Prinergy Troubleshooting - Artwork in an Illustrator 9 EPS file is inappropriately rasterized

Artwork in an Illustrator 9 EPS file is inappropriately rasterized


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Error		When saving as an EPS file, at the bottom of the EPS Options dialog box, you will see a warning message if Illustrator needs to rasterize any objects: "The document contains artwork that requires flattening."

Symptoms		Blocks of artwork (images, vector art, text) in an Illustrator 9 EPS have been rasterized.

Cause		If there are objects in the file that use Transparency or Appearance attributes, Illustrator needs to rasterize them, and some of the objects that touch them.

Solution		Change some default settings in Illustrator 9: 1) In the Document Setup dialog box, in Printing & Export, set the Paths = 2400 dpi (default is 800). 2) In Transparency, set Printing & Export to setting 5 -Higher/Slower (default is 3). If you are still having rasterization problems, open the original file in Illustrator 10 and use it's vastly improved flattener. Permanent fix:

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Keywords		file formats, Illustrator

Technical contact(s)		Gordon Miller
Submitted by		Gordon Miller
Date submitted		21 Sep 2001