Help needed convertiing an AI file to coreldraw x4

[John G]

I have a customer that has sent me an AI file which I cannot import into Coreldraw x4.
If anybody is able to do this for me, please send a PM with your email address and i'll email you the file for converting.

It needs to be saved back to Coreldraw x4 which I think is V14 - fonts to curves!

Cheers John

[webtrekker]

Hi John. Even though the file has a .ai extension, have you tried loading it into CorelDraw as a .pdf?

[John G]

I've tried opening it in acrobat reader, saving to pdf and tried opening that - that didn't work. It opened in acrobat OK, so I tried to drag/drop into corel, but it effects the quality.

[Earl Smith]

I have X8, Sometime Ai will open and sometimes not. If nobody else can help the PM me and I will give it a try for you.

[socialgiraffe]

If you want, send it to me and I will email it back once converted.

[webtrekker]

I've tried opening it in acrobat reader, saving to pdf and tried opening that - that didn't work. It opened in acrobat OK, so I tried to drag/drop into corel, but it effects the quality.

Just try opening in Corel. Ignore the file extension and open as a pdf.

[John G]

Thanks for the offer Earl and Simon - I've emailed the file to you Simon.
Cheers John

[John G]

I've tried opening it instead of import webrekker, it just doesn't want to play ball

[socialgiraffe]

All done and sent back to you John.

Sent as EPS and Corel file.

Not sure what was wrong with it but I had to open it in Illustrator first and save it down to AI 8. Direct import was not working otherwise.


P.S. If you are wondering I have edited my original email so that my email address is now removed

[John G]

Socialgiraffe to the rescue - thanks Simon, worked a treat!.