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Robert080
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April 5, 2019
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Transparency lost in linked illustrator files

  • April 5, 2019
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I ofted use to link .ai files inside my mayn illustrator files. In the new cc version of illustrator 23 if the linked .ai file contains a trasparency, the trasparency effect (opacity 10% for example) is lost and in preview and in the pdf files the opacity is 100%. This happen both for vectorial and raster objects. In this situation the only slutio is to raster the object, but is a not reversible action. Is this a bug or a configuration problem?

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      Correct answer Kurt Gold

      I think the issue can be reproduced if you disable the Embed ICC Profiles option in the (Save as) Illustrator Options. In that case the linked .ai file does not display according to the opacity settings. Embedding (or – as you mentioned – rasterizing) the linked file seems to restore that.

      Smells like a bug.

      What does happen if you turn on the Embed ICC Profiles option in the (Save as) Illustrator Options?

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      patriciam97564885
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      September 17, 2019

      i have 3 like documents that I'm trying to link and only one is giving me issues with not showing the transparency effect, unless I embed the file which makes it much harder to navigate the whole file. Tried the comment below with no change in the file.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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      September 17, 2019
      Please create a new thread, describe your problem exactly (post screenshots) and name your system and version. Thank you.
      Kurt Gold
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      Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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      April 5, 2019

      Can you share one of those .ai files that you use as linked files?

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      Robert080Author
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      April 5, 2019

      In the link the original .ai file.

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      Kurt Gold
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      Kurt GoldCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      April 5, 2019

      I think the issue can be reproduced if you disable the Embed ICC Profiles option in the (Save as) Illustrator Options. In that case the linked .ai file does not display according to the opacity settings. Embedding (or – as you mentioned – rasterizing) the linked file seems to restore that.

      Smells like a bug.

      What does happen if you turn on the Embed ICC Profiles option in the (Save as) Illustrator Options?

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