Importing CorelDraw
Andreas Steibl
i just tried to import my Corel Draw files into AI 10, but it didn't work.
I save the corel files to version 10,9,8,7,6,5 and opened it in AI 10
i save it in AI 7.0 format but i looked very bad.
The corel draw files has some objects, some bitmaps, and all are
transparent.
When importing it, i get some bitmaps, which are recalced with the
transparent.
can somebody help me ?
thanxs
Andreas
moe
solution...redo the art in Illustrator.
Joseph Bellofatto
Arrange> Convert to curves. If you have text and wish for it to remain so, then
delete the text before you "Convert to curves" and add the text in Illustrator.
Converting to curves can make some effects uneditable, so that's why you should save
the file under a different name. Now save as an Illustrator file, not a Draw file.
Open in Illustrator, add text if need be and then save as an Illustrator EPS file.
This works for me. If the bitmaps still give you problems, then remove them before
you save in Draw and add them in Illustrator.
I like Draw, but it does some funky stuff that works best if it stays a Draw file.
I've been able to go from Draw to Illustrator to Freehand with this method. But when
using effects that are unique to Draw, I pretty much lose the ability to edit some
of those effects when saving to another format.
Good Luck,
Joseph Bellofatto, Jr.
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Bobby Henderson
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> i just tried to import my Corel Draw files into AI 10, but it didn't work.
> I save the corel files to version 10,9,8,7,6,5 and opened it in AI 10
> i save it in AI 7.0 format but i looked very bad.
I don't like how Adobe Illustrator or other Adobe apps open CorelDRAW files.
I get better results by exporting EPS from CorelDRAW and then opening that
in Illustrator.
If you are dealing with transparancy effects, embedded bitmaps and have a
lot of paragraph text blocks, you may have to rebuild some of those elements
depending on how Illustrator imports them. There's a lot of stuff CorelDRAW
does that is limited to working only within that application (such as some
of the live effects filters, powerclip and certain lens effects). There are
times where I even have to rebuild gradients (which is a good argument for
using vector blends instead).
Bobby Henderson
Marek Williams
<arow...@mail.sirinet.net> dijo:
>If you are dealing with transparancy effects, embedded bitmaps and have a
>lot of paragraph text blocks, you may have to rebuild some of those elements
>depending on how Illustrator imports them. There's a lot of stuff CorelDRAW
>does that is limited to working only within that application (such as some
>of the live effects filters, powerclip and certain lens effects). There are
>times where I even have to rebuild gradients (which is a good argument for
>using vector blends instead).
As an added piece of information, y'all should be aware of some
problems importing CorelDRAW files into anything else, including
Illustrator.
CorelDRAW has always had a proprietary format that Corel changes with
each new release. Back in the days of CorelDRAW 5.0 Corel released for
the first time a software developers kit to allow others to create
import filters for CorelDRAW files. But shortly after releasing the
kit Corel aquired Ventura from Xerox Corp. Suddenly it occurred to
Corel that it would be a marketing plus for them to keep the format to
themselves. This way Ventura would be the only layout app that could
place CorelDRAW files directly. And shortly thereafter Corel acquired
the WordPerfect suite from Novell, further cementing their intention
never to release future SDKs for CorelDRAW import filters.
When Adobe released Illustrator 7.0 it was the first new PC version
since 4.1 -- a long hiatus in the software world. It came with import
filters for CorelDRAW 5.0 and 6.0 files. But there was a README file
that came with the program explaining these import filters. It said
that Adobe had been forced to reverse-engineer the import filters for
CorelDRAW 6.0 files, so users should expect some occasional problems.
When Adobe released CorelDRAW 8.0 it came with import filters for
CorelDRAW 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 files. I noticed that the 6.0 filter was
somewhat improved, but there were still occasional problems with it,
and the 7.0 filter was as bad as the original 6.0 filter was.
I second the advice given by others here. If you have CorelDRAW, open
the file and export as AI or some other format, then import that file
into Illustrator. Or save backwards from CorelDRAW to 5.0 format,
which still works more reliably.
I just wanted to explain that it is not completely Adobe's fault that
the CDR import filter screws up a lot.
By the way, Freehand 7.0 had the same issues. It came out just before
Illustrator 7.0. After I noticed it hosing up some CorelDRAW 6.0 files
I called Macromedia tech support. Their response was "CorelDRAW has
problems opening CorelDRAW files. What makes you think we should do
any better?"
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Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here.
Michael Stevens
that Adobe has written it's code to do that.
As previously mentioned you will need to ensure that and DRAW-only
effects have been removed.
~ Drop Shadow groups need to be separated and the bitmaps created need
to be REconverted to TIFFs to remove transparency.
~ Any transparent objects need to be converted to TIFFs or use the
Weld, Trim, and Intersect tools to create intermediate shapes to make
the illusion of transparency.
~ Any lenses used will be damaged. Convert to TIFF.
~ Envelope, Extrude, Contour, and the like need to be separated into
distinct objects.
~ Convert all type to curves.
~ In most cases any gradients made in Corel will be fucked.
Illustrator will either convert them to a bitmap or it will use the
gradiated object as a mask and fill it with a bunch of lines equalling
the amount of steps in your gradient. Convert them to TIFFs or be
prepared to delete all those extra objects in Illustrator and use the
mask to create a new blend.
And the funniest thing of all is that you can drop any Corel-made EPS
into PageMaker, Quark, InDesign or whatever, and it will print fine.
You're only doomed to remake or fix the file when it's opened in
Illustrator.
Mike