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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 aftermath.psd open, choose File>Open and navigate to your
WIP>Movie folder.

2. Select Title.ai in the list of files and then click Open.
This is an Adobe Illustrator file of
the movie title text treatment. 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.
If you’re opening a multi-page PDF
or an Illustrator file with more than
one artboard, the preview window
on the left side of the dialog box When this chain icon
shows thumbnails of each “page” appears, the width and
in the file. You can click a specific height are constrained.
thumbnail to select anything other
than Page 1. (Press Shift and click to
select multiple consecutive pages, or
press Command/Control and click
to select multiple non-consecutive
pages.)
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.
• Media Box is the size of the paper as defined in the file.
• Crop Box is the size of the page/artboard including printer’s marks.
• Bleed Box is the trim size plus any defined bleed allowance.
• Trim Box is the trim size as defined in the file.
• Art Box is the area of the page as defined in the file.

3. Make sure the Constrain Proportions option is checked. Highlight the Width field
and type 8, and make sure the Resolution field is set to 300 pixels/inch.
The Image Size fields default to the settings of the bounding box you select. You can
change the size, resolution, color mode, and bit depth by entering new values.

You know the live area of the ad you’re building is 83 wide, so you can import this file
at a size small enough to fit into that space. Because the Constrain Proportions option is
checked by default, the height changes proportionally to match the new width.

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