Looking for design software that will vectorize for me… I want to buy it at student rates… anything on line?? I have a MAC pro…
any direction is helpful… 
adobe illustrator will “vectorize” a bitmap image using it’s live trace feature. you can get the whole creative suite for around $300 as a student i believe.
Try GIMP it is a great open source software : They have a vectoriser AutoTrace - I have not tired it out yet.
If you’ve got the money wait for Adobe CS3 to hit the shelves after they release details about it at the end of the month.