Re: [artworks] PDF: When black isn't really black
- From: "Mr. A P Harmsworth" <aph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 11:51:42 +0100
Sorry for butting in, but I used to get a weekly summary of this list. I
now get it automatically each post!
How do I instruct the list server to go back?
Thanks,
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[mailto:artworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Wuerthner
Sent: 09 May 2006 11:46
To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [artworks] PDF: When black isn't really black
In message <446070DA.2020000@xxxxxxxx>
Clive Bonsall <C.Bonsall@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Martin Wuerthner wrote:
>> In message <4460637A.4020503@xxxxxxxx>
>> Clive Bonsall <C.Bonsall@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>If I export an AW2 file in Illustrator 3 format (with "Simulate CMYK
>>>inks" ticked), when I load that file into Illustrator CS2 I get a
>>>warning: "The document does not have an embedded CMYK profile". Is
>>>this expected behaviour?
>>
>> I am very surprised that Illustrator CS2 still imports the file at
>> all. Yes, of course, the file does not have a CMYK profile, that kind
>> of thing was not around in an EPS format designed in 1990.
>
> Illustrator CS2 seems to handle the AI3 fles I throw at it quite
> happily. I wondered AI3 might be too early for CMYK, tho' that
> particular colour model was around in 1992 when AW1 was launched.
Of course, CMYK was around and you do get CMYK colours in exported
Illustrator 3 EPS files. What Illustrator complains about is simply that
there is no CMYK *profile*, which is not at all surprising because there
is no such in ArtWorks anyway.
>> I presume you know that Illustrator CS2 can import PDF? I cannot
>> imagine any reason why one would use the 15 year old extremely
>> limited Illustrator 3 export that does not even support the most
>> basic ArtWorks features when you can use state-of-the-art PDF export
>> that supports even very advanced ArtWorks features.
>
> Yes, I was aware that CS2 can import PDF ... but AFAICS you can't edit
> an imported (PDF) drawing, which makes the CS2 PDF import facility of
> limited use to me.
I am not aware of any such limitation. Surely, PDF import into
Illustrator CS2 would be completely pointless if you could not *edit*
the result? Have you tried it? I have seen screenshots of imported AW
files in Illustrator and it looked perfectly editable.
> Any chance of an improved Illustrator exporter for AW2?
As far as I can see PDF export suits perfectly.
Martin
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