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sarahb15975966
sarahb15975966
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February 12, 2018
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Saving as Vector in CS5

  • February 12, 2018
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I have CS5 and have created an ai file but I need to save it as a vector file and the person I am sending this file to tells me it is in bitmap.

How do I change it to vector?

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sarahb15975966
sarahb15975966Author
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February 13, 2018

I imported tiff file into Illustrator thinking that just by saving it as an ai it would be vector.

They are a graphics company working with files all the time so I assume they know what they are talking about, whereas I don't know enough and have no idea how to tell if an image is bitmap or vector.

They say they can trace it to make it vector but it might lose some detail.

Bill Silbert
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Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2018

If the original image is a tiff then it is a raster file and not a vector. Saving it as an Illustrator file will not make it a vector file. The person that you are sending it to is referring to using Illustrator's Image Trace function which will actually trace the image with vector lines and make it into line art. There are several available presets which may or may not make it possible to produce a decent representation of the image as vector. The results usually vary from decent to awful. If they know what they are doing in making the image trace then you are probably better off letting them make the attempt and keeping your fingers crossed as to the results.

    sarahb15975966
    sarahb15975966Author
    Participant
    February 13, 2018

    Thank you Bill, for future reference what file type can I use that can be saved as a vector?  These are usually hand drawn images that I scan in to Photoshop.

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 12, 2018

    Why do they think it is a bitmap file?

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    SJRiegel
    Legend
    February 12, 2018

    Please provide more detail about the artwork. Was it created by placing images into Illustrator, or by natively drawing in the program. Also, what format was the file you sent?

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