Embedding Images in Illustrator CS5

Just upgraded to Yosemite form Snow Leopard and use Illustrator CS5.1. I had it auto embedding my images but it would still show my path/file name in the links pallet...now once the image is embedded it just gets rid of my link. How can I fix this?

There could be two resons for this:
The size of the image you are placing is larger than the canvas size i.e approx 16300 * 16300 pt
Another could be the memory related, i.e the Ai is hitting the limits..
Try placing the file after reducing the dimensions..

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Lets just say I wanted to export an image from Illustrator CS5
What I want would be 3000px², with 300ppi, and level 7 detail, jpeg. (I would work with PNG ussually, but that's a whole nother issue)
My computer specs
i7, quad core
3.2 GHz
8gb ram
RAID 0 HDDs
So when I try to export the image, it tells me that I have insufficient memory. I can produce 150ppi just fine but dammit, if I can't do 300ppi with my build, what computer can? (I do, however, understand that 3000px² is rather large)
Thanks for you time

Do I understand you correctly, your document is 3000x3000 pixels in dimension, that is the size of your artboard or bounding box of the art?
A nd you are exporting it as jpeg at 300ppi? Then what is the color mode of the document, RGB or CMYK?

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Illustrator CS5 opens the PDF part of the file. Images are always embedded in that part, but you might not be able to edit all objects in it.
Illustrator CS6 will access the AI part of the file, where linked images are not embedded. You should ask for the images in order to edit the file.
Recommended reading: Real World Illustrator: What's in a file?

Illustrator CC opens file showing missing embedded images. Illustrator 5.1 opens same file fine with no missing images.

How do I get CC to open these files correctly? Is the client saving them incorrectly?
My work around has now become a pain & I need to know why Illustrator CC tells me most/all embedded images are missing in files received by clients.
Illustrator 5.1 opens the files ok & gives me no errors. It does a few funky things because ti says the file was produced with a new version. The file previews fine in the Finder window & shows all images. The issue with opening them in 5.1 is it wants to open 1 page at a time like the AI file is a PDF.
Why is CC failing to recognize the embedded images? Are the images not embedded correctly by the client? Is 5.1 pulling from some lower res version of the images? Files export from 5.1 as hires. Stumped.
Oh my gosh why arent they just using InDesign. : (

Please get informed about how Illustrator saves files and what exactly is in a file and how it is re-opened.
See: http://rwillustrator.blogspot.de/2006/11/whats-in-file.html
When in Illustrator CS5, Illustrator actually opens the PDF part of the file that contains all the images. Always.
When in Illustrator CC, Illustrator accesses the AI part of the file, which doesn't necessarily contain the images.

Problem with embedding fonts in Illustrator CS5

I have just installed Illustrator CS5, and have tested creating a PDF document based on one of my existing files, as well as a new file.
When I open these PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, I am told that Acrobat cannot access one of the embedded fonts (Korinna BT).
I have had no issues with embedding this font in Illustrator CS4, and (strangely), when I open these files in other PDF viewers (Preview and PDFPenPro), they report no issues.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
I have removed and reinstalled the font in question, and tested/verified that the font is OK - but still not joy.
Regards
Jeremy

The error message I get is:
"Cannot extract the embedded font 'MVZTIW+KorinnaITCbyBT-Regular'. Some characters may not display or print correctly."
When I check the fonts in the PDF in "Document Properties" in Adobe Acrobat the following is shown:
"KorinnaITCbyBT-Regular
     Type: TrueType
     Encoding: Ansi
     Actual Font: Adobe Serif MM
     Actual Font Type: Type 1"
It seems that Illustrator is adding some strange "code" ('MVZTIW') to the beginning of the font, which means the actual font can't be found and extracted.

