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Frequently Asked Questions - Adobe Cropping
Instructions for cropping TIFF file to match a selected area within an
Illustrator file.
For this exercise it is necessary to keep the ORIGINAL Mountain
High Maps Illustrator file box rule layer and box rule line unaltered.
Although other Illustrator layers may need to be on and visible,
ensure that the BOX RULE layer is the 'working layer'
Use box tool to create a new box delineating a chosen area on box
rule layer (box layer is normally at top of layers, therefore any
box created is on this layer).
Deselect all other layers so that ONLY Box Rule layer is visible.
WITHOUT CLOSING ILLUSTRATOR open the corresponding PhotoShop
file. (You will now have both Illustrator and Photoshop
applications open).
Using pointer tool, select both boxes (shift-click) and copy.
In the Photoshop file go to Windows--->Palettes--->Show Paths.
Paste, paste as paths. (both boxes appear!) Using top
left west arrow in paths palette window, select the original
Box rule (just visible close to the edge of the file window) and
delete it twice! This will just leave the inner box (and this
is the selected area for cropping).
Within Paths palette window, go to menu arrow to the
right of paths & make selection.
Switch from paths to channels and to top working RGB etc. -
selection will show as marching ants. Copy, make new file, name
it, paste and there is just the area you selected for cropping.
The difficult bit is in the cropping of the Illustrator (and
for that matter the FreeHand) file. Unfortunately there is no
global cutting procedure.
With all chosen layers 'on' and with box delineating chosen
area visible, simply delete all extraneous lines / points outside
the chosen area. This may entail selecting specific line points
and cutting/splitting them.
This exercise should leave you with just the vector information
required for the chosen area. The cropped TIFF can now be brought
in to its chosen layer.
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