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Illy question
- Thread starter skyhigh
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J Hill Designs
New Member
I know this doesn't answer your question at all, but why don't you just type that stuff out?
J Hill Designs
New Member
can you crop in illy instead of masking?
skyhigh
New Member
all well and good for the "i'm lovin' it" portion, but the arches are part of the problem also.
I've written to MCD to ask for the artwork in something better than a png file, and didn't hear from them. Whats the F is up with these people, that they make you jump thru hoops for their F'n logo's. The owner of this particular store originally sent me a 52kb jpg, because he couldn't open the pdf file he had. He said I would have to use this png. I told him to forward me the pdf (even tho HE couldn't open it). He coudn't understand why I would be able to open it when he couldn't.
I didn't want to agrue with him. If his logo looks like shit, so be it.
SOME DAYS I HATE PEOPLE. (except for you guys & gals):U Rock:
The Vector Doctor
Chief Bezier Manipulator
It appears there is extra unneeded junk there. Try using the direct selection tool (keyboard "a" shortcut) to select that shape and delete. It could be an unnecessary clipping mask. I have also seen this from a text box with extra returns/spaces. It may help to look in outline mode to see what is going on and if you can eliminate that box
If it is a text box, you can convert to outlines/paths first
If it is a text box, you can convert to outlines/paths first
speedneeds
New Member
+1 for the Vector Dr.
The first thing I usually do upon opening a file in Illustrator is view it in outline mode. I find a lot of junk (clipping mask, stray points, and unused space in text boxes to name a few) that can be trashed and have no ill effect on the final product.
The first thing I usually do upon opening a file in Illustrator is view it in outline mode. I find a lot of junk (clipping mask, stray points, and unused space in text boxes to name a few) that can be trashed and have no ill effect on the final product.
J Hill Designs
New Member
He is clipping the stacked graphic that his screencap shows...
Kevin-shopVOX
New Member
The masked object will always be the size of the original especially if you are clipping a bitmap. Have you tried www.brandsoftheworld.com to see if they have the .eps up there?
Mason
New Member
Make a rectangle the same size as your banner, make sure it is on top of everything else on the artboard and centered horizontally and vertically, press CTRL+A to select all then press CTRL+7 to create a clipping mask around the entire deal, that should resolve the issue entirely.
skyhigh
New Member
That works. I could also mask in flexi & export as a bitmap... but dosen't answer my question.
What I had done was created the mask in flexi (which only shows the masked portion) then I exported as an ai. into Illy for another application. When in Illy the outside borders re-appear as shown in my attachment. The picture is still masked but.....
I'm guess you can't "crop", or separate the mask in Illy?
Rooster
New Member
Even though the masked item boundaries are still showing up when selected doesn't mean they will print. Why are you concerned about this?
This seems to be ridiculously simple layout. 1 png file used twice with two different masks. There's only four object on the page. I know what you're asking, but I don't understand why it's an issue.
This seems to be ridiculously simple layout. 1 png file used twice with two different masks. There's only four object on the page. I know what you're asking, but I don't understand why it's an issue.