Script to check resolution of the embedded images in illustrator

Hi All,
Is there is any script available to check the resolution of the embedded image in the illustrator.
Regards,
Vinoth

Hi Kenny,
I posted the following file to the NI outgoinng ftp site-- you'll have to grab it in the next few days before it gets automatically wiped off.
ftp.ni.com/outgoing/CompanyName.zip
Look for the "Using ResultsList Menus.doc" file in the main "CompanyName" folder, it will have installation instructions and step by step how-to-use information. Also feel free to email me with questions at [email protected]
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

Placing large images in Illustrator CS5 - Crash

Hello.
I'm producing an artwork, working in high resolutions.
The new artboard functions in Illu CS5 is really great for my purpose, but when placing my
photoshop images (around 25K x 15K), Illustrator crashes almost every time.
The only format, that doesn't make it crash, is Photoshop EPS.
But that won't let me keep my transparancy (PSD or TIFF without transparancy also crashes).
I could split up the images, but still think it's really strange, this should be nescessary.
Thx for any advice / explanation
Morten

There could be two resons for this:
The size of the image you are placing is larger than the canvas size i.e approx 16300 * 16300 pt
Another could be the memory related, i.e the Ai is hitting the limits..
Try placing the file after reducing the dimensions..

Missing filenames when embedding images in Illustrator

Hey,
I was wondering if anyone would know how to find the original filenames in Illustrator after the image had been embedded? My company has several old files where all the images are embedded and it's proving to be quite the nightmare in trying to relocate those images. Is there a way that you can view the filename after it has been embedded and the filename disappears? If anyone knows, I would greatly appreciate that help.
Mell

sorry...there is no way to do it

Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut to relink images in Illustrator CS5?

I know you can in InDesign but doesn't look like it in Illustrator. Anyone know for sure?
Thank you!!

Here you go, this script relinks all selected images to the same image, but it works as well for one image.
#target Illustrator
// script.name = relinkAllSelected.jsx;
// script.description = relinks all selected placed images at once;
// script.required = select at least one linked image before running;
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 7/12/11;
// script.elegant = false;
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
sel = idoc.selection;
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Jaggies on Vectorized Image? Illustrator CS5

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I developed a vectorized logo in Illustrator and I see that the curves on my letters have jaggies on them. Is there a way to make a vectorized
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So this is still your Flash problem?
Have you tried the options in the other thread? What did happen when you adjust the quality slider? What does happen when you import the AI-file in Flash - there are also lots of settings in the import dialog.
I don't know exact steps for your problem. I can only tell, where I would look to find a solution. It's up to you to try that out. When I copy and paste sommething from Illy to Flash I don't get that kind of edges.

Why can't I double click to open embedded images?

I want to put this topic in the Features request, but I'm putting it here first to check that I've not made a silly mistake.
I'm slowly getting the hang of Illustrator. But it often feels like I'm learning how to do things in a non-intuative way.
Take Embedded images. Illustrator loves them. I guess its because it doesn't have a 'Collect for Output' feature - but don't get me started on that! Anyway, my point is when I receive a file with embedded images and I want to open those embedded images, my INTUITION tells me to simply double click the image and wait for it to open in Photoshop. After all, aren't Adobe always telling us that Illustrator and Photoshop are seamlessly integrated in ways Freehand can only dream of?
So, I double click and nothing happens. I then double click the thumbnail picture in the Image box. Up comes a Link Information box. Lots of facts and figures except how to open it. Then I click on the blue underlined word saying 'Embedded'. More options here - but none of them any good because I haven't got the original on my system.
To cut a long story short, I finally discover that by copying the embedded image, then opening Photoshop, then opening a new document, then pasting, then clicking the transform tick box, then flattening - I can get to see the embedded pic.
No nifty link back though. If I want to update the image in Illustrator I have place it, scale it position it and delete the original. I tried Relink - but it pasted the new pic at 90 degrees to the original!
So how about it? Double Click Embedded images to open in Photoshop? Change them and they automatically update in Illustrator? Am I asking too much? Am I missing the point?

Not a feature. In fact, there's no way, using just Illustrator, to extract embedded images. But then, it's only at version THIRTEEN! I save a PDF using no downsampling or compression, then open in Photoshop. When you open a PDF in Photoshop you are given the option to rasterize any pages or extract images embedded in the PDF. Choose Images then select the images you want. Save as TIF or PSD and re-link in Illustrator.
Yes, it is stupid.

