Xfer CS4 AI file to Corel Draw 12 - eeks!

Can you try saving it as an EPS file instead? Those seem to work better

thanks, after about a dozen different combinations of saving (PDFs of different Illustrator versions) - I did finally try EPS and had to save in Illustrator 8 version. My screener was able to finally pull it up on his system without a crash! Yea!

RobinRobin said:

thanks, after about a dozen different combinations of saving (PDFs of different Illustrator versions) - I did finally try EPS and had to save in Illustrator 8 version. My screener was able to finally pull it up on his system without a crash! Yea!

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You'll find that .eps files are easily opened by almost, if not all, vector programs out there both paid and free. If in doubt just do an .eps file

I did save the EPS in Illustrator 8 version. I wonder if that was necessary? Does anyone know. AFter four days and sending my screener about 12 different types of files, I was just glad that something worked.

RobinRobin said:

I did save the EPS in Illustrator 8 version. I wonder if that was necessary? Does anyone know. AFter four days and sending my screener about 12 different types of files, I was just glad that something worked.

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I'm curious if saving to the Illustrator 8 version is necessary, too, or how far up you can go. I am a screenprinter who often gets .eps (or .pdf) files generated by designers using AI, and some import into my Corel X3 just great and others will not come in; a warning box says the file is corrupted. I never know what to tell the AI users to do in their save/export process, and have on several occasions been reduced to taking a JPEG and recreating it from scratch. I'll suggest going back to 8, but if anyone knows if they can save to a later version, I'd also appreciate the information.

I know that saving the EPS as an Illustrator 8 version works. I know that my screenprinter was getting annoyed about all the different files I was sending him. Many of the files crashed his application and/or system. So, didn't have the guts to ask him to do more experimenting with me. I just rec'd the shirts that I had him print up of my last two designs and they have all the details. So I am happy. I have saved all my notes on how to save my AI design files so that I won't have to go through this anymore. In the meanwhile, I'm hoping that he will convert over to a MacBook and AI. (I know that's pretty biased, but I used to be on a Windows machine with Corel. No going back for me!)