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Title: Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: Nailz on April 02, 2004, 01:12:46 pm

Hi there, awhile back some of you kind folks had stated that you could convert some files for those of us who don't have Illustrator and not a clue as to how to use it?  :)

I would love to have the following converted:

http://localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=123&mode=search

http://localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=127&mode=search

http://localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=128&mode=search

http://localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=129&mode=search

http://localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=255

If anyone has a spare cycle or two and would like to help me out it would be greatly appreciated!  Just send me an IM and I will give you my email.

Thanks again,

Marty

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: Pixelhugger on April 02, 2004, 07:31:24 pm

Check your PM  :)

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: GameDork on April 03, 2004, 11:19:54 pm

NO WAY!!

I need those TOO!!

I haven't been able to look at them since I don't have AI.

Please send them to me too

Pretty please

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: Pixelhugger on April 04, 2004, 11:55:16 pm

I've created JPEGs. What image app will you (two) be using. I've left them as CMYK since that was how they were created. If you edit them in RGB they'll definitely look a bit flat. The side art is HUGE (95" tall) so I scaled it down to 18" since you mentioned this'll be going on a barcade. The bezel is scaled down from 32" to 16" and the marquee and CP are at the original sizes. All files are 300dpi so they are detailed enough to print. Each file is between 2 to 4MB. Let me know the best way to get them to you.

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: HaRuMaN on April 05, 2004, 10:03:49 pm

anyone know of a way to convert .ai or .eps to .svg WITHOUT using Adobe Illustrator??  I use SodiPodi to do my vector work, so this would be helpful.

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: Captain Rotundo on April 06, 2004, 12:14:29 pm

I used illustrator to convert to svg, and it took several tries before I could read the files in sodipodi or inkscape.  oddly enough nautilus (uses librsvg i think) was able to preview the svg fine but they wouldn't open in sodipodi or inkscape.  after tweaking the settings I finally got them converted and they worked great.

but I do not know how to convert an .ai file without illustrator.

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: zed on April 12, 2004, 05:50:33 pm

Did you try
>convert file.ai file.svg
convert works on almost everything; if you don't have it, get it from ImageMagick.org
#apt-get install imagemagick

Title: Re:Assistance in converting some .ai files?
Post by: zed on April 12, 2004, 06:47:58 pm

Oh, maybe convert only reads SVG; it can't write it.
But for me this worked (under Linux)
 
pstoedit -f plot-svg blinky.ai blinky.svg

http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-users/2003-August/010424.html