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Dave, Let me begin by saying that you have not wasted your money. Coverting a bitmap to vector, as you have discovered, is not always as easy as it would seem. There are a number of determining factors which influence the effectiveness of Trace, not the least of which is a crisp clean bitmap. The better the image quality of a bitmap going into Trace the better results you will obtain. This is stating the obvious I know, but I want to make sure everything is covered. Secondly, you have the Tracing options. I will not go into detail on this but suggest that you read your manual and *play* with the options. Some experimentation is needed and as you get more familiar with the Trace utility you will be able to customize the Trace options for a particular bitmap style. Finally, there is the post Trace work. I will not kid you into thinking Trace is Magic. It is not. Occasionally you will get a Trace vector that is perfect but this is not the norm. Trace can only do what you ask it within the limitations of tracing technology. Once you have the Trace .EPS file in Corel you will have to spend some time node editing the graphic to the point where it is perfect. You can get there from here, but not without some effort on your part. Please give it a fair try before condemning it. Refer to your manual and feel free to call our Tech support line for any technical questions you may have. Let me know how it goes. Paul