# Any idea how to make smooth vector outline from raster images?

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**Created:** [June 9, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-idea-how-to-make-smooth-vector-outline-from-raster-images/190205 "2006-06-09T14:20:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dima71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@Dima71](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dima71)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-idea-how-to-make-smooth-vector-outline-from-raster-images/190205/1 "2006-06-09T14:20:18Z")

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**[COLOR=black]Hi[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]I try to make something like this flash banner : [/COLOR]**  
[**[COLOR=black]http://www.modernoimport.com/moderno/seq01.swf[/COLOR]**](http://www.modernoimport.com/moderno/seq01.swf)  
**[COLOR=black]( converting raster video to traced images )[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]Using home made video footage (3 seconds) for my daughter waving here hands.[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]I converted the avi to bmp sequences.[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]Starting with the first image , I found that making a smooth outline for the entire character then filling separate parts of here body is not so easy as I thought :puzzle: , I tried to use several 3d party app. But did not make it well (maybe I don’t put the right parameters values):book: .[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]I try to make it smooth and clean as I can.[/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]I spent 45 minutes in the first image and I still have 70images left !![/COLOR]**  
**[COLOR=black]Do you have any idea to accomplish this work, my mind is completely blocked.:hangover: [/COLOR]**  
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[LEFT]**[COLOR=black]Thanks in advanced .🙂 [/COLOR]**[/LEFT]  
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