Dear Forum Members,
I have EPS art that displays with vibrant colors when I view the art in either IrfranView or Adobe Illustrator. However, when I import the same art into CorelDraw X6 all the colors display as dull and not at all vibrant like the other two apps.
Obviously, it's a color management issue. I have spent 1 hour tweaking Corel Draw Color Management setting with no success. I thought changing all "Import and Paste Settings" to "Use Embedded Color Profile" would do the trick however dull colors still persist.
In short, I would really welcome anyone out there who knows how to correctly adjust Corel Draw X6 colors to post in this thread. My goal is to get Corel Draw X6 colors to match what I see in IrfranView and Adobe Illustrator.
Thank you in advance for any help.
This is the same art as low res png I opened the original file in illustrator cs6 saved it as an illustrator eps The dialogue box in illustrator says converted when saved.
I then imported it into CorelDraw x6 the original eps I suspect this was originally saved as illustrator macintosh a long time ago
There is no transparency in the file. Not that I clicked on all 7 billion objects. It is just that CD cannot cope with something as simple as (mainly) the radial gradients in this half-ancient EPS file.
Which is why resaving as a PDF or as an AI file works.
So David, Distiller processes the encapsulated postscript file the pdf and print are the same as the original. So what you are saying is distiller takes bad encapsulated postscript fixes it and prints it. But Corel can't so the postscript is bad. How does that work out.
Corel will import the files but they are not correct when ungrouped period. AS Mike says the issue is radial gradients. imported into Corel.
I have printed correct results From Agfa Arkitex rip, Harlequin Xitron rip and Black magic rip all by dropping the eps in directly.
XDP10 imports and prints fine If you import the eps into Xara and export it as a pdf then import it into CorelDraw everything is correct and editable in a form Corel likes, same with eps from Xara. Zara just reads the "crap eps" corel won't
Adobe's rules are very broad and allow for many ways to code gradients, many that are acceptable, there is not one actual definition from Adobe.
There are just programs other than Corel with more complete filters for importing - exporting and making useable postscript files
You keep saying Distillers processing of these files proves they are not compliant how is that.
this is a distiller report of processing the eps! no warnings
Start Time: October-04-14 at 19:10:02
Source: Rose Frames2.eps
Destination: C:\Users\A\Desktop\Rose Frames2.pdf
Adobe PDF Settings: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings\PDFX1a 2001.joboptions
<PDFX ISO="15930-1:2001" COMPLIANT="true">
PDF/X Compliance Report
1. Summary
Warnings: The total found in this document was 0.
Violations: The total found in this document was 0.
No problems were found in the document.
This document passes PDF/X-1a:2001 compliance checks.
</PDFX>
Distill Time: 00 Hour(s) : 00 Minute(s) : 00.764 Second(s)
**** End of Job ****
END of Day
Ross Blair
Ross, regardless of the report, because it displays incorrectly after it was distilled, it displays the same as it does in CorelDRAW, INCORRECTLY. The EPS files all four of them RIP and print incorrectly in Postershop, Versaworks, Apogee and Metadimensions. Aren't Distiller reports wonderful!
This is the bite with EPS files like this, in Versaworks and Postershop the rip preview looks fine, then print is wrong, the more expensive rips at least show the bad preview so you don't waste material.
I'm not arguing that CorelDRAWS gradients aren't different and in some peoples opinion, lacking, I know they're different, I've been arguing for 20 years that you DON'T take complex CD files to AI and visa versa because they DON'T cross over. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO!
My point about these EPS files is that they are AI EPS files that produce errors as they currently are in postscript work flows, errors that can be undetectable until you waste material, open them in AI, save as AI format, import into CorelDRAW, publish to pdf and the display and output are fine.
My other point is that you bought a Chrysler don't expect it to be a Chevy, there is a viable cost effective alternative, use it, bill the job and be happy. I don't want CorelDRAW to be Illustrator, if I need to lose that much money I'll retire.
Another point is that currently CorelDRAW at least gives us an opportunity to see the bad display before we print. If Corel wants to adapt an AI EPS filter they will need to make sure they re-compile all imported postscript code in the export or print process, something (if memory serves) they currently do not do.
If you guys want Corel to reconfigure how the allow editing of fountain fills I'm behind you, go for it, just make sure they correct for output, I've had enough of the bad old days.
I think it finally sank in. You are right I'm using the tools I find just do the job to produce billable work.
We use Corel for what It does well for us importing and placing eps files isn't one of those functions unless we build the file
The file prints fine for us so we're happy with our workflow and systems.
Like You, We just satisfy customers and make the "crap" work for them.
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All I can say is....
This is a fantastic discussion and the contributors really deserve credit for their knowledge, experience and openess to share.
Thank you
jeez mike no floating flowers no flowers from av bros riding a wave?
ross blair said: jeez mike no floating flowers no flowers from av bros riding a wave?
Ahhhhh, no, my flower power plugin is un-plugged. But how about some coarse threaded nuts with flowers!
Yep that works there are a bunch of coarse threaded nuts elsewhere in this forum at times .At least there aren't any non conforming radial fills to deal with,
ross blair