JPG to SVG

[rhhutchins]

I created this .jpg file to use as the logo on my SMF forum. SMF requires that the file be in svg format. I found several online sites that convert jpg to svg for free, but every one of them returns a super-contrasty image. Can anyone suggest how I can convert this image to svg without giving up what little sharpness there is without going super high contrast?

I did this successfully several months ago and had the file positioned on my forum with acceptable results. Of course, I lost the image when I wiped out my database. And, I’ve slept more than twice since I did it and cannot, therefore, remember how I did so successfully.

Yes, I’ve searched my hard drive in all partitions looking for a copy of the low-contrast svg version, to no avail.

[kicken]

You can download Inkscape and use it to create an SVG from the image.

Note that usually the point of using SVG is that the image is defined in a way that it is scalable without loss of quality. In your case, that wouldn’t be true as your image would just be a raster image embedded into a SVG file.

[SamA74]

SVG, being a vector image format lends itself better to more graphical images like logos, icons, text and geometric shapes. It is not a format suited to photographic images, as these are best served as raster/bitmap images.
It is possible to have raster images encoded into an SVG, but it’s a sub-optimal was of presenting such an image. Modern formats like Webp are the best option for an image of this nature.
I guess it requires SGV because it expects a logo to more graphical like a conventional logo image.

[rhhutchins]

I am trying to turn that photo into the logo for my SMF forum. I did it successfully several months ago but cannot seem to succeed recently when I had to reinstall the forum. I have the file in SVG format but I cannot get the SMF code to recognize and use it. I found the jpg version thinking that I might need to convert it to SVG which is the reason for this thread.

[m_hutley]

I cant conceive of why the image would have to be in SVG format….browsers would handle any image format the same (for better or worse).

For sake of argument, what happens if you take your jpg, give it the extension SVG, and shove it into the system?

[rhhutchins]

I have not tried shoving the jpg file in place or just changing it’s extension. It is quite possible that I did so several months ago, but the thought had not occurred to me this round.

I’ll try it and report the results.

[rhhutchins]

Reporting as promised, m_hutley was right: the .jpg file displays without problems. I had to resize the file to make it fit where I wanted it, but otherwise it just slipped right in without having to be converted to svg.