Photoshop question - DPChallenge Forums

03/22/2010 10:08:56 PM · #1

Hello,

I'm about to buy a 10 credit istock image that is perfect for my needs ! However, it says it is a vector image and needs to be opened in corel draw or illustrator....

....can I open this file in Photoshop CS2?

Thanks for you help !

03/22/2010 10:11:34 PM · #2

Nope... Not last I heard anyway. But anybody with Corel or Illustrator can save it in a form that you CAN open.

R.

03/22/2010 10:13:26 PM · #3

Ooooo Nooooo...

Anyone want to help me out? Tonight if possible!

Edit...I may have a copy of Corel on my office computer.

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Nope... Not last I heard anyway. But anybody with Corel or Illustrator can save it in a form that you CAN open.

R.

Message edited by author 2010-03-22 22:14:14.

03/22/2010 10:15:09 PM · #4

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Nope... Not last I heard anyway. But anybody with Corel or Illustrator can save it in a form that you CAN open.

R.

Really? It's been a while since I used CS2 so I don't remember. I do know that you can open up Illustrator (.ai or .eps) files in CS3 or higher.

03/22/2010 10:18:43 PM · #5

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Nope... Not last I heard anyway. But anybody with Corel or Illustrator can save it in a form that you CAN open.

R.

Really? It's been a while since I used CS2 so I don't remember. I do know that you can open up Illustrator (.ai or .eps) files in CS3 or higher.

Well, I have CS3, but I haven't had occasion to check that out. Kenskid do YOU have CS3+?

I actually have illustrator but when I had to uninstall-and-reinstall CS3 I left off everything but Photoshop, so it's not loaded right now.

R.

03/22/2010 10:19:44 PM · #6

Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

03/22/2010 10:22:16 PM · #7

Originally posted by yanko:

Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

OK that's good; Yanko has rescue-ken duty and I will ride shotgun :-)

R.

03/22/2010 10:28:17 PM · #8

Yes Yanko...I'll purchase and email to you. Can you convert at the highest quality and send back tonight? I'll purchase as soon as I hear back from you in this thread.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by yanko:

Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

03/22/2010 10:39:49 PM · #9

Originally posted by kenskid:

Yes Yanko...I'll purchase and email to you. Can you convert at the highest quality and send back tonight? I'll purchase as soon as I hear back from you in this thread.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by yanko:
Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

Yes. Shoot me an email so I have your address. Mime is on my profile page.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

03/22/2010 10:46:27 PM · #10

What sort of file is it? I can open a few common vector formats in Paintshop Pro. It does render them as a bitmap when it pulls them in, but it can open them. PhotoShop can't do that?

03/22/2010 10:56:35 PM · #11

Ok...going to purchase now....spiff...they tell me PS can't. I'll find out in a few minutes b/c I'm about to purchase.

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by kenskid:
Yes Yanko...I'll purchase and email to you. Can you convert at the highest quality and send back tonight? I'll purchase as soon as I hear back from you in this thread.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by yanko:
Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

Yes. Shoot me an email so I have your address. Mime is on my profile page.

03/22/2010 11:06:18 PM · #12

Originally posted by yanko:

03/22/2010 11:16:52 PM · #13

Originally posted by kenskid:

Well suprise suprise suprise....I purchased and downloaded the zip file. I opened the zip file and it contained three files of the image...an AI file, and EPS and a high res JPG.....yeee haaa !

Thanks yanko for the offer to convert. The unknown artist thought this out ! I'll leave a good comment for them.

Thanks again gang.

Kenskid

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by kenskid:
Yes Yanko...I'll purchase and email to you. Can you convert at the highest quality and send back tonight? I'll purchase as soon as I hear back from you in this thread.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by yanko:
Btw, I do have Illustrator so if you need someone to convert it let me know.

Yes. Shoot me an email so I have your address. Mime is on my profile page.

Cool. Btw, if you open the .eps file in photoshop as a smart object (I think that's available in CS2) then you retain the vector format in photoshop, so if you decide to print whatever you are making in a larger format in the future you can scale the graphic without losing quality like what happens when a raster image is resampled.