Export to EPS

[lavaghman]

Hi,
I've created a graphic using CorelDraw 8 and saved it in the Draw CDR format. However my printers will only accept EPS format (or possibly tiff).
I can export to EPS but when i try to open it again in Draw (or MSWord)to check it's ok, I get the following message:
#FILENAME# HAS AN INVALID FILE FORMAT

If I try to use the import function for either an EPS or TIF format of the image, it appears in Draw as a small image that has been all squashed together and all the objects overlap each other. It has no effect if i resize the image, it just gives me a bigger selection of white space but no chance to the messed up import.

Anyone know whats going wrong. Spent ages putting this graphic together and now I can't send it to print so it's driving me mad!
Thanks for your time......again! : )

Lavaghman

 

[javabearSTL]

can you put the CDR and EPS in a zip file and place it on a server where people can d/l it and see what might have gone wrong? I do EPS exports and imports all the time and have never had an issue... one thought, though, are you using any transparency effects, drop shadows, the like? those items can prove problematic as EPS does not support transparency and the items may need to be converted to bitmap. Also, dow your printer support PDF? If you have the full version of Acrobat or one of the other PDF creators, you might try that... you could also setup a generic postscript printer driver and print to a file and just give them a PS file.

Also, EPS files are not to be "opened". You'll do one of two things - import it with a *placeable* EPS filter ... that will just give you a "grey box" that is to be used FPO and when you print *to a postscript printer* it will all come out fine. OR you can import with an editable filter and you can then manipulate the image.

 

[lavaghman]

cheers again javabearSTL for the detailed response. I must have messed the image up some way because it wouldn't preview properly but would open so I just copied most of the content into a new graphic and when i exported from here it was fine.
When I try the convert to PDF option and then open the graphic with AcrobatReader, Acrobat gives me a message saying one of my fonts isn't supported and the quality doesn't look great up close so thats why I didn't stick with that option. Do I need to get a full version of Acrobat like you mentioned?

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Anyway can anyone tell me where I might find information/tutorial on how to send data (like a large CorelDraw graphic) using an ISDN line as opposed to attempting to send it by email???
thanks for yer time, Lavaghman

 

[javabearSTL]

Well, the preview part of the EPS is always a low-res item - usually a low-res TIF. This is what is shown, say, if you *place* the EPS into something like Quark, Pagemaker, etc - so yes, that will either look like a bad bitmap version or it will just look like a grey box... it's supposed to do that as the low-res version is FPO (For Placement Only). When printed *to a poscript printer* it will print properly. If you don't print to a postscript printer you'll just get the low-res image or grey box printing.

As for PDFs not looking right - well, if it's a vector image, yeah, they can look all jaggy but they'll print correctly. In v5, they added a feature that is not active by default (which makes NO sense at all). If you go to File/Preferences/General, there is a checkbox to "smooth line art" and that will give anti-aliasing to your vector images and make it look OK.

As for getting the full version of Acrobat (You could also get JAWS) - I reccommend it because you can then make PDFs from any application, and the output is usually better as you have more control over the output.

Now sending a large file? See if the printer has an FTP site you can FTP the file to... otherwise, if it's over 1 or 2MB, I won't send it in email because who knows how big their email box is, plus they might be on a dialup connection and it may take longer to d/l than it takes me to drive to to them. For big files, I'd courier it over if they're in town, FedEx/UPS it to them if they're out of town.