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Exporting to Illustrator
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Do it in a non-lossy format which Illustrator can read. For instance, psd is non-lossy. As is bmp. And I think tif, but not sure on that one. I don't know what illustrator can read and what it can't. Don't use anything which forces compression such as gif or jpg. And if you do use a compressed format, use the least amount of compression (best quality) you can.
Sincerely,
Tom Anderson
CEO, Order amid Chaos, Inc.
Sincerely,
Tom Anderson
CEO, Order amid Chaos, Inc.
There are two main ways of moving a file from Photoshop to Illustrator - opening the PSD in Illustrator or choosing the File > Place command. There is no need to export the file as any special file format - and the file quality will not be compromised as all image information is retained.
The advantage of the open command is that it creates a new Illustrator (AI) document based on the PSD. The advantage of the Place command is that it can be used to import an image into a pre-existing file. You can also choose to link or embed the image. Linked images will result in a smaller Illustrator file and can be set to automatically update when you make changes to the original Photoshop file.
Another option (if you are using PS6) is to export as a PDF, which is recognisable by both Photoshop and Illustrator and will retain both vector and bitmap information.
Good Luck
gollyg
The advantage of the open command is that it creates a new Illustrator (AI) document based on the PSD. The advantage of the Place command is that it can be used to import an image into a pre-existing file. You can also choose to link or embed the image. Linked images will result in a smaller Illustrator file and can be set to automatically update when you make changes to the original Photoshop file.
Another option (if you are using PS6) is to export as a PDF, which is recognisable by both Photoshop and Illustrator and will retain both vector and bitmap information.
Good Luck
gollyg
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