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So, it's only natural that one sees web designers or programmers arguing that SVG is "great". If all, or much, of what one works on is print and press related, then they'll see SVG as unreliable and often unusable without conversion to a more appropriate format. I would ask these designers how they would feel if they request an SVG file, but are given a PDF or EPS instead - a format that can't be directly used on the web - and don't possess anything capable of converting PDF/EPS to SVG? If all, or much, of what one works on is web-related, then they'll see SVG as very useful and reliable. Quite honestly, I think this all comes down to a reader's particular purview. Related: Logo Pack - What should I include?Īll that being posted, if the client is asking for something which is simply not possible given the requested format, then you merely need to educate the client as to what the limitations of some formats may be. That, to me, is the biggest unprofessional thing one can do. Don't leave the client sitting with files they can't use or in desperate need of a format they can't generate. Or find someone with the proper software so you can farm things out. If you can't generate a proper EPS with your current software, then you need to upgrade. They may be asking for an EPS because they were asked themselves for an EPS. Client's typically won't know what formats are even possible or what a specific format is used for. You should be aware that what may seem easy to generate to you may seem insurmountable to the client. That's somewhat irrelevant though - if the client is asking for an EPS with transparency, you should be able to easily provide that. There are a wide range of specialty software applications that can only use EPS files. It still has very viable uses, especially for older third party applications/uses. What if the client doesn't want to pay for the Adobe subscription and doesn't know anyone who does? If you, yourself, can't generate the format they need, what makes you think they can generate the format they need?ĮPS is not "dead". Simply because an SVG file can be opened in an editor and resaved is not a reason to fail to provide viable formats to the client. SVG, EPS, AI, PDF, PSD, JPG, PNG, even GIF. When providing a logo you should provide usable formats for a range of things. Here's a screenshot from Adobe Illustrator showing the Test PDF I created in Inkscape, displaying a semi-transparent gradient fill. ![]() ![]() In Illustrator, when I examine the fill, it appears as "non native art", possibly a raster image although I can't be sure, and is contained within a clipping path. I just tested this and it appears to work quite well, although it throws a warning on opening complaining that an "unknown shading type was encountered", but clicking OK should open the document just fine, and the fill should be semi-transparent. When opened in Illustrator, vector objects within the Inkscape PDF which contain semi-transparent gradients will be maintained. One possible workaround is to export the artwork as a PDF 1.5 from Inkscape. Inkscape can't output an Illustrator EPS. It's not actually possible in a pure EPS format, and is a limitation of the format itself.Īdobe Illustrator EPS files are a bit different, since these also contain the editable Illustrator document as well as the EPS. EPS is an old format with support for full transparency (i.e the background can be tranparent), and also supports the use of clipping paths for transparency around a raster image, but it doesn't support semi-transparent fills, or gradients with semi-transparency.ĭoesn't really matter what software you use.
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