Illustrator import

I love the fact that I can build artwork in illustrator an import them into flash to work with!. Is there a way to edit an object or two in illustrator after importing them, and have flash use the updated version?
(Do you need to reimport them, and will that override the objects in flash?)
Thanks

I know that you can export a PSD layered file from illustrator. What I was thinking of was for working with complex illustrations that don't have layers defined. I just thought it would be handy to be able to copy and paste or import an illsutator file with various elements grouped to gether and then have photoshop put each group on its own layer. I am not concerned with the blending modes and appearance. I know I can copy and paste each group from my illustrator file individually and get what I want and I also know there are a lot of other work arounds. I was just looking to simplify the process.Thanks for taking a look anyway.

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Performance and usability problems with Illustrator imports

I am usually an enthusiast advocate for Adobe Software. As a UI/Interaction designer I regularly showcase your products as a shining example.
That's why I am somewhat frustrated about the Flash Catalyst Beta. I trust you guys to come out with SOMETHING GREAT eventually, but I have just spend an entire day with Catalyst and it was not particularly a joy. Couldn't you have released it a bit later to save me the frustration?
Situation:
- Medium size Adobe Illustrator CS4 import (10 screens/stages with 20-100 Illustrator objects per screen)
- Target : 800x600 embedded UI for medical product
- Illustrator file chosen as starting point
Performance / reliability problems include
- Crashing (Vista Core2Duo with 2gig of Ram)
- Super poor performance (wait 8 seconds to hide/show a layer)
- No show of thumbnail images anywhere
- No matching of document size (exact 800x600 from Illustrator became 800x599)
- Playing the file did not work
Usability issues
- Poor test display
- Poor match with Illustrator file (things seem to be rendered differently!)
- Window selecting does not work well
- No hand tool
- No ability to lock layers
- Cluttered interface (Not enough space for the "stage"or what you call it)
- No way to resize Illustrator elements from one of 9 edge/center points
- etc. etc.
Building a wireframe version from the ground up (with Illustrator import) seemed to work fine
I played around with the MS Blend beta for a while, and while the basic concept of your product is much more clear, the execution of the MS product in the beta phase was lightyears ahead in terms of stability and usability
I'm sure you can do better!
Koen

Koen,
Thank you for the detailed feedback about the performance problems you have experienced and your thoughts about features you would like. Let me respond to each of your points
Performance: We are aware that Catalyst doesn't perform well with large complex files. We have made many performance improvements since the current plublic beta, so you should find Catalyst more responsive with larger projects when the next beta is posted.
Here are a few things you can do to work around the performance issues you are seeing with the current beta:
- Consider rasterizing complex elements that don't need to scaled in Catalyst
- In Catalst turn complex artwork into optimized graphics using the "Convert to optimized graphics" in the float HUD (heads up display panel)
We have also found that particularly on Windows that Catalyst can run out of memory with large files. This area is also being worked on so stay tuned for the next beta.
Features:
- Poor test display [tv] Do you mean the design display doesn't match the appearance of the published project?
- Poor match with Illustrator file (things seem to be rendered differently!) [tv] we have fixed a lot of bugs here. Expect this to improve a lot in the next beta
- No hand tool - [tv] coming soon :-)
- No ability to lock layers [tv] coming soon :-)
- Cluttered interface (Not enough space for the "stage"or what you call it) [tv] Yes, Catalyst currently cannot dock/undock panels
- No way to resize Illustrator elements from one of 9 edge/center points [tv] This is also a known limitation. I agree it is useful
I hope the next beta comes closer to meeting your expectations. A lot of performance work and new features has been done since the last public posting, so look forward to beta II.
- Ty

