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1. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 30, 2012 8:28 PM (in response to mhossey)Select the objects of interest and press F3, to get Recolor Artwork window. Select the desired color, change the sliders at the bottom to CMYK and change as desired.
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2. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
mhossey Aug 30, 2012 8:42 PM (in response to emil emil)I have my mac keys set to functions but when I go to edit>edit colors>recolor artwork the option is greyed out, all the options are minus recolor with preset but when I choose that all the options are greyed out too
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3. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 30, 2012 9:04 PM (in response to mhossey)Did you select something before choosing recolor artwork?
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4. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
mhossey Aug 31, 2012 5:42 AM (in response to emil emil)Yes, I had the grunge artwork selected
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5. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 31, 2012 6:13 AM (in response to mhossey)Is the artwork vector objects or raster image/s? Recolor Artwork doesn't work for raster images and all you can do is convert them to grayscale so all the ink is on the K channel but you won't be able to change the K value for individual pixels in Illustrator. Just global control with Adjust colors only.
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6. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
[scott] Aug 31, 2012 7:22 AM (in response to emil emil) -
7. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
mhossey Aug 31, 2012 9:09 AM (in response to [scott])It is vector not raster...
Scott my options are greyed out before I can bring up the recolor artwork dialog box. Maybe I should try importing the .eps, I've been dragging and dropping from my textures folder
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8. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 31, 2012 9:14 AM (in response to mhossey)If you can select an object from your .eps artwork and change its color in the color panel, then the recolor artwork should work too. Can you do that? .eps can contain and be raster image too.
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9. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
mhossey Aug 31, 2012 9:15 AM (in response to mhossey)"When I click the eps file and use %100 black: instead of filling the grunge bits to black, it fills the entire selection black so I end up with a big black box, and if I use the stroke, it outlines the box itself."
This is what happens when I select the artwork and use the color panel
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10. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
[scott] Aug 31, 2012 9:19 AM (in response to mhossey)Then I suspect your texture is full of either white filled shapes or non-filled shapes. When you select things, is the color panel full of question marks? That would indicate multiple colors are selected.
The "greying out" of Edit > Edit Colors > Convert to xxxx would indicate a linked file, not an embeded one. Those options will work for embedded iamges.
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11. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 31, 2012 9:39 AM (in response to mhossey)mhossey wrote:
"When I click the eps file and use %100 black: instead of filling the grunge bits to black, it fills the entire selection black so I end up with a big black box, and if I use the stroke, it outlines the box itself."
This is what happens when I select the artwork and use the color pane
What is "the entire selection"? One or more objects, and what kind of objects?
Check the layer panel and expand the layer and the nested groups if any in your object to see what are you selecting. Is thee any item in the selection that is named "image"? You described what is possible if you select multiple objects and the top object covering all objects is a box without a fill. If there is a raster image in the selection Recolor Artwork will be gray out but you can still apply to all vector objects in the selection a color from the Color panel.
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12. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
mhossey Aug 31, 2012 11:27 AM (in response to emil emil)Scott: I checked the layer panel it is a linked file...but no question marks. Is there anyway to convert, or work around this issue of a linked file? what does linked file mean?
Emil: as you can see i have a yellow swatch selected but now it isnt even filling in my section, it wont change colors at all right now. I literally just drag and dropped this grunge vector into AI for illustration of my problem
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13. Re: convert .eps from CMYK black to %100 black
emil emil Aug 31, 2012 12:30 PM (in response to mhossey)You can't do anything of that sort to a linked file. Do not drag and drop or place the file. Instead use File > Open.




