11-06-2010, 08:25 AM
If it is colour I've found Flash to work better than Illustrator.
I've found the Live Trace in Illustrator doesn't usually work well.
Although sometimes it is OK.
If it is black and white I like to use Photoshop.
Make selections, massage the selections a little, convert them to paths and then import the paths into Illustrator and fill them.
I find this is the only surefire way to get a good result for something that needs to be really clean and controlled like a logo.
I've found the Live Trace in Illustrator doesn't usually work well.
Although sometimes it is OK.
If it is black and white I like to use Photoshop.
Make selections, massage the selections a little, convert them to paths and then import the paths into Illustrator and fill them.
I find this is the only surefire way to get a good result for something that needs to be really clean and controlled like a logo.