It should not be too difficult to set up your new Mac, especially because your files are on an external hard disk. You can install CC apps on 2 machines, just download the CC app and log in with your current account. Be careful with the application versions you install, if you want to go back later to your older machine (but. maybe I misunderstood that), if you install newer versions than are currently on your Imac, you may run into problems once you get back to your older machine with files saved in a newer version. So before using the apps, make sure that they are the same versions by installing the older ones.  https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/download-install-apps/creative-cloud-apps/install-previous-versions-creative-cloud-apps.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.7.5 And since you mentioned Lightroom: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/supported-versions.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.7.5 ... View more

Found some info, there is an option on the Home screen to create a project: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/add-and-import-files/start-a-new-file/organize-share-and-collaborate-using-projects.html ... View more

It is hard to find information about projects. Where did you learn about them and why do you need them? ... View more

It is no actually easy to find inside the what's new in the app. ... View more

See for more info: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/design-with-text/fonts-and-scripts/font-options-overview.html ... View more

Don't outline the fonts if they can be embedded. ... View more

Illustrator is a vector application and Illustrator files do not have a resolution, although when it has to work with images and image effects it has to use a resolution for those. Photoshop files are images and pixel based, they always have a resolution. ... View more

I would turn on in your Color Settings the checkboxes for mismatched and missing profiles. That will give you a warning and a choice whe profiles do not match. What it the RGB profile in your Color Settings? Do you place screenshots or drag and drop them?   ... View more

And because pixels do not have a fixed size (that depends on the resolution), Illustrator assumes that a pixel is the same size as a point; 1/72 of an inch. ... View more

Illustrator is a vector editor, vectors are scalable to any size. Converting to pixels will always round them when exporting as an image. But when working in Illustrator you want precision and not limit yourself to rounded values. ... View more

As a workaround you can try if in Preferences checking "Use legacy "File New" interface" helps. ... View more

What version are you using? Does it appear like that in an older version? Resetting preferences is a common solution when strange things happen, but maybe first make a backup: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/video/setting-preferences-video.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfO7Ixi28oM   ... View more

It looks like you are embedding the images in your Illustrator file. If they are linked, make sure the Include Linked Files option when saving the .ai file is unchecked. ... View more

And which RGB do you use and which RGB do the printers use? sRGB, AdobeRGB? You can check the Document RGB Profile by going to Edit > Assign Profile. and see if the Profile is the same as your working RGB. ... View more

I hope someone with some coding knowledge comes along to show you how to do it with an SVG filter. ... View more

Made a clipping mask to get rid of the extending stripes and curves and flattened the result without keeping the alpha transparency. ... View more

Thanks, the multiply blend mode does not seem supported in the svg export. Flatten transparency seems to work. ... View more

I cannot replicate the problem, so it would be good to have an example file. This Illustrator forum does not like Illustrator files, but if you rename them to .pdf or save them as PDF, you can attach them. ... View more

Maybe you should create a PDF Preset that has the edit option turned off. You can do that in Edit > Adobe PDF Presets... Select one you would like to use, click the New (+ sign) and turn off Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities Save it under an easy to recognize name. When exporting, use that preset. ... View more

Hi Adam, a couple of remarks; I noticed that you used linked files, which should reduce the filesize in an Illustrator document by just pointing to an external file. But that reduction is lost when the option "Create PDF Compatible File" is used during saving. The option will cause the embedding of the linked files in the PDF part of the file. Unchecking the option will reduce the filesize from 2,1 GB to 166,3 MB. Something similar can be achieved with using Symbols. When static Symbols are used, the files need to be embedded, but will only be saved once in the file and referenced as many times as needed. This will also work when saving the PDF part of the file or saving as PDF. But you may also have gotten a good result without vectorizing the blossoms and use them as a high res image embedded as a static Symbol. ... View more

Did you set the option to distort a linear gradient? ... View more

This should not be difficult to get in SVG. What are your Color Settings? How do you export to SVG, export as.. export for screens? ... View more

You could try an Envelope Distort. Here made with the Top Object and the option to distort Linear Gradients. ... View more

Good to hear you found the culprit. ... View more

Yes, I am curious to hear about your experience.  Using Symbols for repeating elements can reduce the filesize dramatically. Important is that the Symbols are Static instead of the unfortunate default Dynamic. I have an example file that goes from 69,8 MB to 206 KB with static symbols. ... View more

See also for additional info: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/automate-visualize-data/automate-actions/install-and-run-scripts.html ... View more

Scripts are a wonderful addition to Illustrator and easy to use. You can download (click on download the raw file)   or copy the script and paste it in a text only file (no formatting) and save it with the extension .js or .jsx To use it put it in the Illustrator applications folder > Presets > your language folder (like en_GB) > Scripts You may need to enter an admin password. It will appear in File > Scripts... The script may need an (ungrouped) selection with the symbol on top. ... View more

Does any of the options in the links panel do what you want? ... View more

Did you try static symbols? When an object is defined as a Static Symbol it is defined only once in the file when used multiple times. Maybe you can use a script to replace the flowers (probably ungrouped) by static symbols. https://github.com/alexander-ladygin/illustrator-scripts/blob/master/replaceItems.jsx ... View more