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1. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
rcraighead Oct 19, 2010 4:12 PM (in response to Arrow'd)I would recommend placing a native .ai file. InDesign and Photoshop read an AI file and it will be much smaller.
Are you saving the EPS with "transparent" TIFF preview option turned on?
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2. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
Arrow'd Oct 19, 2010 8:52 PM (in response to rcraighead)I tested placing the ai file itself but didn't like the extra space the frame occupied.
Additionally, the logo must work in MS Word docs, Powerpoint slides, and the occasional Excel worksheet, none of which plays nice with ai format.
Yes I tried the transparent TIFF preview.
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3. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
Mylenium Oct 20, 2010 12:34 AM (in response to Arrow'd)Additionally, the logo must work in MS Word docs, Powerpoint slides, and the occasional Excel worksheet
Then use PNG or WMF files! You are going about this completely the wrong way with your current choice of format. Everything else is bound to end in failure. Office apps just are not layout tools and their choice of supported formats is severely limited... And as for ID - well, just use native AIs as already mentioned. You are using an equalyl unsuitable workflow there. Can't even remeber the lastr tiem I used a clipping path and EPS...
Mylenium
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4. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
Wade_Zimmerman Oct 20, 2010 4:07 AM (in response to Arrow'd)Arrow'd wrote:
I tested placing the ai file itself but didn't like the extra space the frame occupied.
Additionally, the logo must work in MS Word docs, Powerpoint slides, and the occasional Excel worksheet, none of which plays nice with ai format.
Yes I tried the transparent TIFF preview.
Nonsense ai files play fine with MS word Excel and power point and I would say are the format of choice. EPS would not be the desirable format choice to use.
Here see for yourself…get t see for yourself?!
word
recolored in word
I should have made this more apparent that it overlays another shape very well in word.
This one is better (edited)
What i am trying to say is seeing is believing…
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5. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
Arrow'd Oct 21, 2010 3:09 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)OK, here's the deal.
Placing the logo as an ai file is the way to go.
It turns out the uninitiated users in other departments aren't trying to place the logos in their documents, they are trying to open them so they can copy and paste them into their documents, worksheets and powerpoint slides (just proves the point that you can never "idiot-proof" anything).
So I just need to distribute the logos as needed then give a class on how not to place logos in one's documents.
And as it turns out there was a drop shadow applied in the ai file that wouldn't play nice with the placed photoshop texture, so when the logo was saved as an EPS it generated the white rectangle. Turn off the drop shadow and —presto— there's no white rectangle even though nothing else changed.
Thanks everyone.
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6. Re: Transparency not working in Illustrator
Wade_Zimmerman Oct 21, 2010 3:48 PM (in response to Arrow'd)I think we are all pleased we were able to help and it is working for you.
You might mark the other user here as helpful.
Thank you for marking the thread it is an important issue and your own experience with the shadow is very very helpful.