Illustrator Import problem

I have an AI that a client sent for me to test with and I'm unable to get it imported into Catalyst. After the "Illustrator Import Options" dialog, I get a "Error importing artwork" alert with "Unable to Import File". Not very helpful.
It's not clear (to me, at least) where the log files are but I did find this in Console Messages (OS X):
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] [Fatal Error] :1272:202: XML document structures must start and end within the same entity.
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: XML document structures must start and end within the same entity.
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java :1269)
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] at com.adobe.thermo.importfxg.FXGImportStatsCounter.countStats(FXGImportStatsCounter.java:67 )
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] at com.adobe.thermo.importnativeartwork.importer.ImportManager.importFXG(ImportManager.java: 425)
8/18/09 12:59:53 PM [0x0-0x72072].com.adobe.thermo[11490] at com.adobe.thermo.importnativeartwork.importer.ImportManager.importAI(ImportManager.java:6 58)
I'm on OS X 10.5.8, Dual Quad 2.8 Xenon, 18GB RAM.
I do not have Illustrator installed anywhere but the file does not appear to be overly complex. I won't be able to tell for sure until I get AI installed in the next day or two.
I have been able to import simple PSD files and get useful error messages when the PSD files are too complex or too large. My installation isn't completely hosed.
Is there anything I should be looking for to get around this problem?
-X

Hi,
You didnt mention what OS you have.. would be helpful to know.
We are having a similiar issue with loading an XML library of variables in illustrator CS5.
The original file was created on a Mac OS Snow Leopard in Illustrator CS5, and the variables and linked images assigned and datasets captured. On saving and re-opening the file, the datasets do not work, the links cannot be found and we get the error "filter cannot complete for unknown reasons"
The same file was then taken over to the Windows 7 PC (also running CS5) and after re-establishing the location of the links initially, it works fine!
I have taken copies of the XML and comparied them, and apart from the obvious change in file path, there is no syntax errors - yet it doesn't work after closing/reopening on a Mac..
Regards...
Meithya

Illustrator imports as blank?

Iv'e been trying for the past falf an hour to import and illustrator file into Catalyst (Both CS5). My first attempted led to failure, too many vectors so I rasterized anything I did not need. After doing so I was able to import the file, or so I thought. Once the loading bar was finished I was left with a blank workspace, with the right dimensions, and a single empty layer named after the bottom layer in my file. I was wondering if the rasterized image may have been too large so I removed it and left the rest of the vector elements; doing so resulted a blank workspace without any laters.
I've ran several searches on google and this forums however I have not found a solution.

realty, typo. I'll watch the video as I get time, thanks.
As for "plots" each is a shape that contains the normal button states as is colored for different Avialabilities: Sold, For Sale, Bank Owned, etc. I would have perfered doing this with a maps API and using custom tiles and find the geocode for the each plot however the client demands flash and the use of his illustrator file. He also was nice enough to skew the map so i could not fake it and still use a maps api in flash :-P
575 Residential Houses
120 Commecial Spaces
18 Parks
3 Schools
I rasterized the Labels, Streets, Map, and sections of the map that are not used for interaction.
The client wanted this built as one large single map with the ability to zoom, also all properties where to be clickable regardless of zoom level. Each one has a hover state displaying information about the specific space you have hovered over. When clicked they forward you to a html/css page. Code wise i can make this work, preparation and importing the file i fell im out of my league.
Trying to figure out in general how to handle a file this large. To get to the first 141 buttons I imported incrementally however catalyst would slow down after every import. After Importing id create each button then optizine the vector inside the button, rasterizing would cause the program to crash faster.
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Update PSD en Illustrator imports in Flash not working???

CS4 .
When I import an image in flash and make changes to that image, in PSD par example, I can easily update that image in the Flash library, by just clicking on it. The changes are imediately effective...NICE!!!!
But when I import psd-files, layers, or what so ever, and I make changes to that psd file, I have to import the whole thing again and then I have two of these in my library. What I do not want. Is there no dynamic linking here??? And where is the power of bridge in this matter.
Same with illustrator files. NOT NICE!!!!
Do I miss something, or do I have to wait for the next release???
regards, Anne Vossen.

