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rezon8r
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September 4, 2018
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Crop image to clipping mask

  • September 4, 2018
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I've searched the web inside and out, searched all of Adobe's tutorials, searched all the forums... ?

Can you crop a raster image to the clipping mask? I thought Adobe made this possible recently?

I have a large photo masked and want to crop the image to the mask.

A "Crop" means the image is destroyed. I don't want to mask it, I want to permanently crop it.

    Correct answer Monika Gause

    In the current version you can just crop the image.

    Crop images in Illustrator

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    David5D7E
    Participant
    April 20, 2021

    Object > Rasterize did the trick for me just now.

     

    I had multiple instances of a large image with different areas visible through Clipping Masks. I want the file to be portable (embedded images rather than linked files) and this method has brought the file size down from 2GB to 196MB.

      Jacob Bugge
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      Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2018

      rezon,

      You may Object/Edit>Flatten Transparency, just keep the defaults including 100% Vector.

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      rezon8rAuthor
      Participant
      September 4, 2018

      This doesn't work.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2018

      Freeform mask or simple rectangle?

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      rezon8rAuthor
      Participant
      September 4, 2018

      Simple rectangle.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2018

      In the current version you can just crop the image.

      Crop images in Illustrator

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      mjbelt
      Participating Frequently
      September 4, 2018

      I would you Adobe Photoshop CC to crop your image. Best practices.

      Assemble (place) into Illustrator.

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2018

      Which software and version are you using so this can be moved to the relevant product forum?

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      rezon8rAuthor
      Participant
      September 4, 2018

      Latest Illustrator CC version.

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2018

      [Moderator moved from Adobe Creative Cloud to Illustrator.] 

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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