[Solved] Image tracing & cutout not possible

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BeagleBeagle
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[Solved] Image tracing & cutout not possible

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Hello
I cant find a way to trace & cutout an image, the cropping function isn't good enough, i need to draw around the image & then cutout.
this was a function in Microsoft picture it 7, but i have lost that program as it is old, i have found open office draw is a comparable replacement, but without the tracing function it hinders my creativity.
if help is available or someone is interested in adding code to make this a feature would be appreciated.
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Zizi64
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Re: Image tracing & cutout not possible

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Use third party free softwares for manage and optimize the pictures:
My tip:
IrfanView
https://www.irfanview.com/
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Re: Image tracing & cutout not possible

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Lol that is the logical answer.
Thank you
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Re: Image tracing & cutout not possible

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Draw is a vector based drawing program.

You need a pixel based image editor.

Try GIMP which does what you want as I don't think you can do it with IrfanView. Set the background to transparent before bringing it into Draw.

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Re: [Solved] Image tracing & cutout not possible

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libreoffice7.2.2 on windows10
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