Comments on: Export Illustrator Files to Photoshop

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:01:08 +0000

If you (alt) duplicate vector images in Illustrator they are together in one layer on the exported psd ( + + ) and can’t be edited separately. Does anyone know a way around this?

By: prostillamateur

prostillamateur — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:23:44 +0000

Check your artboard. Use artboard tool in tool bar to make sure all paths are on artboard.

By: Rami Msallam

Rami Msallam — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:04:54 +0000

ok.. found how to export layers to Photoshop layers in just one click!!

in illustrator select the first layer ==> then go to layers option ==> release to layers (Sequence) ==> then export as PSD

that will make a new layers (sequence) in illustrator and it will export them to layers.. even if you have hundreds of layers

By: ???

??? — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:40:01 +0000

i am having a really stupid problem that can not solve! i am exporting my composition from illustrator to photoshop succesfully but when i open it in photoshop its with the wrong size!!! some how photoshop is cropping my image!!!
i have exported files before and never had this problem until now.
please someone help me! its urg!!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:53:26 +0000

“How to export single object in Illustrator”: as i do just the first steps into Adobe’s Impire, this was the 1-st question without the answer in forums. Well it will be interesting for those who are familiar with Corel’s language i guess (“ctrl+e, enter, enter, enter”) and here u go: your psds, tgas, bmps, tiffs. Now when we start to think more about compatibility, better is to choose the Adobe’s product. Ok let’s
start the “lesson” Your illustrator project is opened, u want to export one of your object, here u go:
Click file>Document Setup…it will open it’s own window. Now, click the “Edit Artboards” butt.
Setup window closes and u see another selection tool…so – click on your object.
Now, go back to File, but now choose the “Export…” write the name, choose the psd or tga format, and, don’t push the “SAVE” butt yet,
cuz you have to click ON the “Use Artboards” checkbox, u may leave on “All” next checkbox cuz u selected all = 1 object.
Now it’s near to the end of export process.
Click SAVE, choose High resolution, check Embed ICC Profile, click OK … see the export progress bar and That’s It !!! Your single object has been exported to your PSD or TGA even with less
distortion of desirable color scheme. Now make a full breath in and out with a sigle guess in your head: “In Adobe We Trust”.

By: Hi

Hi — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:35:01 +0000

Hi there,

I have been having issues with this feature and if i could only get it working I would be heaven. I have a Logo and It contains 10 or so layers, but is flattened from the 6th layer and below , when exported as a psd with written layers and opened in photoshop. Please help!

I have been experimenting tho, I have been selecting each layer and making them into one of the following… united path via the pathfinder, a symbol and a compound path. I have tried releasing each layers as a sequence via the panel menu. But still no good.

I have been deleting and exporting to maybe find a problem layer. and what I have found is that it does not like a layer containing a single path comprised of way too many anchor points. Would you know if that is the issue?

Thanks,

Zena

PS love ur tips I have learnt 3-4 new ones already and am sure to find more:)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:48:32 +0000

I’m having the same problem but I know it is not an issue with my computer limitation since I have a quad-core with 12GB of memory. I’ll try to reduce the layers in the file and see if I can make any headway.

By: Rype

Rype — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:27:23 +0000

Currently you can’t export Smart Objects to Photoshop. I have looked all over for a plugin or script that would do this, but no luck. I really wish it could this. I’ll keep an eye out.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:33:03 +0000

Is it possible to export from illustrator, a layered PSD that mantains layers, but as separate smart objects, not bitmaps like usual? Maybe a script?

By: capone84

capone84 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:26:23 +0000

Hi,

when i open the file in photoshop the size is wayyy bigger than the one i have in illustrator

why is that?