Re: Export is shrinking my final product

Ton Frederiks

Good to hear I could help you.

Ton Frederiks

132 artboards is a lot, you can try Export for Screens as a workaround (or use the beta for export, but I am always wary of using a beta for real work).

Ton Frederiks

Here is some info on Large Canvas documents, and yes, that number of artboards could have caused the creation of it. https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/large-sized-artwork.html

Ton Frederiks

No, it is a bug that does not get fixed by uninstall/reinstall. It will be fixed in a future version. This only happens with large canvas document that you somehow by accident created, a 1200px by 1200px artboard is not a large canvas document. Copy and paste and position the artwork in a new 1200 px document is the best solution and watch out for warning signs during creation of your document.

Ton Frederiks

The problem with Large Canvas documents is that you only get a warning sign when you create such a large artboard. After that, the is no simple way to see that you are working in a Large Canvas document and there is no way to convert it to a regular canvas document.

Ton Frederiks

Fixed in beta according to: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/49420505-export-as-does-not-respect-large-canvas-scale-ill

Ton Frederiks

That looks like a problem with Large Canvas artboard export. Can you copy the artwork into a new document of 1200 x 1200 and check the export? Or try export for screens in the current document.

Ton Frederiks

That is just to show you the path where to find them. Just find that folder on your machine and delete your unwanted swatches.

Ton Frederiks

To add to what Brad said : If you have a Photoshop license, you can install Photoshop 22.2. In the Creative Cloud app select Apps > All Apps > Photoshop > click the 3 dots … next to the Open button > click Other Versions and select Photoshop (22.2) and Install Then, open Photoshop 2023 Application folder > Presets > Color Books and you will find the PANTONE color books, so copy it to Illustrator's Color Books folder. Make a copy in a safe place

Ton Frederiks

You can try to reset the font cache: https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-illustrator-indesign.html

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

I see it in Photoshop at the bottom of the Window menu: Contextual Task Bar.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

The Eraser erases everything below it when nothing is selected. But when something is selected, only the selected object(s) is erased.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

Like this?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

Find the folder where they are saved and delete them. To find the folder, go to your Swatches panel and select Save Swatches. This will show the folder where they are saved. Note the path.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

"I mean illustrator has this functionality now natively since last year, if in recall correctly." The script is still superior.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 23, 2025

You can click the 3 dots ans select Hide Bar (it is also in the Window menu as Contextual Task Bar). The Pantone colors have been gone for years. Did you click the learn more button? https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/pantone-color-books-illustrator.html

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 22, 2025

I don't mind dating myself, I have worked with beta version of illustrator 1.0. This is Illustrator 1.1 on an (emulated) MacPlus, showing 2 windows, one with the Outline artwork mode, which was the only way you could edit your file and one with a Preview.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 22, 2025

The option to create a new window for your document is as old as Illustrator. It does not create a new document, it just creates a new view for the same document. One window could show an outline view, the other a zoomed in preview. When you save a document with multiple windows, it will show those the next time you open the document. I hope this explains what the New Window command does.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 22, 2025

Good to hear you've got it solved, but your screendump looks exactly what happens when you create a new window.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 21, 2025

I cannot open your screenshot, but from what you describe, I guess you have created a New Window for your file (Window menu > New Window). If so, you can get rid of it by closing it, making a little change in your file and saving your file.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 21, 2025

See also the conversation here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/34291627-pantone-solid-spot-colors-added-from-indesign-to-a?tracking_code=8ff2c6d23ad86db2b07d1c16c7e36e2d

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 21, 2025

Then you are out of luck with the current (and longtime) behaviour of the way a CC library destroys spot colors. As an alternative you can add objects filled with the spot color to a CC library and when needed in a new document; Alt Drag the object from the library to the artboard, hit Escape or delete the object. The correct spot will be added to your swatches.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 21, 2025

Yes this is a know problem and easy to reproduce. It may take a few attempts, but then the damage is done.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 20, 2025

Just saving in Illustrator format as .ai on a local hard disk should never distort your files, but saving as .svg can do that.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 20, 2025

Can you check the SVG settings and increase the decimal points?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 20, 2025

How do you save it? As Illustrator file or other like SVG?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 19, 2025

That is how jpeg gets its compression, by throwing away and averaging color information. If you take the same colors you have in Illustrator and use them in Photoshop, you will get the same different values after saving as jpeg 100.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 19, 2025

There is a recent new feature to add patterns to a CC library, but the older workaround to add an object filled with a pattern to a library and alt-drag it from the CC library onto a new document still works.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 19, 2025

Try adding some purple to the black.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Mar 18, 2025

Good to hear that helped.

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