HI,
Uninstall the old Flash plugin then reinstall new.
Uninstall Flash
Install Flash
Repair disk permissions....
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
If nothing above helped...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
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Check to see if you have any Safari plugins that may not be compatible with Safari 4.0.4 Go here and follow the instructions for trouble shooting third party plugins. The information applies to 10.6 as well.
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Illustrator Import to After Effects

Hey all,
Its been a while since i ever had a problem with importing things, in fact its never been a problem until now, and no-one seems to know whats wrong.
+ i'll post links to images as well to fully show whats wrong.
Problem:
Im working on a project where i animate a character made in illustrator and then importing it to after effects. I made the character fine in after effects see here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/nethstar/My_o_Fine.jpg
Then after saving it and importing it into after effects, some of the layers seem to want to move layer order or change shape, as seen here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/nethstar/My_o_Bad.jpg
(As you can see the arm has gotten smaller, and the hand in the back is not layer behind the leg as it was in illustrator)
Im not sure what else to mention apart from, i've worked illustrator for the whole thing, there are around 57 layers and it is quite a complex layout but i managed to make everything work that wat previously with another project but for some reason this time it wont change. Ive also tried chnging the save settings many times but not really made any difference.
Im using CS3 versions of both Illustrator and AE.
If anyone could help i would be highly greatful.
Thanks in adance.
P.S: It works when i use a photoshop file but not with illustrator, but i find it less time consuming to work with an illustrator file in case ineed to make adjustments with the the character. ALSO i found that layer order does not stay when importing from illustrator. eg - Layer 1, 5, 2, 3, 6, 4, ordering in illustrator will come out layers 1,2,3,4,5,6...and its REALLY fustrating because tutorials seem to do it with ease.

Re: layer order: You may have some invisible stuff inbetween which could throw AE off track. Removing those invisible elements may improve matters. Also check your layer naming. Give your layers respective names to enforce correct ordering. Short of that - could be a bug, could be not. I'm doing not enough work with AI to gauge this.
Re: changes in size: This may hinge on the use of compound paths and clipping masks. There are a few known issues with this, some of which have been addressed in the 8.0.2 update, but not all of them. I'm afraid only CS4 will fully resolve the matter, so in the meantime you will probably have to find different ways to deal with it. One thing you can attempt is to disable the "Preview" option for at least one of your critical layers. This will enforce a different treatment of the file and AE will re-calculate the bounding boxes instead of using the info stored in the file for the preview.
Mylenium

Help!! Illustrator importing graphics

I have Illustrator CS5 (on mac) and ive run into a problem with importing graphics. I used to be able to import something and click on it with the direct selection tool and change the colours or remove sections if needed, now all I can do is click on it as a whole and not change anything.
I've gone through all the preferences and even reset to default and its not fixing the problem. I was wondering if anyone could help me with this?
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Amber

Ok so im going to ask a dumb question, how do you break the link? Also these images I have on my computer, in the past i place them into an illustrator document, and have no issues changing the colours or deleting sections of them, now when i place the same images they are coming in as linked and I cant change then at all? Im not sure what preference I have changed to make this happen, is there any way to change it back so i dont have this issue?
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Amber

No Layer Names in FlashCS3 from Illustrator Import

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Flash CS6 crashing on Illustrator import

After installing the latest versions of Flash and Illustrator CS6 I can no import from illustrator to Flash. When I do, the Flash total crashes and exits and Win7 creates (an unreadable) crash log. I can copy from illustrator to FW, and I can copy and paste into Flash as image, but when I try "copy as vectors" in FW and paste into Flash, I get the same problem. Flash totally dies.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Hi John ,
I tried copying illustrator files from Adobe Illustrator to Adobe Flash CS6 , I was able to do that without any crashes encountered.
I get this dialog and all the options are working as expected.
In order to help us investigate the issue that you are facing , can you share the AI/Fireworks file with us.
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Sudeshna Sarkar
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Change illustrator import settings after placed

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I have a file with a few hundred illustrator files which have been placed into an indesign file. I would like to change the crop settings to crop. Is there a way of doing it without re placing all of the files?
I have quite a few of these files, so I'll literally have to replace thousands of files - tedious to say the least.
Steven.

