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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.
Th is is an Adobe Illustrator fi le of the band’s logo. When you
open a vector fi le (Illustrator, EPS, or PDF) in Photoshop, it is
rasterized or converted to a raster graphic. Th e resulting Import
PDF dialog box allows you to determine exactly what and how
to rasterize the fi le. (Illustrator uses PDF as its underlying fi le
structure.)

Th e Crop To options determine the outside dimensions of the
opened fi le. Depending on how the fi le was created, some of
these values might be the same as others:
• Bounding Box is the outermost edges of the artwork in
the fi le. Note:
• Media Box is the size of the paper as defi ned in the fi le.
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 defi ned bleed allowance. Illustrator fi le with more
• Trim Box is the trim size as defi ned in the fi le. than one artboard, the
• Art Box is the area of the page as defi ned in the fi le. preview window on the
left side of the dialog
Th e Image Size fi elds 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 fi le.
check the Constrain Proportions option to keep the height and width proportional to You can click a specifi c
the original dimensions.
thumbnail to select any-
2. Make sure Bounding Box is selected in the Crop To fi eld, and the thing other than Page 1.
Resolution fi eld is set to 300 pixels/inch. Press Shift and click to
select multiple con-
3. Click OK. secutive pages, or press
Th e logo fi le opens in Photoshop. Th e 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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