Delineate - raster to SVG converter
Overview
Delineate is a tool for converting raster images to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) using AutoTrace or potrace. It loads images using JIU and displays results using Batik. Input formats are JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNM, PBM, PGM, PPM, IFF, PCD, PSD, RAS.
News
Feb 16, 2005Stop software patents in Europe!
Apr 11, 2004
Delineate 0.5 re-released for Mac OS X
A new Mac OS X version of Delineate 0.5 is released; it has Delineate bundled together with potrace and Autotrace in a single Mac dmg file. This release also resolves the Mac off-screen display problem that occurred at a display resolution of 1024x768. Special thanks to my friend Antony who put the Mac bundle together!
Dec 28, 2003
Delineate 0.5 released
Users can now choose to convert to SVG with potrace instead of AutoTrace - potrace produces superior black and white SVG results compared to AutoTrace.
Increased number of supported raster input formats by using Java Imaging Utilities (JIU). Now support: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNM, PBM, PGM, PPM, IFF, PCD, PSD, RAS.
User is now prompted to select the location of the autotrace or potrace application file when running a conversion for the first time. In earlier releases an environment variable needed to be set.
Dec 7, 2003
SVG Project Inspiration
Use SVG as a medium to visually repurpose data to create your own interpretation of the world. SVG is perfect for dynamic media works combining text and graphics.
For creative inspiration check out: culture jamming at Adbusters; and sequential art with a message in Channel Zero by Brian Wood.
To obtain dynamic data for your SVG generation process, read tricks for Web scrapping in Spidering Hacks.
Nov 29, 2003
potrace - a new raster to SVG converter
potrace is a raster to vector converter for black on white images, similar to AutoTrace. It's algorithm produces very impressive images with the default settings. Like AutoTrace, potrace is a command line tool; I will be adding potrace support to Delineate in the near future.
SVG Plugin for jEdit released
Now my favorite programmer's text editor has a plugin for viewing SVG.
Nov 4, 2003Delineate 0.4.2 released
Fixes bug that occurred when running group by color optimization in Windows.
Nov 2, 2003
Delineate 0.4.1 released
Optimized file size by not using style attribute in output SVG; instead use separate fill and stroke attributes. Reload image after doing 'group by color' optimization, so now you can see if this optimization results in bad layering of image paths in result SVG.
Oct 26, 2003Delineate 0.4 released
Now Delineate produces optimized output that is better suited for rendering in the Sodipodi SVG editor and the Mozilla Web browser.
Delineate's gallery looking for user contributions
Oct 16, 2003Delineate 0.3.1 released
Bug fix release.
Oct 12, 2003Delineate 0.3 released
This release reduces output file sizes through the use of more concise SVG, improves handling of background color settings, and adds a few usability enhancements.
Sep 16, 2003Delineate 0.2 released
New features include improved user functionality and status display.
Aug 25, 2003Works on Mac OS X!
A participant on the AutoTrace list pointed out that Delineate works on Mac OS X, if you launch it from the terminal as described in the notes for installing/running under GNU/Linux.
Aug 23, 2003Delineate 0.1 released
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to the following for their great open-source tools:
- Martin Weber and team - AutoTrace
- Peter Selinger - potrace
- Apache Batik team - Batik SVG toolkit
- Marco Schmidt - Java Imaging Utilities (JIU)
- Slava Pestov and team - jEdit
- Bryan Taylor - jEdit SVG plugin
