Questions tagged [export]
Questions about the process of saving a file in a different format, often so that it can be used in another program. Example: exporting a drawing in Illustrator as PNG.
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Batch export Photoshop layers to individual PNG files
I am a web dev and competent in Fireworks, but not so much in Photoshop.
I have just received a layered PSD file to turn into a web page. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to export all layers to ...
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What is the easiest way to export just the selected objects in Illustrator?
The title says it all, I want to know what the simplest way to export the selected objects. In Inkscape, there is a menu option called export selected which does just this.
The aforementioned ...
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How do I get my vector logos to look super sharp on the web?
I do a lot of work with Illustrator, but I've never been super happy with how my work looks on our website. I've tried various techniques - saving from Illustrator, and opening in Photoshop and saving ...
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File Size issue when exporting from Word 2013 to PDF
First off I hope I am posting this in the right community. If there is a more appropriate place please let me know.
My problem is this:
I regularly generate PDF files from Word documents which ...
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Saving each layer as a separate image photoshop with WITH Adjustments [duplicate]
So I'm trying to save a bunch of images that I've edited with added adjustments (exposure, colour lookup, level, brightness).
I know the method for this is
File >> Scripts >> Export layers to files
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Can I just save files as a PDF from Illustrator?
I use illustrator a lot and I'm always exporting PDFs. Since the PDF is a "save as" rather than an export, I end up editing the PDF and saving out. This causes version conflicts. Could I just work in ...
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Exporting individual layers in Photoshop, keeping their sizes
I‘m trying to export individual layers in Photoshop as PNGs, keeping their size. So if I have a layer that is 200×200 in a composition that is 1000×1000, I want to export just that layer as a PNG at ...
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Is there a faster way to save all layers in PSD to PNG?
I'm trying to export all 155 raster layers, each 240*240 in pixels, to separate png files, but it takes ages to do that using CS5 File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files.
This script creates new psd ...
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How to automate exporting multiple PNGs with different sizes from Photoshop?
I have a PSD file with a 96 px × 96 px resolution. Now I want to save this as four PNG files with different resolutions such as 36 px × 36 px, 48 px × 48 px, 72 px × 72 px and 96 px × 96px. Instead of ...
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Illustrator: how to export artwork by layers
I made a large project with a bunch of layers, but I need each layer exported as it's own (.jpg/.png) image.
I know there's a way to export my project by artboards, but now It's all in separate ...
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Why is my PDF size from my InDesign Export still large?
I'm doing class project that is a four-page, seven-image document with very little text. The project must be submitted as a PDF under 300 KB. However, when I export the document under the smallest ...
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How to get the x/y position of multiple points on an artboard
I've got a bunch of objects on an artboard and I'd like to know the X/Y positions of them all. It would be fine to either have pixel values, or a % from the sides of the artboard.
Importantly, I don'...
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How can I export an image from Illustrator image at multiple sizes?
I am new to Adobe Illustrator and I have a logo image which I need to use in 5 or 6 different sizes. The logo image was created in Adobe Illustrator, but when I try to save the image to PNG or JPEG ...
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Turning off slices in Photoshop's "Save for Web & Devices" without deleting them
I have a document set up with slices in Photoshop. If I want to export the whole PSD as one large JPG and no other files, can I do it? I don't see any option to select combine all the slices into one ...
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How do I avoid lines at top and left borders of png files exported from Illustrator
When I export Illustrator artwork as a png file, I get a one pixel grey border at the top and left edges.
There is no background object, but I export (Save for Web and Devices) with matte white ...
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What unique benefits does the EPS format provide?
Reading this excellent question regarding logo export formats, and it made me want to ask a question that was a little bit more narrowly focused than that one.
I know when to use a GIF and when to ...
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Inkscape: export xml for Android drawable resource directory
I am a Newbie in Inkscape. I tried to find a solution on the internet but I didn't find anything about exporting XML for Android drawable resource directory.
I would like to be sure if this program ...
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Animated GIF shows all layers instead 1 after 1
I used an existing GIF and deleted the background on all layers. I saved it again with a transparent background. The image is 150 layers. It a a growing figure (like an opening flower). From layer 78 ...
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Only exporting one artboard in Photoshop
I started using artboards in Photoshop, they are great for making banner sets. However, I've just had to change something in only 1 of my banners.
If I use 'File > Export as...' it only gives me the ...
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Weird grey boxes on PDF export and (huge) quality difference in Apple Preview and Adobe Acrobat
I've exported tens (if not hundreds) of PDFs with InDesign and I've never experienced this problem. It's pretty weird... The problem is that grey boxes appear around some objects. Next to that, the ...
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export layers with bleding options and shadow to PNG format using photoshop
I have iphone/ipad app design as PSD file, Most of layers in this file are linked with shapes in order to support retina display. Each shaped layer has blending option like outer glow or external ...
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Settings to create transparent PNG's with minimal file size for mobile devices
I want to create a theme for android phones. I guess the best way to go is to create a file that is as light as possible.
Now I want to create the files in photoshop, they have to be transparent PNG'...
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Exporting square tiles from a stripe - in Inkscape or Gimp
I am using Inkscape and Gimp to create assets for a word game and am looking for an advice from more experienced users of these great tools.
In Inkscape I have created a stripe with 26 letters and ...
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How to change document color mode in Illustrator?
I have document with some color. I can't reproduce this color exactly when exporting to web. I was told, that this is because of the bug, by which Illustrator is not changing color mode with menu
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Illustrator: Converting a letterhead design to Word
I created this letterhead for a client in Illustrator and it got approved. It now needs to get converted to a Word document for internal usage. What's the best way to make this conversion?