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Importing Illustrator with effects into flash

I was curious if there is a way to import Illustrator files seamlessly into flash. My project in Illustrator has a lot of effects like drop shadows
here is what the file looks like: http://adjustreality.com/uploads/mando.jpg
so as you can see it is pretty complex. I want to import as much as I can in vector so that it saves on load time since i already built it in vectors. is it possible to import most of it in vector then just rastor the stuff that might not translate like gaussian blur etc?

answered my own question, I just pasted it in and it asked to use some illustrator import tool, works perfect.

Import von Pfaden in Indesign aus Illustrator

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der Import von Pfaden in Indesign aus Illustrator (mit Bildnachzeichner in Illustrator erstellt) funtioniert seit heute nicht mehr. Bekomme Fehlermeldung in Indesign: Illustrator-Import ist fehlgeschlagen. Das Album enthält keine sichtbaren Objekte.Import von Pfaden in Indesign aus Illustrator (mit Bildnachzeichner in Illustrator erstellt) funtioniert seit heute nicht mehr. Bekomme Fehlermeldung in Indesign: Illustrator-Import ist fehlgeschlagen. Das Album enthält keine sichtbaren Objekte. Habe cc2014 heute aktualisiert :-(

ich habe in Illustrator ein Bild mit dem Bildnachzeichner erstellt (Silhouetten). Früher war das Ergebniss in Illustrator ein Pfad mit einer Farbe von 100% Schwarz, die dann einfach per copy + paste von Illustrator in Indesign eingefügt werden konnte.
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Gruß Anja

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After I moved my project from a PC (Vista) to Mac (OS X), my imported Illustrator vectors have been re-positioned within the layers (or pre-generated masks/boxes). The Illustrator graphics was imported from layers with Footage Dimension: Layer Size. I also have another composition with Footage Dimension: Document Size, but it looks fine.
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i PS. The importing of Illustrator graphics was initially done on a Mac. The project was moved from OS X to Vista and everything looked fine. The problem occurred when moving from Vista back to OS X.

Well, you're not gonna like what I'm about to say, but for the most part there is simply nothing you can do about it. Illustrator import always has been and still is twitchy. The issue you are experiencing should finally be fixed in CS4, but since it hasn't hit the streets yet and your school may not upgrade in a while, this won't help you, therefore it is advisable to limit your work to one platform, if it involves vector art. Also think about, whether you actually need the vectors to remain vectors. I'm reasonably sure that some of your stuff could be done just as well with a rasterized PSD version, with the added benefit of better rendering performance and interaction.
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Why can't I import a PDF into Flash?

I already submitted a feature request on this, so you don't need to tell me to do that.
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Hey, thanks for that tip. It does work, however what it does is it converts it to a bitmap. It's not live vectors and text. Also, it will only give you the first page of a multipage PDF. Illustrator and Photoshop give you a dialog asking which page you want.
So right now, I open in Illustrator and then copy and paste into Flash. Flash has an Illustrator importer with options for the vector and text. It seems like a simple thing to support PDF natively.
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Bevel Filter from Illustrator ?

Hello all
Happy to be among the first to use this forum
I did a UI design on Photoshop with a lot of Bevel effects. After having realized that Catalyst better imports Illustrator layers, I decided to start over my design on Illustrator. However, I didn't find the Bevel effect in Illustrator.
Yet in the Catalyst documentation (Chapter Illustrator import fidelity options), you can read that the following filters are preserved editable : Blur (Gaussian Blur), Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Bevel, Glow, Inner Glow.
Do you know how to create a Bevel effect in Illustrator to be imported and edited in Catalyst ?
Bye
Cécile (France)

As far as I know, Illustrator doesn't generated Bevel effect. So you may not use Bevel effect.
But if you may import the content from Illustrator into Flash Catalyst and apply Bevel effect in FC itself. In case, if you bring the content from FC into AI, it will not show impact of Bevel effect, but will not even lose it until you make some destructive changes to the object having this particular effect in AI.

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