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Rasterize a Vector File
Logos and title treatments — such as the ones you will use in this project — are
commonly created as vector graphics. Although Photoshop is typically a pixel-based
application, you can also open and work with vector graphics created in illustration
programs like Adobe Illustrator.

1. With cd-artwork.psd open, choose File>Open. Select HHT-logo.ai (in
your WIP>Music folder) and then click Open.
This is an Adobe Illustrator file of the band’s logo. When you
open a vector file (Illustrator, EPS, or PDF) in Photoshop,
it is rasterized or converted to a raster graphic. The resulting
Import PDF dialog box allows you to determine exactly how
to rasterize the file. (Illustrator uses PDF as its underlying file
structure.)

The Crop To options determine the outside dimensions of the
opened file. Depending on how the file was created, some of
these values might be the same as others:
• Bounding Box is the outermost edges of the artwork in
the file. Note:
• Media Box is the size of the paper as defined in the file.
If you’re opening a
• Crop Box is the size of the page/artboard, including printer’s marks.
multi-page PDF or an
• Bleed Box is the trim size, plus any defined bleed allowance. Illustrator file with more
• Trim Box is the trim size as defined in the file. than one artboard, the
• Art Box is the area of the page as defined in the file. preview window on the
left side of the dialog
The Image Size fields default to the settings of the bounding box you select. You can box shows thumbnails of
change the size, resolution, color mode, and bit depth by entering new values. You can each “page” in the file.
check the Constrain Proportions option to keep the height and width proportional to You can click a specific
the original dimensions.
thumbnail to select any-
2. Make sure Bounding Box is selected in the Crop To field, and the thing other than Page 1.
Resolution field is set to 300 pixels/inch. Press Shift and click to
select multiple con-
3. Click OK. secutive pages, or press
The logo file opens in Photoshop. The checkered area behind the text indicates that Command/Control and
the background is transparent. If you look at the Layers panel, you will see that click to select multiple,
Layer 1 isn’t locked; because it’s transparent, it is not considered a background layer. nonconsecutive pages.

The gray-and-white
checked pattern identifies
areas of transparency in
the layer content.

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