

You can tell the type of file it is by looking at the extension on the file name or by right-clicking and selecting properties. Common file formats include PNG and JPEG. This means the computer stores the image information as a pixel, little dots of color. Most images you see on your phone or computer are bitmap images.

How to Convert PNGs to SVGs for the Cricut?įirst things first, I’d like to provide a mini technical lesson on image formats to understand why you need a special file for your cutting machine. With the older versions all seems OK.Unsubscribe at any time. If you check the transparent areas with GIMP now, you see the background color for the first version is set to black (#000000) - this is only if you use Inkscape 0.91. The first one with full transparency, the second one with 100/255 = #64 opacity. In both cases the background color is set to green (#00ff00). test.svg -without-gui -export-area-page -export- png=test_ 100.png -export-dpi=90 -export- background= #00ff00 -export- background- opacity= 100Īrea 0:0:512:512 exported to 512 x 512 pixels (90 dpi) test.svg -without-gui -export-area-page -export- png=test_ 000.png -export-dpi=90 -export- background= #00ff00 -export- background- opacity= 0 Provide a simple test.svg and execute this two command lines: With the new version 0.91 I had problems now. I export some images with a specific background color and full transparency to modify the transparency later in my workflow. If you export a png and the opacity is set to zero, then the export-background color is ignored! This is a very new behaviour with 0.91 and a bug in my eyes. Inkscape 0.91, tested on Mac OS X and Windows XP, same problem:
