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Klаus
Klаus
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November 27, 2017
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AI document w/ color fonts – how to export?

  • November 27, 2017
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Hi there!

Testing around with SVG color fonts in Illustrator, I found it pretty difficult to export my work to use it with InDesign or Photoshop. The glyphs’ »color information« gets lost, no matter what I tried, so that I end up with black letters instead of colored ones.

Any special catch to exporting docs with color fonts?

Thanks,

Klaus

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    With Illustrator and InDesign CC2018 you can export an AI with PDF compatibility and then place that in InDesign.

    From there I could even export a PDF/X-1 that has the colored text in it.

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 27, 2017

    With Illustrator and InDesign CC2018 you can export an AI with PDF compatibility and then place that in InDesign.

    From there I could even export a PDF/X-1 that has the colored text in it.

      Klаus
      KlаusAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 27, 2017

      I re-did some testing, using several color fonts now (instead of a single one before). Guess what – it turned out that that one font is the problem, its letters become black by exporting ... The other fonts work fine :-)

      So it seems that the font foundries still may have some issues with that new font format :-(

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 27, 2017

      May I ask which one was causing the trouble?

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