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josephbupe
 Post subject: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:56 am  (#1) 
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Hi,

I have some files i need to work with in GIMP, but the files are of the .AI type. How can I convert them into another format for working in GIMP?


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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:30 am  (#2) 
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Convert them to PDF or EPS format then Gimp can open them.
Then just re-open them in Adobe illustrator and re-save as ai format.

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 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:32 am  (#3) 
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can you import them in inkscape??

http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php ... or_support

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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:39 am  (#4) 
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Using Robs Shellout script you may be able to just import them to Adobe Illustrator too.

I am not sure about AI opening in Inkscape i never tried. :)
I can't get GS (Ghost Script) to work on my machine so i cant open EPS in Inkscape anyways.

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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
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Just a note i can import to Adobe Photo-Shop with Shellout so i am sure it should import to Illustrator too.

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josephbupe
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:43 am  (#6) 
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Hi,

So, can I simply replace the current extension with .pdf or .eps to convert them to pdf or eps, respectively?
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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:49 pm  (#7) 
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No you can try to open them AS PDF or EPS in Gimp.You may not be able to though.
Gimp reads the information inside an image to open it.Try opening the AI extension and see if Gimp recognizes it.
I do not think it does.You would either have to open the AI in Adobe Illustrator and convert it from there (save as).
Or maybe they will open in Inkscape.Then you can save the AI opened in Inkscape to EPS or PDF format.Actually Gimp can open and save vector (SVG) images also.Inkscapes work-file (editing) format.

You can not simply change the extension and open it in Gimp.It has to be converted.
You may be able to change the AI extension to PDF and open it in Adobe Reader or Gimp that way too.
Right click the AI file open with choose adobe reader.See if that works.

I own Contenta Converter and i can't open AI files with that and it opens and converts just about anything.
Adobe has kept that format pretty secret.But i have heard if you can change the extension to PDF Adobe reader will open it.

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Gms9810
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:44 pm  (#8) 
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Inkscape will open an AI file as a PDF

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For that matter Xnview will too

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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Help un-park AI (Adobe Illustrator) file type
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:01 am  (#10) 
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well there you go. :)
Thanks Gms9810

By the way how did you set up Ghost Script to open EPS in Inkscape?
I have added the path and everything and still no EPS in Inkscape nor PDF for that matter.
I can open them in Gimp though.

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