Illustrator Help

Is there a way you can import a jpg or gif image and convert it into vector becides outlining it? Like is there a remove white filter that leaves everything else vecotr? Or something that traces the image? or anything?

Hi there.
Well I don't think there is a way to make a .jpg a vector image.
A jpg is always a jpg, if someone would come up with a way to do that I think they would be pretty rich by now...
You can in Flash convert a jpg to bitmap which is the closest way of getting the vector look to it.
Easiest way is just to trace it by "hand" in illustrator.

Don't know if this is what you are looking for...
http://www.adobe.com/products/streamline/main.html