Vector image in Photoshop?

Hi Guys
I trying to wrap a text around a circle in this Q1 logo here:
http://www.ollepersson.com/Q1SurfersParadise/index.html
The major problem is that the “bitmap” type image
distorts and become unreadable. I’ve tried vector images both
in Flash and Illustrator, but there I can’t find a text
wrapping function.
I’ve also transferred illustrator images to Photoshop,
but they convert automatically to bitmap.
So:
How can I create and work with vector images in Photoshop?
Or:
Where in the CS3 programs can I work with text manipulations
in a vector format?
Second issue:
It seems like Photoshop only wraps the text 180 degrees? If I
have a longer text the ends of the string will be straight down
from the 180-degree point?
THANKS GUYS!!!
Olle…

Ollep wrote:
> Thank SnakEye!!!
>
> I'm getting right back to illustrator now!!
>
>
> Olle...
As Snake says, Illustrator is an option. Just draw a circle
around your
logo, click on the 'text to path' tool click on the
circumference line
of the circle and start typing. To rotate the type to the
correct
position select the 'empty arrow' tool, click on the center
of the
circle, chosse the 'rotate' tool in the tool box and spin the
circle
around until its in the desired location.
Having said that....the text around that logo looks a bit too
small to
be read anyway as a gif or jpg file. You need to consider if
it really
adds anything or just looks a mess. Below a certain size gifs
and jpg
text becomes practically unreadable.

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