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lizasklar
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June 8, 2017
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How can I drop a photo from photoshop into illustrator?

  • June 8, 2017
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I have some Photoshop photos that I need to convert into illustrator.  Is this possible? 

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    Correct answer Om Nath Jha

    Hi Liza,

    You can simply place a PSD file in Illustrator or an image saved saved from Photoshop. Unless you trace the image, it will remain raster and behave the same way. I believe you need to check with your printer how they want your files to be, for a better workflow.

    That would help you create the file as needed.

    Regards,

    Om

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    Om Nath Jha
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    Legend
    June 8, 2017

    Hi Liza,

    You can simply place a PSD file in Illustrator or an image saved saved from Photoshop. Unless you trace the image, it will remain raster and behave the same way. I believe you need to check with your printer how they want your files to be, for a better workflow.

    That would help you create the file as needed.

    Regards,

    Om

    lizasklar
    lizasklarAuthor
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    June 8, 2017

    So I would save the photoshop image to my computer as a .jpg, then select it for editing in Illustrator and just not edit it? And it will look the same? I am not going to be the one printing the images. They arte going to be printed for manufacture by a company with hi-tech UV printers.

    Liza Sklar

    Om Nath Jha
    Om Nath Jha
    Legend
    June 8, 2017

    Hi Liza,

    You should do the editing part in Photoshop itself and then save the image as a JPEG, as Illustrator is not an ideal app for image editing. You can then place those image in Illustrator (File> Place) and go ahead with your workflow.

    Regards,

    Om

    Pariah Burke
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    Pariah BurkeCommunity Expert
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    June 8, 2017

    I think you need to convert the image to vector (Illustrator's native format) for the UV printing. In that case, you'll need to use Image Trace inside Illustrator. So, place the image into Illustrator using the File > Place command, and then follow the directions here to get the vector results you need: How to edit artwork in Illustrator using Image Trace

    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
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    June 8, 2017

    what do you mean by 'convert'?

    lizasklar
    lizasklarAuthor
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    June 8, 2017

    I I have someone creating artwork for me in Photoshop. But I need to submit it to a manufacturer for UV printing in Illustrator. Can I take the Photoshop art and drop it into Illustrator and save it that way?

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    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
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    June 8, 2017

    well, yes. but then you'd just have a photoshop file wrapped in an illustrator file container. what sort of artwork does UV printing need?

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