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• • June 2, 2015 at 11:57 pm #75776
    kim hoo

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    I had the export eps from indesign CC.
    It had a run in adobe illustrator.
    However it’s different from the indd file.
    It seems sort by center group that tied the page item.
    In addition, the size of the document is the default document size of adobe illustrator.
    what is the reason?

  • June 3, 2015 at 1:22 am #75778
    Niels JÌürgen Pedersen

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    Export it as a pdf instead – that is much easier, and you can control it better. Then open the pdf in Illustrator. A pdf is infact a .ai file in disguise :o)

  • June 3, 2015 at 4:11 am #75785
    Anonymous

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    Please do not open PDFs in Illustrator unless the PDF was made in Illustrator with Illustrator editing capabilities enabled.

    A PDF is NOT a .ai file in disguise, this is only the case if the PDF was made in Illustrator as above.

    InDesign’s PDF is a lot different to Illustrator’s PDF – please stop that workflow for your own sake and for the people that pay you to do good work for them.

    InDesigns export to EPS is only there as a legacy workflow for systems that have not caught up yet.

    InDesign’s export to EPS is intended to be an output only file, meaning that it should never be opened in another program.

    Finally, EPS is a much older file system that Adobe is supporting for legacy workflows, you’re much better off with a PDF.

    Even so – PDFs should never be opened in Illustrator, unless created in Illustrator and saved with editing abilities for Illustrator.

    Basically, if you need a file done in Illustrator then create it in Illustrator. Opening EPS files and PDF files created with InDesign in Illustrator will always be a crapshoot.

    Create it in InDesign and export to PDF – no need to open in ILlustrator at all.

    Or create it in Illustrator and save it as a .ai file with PDF compatible.

    • June 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm #75808
      kim hoo

      Member

      Do not use the EPS file in another programs…

      What is the intention to use the EPS file?

      indd files such as EPS files can not I have?

    • June 5, 2015 at 7:08 pm #75861
      David Blatner

      Keymaster

      When you place the EPS or PDF, do you need to edit it in Illustrator? Maybe that is the problem.

      EPS is an old format, and most people use PDF now: https://creativepro.com/tiff-vs-psd-vs-eps-vs-pdf-vs.php

  • November 19, 2015 at 9:14 am #79506
    Kris Jensen-Van Heste

    Member

    I know this is an old thread, but maybe someone will see this… I’m placing an eps from shutterstock as the cover of a 10-inch square tab section. it’s pixelating like crazy. i have Ai, opened the eps and saved as pdf – and now it’s not pixelated, but the colors changed and all the shapes are showing in a very odd way. Ideas?

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