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Hi
When saving a png (size= 32mb) in illustrator, with a layer on top with a vector-path (Cut contour for a roland cutter) the .eps file ends up being 800 mb??
I tried saving only the layer with med vector path as an eps. The vector .eps ends up being 5,5 mb.
When adding the .png (32mb) on a seperate layer, and then saving as an eps. This eps (png+vector) ends up 800mb.
It is a big print ( 125cmx218cm)
Anyway to make this file-size a bit smaller?
/Rikke

You'll need to outline the text and provide the mask image.
Apart from that: looks to me like a problem with resolution. There's a structure in your exported file, but it's smoothed.
Without knowing what exactly you did step by step it's difficult to solve this problem.

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