Hi,
I have a series of maps that I need to export to tiff or png format. The map is made up of four components:
1. A gradient map showing shades over a region.
2. A map of the world - I used a "Compound Path" and "Clipping Path" to merge them.
3. A second map of the world which overlays the above merged items.
4. Large white bloxes which blank off the overlay so that only portions of the map are shown thus providing a border on the page.
It is the white boxes that I am having problems with. When I export the whole thing to tiff or png format, it includes these white boxes. As these white boxes are large and go of of the page, it adds to the size of the file and image considerably.
Is there any way I can remove the white boxes from printing?
The only way I have been able to get rid of the extra white space is to save it either as tiff or png and then to crop it in Photoshop - but there must be an easier way in Illustrator.
Any ideas?
I have a series of maps that I need to export to tiff or png format. The map is made up of four components:
1. A gradient map showing shades over a region.
2. A map of the world - I used a "Compound Path" and "Clipping Path" to merge them.
3. A second map of the world which overlays the above merged items.
4. Large white bloxes which blank off the overlay so that only portions of the map are shown thus providing a border on the page.
It is the white boxes that I am having problems with. When I export the whole thing to tiff or png format, it includes these white boxes. As these white boxes are large and go of of the page, it adds to the size of the file and image considerably.
Is there any way I can remove the white boxes from printing?
The only way I have been able to get rid of the extra white space is to save it either as tiff or png and then to crop it in Photoshop - but there must be an easier way in Illustrator.
Any ideas?