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Problem importing a stock vector eps into Illustrator

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October 3, 2021
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Hi all! I feel foolish, but I'm new to all this, I just tried to import and open a recently purchased Stock Vector graphic in .eps, and it wont open. I get an error message that says:

What in the world am I doing wrong? Please help

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michelew83603738

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From the capture of your image here, it doesn't look like you are trying to open into AI directly (or Acrobat either) and while I am not sure of your workflow, that is probably the problem. Are you trying to import it to AI or are we assuming something that is not the case? Can you tell us exactly what you are trying to do? If you are trying to import to AI @barbara_a7746676 has the correct steps.

MarahlagoAuthor

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Well, I'm not sure. I open AI on my ipad. When it opens, the screen looks like this...

On the bottom left, I have the open to import and open. Is that the wrong method? I also opened a blank document and used the file import option from the left toolbar (once I held it down to see the different import options) in both cases I navigated to my files using browse (i think) found the file in my downloads and selected it...then I get the message I posted.

I do feel quite silly...thank you all for your help!

Monika Gause

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"Import and open" is the way on an iPad.

This EPS file might be damaged. Or: as others already said: Illustrator on the iPad might just not be able to handle it.

Someone will need to take a look at this. But since it's a Stock file, copyright doesn't allow you to share it. In order to reach the Stock Team directly I would suggest you ask in the Stock forum: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock/ct-p/ct-stock?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&tabid=all

carlosgarro

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Are you using an iPad to open the file?

MarahlagoAuthor

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I am...is that the problem?

barbara_a7746676

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It would help if you describe the exact steps you are taking to open the eps file in Illustrator.

These are some options:

File > Open. Navigate to your eps and open it.
Open Illustrator and drag the eps into the Illustrator window
Open the eps in Acrobat. Acrobat will convert it to PDF. Choose File > Export To > Encapsulated Postscript. Try opening the resulting eps in Illustrator
In the process of downloading the eps from wherever you bought it, it may have gotten corrupt. Try downloading again.

MarahlagoAuthor

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I did retry the re download. I will try your conversion method from PDF back to eps!

Ares Hovhannesyan

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On which device you try to open it?

MarahlagoAuthor

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I'm on an iPad Pro

MarahlagoAuthor

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is a teeny Mac Air 2015 (sooo old!)

By @Marahlago

It's newer than mine. The amount of installed RAM could be more of an issue. But if there's Illustrator installed on it, just go ahead and try. And then save this as an AI file.

Okay, so it must have related to my brand new ipad pro! it opened fine on my teeny 2015 macbook air (though working with an 11" screen is ridiculous!)

So now, I have a new issue....i have created 4 layers...one for the running shoe sole (the vector eps below), two for lines of text, the last layer will be a photo of nature or a pattern that I want to show where the sole of the shoe is black....how in the world do I isolate the noncontiguous black parts (from the white negative space) and make the a mask, so the photo below shown through in those areas only?? is it an opacity mask or a clipping mask?? how do I even do it??

I thought I knew how to approach this...but apparently I don't. Thanks again!! Sorry to be a pain.

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