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Images & tracing

Images & tracing

Images

Placed images, links, tracing, mosaic and live image effects.

Raster images can be opened, placed, linked, embedded, traced, filtered or converted into vector-driven mosaic artwork.

Place Image

Insert raster images into an existing document. Use Command + K for the main Place Image workflow.

Place Linked Image

Keep image artwork linked to its original file rather than embedding it immediately. This supports lighter documents and external asset updates.

Links palette

Track placed image status, relink files, embed images, extract embedded files or reveal a linked asset in Finder.

Open images as documents

PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC and HEIF images can be opened as new documents and used as source material.

Image Trace

Convert a selected placed image or imported raster file into editable vector paths, available from Object and Filter workflows.

Object Mosaic

Turn a selected image into a grid of vector or generated tiles based on sampled image color. It is useful for poster effects and stylized raster-to-vector treatments.

Image Effects

Apply SVG filter-based effects such as brightness, contrast, saturation, blur, sepia, invert and grayscale while keeping the artwork editable.

Rasterize selected artwork

Convert selected vector objects to a raster representation inside the SVG when a bitmap treatment is needed.

Placeholder: Links and Image Trace

This should show a placed bitmap, the Links palette, Image Trace options, and the traced vector result beside the original.

Image placeholder: image workflow Suggested asset: before bitmap, Links palette, trace settings, after vector paths.
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