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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. The Format
menu defaults to Photoshop PDF because Illustrator uses PDF
as its underlying file structure.

When you open a vector file (Illustrator, EPS, or PDF) in
Photoshop, it is rasterized (converted to a raster graphic). The
resulting Import PDF dialog box allows you to determine
exactly what and how to rasterize the file.

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
than one artboard, the
• Trim Box is the trim size as defined in the file.
preview window on the
• Art Box is the area of the page as defined in the file.
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
anything other than
2. Make sure Bounding Box is selected in the Crop To field, and the Page 1. (Press Shift and
Resolution field is set to 300 pixels/inch. click to select multiple
consecutive pages, or press
3. Click OK. Command/Control and
The logo file opens in Photoshop. The checkered area behind the text indicates that the click to select multiple
background is transparent. If you look at the Layers panel, you will see that non-consecutive pages.)
Layer 1 isn’t locked; because it’s transparent, it is not considered a background layer.

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

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