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# Make the format decision before you trust the file.

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> Practical, evidence-based guides to vectorizing logos, recovering small sources, preserving transparency and checking whether an SVG contains real paths.

These guides use real Vectorize outputs and measured failures to explain what to trace, which format to keep and how to verify the result.

Start with pixels

Review the trace

Verify the SVG

## Five guides, five different decisions.

Start with the decision you need to make. Each guide links back to the relevant converter or benchmark only where the tool helps.

![JPG logo used to demonstrate a practical vectorization workflow](https://vectorize-logo.com/jpg-to-svg/starbucks-input.jpg)

Workflow

### How to vectorize a logo

Choose a source, trace it and review the result.

[Read the guide](https://vectorize-logo.com/guides/how-to-vectorize-a-logo/)

![Vectorize logo as a clean SVG master](https://vectorize-logo.com/sample/logo-trimmed.svg)

Format decision

### PNG vs SVG

Choose the right format for each job.

[Read the guide](https://vectorize-logo.com/guides/png-vs-svg/)

![Slack example reconstructed as real editable SVG paths](https://vectorize-logo.com/benchmark/examples/slack-output-512.svg)

File inspection

### Is this a real SVG?

Check whether an SVG contains paths or hidden pixels.

[Read the guide](https://vectorize-logo.com/guides/is-this-a-real-svg/)

![Slack logo traced from the 128 pixel benchmark source](https://vectorize-logo.com/benchmark/examples/slack-output-128.svg)

Source recovery

### Low-resolution logo

Recover what the source still proves—and know when to redraw.

[Read the guide](https://vectorize-logo.com/guides/low-resolution-logo/)

![Slack logo on a transparent raster canvas](https://vectorize-logo.com/benchmark/examples/slack-input-512.webp)

Transparency

### Transparent logo to SVG

Separate alpha, white backgrounds, white artwork and halos.

[Read the guide](https://vectorize-logo.com/guides/transparent-logo-to-svg/)

## Experience first, standards where they matter.

Product-specific advice comes from Vectorize outputs and its development benchmark. Technical format definitions link to the W3C specifications for PNG and SVG.

A guide states when an observation is measured, when it is a practical recommendation and when the source image simply does not contain enough information for an automatic trace.