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can anyone help with importing pdf into CS3 Illustrator?
I have a client using CS3 MAC.
Every time he creates a PDF from CS3 it slices up images into strange sections.Any work around?
I’m not an Illustrator user so can’t tell him what to do.
I’ve asked him to flatten all the images as there are trans. etc etc into 1 image and leave the text. Is there a simple way of flattening all the images to 1 bitmap if so how? It’s driving me nuts as he won’t listen to what I want jabbering on about PDF X-1 blad de blah and all I want to do is find a workable solution……rant over..🙄
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is it cs3 that is slicing it up or the program u are using to re-open it that is reading it badly?
what are you opening it with at your end?
he could flatten the artwork and rasterise before saving as pdf, but then might as well save as jpeg, have you tried eps, is that an option?
have had a similar problem, but the other way round, a client saving pdf’s from corel, and i am opening in illustrator and its hundreds of slices, very annoying
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sounds like he is ‘exporting for web’ from illustrator
he should be able to just go [File] then [export] and choose pdf and it shouldn’t slice the image at all.
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quote chris stansfield:is it cs3 that is slicing it up or the program u are using to re-open it that is reading it badly?Important point.
An Illustrator file opened in Corel will often be segmented, however, the problem there is with Corel rather than Illustrator.
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I’ve found that when exporting or saving a pdf file to an older version of illustrator that the segmentation occurs. e.g. Instead of saving the file as a CS3 version, it gets saved as an Illustrator 8 or CS version. The segmentation then happens as the newer software can’t compress all of the information into the old format. The same thing will happen if your software doesn’t recognise the new language etc. used in CS3. (Basically. it’s all down to the software being compatable – you need to be using CS3 or it’s equivalent if he is.)
As a ‘work-around’, try getting your client to save the file on his computer as a CS2 file and then exporting that as a pdf document to you.
Hope this makes sense… it’s easier to discuss than write down!
Martin
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quote Tim Painter:It’s driving me nuts as he won’t listen to what I want jabbering on about PDF X-1 blad de blah and all I want to do is find a workable solution……rant over..🙄
I’ve never come across a Mac user yet who will listen to the pleadings of a mere Windows PC user 🙄
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quote David Glen:I’ve never come across a Mac user yet who will listen to the pleadings of a mere Windows PC user 🙄
*rofl*
Quite right too!
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Sorry – Did a PC user say something?
I didn’t hear a thing!
😛
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All I heard was Japanese 😮 😉 :lol1:
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Basically the guy is a total novice and won’t listen full stop! MAC or PC he wouldn’t listen.
The artwork is for Litho print output, he has lens effects, drop shadows, bitmaps with gradient transparency over other bitmaps.
I have repeatedly asked him to flatten all the images to one image and leave text as vector. Apparently he has posted questions on a forum and been told his X-1 PDF should be wonderful. That may be so if he flattened all the effects.
Most litho printers I work with now ask for all images flattened in PDF’s and text to curves. Seems like in some ways we are all going backwards with all the software releases and incompatibility.
As to the age old MAC / PC debate I find it never happens with people who know what their doing.
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quote Tim Painter:As to the age old MAC / PC debate I find it never happens with people who know what their doing.
That’s right Tim, I was only having a laugh. 😀
I often have to send files to my PC brethren and what I do is to convert all text to curves, to avoid font problems, and flatten everything on to one layer. When sent as a pdf or a native Illustrator file, version 8 usually has best compatibility with PCs, we rarely get a problem.
The real trouble starts when somebody’s nephew designs something in Microsoft Works, or similar. 👿
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I figured that John 🙂
Having a ‘Client’ week here, none appear to read or listen 🙄As to Microsoft Works let’s not even go there! (:)
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If Illustrator file is vector import into Draw with ‘simulate complex fill’ clicked off. Bitmaps with transparencies and saved as eps will import as many single objects, they will look odd on screen but should output ok. Transparencies and any lens effects should be flattened, this will help with file size apart from side stepping any limitations with older postscript levels. Blends/vignettes are produced by Corel and Adobe quite differently so it is no surprise that both struggle importing these into each others applications.
Alan D
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