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Title: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Dottonedan on November 03, 2012, 04:37:35 PM

Can someone open a CDR X13 file and re-save it as a eps or ai or even a pdf.  Maybe all three.  I got a feeling this file is messed up.


I have CorelX3  and supposedly this file was saved back as X13 but I can't see a thing in in. Nothing shows up.


Please send me an email and I will forward the file to you.


Thanks
DAN

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Frog on November 03, 2012, 05:07:10 PM

sent you an email

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: screenxpress on November 03, 2012, 05:09:52 PM

And if Andy pulls up short, shoot it to me.

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Frog on November 03, 2012, 06:08:27 PM

As I told Dan, no luck here with X4 even though he included a version supposedly back saved to X3

I get this:

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Dottonedan on November 03, 2012, 06:12:56 PM

Hmmmmmmm.   I figured it was funky. These two ladies I'm doing this job for are somewhat new to saving and sending files.
it's going be a fight just trying to get them to send me something I can see.


I will send to ScreenXpress just to see if he can see something we can't.


Thanks for trying. :)
 

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Homer on November 03, 2012, 07:06:58 PM

send it over to me too Dan, I have a few versions I can try.

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Dottonedan on November 03, 2012, 08:50:00 PM

I got it all.  Thanks guys.  I was able to have the customer re-save it as an ai and a pdf file.  badda bing!


Much appreciated.

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: screenxpress on November 04, 2012, 12:12:43 AM

I was late to the show and Dan had gotten what he needed by the time I sent anything back.

But for info purposes only, both files opened fine for me in X5. 

As Dan now knows, there was a bazillion nodes (so many that parts of the image almost looked jaggy).  Possibly since I am running on 64 Bit Windows and have a usable 8 Gig of Ram, it might allow the application to display things to me where others may get errors.  That's just a guess since the images opened up with no errors or problems. 

Hint - Christmas is coming soon.  Ask Santa for more horsepower, lol. 

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Frog on November 04, 2012, 01:06:28 AM

Quote from: screenxpress on November 04, 2012, 12:12:43 AM

But for info purposes only, both files opened fine for me in X5. 

It appears therefore. that Dan's clients did not, in fact, back save one of them to X3, and both were X5 files

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Frog on November 04, 2012, 01:55:39 AM

An interesting (at least for me) sidenote on this.
Both files' thumbnails display on my desktop. I don't understand the nuts and bolts of this, but assume that thumbnails are a different type of file completely, and not dependent on the application.

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: screenxpress on November 04, 2012, 11:47:10 AM

Andy, I never checked the x13 last night, but this morning I compared the files (examdif - free ap) and except for a slight difference in file sizes, you're correct, they are identical.  Guess they thought a name change would do it. :P

Title: Re: Can someone open a CDR file and re-save it as a eps or ai
Post by: Chadwick on November 04, 2012, 08:26:47 PM

If you need a hand with file conversion, you can shoot me an email Dan.
( evenings )

Most customers shouldn't go within ten feet of a professional graphics program, but they do.
At least they're showing some initiative.
 ;D