jpg to vector file?

[kibodwin]

not sure this is the correct place to post so feel free move as necessary...
I have only recently started even trying to use graphics software so please take this into consideration...!

I am trying to convert  jpgs I have into vector files, I though SVG was the file format I needed but this crashes my laserweb on my  laptop. DXF seem to be better in laserweb.
How do you convert your pictures to vectors?
I am trying inkscape (no luck, cant get to grips with it), coreldraw (I have made better progress with this), and https://www.vectorizer.io (am getting a bit lost with all the options). I am trying the automatic mode in https://vectormagic.com
Are there any tips and trick for these sorts of conversions? When I try in coreldraw and vectoriser.io I seem to lose a lot of quality, is this normal?
=)

[kibodwin]

vectormagic whilst looks nice is not free.

[ThothLoki]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-MQVfNMRk

Here is an Inkscape how to from Nottingham82

[ThothLoki]

Another one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-sLv0Ww9BE&t=154s

[kibodwin]

Thanks ThothLoki, I will take a look later when I get home....
This whole graphics thing has me feeling like a beginner all over again!
=)

[ThothLoki]

Thanks ThothLoki, I will take a look later when I get home....
This whole graphics thing has me feeling like a beginner all over again!
=)

Amen. Been working with these for over a year and still feel like an armature.

[kibodwin]

god, don't say that, I am going out for drinks and don't want any more sorrows to drown!!!
=)