CorelDraw and EPS file

[Justa]

I need to send a client a version of our logo in vector format, but when I send the EPS they are unable to open it in Corel Draw.

Am I doing anything wrong? I only have Photoshop here, is there a way to save in vector format?

I know PS rasterises the image, but the original EPS (done in illustrator) won't open either.

Any ideas?

Justa.

[Eggles]

Was the logo created in Photoshop? If so, then it is in raster format and there is no way it can be saved in vector format. Just because you can save it as an EPS doesn't mean it is automatically 'vectorised'. All it means is that the image is saved in postscript language. It is therefore NOT a vector image. Which is why they are having trouble opening it in CDraw.

Logos should ALWAYS be created in a vector applications, as it is the only way it can be scaled up (or down) and not get a case of the 'jaggies'. It is very important that a logo is scalable as it will be used at different sizes in different media. Compare the size of the logo on a business card compared to the size on a poster - or the size when used as a backgound on a brochure or in an annual report or newsletter.

Redo the logo in Illustrator or Freehand or Coreldraw and save it as an eps from there. Then the vector instructions (mathematical formulae) will be saved along with the postscript.

Edit: before hitting 'submit reply' I re-read your post. I don't understand what you mean by ...."but the original EPS (done in illustrator) won't open either". Do you mean that the client cannot open the Illustrator EPS in Coreldraw?

[Maheh Kannan]

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