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i'm usually good anout figureing stuff out but i'm stumped on this one i've been fightig with it for 2 days ans still got no where .. ok here what i tryign to do . i have a tiff file from a monster wraps cd that is a tiff file i brought it in photoshop to remove the background but that did not work .. i'm tryign to get it to act like a eps but i don't wanna trace it out to lose the colors i've also tried saving it like a png file and eps all i want is to get rid of the white back ground and make it so i can size it as needed if i need to upload the file i will any help would be great
Gary
A clipping mask is an object that serves to mask the object behind it. For example, if you use circle as a clipping mask, the object that was masked will only be visible inside of the circle.
If you go to the help menu inside of illustrator and type "clipping mask" you should find lots of help. Also try a google search for "clipping mask", illustrator clipping mask", etc.
For masking a raster image, such as your tiff file, photoshop really is going to be your best option.
PS. - I'm not sure what method you are using, but often times there is no perfect, automatic solution for removing a back ground, and for the best results you just have to go in and do it manually.
Last edited by smutek; December 21st, 2008 at 10:10 AM.
37.5MB!!!!!
If you are printing t-shirts you are probably using about 55lpi max.
Any resolution over 110-150dpi is wasted.
Therefore take it into Photoshop and crop off the bits you don't want, then reduce the resolution until it gives 110-150lpi AT FINAL SIZE.
Save as a high quality jpeg.
Email your 1MB file.
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