How to Convert Adobe Illustrator .EPS .AI to Photoshop .PSD
Posted by David • Apr 6th, 2009 4:55:24 am - Subscribe | Mood: sleepy | Music: Jimmy Eat World - 23
Explains how to convert a Adobe Illustrator file .EPS or .AI to Photoshop .PSD. This is pretty self explanatory but I figured that it could be easily overlooked.
How to Convert Adobe Illustrator .EPS .AI to Photoshop .PSD
Your done. Recently I have been working on Adobe Illustrator and to me, this is more of a 'note to self', so that I wouldn't forget. Personally I'm an Adobe Photoshop guy.
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anonymous Says:
July 24th, 2009
To anonymous-
If you don't have Illustrator by Adobe and want to be able to open an .ai file in Photoshop, just rename the extension from file.ai, to file.pdf. You can then view it in Adobe Reader (PDF) or open the file for modifying in Photoshop.
NOTE: When you open PDFs in Photoshop, you will be given the option of what resolution to use and size. For web, just choose 72 dpi, for print, 300 dpi.
Hope that helps!
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anonymous Says:
January 24th, 2010
Renaming does not work unless it was saved with PDF from Illustrator. keep dreaming
anonymous Says:
April 20th, 2010
I don't have Adobe Illustratoir. Can I open or see an .ai file ?
I have just Corel....
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anonymous Says:
April 23rd, 2010
whats the point of converting a AI file to PS file while you have the adobe illustrator already. i agree with the other poster. this is bullshit.
anonymous Says:
May 14th, 2010
Worked well for me thanks. The whole point of converting the AI file to PS file is that WE DON'T HAVE Illustrator and it is pretty pricey.
anonymous Says:
May 26th, 2010
So, aside from bashing David, which I agree is lots of fun, does anyone have a solution? I need to have an AI file saved as separate layers I can rebuild in PhotoShop. Looking for clues...
Oh yeah... BONEHEAD!
anonymous Says:
June 03rd, 2010
this is actually really helpful, thanks
anonymous Says:
July 23rd, 2010
When saving from EPS to PSD, will PSD have separate layers? thanks
anonymous Says:
September 17th, 2010
:O))))))))))))))))))
just had to say thank YOU n' google of course for bringing me here to the solution!!!!
i was able to follow dave's instructions n' :O) while also playing the wellduh.wav to myself...
as for the comment...
whats the point of converting a AI file to PS file while you have the adobe illustrator already. i agree with the other poster. this is bull$h*t...
ummmmmm not really ...im alot more comfortable working in photoshop vs illustrator...i guess its just what youre used to...:O)
n' looks at anon july 23... YES it has the layers...when you first open it its a directory...but click on it n' :O)))))))) all the 'layers' are inside the folder...:O)
hugs as always to all.../me...
anonymous Says:
December 04th, 2010
Umm this is crazy. I can't believe this is the top search result on google.
The original question should have been:
I do not own Illustrator. I have an .ai file. I do have photoshop. How do I open the .ai file in photoshop without purchasing Illustrator.
To my knowledge there is not a way and I would be thrilled if someone else knows a way.
With regard to the cheap comment from david...that's just nonsense. Clearly the user who posted has no use for the full version of Illustrator other than to convert a file. Are you really recommending that they purchase the software just to convert the file? That is just silly.
To all, when you have design work completed by others, always request the final file in multiple formats, including EPS, JPG, AI, PSD, etc. It won't take your designer that long to do and it makes all files far more useful to you. You may in fact one day need the AI file to edit/change the original. Request all formats just to be sure.
anonymous Says:
January 04th, 2011
Everyone - If you need to convert the file, and don't have AI, simply download the trial version from Adobe. It will give you 30 days to do what you need with it - only downfall is once its expired you can't reinstall the trial. However, every time they release a new version (ie cs4, cs5, etc) you can then install again to "try" it. If you need to do this on a regular basis, then you should probably be considering buying it.
anonymous Says:
January 06th, 2011
Thanks a lot! I downloaded a logo from Brandsoftheworld.com and got frustrated from the file format.
anonymous Says:
January 19th, 2011
A simple answer to a simple question - Thank you!!
anonymous Says:
February 17th, 2011
Awesome. So much easier than manually copying and pasting the layers (usually too much work an thus an uglier solution'd be found)
anonymous Says:
March 31st, 2011
tried it, works, But my file was to big, ran out of memory.
anonymous Says:
June 10th, 2011
it works but the there is no layer to work. i make one one layer in photo shop.
please tell me how I can convert the .ai file into a .psd file
so that all the layers etc are all intact and fully editable.
anonymous Says:
June 10th, 2011
please tell me how I can convert the .ai file into a .psd file
so that all the layers etc are all intact and fully editable.
anonymous Says:
January 25th, 2012
This works wonderfully. Thank you.
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anonymous Says:
May 17th, 2009
That works fine if you have a copy of Illustrator, but what if you're working with a .AI file and you don't have Illustrator, most people should already be aware that most graphics/design apps have an export function, you just pretty much stated something that could have easily been looked up in the help file for Illustrator, when most people seek to convert from one file format to another it's because they don't have the software that the original file was created with you bonehead!