Save for Web

Skip2Maloo

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Apr 9, 2003, 4:22:08 AM4/9/03

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If I create a banner image that's approximately 400x80 p's and then try to
export it via the SAVE FOR WEB command, my image ends up with roughly an
inch or so of "extra" blank space on top that I didn't put there.

Nothing I do to the measurements of the artboard etc. make any difference. I
tried selecting it, not selecting it, Expand Appearance... nothing I do
makes it go away.

I'm stumped. Any ideas?

-Skip

Steve Whitefoot

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Apr 9, 2003, 5:27:25 AM4/9/03

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If you have any large text at the top of the banner it will cause this
problem, the cure is to convert text to outline.

Also images with clipping masks cause this to happen. But I'm not entirely
sure how to solve this one just in Illustrator. I ended up going via
Photoshop to do some cropping before "saving for web".

It will be interesting to see if there is a solution within Illustrator

Steve

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Madsen

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Apr 9, 2003, 5:47:55 AM4/9/03

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Skip2Maloo wrote:

> If I create a banner image that's approximately 400x80 p's and
> then try to export it via the SAVE FOR WEB command, my image ends
> up with roughly an inch or so of "extra" blank space on top that I
> didn't put there.

It's a very good idea that you use 'Pixel Preview' and with 'Snap
to Pixels' enabled when you create bitmap graphics for the web in
Illustrator (View > Pixel Preview). Press F1 and search for 'Pixel
Preview' if you want to know why.

Maybe you can save your banner with 'Save for Web' without the blank
space by making crop marks around it. (Object > Crop Marks > Make).

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Regards
Madsen.

Skip2Maloo

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Apr 9, 2003, 12:00:48 PM4/9/03

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There is text, but as a normal part of the process it had already been
converted to outlines.

The image did have a clipping mask, but I changed my mind and removed it.

Cropping before SAVE TO WEB wouldn't help much, I'll have to crop after,
which doesn't strike me as the most elegant solution.

I really appreciate you help, thanks!

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Skip2Maloo

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Apr 9, 2003, 12:06:24 PM4/9/03

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I always work in Pixel Preview for bitmapping, web or not.

But your crop mark suggestion did the trick. I had to add a blank rectangle
to the back of the image, but that was easy enough. SAVE FOR WEB now saves
the image in whatever size I set the rectangle/crop marks to. Kinda handy,
actually.

Thanks for your help!

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Yitz

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Apr 10, 2003, 5:29:04 PM4/10/03

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In addition to using crop marks before save for web, turn your grid and
grid-snap on and make sure that the box you are using to crop is snapping
onto a grid. This is always good practice when creating web graphics. Credit
to Paul Asente.

Yitz

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