Raster to Vector vendors?

[alsusart]

Or you can try http://www.vectorizeimages.com Vector conversion  start  from 9$ here.

[Frog]

These folks just contacted me yesterday. I don't know a thing about them except that they have a California phone number.

http://www.moondigitizing.com/VAS/

[Stinkhorn Press]

24hr artwork got back with a quote of 65 for one and 52 for the second, not quite the $32 per their examples were promising.

I ended up tracing them by hand and scanning them in and vectoring/filling them in, in Corel. Took a couple of hours, but looks fine.
The old artist at our shop had done it that way so many times I'm sure he could have done it much faster and better than I did.

So in the end, I didn't find any value in the offerings. It's either: do it myself vectorize, do it myself quick and dirty seps, or dollar for dollar value if sending it out, having someone like MySeps make a 3 color sep and calling it a day.

[royster13]

24hr artwork got back with a quote of 65 for one and 52 for the second, not quite the $32 per their examples were promising.

I ended up tracing them by hand and scanning them in and vectoring/filling them in, in Corel. Took a couple of hours, but looks fine.
The old artist at our shop had done it that way so many times I'm sure he could have done it much faster and better than I did.

So in the end, I didn't find any value in the offerings. It's either: do it myself vectorize, do it myself quick and dirty seps, or dollar for dollar value if sending it out, having someone like MySeps make a 3 color sep and calling it a day.

So you do not think your time could have been more productive out selling?....

[Stinkhorn Press]

So you do not think your time could have been more productive out selling?....

well, possibly, but -
in the same way that i don't measure "labor time to make a screen" (because I don't send the labor home with no pay when that's done, they give me 40 per week) - my time could be better spent selling potentially ALWAYS, but i do need to spend the necessary operational time no matter what as well. (would those 2 hours have been used as pure "trying to sell" time if I paid someone else? not necessarily).

[royster13]

Not sure I totally understand your reply....My point is many small shops spend too much time "doing the work" (or waiting for work) rather than "growing the work"...Maybe it seemed like good value for your time, however, if did marketing and gained just 1 client, what is that client worth over the lifetime of your business?...A bigger "book of business" is a valuable asset....

[Sbrem]

24hr artwork got back with a quote of 65 for one and 52 for the second, not quite the $32 per their examples were promising.

I ended up tracing them by hand and scanning them in and vectoring/filling them in, in Corel. Took a couple of hours, but looks fine.
The old artist at our shop had done it that way so many times I'm sure he could have done it much faster and better than I did.

So in the end, I didn't find any value in the offerings. It's either: do it myself vectorize, do it myself quick and dirty seps, or dollar for dollar value if sending it out, having someone like MySeps make a 3 color sep and calling it a day.

I would go pretty much the same route, except I'd scan the original, and do the drawing in Illustrator then add the fills. 6 of one, half dozen of another I suppose.

Steve

[turnergraphics]

I use Frank Kenny.  orders@screenprintingart.com

When we get in a pinch and need some "back up," Frank is always at the ready.  Recommended. 

[Frog]

I use Frank Kenny.  orders@screenprintingart.com

When we get in a pinch and need some "back up," Frank is always at the ready.  Recommended.

I've been generally happy with the few jobs I sent them. Even the one they didn't exactly do what I needed, they promptly re-did it.