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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Saving and exporting images
Last updated 1/10/2010
Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator can both open or place Photoshop files; you do not need to save or export your Photoshop image to
a different file format. If you place an image into an open Illustrator file, you can incorporate the image as if it were
any other element in the artwork, or you can maintain a link to the original file. Although you can’t edit a linked image
within Illustrator, you can jump back to Photoshop, using the Edit Original command, to revise it. Once saved, any
changes you make are reflected in the version in Illustrator.
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If the image file is open in Photoshop, save it as a Photoshop (PSD) file, and close the file.
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In Adobe Illustrator, do one of the following:
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To open the file directly in Illustrator, choose File
> Open. Locate the image in the Open File dialog box, and
click
Open.
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To incorporate the image into an existing Illustrator file, choose File
> Place. Locate the file in the Place dialog box,
make sure the Link option is not selected, and click
Place.
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To place the image into a file but maintain a link to the original, choose File
> Place. In the Place dialog box, locate
the file, select the Link option, and click
Place. Illustrator centers the image in the open illustration. A red X through
the image indicates it is linked and not editable.
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If you opened or placed the image without linking, the Photoshop Import dialog box appears. Choose the
appropriate option as follows, and click
OK:
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Convert Photoshop Layers To Objects to convert the layers to Illustrator objects. This option preserves masks,
blending modes, transparency, and (optionally) slices and image maps. However, it does not support Photoshop
adjustment layers and layer effects.
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Flatten Photoshop Layers To A Single Image to merge all the layers into a single layer. This option preserves the
look of the image, but you can no longer edit individual layers.
Create transparency using image clipping paths
You can use image clipping paths to define transparent areas in images you place in page-layout applications.
In
addition, Mac
OS users can
embed Photoshop images in many word-processor files.
You may want to use only part of a Photoshop image when printing it or placing it in another application. For example,
you may want to use a foreground object and exclude the background. An image clipping path lets you isolate the
foreground object and make everything else transparent when the image is printed or placed in
another application.
Note: Paths are vector-based; therefore, they have hard edges. You cannot preserve the softness of a feathered edge, such
as in a shadow, when creating an image clipping path.
Image imported into Illustrator or InDesign without image clipping path (left), and with image clipping path (right)
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Draw a work path that defines the area of the image you want to show.
If you’ve already selected the area of the image you want to show, you can convert the selection to a work path. See
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