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This is a really cool FREE tool I ran across today called mockingbird. It has a clean setup and great functionality and in my opinion is a useful tool, especially when mocking up a larger site before going into the design phase. I also think this would be a good tool to provide to your customers so they can go in and mess around on what they think they want on their web site.
Check it out: http://gomockingbird.com/
This amazing online tool converts bitmap images to vector art in a way that has simply not been possible before.

Have you ever tried this with Flash or Adobe Live Trace or Corel Power Trace? I certainly have and the results have always been less than spectacular. Not so with VM.
All you do is choose a bitmap image (in JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP or TIFF format) upload it, (using the buttons on the home page) follow the simple prompts and Wa-La, instant and accurate vector interpretation which you can then download as an EPS, SVG or PNG file.
I tried this a number of times and was very impressed. I think you will be too.
Click here to checkout Vector Magic
Vector Magic is the result of a Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Laboratory research project by James Diebel and Jacob Norda.