Re-creating a jpg logo in illustrator
Hi,
I am using jpg logos in an after effects project. Most logo images have a white background which I erase with photoshop. However when I use the image in the after effects project, small white lines appear on the side of the letters in the 3d logo (see image). Is there a way to clean the edges of the logo (i.e remove a traces of white) by recreating the logo in illustrator somehow? Someone on the after effects forum said it might be possible but I don't know how. Thanks alot.
Where is the extrusion being done, in after effects? Looks like the type has a fringe pixel in the edges.
You want to clean(or fill with black) that edge up in photoshop, prior to extruding. Put a dummy dark background layer in photoshop, and I believe you will see the fringe pixels, along with the center of the "a" not being knocked out.
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