Ton Frederiks
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Ton Frederiks
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44m ago
You may want to vote here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/37211029-make-guides-to-be-like-in-indesign
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53m ago
The best you can do is using a CMYK file, like a .psd or .tif version of your file.
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an hour ago
I am tempted to say: Ah, that explains it, but that is just joking, Jacob.
I have not seen an update to 29.6 here in the Netherlands.
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an hour ago
When they are embedded the colors are converted from RGB to CMYK in a CMYK document.
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an hour ago
That is interesting, you are ahead of the rest of the world. Have not seen that update, but updates don't appear at the same time everywhere. What country are you from?
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3 hours ago
The current regular version is 29.5.1.
You are using the PreRelease version 29.6 (check the About screen), which also has that icon.
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5 hours ago
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That says Print Bleed in the beta and can be avoided by using the regular version.
You can mention it here in the beta forum:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-beta/ct-p/ct-illustrator-beta?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
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Jun 14, 2025
I would first try the regular things like restarting your machine, resetting preferences and if that does not work de-install and re-install Illustrator.
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Jun 14, 2025
PNG files are always RGB.
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‎Jun 13, 2025
01:17 PM
Thanks, I wonder what the difference in saving the files is to get the different view of the metadata. Both are right, depending how you look at it.
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‎Jun 13, 2025
12:33 PM
If it is the correct profile it will convert the RGB values to CMYK within the limits of the profile.
But it is dangerous, all your black objects (like black text) will be converted to a rich multicolor black instead of 100% K.
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‎Jun 13, 2025
12:16 PM
Can you turn on the profile warnings and see if you get one during placing/embedding?
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‎Jun 13, 2025
11:36 AM
Can you check if your Illustrator Document Color Profile is the same as in your Color Settings?
You can try Edit > Assign Profile to spot differences between the Profile and the Working Space.
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‎Jun 13, 2025
11:26 AM
What do you use to get that little metadata panel?
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‎Jun 13, 2025
04:04 AM
And you can also edit the Keybord shortcuts to add them.
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‎Jun 13, 2025
03:10 AM
I don't think anybody here knows why, but you can mention it here:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/
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‎Jun 13, 2025
12:39 AM
To keep the layers during copy/paste, check the "Paste Remembers Layers" in the Layers panel menu.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
03:24 PM
Thanks, I hope you understand now the relation between print dimensions and resolution. It is complicated because for Photoshop the size of a pixel does not matter, at 100% every pixel has the size of one pixel on screen, but for design apps, the resolution decides the displayed and printed size.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
02:29 PM
I cannot replicate that.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
02:15 PM
Illustrator can show the print size at 100 % zoom if you set it in Preferences. It will calculate the print size using the amount of pixels and the associated ppi.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
12:48 PM
If you use a resolution of 72 ppi you will get the size in pixels that is the same as the pixelsize in Photoshop.
Because you tell Illustrator that the amount of pixels have to be condensed to 300 pixels per inch it will show you a smaller image on the artboard. Pixels per inch is just metadata, it does not change the real amount of pixels in the file. A pixel does not have a fixed size. Illustrator has to assign a default size for a pixel, so it uses 1/72 of an inch for a pixel as default. The higher the ppi the smaller it will be displayed in Illustrator (and the other way around).
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‎Jun 12, 2025
12:04 PM
Illustrator just scales the image to honor the 300 ppi set in Photoshop.
The amount of pixels is the same, the image is scaled 24 %.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
08:20 AM
Yes there are limits to CMYK printing, I would talk to your printer and ask if they accept sRGB.
Maybe they have a printing process that has a wider gamut than standard CMYK.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
06:55 AM
I agree with @Dave Creamer of IDEAS just using a scale percentage will prevent many problems. I have a whole list of large canvas problems and I would suggest to avoid it when possible.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
06:04 AM
There are several problems with large canvas documents and this is one of them from 5 years ago:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/41713246-brush-strokes-get-displaced-from-their-paths-in-la
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‎Jun 12, 2025
01:18 AM
Can you turn off Hyphenation in the Paragraph panel?
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‎Jun 12, 2025
01:16 AM
Can you share an example file? Rename the .ai extension to .pdf to attach it to a post here.
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‎Jun 12, 2025
12:52 AM
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Thanks, @Abhishek Rao . That works for me, turning off the 'Export in Background' option.
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‎Jun 11, 2025
12:30 PM
Good to hear you got it.
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‎Jun 11, 2025
10:39 AM
Hello Monika and Tom,
the image attached was added to the new document using the followowing steps - File<New <Place. I want to modify the image. the only way i know to begin to modify the image is by tracing it. i am curious to know if there is a more efficient way to edit the imaged placed on the new document aside from 'Image Trace'?
@Ton Frederiks clicking outside to deselect it does not allow for the image to be edited.
@Monika Gause i want to modify the image and save as a new version of the original.
Apologies if i am complicating the conversation
If you want to modify the linked image, select it and in the Links panel, click the Edit in Photoshop icon, or in the Properties panel click Edit Original.
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