Macromedia Fireworks :: Importing Illustrator vectors into FW 8


	Importing Illustrator vectors into FW 8 My artist has produced a design in Illustrator CS3, that I want to use as the basis of a web site design using Fireworks 8. He's sent me the complete design in layers, as well as individual files (e.g. logo options), all as EPS files. When I open or import his EPS files, however, they come into FW 8 rasterized instead of as vectors; I only have the option to set pixel depth and size. Since FW doesn't dirplay vectors as paths, how can I scale the graphics? They look bad--fuzzy, choppy, etc.--whenever I scale them. TIA, -- Chris Chris_Rogers wrote: > My artist has produced a design in Illustrator CS3, that I want to use as the > basis of a web site design using Fireworks 8. He's sent me the complete design > in layers, as well as individual files (e.g. logo options), all as EPS files. Ask him to save in Illustrator 8 format and see if that file will open successfully in FW. -- Linda Rathgeber [PVII] Adobe Community Expert-Fireworks -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.projectseven.com Fireworks Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/ CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/ http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/ -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Thanks. The artist insists that the EPS files he's sent me were saved as version 8 files. Any other ideas? Amy I wrong to think that this is related to FW's inability to display paths? See, for example: http://livedocs.adobe.com/fireworks/8/fwhelp/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/w... ref=01_bas14.htm http://livedocs.adobe.com/fireworks/8/fwhelp/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/ht... tm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=14_oth41.htm http://livedocs.adobe.com/fireworks/8/fwhelp/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/w... ref=14_oth32.htm#85219 -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Chris_Rogers; Do the files have an eps or ai extension? There is a difference--fireworks (and other image editors) rasterize eps files on import. With eps, can only adjust resolution on import, afterwards you are working with resolution dependent imagery. However--Fireworks will open ai native format files as editable vector where possible (note options in the import dialogue, and ai version limitations). -Tom Unger -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Thanks, Tom. Adobe's FW8 documentation seems to indicate that Illustrator EPS files can sometimes include vector info; see the last paragraph at http://livedocs.adobe.com/fireworks/8/fwhelp/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/w... ref=01_bas14.htm. The artist resent the design as an AI file. When I tried to open it in FW 8, I got the following error: "Could not open the file. Please save your Illustrator files in Illustrator 8 format." The artist insists he saved it in Illustrator 8 format. Adobe tech support suggests upgrading to Fireworks CS3; I'll post here once I've tried that. -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Chris_Rogers wrote: > Thanks. The artist insists that the EPS files he's sent me were saved as > version 8 files. Ask him to send an Illustrator 8 file rather than an EPS file. > Any other ideas? Amy I wrong to think that this is related to FW's inability > to display paths? No. Fireworks is vector based, so there's no problem with displaying paths is they are there. -- Linda Rathgeber [PVII] Adobe Community Expert-Fireworks -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.projectseven.com Fireworks Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/ CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/ http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/ -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Chris_Rogers wrote: > The artist insists he saved it in Illustrator 8 format. There shouldn't be a problem, then. Send me a copy of the file and I'll see if I can convert it for you. <ligh@sc.rr.com> -- Linda Rathgeber [PVII] Adobe Community Expert-Fireworks -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.projectseven.com Fireworks Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/ CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/ http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/ -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- [q]There shouldn't be a problem, then. Send me a copy of the file and I'll see if I can convert it for you.[/q] Thanks, Linda, it's on its way!