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Best way to convert 50 pages of EPS to AI?

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April 13, 2023
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Hi,

I designed a Wire-O spiralbound book in InDesign. Because it's spiral bound, it's 50 pages (that's total, front and back). The client had initially told me to send it in InDesign but now they want me to convert it to AI. The artwork in the book is raster, CMYK.

What is the best way for me to do this? I have converted it as PDF to EPS so far. I need to not mess up the raster art. I would prefer it all to come out in one file, like a multipage AI file, but it's OK if it's 50 separate files, just annoying.

I could download Illustrator but I also see a lot of free online converters, do any of those work OK, does anyone know?

Is there a protocol to send files to create a book (again, it is spiral bound, so the pages are all separate)--such as do I include the bleed marks, slug, etc.? The client knows nothing so I cannot ask.

Thanks!

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Beste Antwort von Brad @ Roaring Mouse

You can do it all in one shot if you open the PDF with All pages checked and the Linked option unchecked. This will give you an Illustrator file with all the pages as artboards inside one document.

The stupid thing here, besides the actual request to do this, is THEY could do that just as easily.

Brad @ Roaring Mouse

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You can do it all in one shot if you open the PDF with All pages checked and the Linked option unchecked. This will give you an Illustrator file with all the pages as artboards inside one document.

The stupid thing here, besides the actual request to do this, is THEY could do that just as easily.

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vixlerAutor

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Thanks yes, I will try that. I did do the linked and was able to save a multipage document "with linked files" but I will try it without checking "linked."

One issue was that a warning box said my document raster effects were going to be 72dpi. The document and art are all 300 dpi. The Documents Raster Effects Settings in AI are at 300. So I'm trying to figure out the issue there.

Monika Gause

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Basically at this stage of the job, it's just not a good idea. I don't know why those Chinese printers always want to have AI files, but just "converting" from EPS or PDF to Illustrator files might not get you the right kind of thing.

The client needs to know that this is the equivalent of doing most of the job again. You could place all the pages of the PDF into an AI file and send them that (together with the PDF you placed). But the printer might not like that, becasue they want things native in Illustrator (for whatever reason).

Imaginerie

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I didn't know about chinese printers. I never had those. Everytime I finally spoke to the printer in one of those jobs, they were all wanting a PDF. Good to know!

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Bobby Henderson

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Uh, I really like using Adobe Illustrator, but multi-page layout is not its strong suit. InDesign is a far more appropriate choice for laying out a 50 page document. Aside from an INDD file (and package of assets) the second best option would be a multi-page PDF. I'm puzzled by the client requesting the document in Illustrator AI format (especially if the client "knows nothing"). It doesn't make a lot of sense. Is the client going to do the print work themselves? Are they trying to import the artwork into another page layout or graphics application? If not, then a PDF should be good enough for the client to proof.

Multi-page PDF files can be imported into Illustrator on multiple art boards. But various things in a PDF can "break" when placed into Illustrator. Some of this depends on the nature of the art. One downside with using EPS is it does not support transparency. If you already created the layout in InDesign I would fight pretty hard to keep the work in that application environment.

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vixlerAutor

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Yes they are either printing it themselves or using a printing company, I'm not sure, but they are producing it. I only have one contact, and when I ask printing questions she always says she can't answer--this hss been an experience--they didn't know the margins, specs, anything--I finally bought the book they want to emulate anf measured it with a ruler. I don't know how they do things, it's in China and maybe AI is how it's done there. I have been sending low-res PDFs for them to go over, I've offered the INDD file and high-res PDF, but they want me to convert it all to AI. I don't know much about production. Guess I'll try the multiple artboards, thanks for the info!

Imaginerie

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Thanks, even if they agreed, printing language is technical and the language barrier would likely to be unsurpassable with Google Translate or anything else. I'm not a designer and I told them that--they hired me to illustrate, then said I had to do the layout too--so I learned InDesign enough to do it--a difficult task! So for me to talk to them would be rather useless as I don't know enough myself. Normally a client gives basic info. I did get to her to answer a few general questions so she must have asked somebody. Such as do they want the printer's marks (the answer was yes). I'm just going to save everything as AI and let them worry about it, if they come back and want a PDF or INDD that's fine.

Brad seems to have a good option below, so I would check that.
However this should be billable IMHO. They tell you something and then they change their mind, and you're expected to accomodate, so you are expected to be compensated as well. I don't know how your contract is set, but the way you're telling it, and reading between the lines (so, sorry if I read badly) they seem to be taking advantage here.

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