5 Replies Latest reply: Jul 13, 2009 5:25 AM by Wade_Zimmerman RSS

    Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator

    Bullitt667 Community Member

      I have need to be able to make different size and orientation images fit into a 1.25" x 2.15" area.

       

      I can do this easily in Photoshop with the "Fit Image" command. However, I haven't been able to figure out how to do this in Illy. I have created an action which can change the dimensions, but some are too tall or too wide for my confined area.

       

      Can anyone offer insight, please?

       

      Thanks!

        • 1. Re: Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator
          Mylenium CommunityMVP

          Is there a specific reason you want to do this in AI? It's not the most ideal tool for resampling bitmap images... Anyway, I don't think there is a solution to your problem. All techniques that I'm aware of use the opposite way of using the original size, then adapting the artbord or a clipping mask based on that... Maybe some of the more learned AI gurus has a better idea...

           

          Mylenium

          • 2. Re: Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator
            Bullitt667 Community Member

            The drawings are vector and created in Illy. There rasterized versions or too ragged for print at high res.

             

             

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            • 3. Re: Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator
              Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

              First no advertising on the forum you might want to edit your last post and remove all that crap.

               

              Now you your problem make an action, very simple.

               

              it goes like this start recording and the

               

              1. Select All

               

              2. Enter in the control panel width field the width you want

               

              3. Enter in the control panel the height you want stop recording

               

              Ok this might not be quite what you want because some are more vertical and some more horizontal and in the action click the  constrain proportion icon.

               

              so the you do two separate actions and you have to separate the vertical and the horizontal files into separate folders.

              You can use the bridge to select all the horizontal and Vertical artwork files. The bridge show a review of the art in Illy files.

               

              Now you can batch the two.

               

              It is a good feature request.

               

              The only other way would be to write a script with a true and false argument for width and height parameters.

               

              Then you would only need to run the script or have ti associated with a folder and drop the files in the folder.

               

              You can visit the scripting forum there maybe one that already exist.

              • 4. Re: Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator
                Bullitt667 Community Member

                Wade

                 

                I didn't mean to put all that stuff in my last post. I can't seem to edit it. Can you delete it or edit it for me to remove the info at the bottom?

                 

                Thanks

                • 5. Re: Can I do a "Fit Image" ala Photoshop in Illustrator
                  Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

                  Only you can edit it there is a little word at the bottom of your post when you log in that says Edit click on it that will bring your message into the edit mode.

                   

                  I am not able to edit your post only you can or a forum host, I am not certain the AI forum has one as there is seldom spam and seldom any conflicts that are not friendly.

                   

                  This is n big deal even if it remained as it is but as we used t say when I lived i the South Bronx…well I better not say that!

                   

                   

                   

                  have a great day!

                   

                  I hope my post was helpful.