After converting it into an Adobe illustrator file ' .Ai ' You just need to have the latest CorelDraw for example Corel Draw X8 or Corel Draw X7 etc.
Take a look at this. Importing is easy in CorelDraw. Every vector object will remain intact and you won't even need to do changes.
Hope it helps !!! I have done it with many logos that are simple and flat.
ArslanKASArslanKAS
- Flatten and save your PSD as TIFF, just in case Corel Draw may not open PSD properly (although I believe it will)
- Open the TIFF file in Corel
- Use Corel Draw's Trace function to convert it to vectors
Remembering from many years ago, the Trace function in Corel Draw was very good.
user45605
As your image is raster there is no point in 'Converting' it to Corel.
If for some reason he needs it inside Corel he just need to drag and drop the PSD file inside Corel.
The problem is that you made it on Photoshop in the first place. A logo should be in vectors. Yes you can aply some efects later but you should start in vectors.
Although the tracing is interesting, the best option is to trace it again inside Corel (or ilustrator and importing it in Corel).
RafaelRafael
I suggests you should save it in Adobe illustrator format and try to import it to corel draw. Or you should save it as PSD file and import it to Corel draw then use Corel logo trace so that you will achieve a vector format of it.
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