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"There is not enough memory available to process the appearance of an object" Adobe Illustrator Erro

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JeffT...@adobeforums.com

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Mar 31, 2004, 1:06:06 PM3/31/04
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I realize this has been asked before, but the link for the document that answered the question doesn't work.
I am working with Windows XP, 512 MB, 11 GB Free Space, and Illustrator 9.0. I have already tried adjusting my virtual memory min/max. This has not change a thing.
How do I fix this problem? I'm not able to work with certain files b/c of this error. They are only about 11MB, where as others that I can open and work with are around 270MB.

mike_...@adobeforums.com

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Apr 1, 2004, 7:34:01 PM4/1/04
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Jeff

I sympathize coz I've had that problem too on occasion.

Invariably, it happened when using "styles... >> effects..." on large things like signs. Is that right? If not the rest may not help you...

Here's what I would do.

1 - Defragment (you can defragment can't you? ... 11GB isn't much room to turn-around in...)

2 - Delete the effect (if that's involved). Resize the object you're applying the effect to, at 20%. Apply the effect again. Resize by 500%. Then hope for the best.

3 - If still no good, do the effect in Photoshop and place in the composition.

4 - Upgrade to AI 10 or CS. AI9 was real SLOW.

Having said that, I've always wondered about AI effects. There's something in there that's out of whack. They are so slow and they get slower the bigger they are. I'd like to see them updated to match Photoshop's effects. That would be a real benefit.

good luck -- Mike

LenH...@adobeforums.com

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Apr 2, 2004, 3:35:19 AM4/2/04
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Jeff,

Make sure that Illustrator is using it's own plugins folder, and that you
have not pointed Illustrator to use Photoshop's Plugins - the Photoshop
plugins had to be re-written to allow live effects and attempting to use
Photoshop's own plugins will cause that error message.


Robin_N...@adobeforums.com

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Apr 3, 2004, 8:53:29 PM4/3/04
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Hi,
Check language setting (WinXP) in "Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Advanced > ... language version of non-unicode programs...". Setting to "English (US) (Than must restart) seems to solve the problem. It really works!!!

Robin

jpel...@adobeforums.com

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Aug 4, 2004, 3:01:10 PM8/4/04
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Try trashing your AI Prefs file. It worked for me.
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