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October 1, 2017
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svg file saving as html document

  • October 1, 2017
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I'm trying to save an image as a SVG but it's saving as an html document. I need to upload this image to a tshirt making site - available uploading options are EPS and SVG but because it keeps saving as an html document, it's being rejected from the site. Is there a way to fix this or is this novice unaware that that's just how they save?! ughh!

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Thisminja
New Participant
June 14, 2020

I am facing this same issue, did you find a solution? 

Brainiac
October 1, 2017

Can you post a link to the site? I am worried you are trying to do something impossible with an image. What form is the image now?

New Participant
October 1, 2017

Lol well, I probably AM trying to do something impossible. About two years ago, I had a program on my computer that automatically took my PNG files and made it so I could trace them and save them as EPS files but for the life of me, I can’t remember what it was called! I don’t necessarily need an svg, I could use eps also but for this website, it needs to be one or the other. Again, I’m not near my computer right now to show you what it’s saying. But if someone could walk be through what I’m SUPPOSED to be doing, that’d be great Because I’m at a stand still.

Monika Gause
Adobe Expert
October 1, 2017

So your base image is a PNG.

And you want to print the artwork using which kind of process? Plot it and then have it pressed on a t-shirt?

If so, you will need to autotrace the image first, before you can save as vector artwork. Because that seems what the service is asking for. Both SVG and EPS can contain raster artwork, but probably raster artwork cannot be used for what you want.

You might want to actually talk to those people.

In Illustrator you could use the Image trace function, which is explained here:

How to edit artwork in Illustrator using Image Trace

No need to talk you through it, you actually just need to read that piece of documentation.

But maybe your PNG isn't even suitable for this kind of vectorization and then you will need to do it manually.

CarlosCanto
Adobe Expert
October 1, 2017

what method are you using to save as svg? what's your illustrator version?

New Participant
October 1, 2017

I don’t know what method it is, I just kept whatever popped up. I’m brand new at this! And it’s the most recent version....

CarlosCanto
Adobe Expert
October 1, 2017

do you go File->Save As... or File->Export for Screens..., or File->Export As...?