How to force Illustrator to accurately trace the actual pixels?

Question

I’m trying trace and convert a bitmap to a vector image, but I need Illustrator to actually trace the actual pixels, not smooth them out.I’ve tried various settings with “Live Trace,” but the result is always curves and weird shapes. I need the actual pixels in vector (square corners, straight lines). How do I do that?

Answer 1

There's no way to do that in Illustrator without using the rectangle tool and possibly the pen tool.

"Live Trace" will never do any justice for images unless it's extremely simple. It always has a tendency to butcher the original image.