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Liz_P8
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April 4, 2022
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Export SVG changing some objects black

  • April 4, 2022
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Hello,

 

I recently started having this issue that when I export a design as an SVG, some of the objects are losing their opacity setting, blends are not working, and some white objects seem to just be changing colour to black.

 

It seems to be caused by a recent update because the issue just started, and I have tried exporting a design that I previously exported without issue, and it is happening there too.

 

Here are some pics.

 

The design in Illustrator (downloaded from Shutterstock):

Recent export as SVG:

more examples:

 

I have made edits to the design (swapping people in the design), but as you can see from the people who were unchanged, the issue is not even on the same objects every time, even though I have made no changes at all to those characters. All I have done is pasted in new people from other designs.

 

This particular EPS file exported as SVG just fine on February 4th, and this is not only happening to this design - any design I try to export as SVG is having this issue.

 

Is anyone else having this problem or know what the fix might be? Is it a compatibility issue due to a recent update? Will there be a fix?

    Correct answer Liz_P8

    EDIT: The newest update seems to have resolved this. Thanks for your suggestion!

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    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 4, 2022

    You could try if resettin the preferences helps. This will erase all your settings, so you might want to rename the preferences folder since that can be reverted if it doesn't help.

     

    https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

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      Liz_P8Author
      Participant
      April 11, 2022

      Gave that a shot, but issue remains.

      Anshul_Saini
      Community Manager
      Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 29, 2022

      I have not upgraded to latest version of Illustrator because I'm experiencing another problem with exporting to SVG, where embedded files are not exporting correcting when I export to dropbox. When I export to my local HD drive it works fine. attached are the .ai(pdf)and.svg files for the issue you initially responded to. (duplicated vector items)


      Hi @E_Inkster,

       

      Thanks for your patience. I got an update from the developer, and he compared Illustrator 25 to Illustrator 27 results. In both, he converted text to outlines. Both SVGs would be nearly identical if it weren't for the raster content that seems to be more prominent with Ai 27 than Ai 25.

      He can also reproduce the visual difference with "Fonts Type: Convert to outline." Turning it back to "SVG" fixes the visual difference.

      He recommends using File > Export and requesting more info on the reason for choosing File > "Save As" instead of export.

      SVG Export does seem to produce better results than Save As.

       

      Please find attached the SVG file & export settings.

       

       

      I will be looking forward to your response.

       

      Thanks,

      Anshul Saini

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