Re: FLASH: Importing graphics from Illustrator

[John Dowdell]

At 10:23 AM 11/24/98, Todd Reinsch wrote:

> I am trying to import a graphic in flash that I created in Illustrator.

> My challenge is trying to maintain the same color values that I

> specified in Illustrator.


This is sort of a FAQ here, but it still catches many. As noted in

subsequent posts, Illustrator 7.0 and above can support an RGB colorspace

like Flash. Flash's AI import filters, however, use the common AI formats

that several applications support. Therefore, not all newer Illustrator

features like RGB will automatically be in the current Flash import filter.


(Background: CMYK is commonly used for print, and its range of colors is

not as broad as a monitor's RGB space. This is one reason why many

pre-press tools have added hexachrome support: the additional orange and

green plates increase the color range of CMYK. Versions of Illustrator

prior to 7.0 used CMYK, and so that these formats are what most

import/export filters support.)


If you have intricate RGB artwork in ILL7+ and wish to bring it to Flash,

then options include: importing as CMYK AI into Flash and recolorizing; or

importing the AI to FreeHand and exporting as SWF; or turning to a bitmap

in Illustrator and vectorizing in Flash. (This last isn't as onerous as it

seems, because PostScript-based tools may not necessarily optimize curves

as a screen-based vector tool would.)


Summary: You're likely seeing a shift from vibrant RGB to muted CMYK, due

to the recent addition of RGB spaces to the AI file format.


If you find that you'll be using the Illustrator -> Flash path frequently

in your work, then please do drop a vote for shifting resources into

specific import filters for AI7+... "

wish-flashmacromedia [dot] com

" will log

the vote, thanks.



(Btw, welcome to Eric Hess... nice to have you on the list!)


jd






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