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How to export logo to be used in Word
I have finished my artwork in Illustrator. It is a logo for my company. It is a horizontal rectangle. I am ready for exporting it so I can use it as part of the header in my Word template. I have got ...
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Gaps between shapes when exporting from illustrator to photoshop
I often have .ai files that need to be exported to .psd but with paths retained. To retain all vectors I follow this tutorial. All works as fine, expect for the fact that I often end up having small ...
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Adobe Illustrator: maximum artboard dimensions for PNG export?
As all Illustrator users know, there is a hard limit on the size you can export a PNG file. I'm curious if anyone knows the maximum limit on this, and if it differs depending on the DPI of the ...
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Inkscape does not export the layer's blend mode exclusion to PDF
I followed the instructions here to fill some objects (including text) with a negative of their background:
If I export this as png everything is fine. However when exporting as PDF it just shows ...
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Exporting from SVG to PNG with AI
When exporting an SVG icon to PNG, I am attempting to retain the quality of the image while not loosing the size (16px x 16px). I have made the attempt numerous times but have yet to produce a icon ...
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How to trace an image in illustrator and reduce it to only outlines of the edges between colors?
so bear with me here.
When I trace an image in Illustrator, there is the option of viewing just the outlines. I want to be able to output an image that is made up of solely these outlines themselves ...
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Creating CSS sprites from Photoshop
I have a PSD with a web design.
Every time I tweak the design, I need to manually copy different portions of the image, with different layer visibilities (for transparency) into CSS sprites.
How ...
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Export Artboards to separate PDFs (Illustrator)
I was wondering if there's a way in Illustrator CC to export artworks containing multiple artboards, to multiple single-paged .pdf files, as Illustrator already does for images like .jpg files.
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Illustrator, Save for Web: keeping Art and Type optimization separate in one go?
When exporting for web in Illustrator, there's the ever familiar Art Optimized and Type Optimized rendition schemes (apart from None).
Both schemes have their own perks on different types of elements....
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Is there a way to make my files editable for a client without InDesign?
A client needs me to design a brochure for her. The problem is that she wants to edit and change the text and maybe also change some of the pictures herself.
However, she doesn't have any of the ...
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How to edit/export ai file without Illustrator
I bought some ai files from fotolia, but I cannot afford Adobe Illustrator. How can I edit/export these ai files without Illustrator. What I really need to do is to make slight changes on the ai file, ...
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How can I save only one layer as a PNG file in Photoshop
I wanted save some layers as PNG files and I had opened a new window for every .png file and pasted in there and sometimes crop it.
Is there a way to export just a few or one selected layer and not ...
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CS5 export layers as files with NO number sequence
I am using cs5 layers to modify and then exporting layers as files. While saving CS5 automatically adds some number sequence at the end thereby modifying my original filename.
It automatically ...
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How to export a GIF from After Effects?
I don't want to make a PNG sequence, I just want to make a GIF directly from After Effects. Once I checked out an online tutorial there I could see the GIF option while Rendering composition. But I am ...
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Photoshop: How to save only the masked area of an edited photograph?
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If you have a PSD file that consists of one main mask (masking all other layers), isn't there an easy way to save just the masked area as an image?
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So I have a photograph I've ...
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When I export an image from Illustrator, why is it a slightly different color in the exported image?
I have a web design layout in AI that I'm trying to slice up into HTML/CSS. I'm having trouble keeping the colors the same in the exported files as they are in Illustrator.
When I open it up in ...
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Export objects to separate files in Illustrator
Is there a way to export objects to separate files in Illustrator?
The output I want is AI or vector files, not raster images.
The objects are not on separate artboards, and I am looking for a ...
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Clipping mask retained in jpg file
I have a JPG which appears to of retained a clipping mask:
(http://gdh.guildmembers.co.uk/logos/LEVENE%20MAG.jpg)
When this file is opened in photoshop / fireworks and then the "Paths" tab is ...
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How to export a file in Adobe Illustrator and still have it be a vector?
I am new to Adobe Illustrator. I created a simple image with a shape and some text and wanted to create a vector image. So I basically created the shape and the text. Then right-clicked and selected "...
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inDesign document becomes "unsaved" after pdf export
just wondering if I'm going crazy or there's a legitimate reason for this.
Whenever I pop open an inDesign document and export it to PDF, my document becomes "unsaved" as if I did changes to it.
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How to save a file as a bitmap in Photoshop?
I'm using (or trying to use) Photoshop CC (14.2.1 x64) to produce small bitmaps for a .Net Micro Framework device. Memory is at a premium so I need to produce the screen assets in 16 bit RGB 565 ...
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How to export a sequence of layers in illustrator?
I often have to modify pdf files and show them in stages. Like this:
First:
Second:
Third:
I'm currently doing it by separating each part of the plot into layers and then hiding some of them, and ...
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Exporting from Principle App; an interactive animation without the need for the Principle App?
I came across a very adorable interactive character animation made in Principle app. I realise it might not be the best platform to do something like this in, but since I own Principle and no other ...
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How to export large amount of objects to separate images in InDesign?
I have this photo album with two layers, layouted in InDesign (CS6):
On the first layer I have all the graphic elements (the gras and the yellow elements)
On the second layer are portraits (the ...
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Is it possible to export a layered PNG file from Photoshop to Paint.net?
I do not have Photoshop installed on my own local machine unfortunately, but would like to know if Photoshop can export an image file to a PNG and retain the separate layers for a different program ...
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