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Adobe Illustrator?
« on: March 08, 2004, 05:27:29 pm »
I am starting to notice on some of the MAME artwork sites, in particular the Arcade Art Library, a lot of the files are saved in the .ai format.

Is there any other programs that are freely available to look at these pics?  If not, does anyone know of a reasonable spot to find a copy?  I found one on ebay for $70, just wasn't sure if that was a good deal or not, it was version 11 I believe.

Sorry for the dumb questions, but I love the amazing art some of you guys are doing and wouldn't mind trying it myself...

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Re:Adobe Illustrator?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2004, 08:15:40 pm »
We can always convert it. You could probably try Macromedia Freehand... it should be able to use the files. Nobody here mentions that tool. You can download it & use it for 30 days (like Illustrator). Either way, both demos are fully functional.

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Re:Adobe Illustrator?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2004, 09:59:31 pm »
Cool, thanks Mahuti, I will try the 30 day trial as well as I may bug you guys from time to time with a conversion request....

Thanks again

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Re:Adobe Illustrator?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2004, 02:49:30 pm »
We can always convert it. You could probably try Macromedia Freehand... it should be able to use the files. Nobody here mentions that tool. You can download it & use it for 30 days (like Illustrator). Either way, both demos are fully functional.

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Re:Adobe Illustrator?
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2004, 05:39:36 pm »
Well that would be unethical.
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Re:Adobe Illustrator?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2004, 10:46:46 am »
Trust me $70  for illistrator is a good price, especially a more recent edition. Or go the other way a get a cheap copy for freehand.