Raster to Vector help with Live Trace

Hello All,
When I convert a raster to vector with Live Trace the result is great but I want to reduce the number of points so I get less layers when I import it into Painter. Can anyone advise on how to do this?
Rayne

Jacob Bugge wrote:
I know nothing about Painter. Is it from the same company as is Worst?
Jacob...
Shame! I would have thought that, at the very least,  you knew that Painter existed! Oh! Woe is the world, woe is the world!!

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