Comments on: Flattening Transparency Properly When Using Layer Appearances in Adobe Illustrator http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2009/04/17/flattening-transparency-properly-layer-appearance-adobe-illustrator/ Cartooning & humorous illustration sketch blog with tips and tutorials. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: josh http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2009/04/17/flattening-transparency-properly-layer-appearance-adobe-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-156741 josh Tue, 19 May 2009 23:58:15 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/?p=1663#comment-156741 Oh, ok cool, that makes sense Oh, ok cool, that makes sense

]]> By: George Coghill http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2009/04/17/flattening-transparency-properly-layer-appearance-adobe-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-156740 George Coghill Tue, 19 May 2009 17:56:25 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/?p=1663#comment-156740 Good question, I probably should have addressed this in the post. I usually export my vector art for clients as version 8 Illustrator EPS files for maximum compatibility with other software (or older versions of Adobe Illustrator) that can handle EPS format but not all the fancy features in the CS versions. Also, many stock illustration sites require one to submit in version 8 EPS format for the compatibility mentioned above. This allows Corel users and probably many other vector art software packages to open these files. The transparency and other effects one can use in Adobe Illustrator will not render properly if saved as version 9 or any of the CS versions and the file is opened in an earlier version of Illustrator or another graphics program. Good question, I probably should have addressed this in the post. I usually export my vector art for clients as version 8 Illustrator EPS files for maximum compatibility with other software (or older versions of Adobe Illustrator) that can handle EPS format but not all the fancy features in the CS versions.

Also, many stock illustration sites require one to submit in version 8 EPS format for the compatibility mentioned above.

This allows Corel users and probably many other vector art software packages to open these files. The transparency and other effects one can use in Adobe Illustrator will not render properly if saved as version 9 or any of the CS versions and the file is opened in an earlier version of Illustrator or another graphics program.

]]> By: josh http://georgecoghill.com/blog/2009/04/17/flattening-transparency-properly-layer-appearance-adobe-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-156739 josh Tue, 19 May 2009 17:24:55 +0000 http://georgecoghill.com/blog/?p=1663#comment-156739 What does the flatten transparency really do? I have never used it, and have never had a need to, but am interested in learning about it. What does the flatten transparency really do? I have never used it, and have never had a need to, but am interested in learning about it.

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