Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 26, 2012, 06:33

MicrostockGroup

MicrostockGroup » Forum » Illustrators Corner - Microstock Illustrators Forum » Illustration - General » Why Does Radial Gradient do This?

Microstockgroup Sponsors

« previous next »

Pages: [1]

Topic: Why Does Radial Gradient do This?

(Read 1802 times)

Dan_Wiedemann

« on: October 15, 2010, 08:39 »

#link

Hey there...

As some of you know, I'm starting with illustrations and I've been asking for help from time to time. Here I go again! I recently had this image rejected at Shutterstock because it contains a bitmap. After about 500 tests, I realized that the problem was in the 2 radial gradients. Although the file has more radial gradients, something in these 2 converted them to bitmap when I saved it as EPS10. The file somehow got accepted at Fotolia so you can have a look at the other radial gradients (middle top and bottom right)

I've tried to explain a bit better the situation bellow. It works fine when it's a linear gradient. My question is: why?

I've also uploaded the EPS10 file to megaupload if anyone wants to have a look.

Thanks in advance!


	Ignore \| Logged

Maui

« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2010, 08:53 »

#link

Your eps file shows only the bitmap image, so I can't see the original radial gradient. Could you upload the .ai file?

I found that you can specify some parameters with radial gradients which do not work with eps files well. I had one case where the gradient was NOT converted to a bitmap, but when I reloaded the eps file the gradient had changed its shape.


	Ignore \| Logged

cthoman

« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2010, 08:55 »

#link

Round gradients shouldn't have a problem, but I've heard when you stretch them or make them elliptical they may not be backwards compatible. This may be your problem.


	Ignore \| Logged

Dan_Wiedemann

« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2010, 09:41 »

#link

Maui. Here is the AI file - www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLHA780P

Cthoman - They are elliptical indeed. I just don't understand why round ones work and oval ones don't. Is it an Illustrator bug?


	Ignore \| Logged

cthoman

« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2010, 09:54 »

#link

Quote from: Dan_Wiedemann on October 15, 2010, 09:41

Maui. Here is the AI file - www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLHA780P

Cthoman - They are elliptical indeed. I just don't understand why round ones work and oval ones don't. Is it an Illustrator bug?

Yeah, it may be something else, but I remember reading someone else having the same problem on the Shutterstock forums. I assume the problem is that Illustrator didn't used to support those gradients in older versions. Adobe doesn't really intend for people to save in some ancient version disabling half the features they just created.


	Ignore \| Logged

Dan_Wiedemann

« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2010, 10:04 »

#link

Quote from: cthoman on October 15, 2010, 09:54

Quote from: Dan_Wiedemann on October 15, 2010, 09:41

Maui. Here is the AI file - www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLHA780P

Cthoman - They are elliptical indeed. I just don't understand why round ones work and oval ones don't. Is it an Illustrator bug?

Yeah... What is up with that? What is the point of having new and magically amazing features if we have to use the stone age illustrator? When will microstock agencies realize that this is the XXI century?


	Ignore \| Logged

Maui

« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2010, 10:15 »

#link

Quote from: Dan_Wiedemann on October 15, 2010, 09:41

Maui. Here is the AI file - www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLHA780P

Cthoman - They are elliptical indeed. I just don't understand why round ones work and oval ones don't. Is it an Illustrator bug?

Yes, the problem is the elliptical gradient. No way around it, afaik.


	Ignore \| Logged

AridOcean

New Member

« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2010, 10:23 »

#link

If you want to avoid this in the future, you can reload the .eps file into Illy and use my ExtendedSelect script to check for any embedded bitmap image:

http://www.maps.aridocean.com/scripts_en.php


	Ignore \| Logged

Dan_Wiedemann

« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2010, 11:19 »

#link

Thanks Maui... It's a shame it doesn't work, but thanks!

Quote from: AridOcean on October 15, 2010, 10:23

If you want to avoid this in the future, you can reload the .eps file into Illy and use my ExtendedSelect script to check for any embedded bitmap image:

http://www.maps.aridocean.com/scripts_en.php

Wow! Thanks as well! I was looking for something like this for ages. For some reason, the one that comes with Illustrator CS5 doesn't work with me (Select - Objects - ________) and yours does! =D


	Ignore \| Logged

cthoman

« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2010, 11:27 »

#link

Quote from: Dan_Wiedemann on October 15, 2010, 11:19

Thanks Maui... It's a shame it doesn't work, but thanks!

Quote from: AridOcean on October 15, 2010, 10:23

If you want to avoid this in the future, you can reload the .eps file into Illy and use my ExtendedSelect script to check for any embedded bitmap image:

http://www.maps.aridocean.com/scripts_en.php

Wow! Thanks as well! I was looking for something like this for ages. For some reason, the one that comes with Illustrator CS5 doesn't work with me (Select - Objects - ________) and yours does! =D

The links palette works too for finding bitmaps.


	Ignore \| Logged

the808state

« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2010, 12:19 »

#link

Isn't it a bummer that everyone of the watermarks misses your illustration? I have the same problem with my photos at fotolio.


	Ignore \| Logged

Dan_Wiedemann

« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2010, 13:28 »

#link

Quote from: the808state on October 15, 2010, 12:19

Isn't it a bummer that everyone of the watermarks misses your illustration? I have the same problem with my photos at fotolio.

True... I think fotolia should rethink their watermark. I have quite a few files that are unprotected there. At least it's the small version, so not much can be done.


	Ignore \| Logged

bittersweet

« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2010, 14:08 »

#link

Quote from: Maui on October 15, 2010, 10:15

Quote from: Dan_Wiedemann on October 15, 2010, 09:41

Maui. Here is the AI file - www.megaupload.com/?d=ZLHA780P

Cthoman - They are elliptical indeed. I just don't understand why round ones work and oval ones don't. Is it an Illustrator bug?

Yes, the problem is the elliptical gradient. No way around it, afaik.

Can't you use a blend instead of a gradient?


	Logged

Morphart

« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2011, 09:25 »

#link

Using a Mesh doesn't raster too.


	Ignore \| Logged

Pages: [1]

« previous next »

Jump to:

Related Topics
	Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
	Switching gradient colors in illustrator Illustration - General	leaf	1	1006	October 07, 2008, 12:01 by jsnover
	How do you handle gradient banding? Illustration - General	icefront	1	991	October 12, 2011, 17:35 by michaeldb

Microstockgroup Sponsors

MicrostockGroup Email Updates

Microstock Poll Results

Site	Earnings Rating
Top Tier - Big 4
Shutterstock	100
iStock	66.7
Fotolia	34.9
Dreamstime	26.7

Middle Tier
DepositPhotos	21.6
123RF	16.3
Canstockphoto	11.2
Bigstockphoto	9.5
Veer	8.7

Low Earners
PantherMedia	6.7
PhotoDune	5.8
isignstock	4.1
Zoonar	3.5
GLStockImages	2.7
Stockfresh	2.2
YayMicro	1.8
FeaturePics	1.4
MostPhotos	1.3
ScanStockPhoto	1.1
Crestock	0.8
Cutcaster	0.6
AllYouCanStock	0.1
ClipartOf
Pond5
RevoStock
Clipcanvas
DrawShop
ClipDealer
PhotoSpin
VectorStock
GraphicRiver
Pixmac
PhotoCase
The3dStudio
photaki
SuperHug
PhotoKore
iRockStock
Vivozoom
StockPhotoMedia
Regimages
ImageVortex
Imagegate
ViscoImages

More Poll Results Updated: 2012-05-26

Advertise on Microstockgroup.com | Contact: [email protected]