Re: Problems importing Illustrator files

2007-12-07 Thread David Creamer
If you are using transparency in Illustrator, I would save your graphics out as either EPS or PDF 1.3 for FrameMaker. EPS and PDF 1.3 do not support transparency, so the art will be flattened. As long as you use the default settings, it will include the original AI file, so you can open the file t

Problems importing Illustrator files

2007-12-07 Thread David Creamer
If you are using transparency in Illustrator, I would save your graphics out as either EPS or PDF 1.3 for FrameMaker. EPS and PDF 1.3 do not support transparency, so the art will be flattened. As long as you use the default settings, it will include the original AI file, so you can open the file t

Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread MARC CREAGHAN
Hello Again, I honestly don't know what happened with that email. Here is a second stab at my current challenge. I want to import some Illustrator document with transparencies and they are leaving some unsightly black splotches behind. Is there a preferred format for importing vector graphics?

Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread Art Campbell
I don't disagree with Richard's quotation from Dov, but I've found that it depends greatly on what version of Illustrator you're using, or the FM/Illustrator mesh. I'm working with FM 7.2 and Illustrator CS2 and not having any problems, although is usually generate a PDF from the Illustrator file j

Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread Combs, Richard
MARC CREAGHAN wrote: > Here is a second stab at my current challenge. I want to > import some Illustrator document with transparencies and they > are leaving some unsightly black splotches behind. > > Is there a preferred format for importing vector graphics? > Should I be using eps or tiff or

Re: Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread Art Campbell
I don't disagree with Richard's quotation from Dov, but I've found that it depends greatly on what version of Illustrator you're using, or the FM/Illustrator mesh. I'm working with FM 7.2 and Illustrator CS2 and not having any problems, although is usually generate a PDF from the Illustrator file j

RE: Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread Combs, Richard
MARC CREAGHAN wrote: > Here is a second stab at my current challenge. I want to > import some Illustrator document with transparencies and they > are leaving some unsightly black splotches behind. > > Is there a preferred format for importing vector graphics? > Should I be using eps or tiff or

Problems importing Illustrator files take two

2007-12-06 Thread MARC CREAGHAN
Hello Again, I honestly don't know what happened with that email. Here is a second stab at my current challenge. I want to import some Illustrator document with transparencies and they are leaving some unsightly black splotches behind. Is there a preferred format for importing vector graphics?