Re: FN-FORUM: Mac Quark -to PC Illustrator file

date posted 21st January 2006 12:57

In Quark you can save a page as an eps - then open the page in=20
Illustrator which will convert it to an illustrator doc - If they=20
convert all text to outline you'll not have any font problems but watch=20=

out for images. The designer does not need to re-create it in=20
Illustrator that is a total waste of time unless there are other=20
considerations such as bleeds,, crop marks etc

yours

Matt

Matthew le Maistre Smith
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Web: www.design-united-digital.com

On 21 Jan 2006, at 11:46, steve oconnor wrote:


Listen to Nigel.

YES it is an export option, but it is not all that straightforward.=20
Embedded images & fonts need to be considered. If I was the designer=20
and I didn't know this option would be needed beforehand, I would=20
charge too.

steve

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

> Mac designers help is needed?
>
> I have a design being supplied by a client as a PDF I have staed that=20=

> it
> needs to be recreated as an Illustrator file (for us to work with it,
> everyone is different I know)
>
> The designer is saying that she made the design in Quark and that to
> 'recreate' the file in Illustrator she wants =A350.
>
> Now I may not be a designer but what i do know is that files can be
> exported from one program to another. The question is can quark=20
> export a
> file as Illustrator. I recall a few years ago I had a media company
> export a Quark from Mac as a PS file but I am going back 5 years, in=20=

> fact
> I thought Quark had stopped beig used ;)
>
>


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