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  • Resave illustrator file to older format help please

    Posted by Dan Osterbery on May 17, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Hi All,
    I have cs4 and i am having dramas with a file made in a newer version, its only a silly job, but the people who made the file have finished work already and i need to knock this out tonight. Can anyone re save it for me in CS4. If you can help please pm me and i’ll email you the file.

    thanks and have a good weekend

    Dan

    Dan Osterbery replied 10 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    May 17, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Dan
    This usually works for me
    open a new file in illustrator
    FILE: PLACE
    bingo.

    Simon.

  • Dan Osterbery

    Member
    May 17, 2013 at 4:58 pm

    thanks but i need to pick up the contours to cut it, and it is flat in the file when i do that!

    dan

  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    May 17, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Ok then sorry cant help off to Fiji as we speak!!! Jealous much?

  • Colin Crabb

    Member
    May 17, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    Have CS6 Suite so can back save as an AI or EPS – drop me a PM with your email etc

    kind regards

    Colin

  • Martin Grimmer

    Member
    May 18, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Hi Dan,

    bit too late for this one – but following on from what Simon said with the FILE:PLACE, you can then go to OBJECT:Flatten Transparency. Should give you the contours. You are likely to have fun with clipping masks etc. – but using direct selection should help getting the bits you need. (think you can convert text to curves at this point too – useful if you are placing a file without having the fonts installed). I tick alpha transparency if it is a file needed for print too – not sure if it makes any difference in this respect TBH.

    I think when you place file originally, you will have to tick the link button to the file you are placing. (Doing this a bit from memory – don’t have Illustrator on this machine).

    Not saying this is a perfect solution but has got me out of trouble on occaisions.

    hope helps

    martin

  • Dan Osterbery

    Member
    May 20, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    thanks for the replies guys, got it sorted locally in the end!

    cheers

    Dan

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