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Adobe Illustrator Help Saving and Exporting
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Exporting artwork in Photoshop format
Exporting to the Photoshop file format retains layers, masks, transparency, compound
shapes, slices, image maps, and editable type when possible. This makes is easy to share
artwork between Illustrator and Photoshop.
If your artwork contains data that cannot be exported to Photoshop file format, Illustrator
preserves the appearance of the artwork by merging the layers in the document or by
rasterizing the artwork. As a result, there may be times when layers, sublayers, compound
shapes, editable text, slices, or image maps are not preserved in the Photoshop file, even
though you selected the appropriate export option.
To save artwork in Photoshop format:
1 Export the artwork as described in “
About saving and exporting artwork” on page 320.
Choose Photoshop (PSD) as the file format.
2 In the Photoshop Options dialog box, set the export parameters, and click OK:
Color Model Determines the color model of the exported file. (See “
Color modes and
models” on page 152.)
Note: Exporting a CMYK document as RGB, or vice versa, may cause unexpected changes
in the appearance of transparent areas, especially those that include blending modes.
Resolution Determines the resolution of the exported file. (See “
About resolution in
bitmap images” on page 26.)
Anti-alias Removes jagged edges in the artwork by supersampling it. Deselecting this
option helps maintain the hard edges of line art when it is rasterized.
Write Layers Exports each Illustrator top-level layer as a separate Photoshop layer if
doing so does not compromise the appearance of the artwork. Nested layers are flattened
into the top-level layer during export, unless the Write Nested Layers option is also
selected. If Write Layers is deselected, all layers are flattened into a single Photoshop layer.
Note: If the objects inside a layer have blending modes other than Normal applied to
them, Illustrator may not be able to export the layer. To avoid this problem, isolate the
blending modes. (See “
Isolating blending modes” on page 197.) If this does not produce
the desired results, try applying the blending mode to the layer instead of to the individual
objects.
Write Nested Layers Writes each top-level sublayer to a separate Photoshop layer if
doing so does not compromise the appearance of the artwork. Top-level layers become
Photoshop layer sets. This option is only available if the Write Layers option is also
selected. If more than 100 Photoshop layers result, an alert reminds you that Photoshop
5.5 and earlier will not be able to open the document.
Write Compound Shapes Creates a Photoshop shape layer for each compound shape in
a top-level layer if doing so does not compromise the appearance of the artwork. To write
compound shapes with solid strokes, change the Join type to Round. (See “
Using the
Stroke palette” on page 159.)
Note: Illustrator cannot export compound shapes that have styles, dashed strokes, and
brushes applied to them.
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