# Improving Image Tracing with Convolutional Autoencoders by High-Pass Filter Preprocessing

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.09039 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.09039/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
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- First posted on arXiv 15 Jun 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Vectorization of Line Drawings via PolyVector Fields](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1801.01922/) (2018)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The process of transforming a raster image into a vector representation is known as image tracing. This study looks into several processing methods that include high-pass filtering, autoencoding, and vectorization to extract an abstract representation of an image. According to the findings, rebuilding an image with autoencoders, high-pass filtering it, and then vectorizing it can represent the image more abstractly while increasing the effectiveness of the vectorization process.