Convert PDF into AI

[d_animality]

Hello all, i dont have Adobe Illustrator, my friend wants me to email him my name which i designed using photoshop in .ai format, how do i do it? i tried export illustrator path and the file got the extension of .ai but i cant open it to see how it looks, im afraid that it went or looked wrong..

just in case i attached my file here and hopefully someone can help me convert it into .ai .. Thank you so much i really appreciate it..

 

[ibis]

man, you have it rasterized so it just makes no difference if you mail it to him in transparent png, psd or whattever.
he just need to drag-drop it into empty document.
unfortunetly, you have rasterize it so upscaling is out of question.

 

[d_animality]

well i still got the file before it was being rasterized... actually he is going to use it to engrave on a clip... so obviously im making it easy for him arent i? and its not gonna be big thus upscaling is not needed... maybe he just need to make it a bit smaller than what i sent to fit the size clip perfectly... well actually what is rasterized used for? all i know is that if the image/text or others is not rasterize, i cannot use brush/transform on it... thus i usually create a copy of it and rasterized the copy... and the last question, so he still can use my file above to AI for engrave right? its for something like this (attached pic)

 

[ibis]

just email psd file he should be good to go for such a print.

 

[sprucemagoo1]

well i still got the file before it was being rasterized... actually he is going to use it to engrave on a clip... so obviously im making it easy for him arent i? and its not gonna be big thus upscaling is not needed... maybe he just need to make it a bit smaller than what i sent to fit the size clip perfectly... well actually what is rasterized used for? all i know is that if the image/text or others is not rasterize, i cannot use brush/transform on it... thus i usually create a copy of it and rasterized the copy... and the last question, so he still can use my file above to AI for engrave right? its for something like this

I would imagine that the engraving machine needs it as .ai format, so it can follow the paths. A lot like a printers for t-shirts ergo NO, this rasterized image is useless. Why not just redo the text, as it is only a font, and save it as .ai .

You can use transform on on vectors, but why would you ever want to use a brush on a vector? You just edit the paths.

Your friend asked for a specific kind of file for a reason , ergo, you should at least try and understand the reason why he wanted this format, for a start understanding the difference between a vector and ratster format.

Also, if you are making that font small, to fit on something like that, you have to take into consideration the width of the engrained tool, and the tolerances that the tool produces. This font already has a hell of a lot of really small areas in it, and when reduced in size, I would have concerns that not all of the paths can be followed, ergo, I would consider changing your font.

I'm not quite sure how your making it easy for him, when it is the wrong format. Diffensive of n00bish actions you are.

This will tell you about the different formats.

 

[d_animality]

I would imagine that the engraving machine needs it as .ai format, so it can follow the paths. A lot like a printers for t-shirts ergo NO, this rasterized image is useless. Why not just redo the text, as it is only a font, and save it as .ai .

I thought this is the topic of the thread, how do i change/save it into .ai when i dont have adobe illustrator..

You can use transform on on vectors, but why would you ever want to use a brush on a vector? You just edit the paths.

how do u transform them into vectors? i thought i mentioned that the reason i transform into rasterized image because some pic didnt allow me to add brush on them e.g. text or dragged pic... they are like protected and i dont know what to do unless rasterized them... and i dont know how to transform them into vector either...

i want to brush them to add some designs like wings to the font and etc to make it better.. sorry for the noob... i thought that is why im posting on a noob section...

 

[sprucemagoo1]

The link I gave explains the difference between the two type of images. If it is a vector file you need, you will have to learn how to use the pen tool and at least have an understanding of paths, anchors and handles. Once you have researched this, you will be able to manipulate the paths into the required shapes. The brush creates a raster image.

I got this from an engraving website I have used before:-

You need a professional vector graphics program to open the vector file. We recommend that you save the file first, then open it with the appropriate vector program (Adobe Illustrator CS4 for example or CorelDraw X4 as is our preferred software).
Double clicking on the file may prompt your computer to open the file with another program thereby changing the file’s initial format. Instead, open the program first, then open the file. Opening the file with a “raster” program like Photoshop will “rasterize” the image and the file will be of no use to anyone requiring vector line art. Opening the file with a PDF reader may change your eps file to a pdf file instead. If the vector file was requested by a third party and you do not have vector graphics program, simply forward the attached file or save the file to disc. EPS is the preferred file format for most engraving machines.
Simply embedding a photo (jpeg for example) into a file and saving it with an .eps extension will not turn your image into a vector line graphic.



I use a lot of printing companies, and they always have trouble opening .ai and .eps that have been saved in photoshop. I don't know why.

 

[d_animality]

The link I gave explains the difference between the two type of images. If it is a vector file you need, you will have to learn how to use the pen tool and at least have an understanding of paths, anchors and handles. Once you have researched this, you will be able to manipulate the paths into the required shapes. The brush creates a raster image.

I got this from an engraving website I have used before:-

You need a professional vector graphics program to open the vector file. We recommend that you save the file first, then open it with the appropriate vector program (Adobe Illustrator CS4 for example or CorelDraw X4 as is our preferred software).
Double clicking on the file may prompt your computer to open the file with another program thereby changing the file’s initial format. Instead, open the program first, then open the file. Opening the file with a “raster” program like Photoshop will “rasterize” the image and the file will be of no use to anyone requiring vector line art. Opening the file with a PDF reader may change your eps file to a pdf file instead. If the vector file was requested by a third party and you do not have vector graphics program, simply forward the attached file or save the file to disc. EPS is the preferred file format for most engraving machines.
Simply embedding a photo (jpeg for example) into a file and saving it with an .eps extension will not turn your image into a vector line graphic.



I use a lot of printing companies, and they always have trouble opening .ai and .eps that have been saved in photoshop. I don't know why.

Hello so i just create a new one without rasterizng the text and save them as eps as u suggested and forward the eps to him... im waiting for his reply i really hope it looks fine

and will the font show correctly at him if he does not have the same type?

 

[sprucemagoo1]

It should do. It usually embeds the font into the file. The engraver should be able to sort any minor problem out, if any.