Placed images in Illy CS5

When I place images in Illustrator CS5,
I usually do it with RGB jpegs or RGB Psd (photoshop images)
while my document in illustrator is in CMYK mode
Then When my file is ready to be send for print
I save AS PDF (option Press Quality is Checked)
My question is the following:
Do I need to convert the placed photoshop images
into CMYK and/or any other particular format (tiff or else)
AND THEN SAVE IT as PDF
Or when saved as PDF the program automatically does for me???
I used to be a FREEHAND user and with Freehand we had to convert the images in CMYK (tif)
and then REPLACE THEM with the new ones before sending the file to a print shop
So far In illustrator I haven,t been converting my images into CMYK
and had no problems with my printed jobs (leaving all placed files as are - RGB)
IS THIS THE RIGHT WAY ...ANY OTHER CLUES AS TO WHAT TO DO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GYPAS

Thanks Monica
I think that color management issues are a thing I need to dig into a little more.
As I have mentioned so Far I Have not had ANY problems with the printed outcome
even if I left the placed images in RGB formats
The reason that suits me at least is that I save time this way (not having to convert the placed files in CMYK)
AND THEN REPLACE THEM.
Also I keep my Hard drive not so full since I dont keep CMYK files that take up more memory and space.
BUT THE QUESTION CONTINUES....
Is it better to EMBED the images upon placement. Does Illy treat them any different???
Thanks again for your valuable input
Keep up the good work
A.

Illustrator hangs when saving .ai files with linked or embedded images

Hi,
Currently I have a huge problem with Adobe Illustrator. When I place an image file inside an Illustrator document, the program freezes for about 45 seconds when saving. In the beginning I though it was just because my image file was too big, but that wasn't the case.
To test what's going on I created a new document, drew a few lines and saved. No problem, Illustrator saved immediately. Then I placed a bigger image and suddenly Illustrator hang when saving. I repeated this with a very small GIF of just a few kB and again, Illustrator hang for nearly a minute when saving the image. I tried embedding the image instead of linking it, but I still got the same results.
Then I turned of the visibility of the image object by clicking on the little eye symbol in front of the image object and suddenly Illustrator was able to save quickly again. The next thing I wanted to try was turning off compression and PDF compatibility, but then I noticed that Illustrator is actually hanging BEFORE writing the file to disk. When I hit "Save as" Illustrator asked me where to save the new file and then after clicking "Save" it hang (showing "(Not Responding)" in the title bar). About 45 seconds later the save options dialog came up and when I clicked "OK" it saved the file immediately.
Does anybody know what the problem might be? I'm using Illustrator CS5 on Windows 7 x64. The computer is a notebook with 8GB RAM and a switchable graphics card. I tried this on both the integrated Intel graphics unit and on the much more powerful AMD chip. The hard driver I'm saving to is the local hard drive (no network drive etc.).
This is a more or less fresh installation (I haven't used Illustrator before on this notebook) and I can't remember that I had the same problem on my workstation where I used it inside a virtual machine (which doesn't exist anymore).

Yeah, I know that changing the mode results in different colors. I just switched back and forth to check out what's going on.
For CMYK I'm using ECI profiles which are common in Europe and for RGB the normal Adobe RGB 1998 profile. The profiles are synced between all Creative Suite products. I tried sRGB and some of the default profiles which shipped with CS5 but it produces the same result. I also deleted my whole Illustrator profile but without success.
My graphics card doesn't have any updates. But it would be very unlikely anyway that both drivers for both cards had the same issue. If it has something to do with my graphics cards it's more likely the switchable graphics in general.

How do I drop multiple img as links into illustrator CS5 without embedding?

hi,
how do I drop multiple img's as links into illustrator CS5 without embedding?
lister

Like Monika says, but be careful not to have Caps or Caps Lock held down.
If you do, the images will embed.

Illustrator converting paths to embedded images

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I've remade those items as an actual path item with gaussian blur applied, and all seems fine until I save and re-open the file, they become embedded images again. I'm thinking it might be an issue with a setting somewhere but I'm not finding it.
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