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Photoshop duotones in Illustrator

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jay merch

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Jul 1, 2003, 4:08:56 PM7/1/03
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How can I import a photoshop duotone into Illustrator.

Howard Latimer

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Jul 1, 2003, 5:09:09 PM7/1/03
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You could try saving the PShop file as an EPS and LINKING (not embedding) the file into your Illustrator doc. I think if you embed it can't "see" the 2nd color; at least, it doesn't show up in the swatch table.

John Kallios

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Jul 1, 2003, 6:38:03 PM7/1/03
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If you embed, it separates as process instead of a duotone. So as Howard mentioned, duotones muse be LINKED

John

p1kuo

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Jul 2, 2003, 4:10:40 PM7/2/03
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i've thrown photoshop duo-tones into illustrator and when i click on it, the dobument info palette information for the imbedded information shows up as RGB...

does it separate as process since Illustrator doesn't have a duo-tone color mode? if i export theembedded file back out, it it still duotone?

Howard Latimer

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Jul 2, 2003, 6:18:41 PM7/2/03
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I think the info palette is showing you what you have in your fill/stroke area...I'm pretty sure it can't read the color information which is inside the linked EPS file. If it can, neat trick, Adobe!

In regards to part two of your question, I think it depends on what file format you save it as. For example, if you save the AI file with the linked EPS-duotone as a PDF, I believe it converts it to CMYK (with no great degree of accuracy). I saved the AI file as an EPS and brought it into InDesign, and the Pantone colors I used in the original duotone showed up in my swatch palette, leading me to believe the duotone is intact. Visually it looks perfect on my monitor (I know, I know, that means diddly-squat). However, I do not have a Postscript printer and really don't feel like going thru the hassle of setting up test seps via Acrobat! G'luck!

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