Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Linking vs. embedding images, part of Illustrator CS6 One-on-One: Intermediate.
In this movie I'll discuss the difference between linking to an image file on…disk and actually embedding the image into your artwork.…And we'll see the relative advantages and disadvantages of each.…So I am going to start things off by clicking on this dinosaur photograph.…Because it's part of a clipping mask, I have to click on the Edit Contents…icon on the left side of the Control panel in order to gain access to the image information.…You can see over here on the far left side of the Control panel that this is a…Linked File, and you can also see the name of the file Kingpin and henchman.tif.…
Now as we have seen, the great thing about linked images is that you can modify…them inside of Photoshop, for example, in which case Illustrator will…automatically update the document to reflect those changes.…You also end up with a more efficient document as we are about to see.…The big downside however, is that you're always going to need access to this…original image file in order to edit this document.…So for example, if I click on Linked File, up here in the Control panel, I'll go…
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11/22/2012- Creating layers, sublayers, and groups
- Lifting a color and creating a swatch
- Assigning colors to paths inside groups
- Adjusting the stacking order
- Using the Width tool to adjust line weight
- Masking a pattern inside a background
- Assigning and modifying a gradient fill
- Creating a radial gradient
- Drawing a linear spiral with the Polar Grid tool
- Adding a credible 3D cast shadow
- Contouring with the Blob Brush and Eraser
- Creating and painting an overlapping path
- Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator files
- Previewing and printing documents
- Optimizing documents for the web
Skill Level Intermediate
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11. Layers and Groups
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Welcome to One-on-One1m 47s
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Creating and using sublayers5m 48s
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Creating clipping groups6m 40s
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Working in an isolation mode5m 29s
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12. Swatches and Stacking Order
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Adjusting the stacking order6m 30s
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Pasting in front and in back6m 13s
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Combining multiple fills7m 32s
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13. Strokes, Dashes, and Arrows
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Introducing the Stroke panel4m 49s
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Dashes and arrowheads4m 12s
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14. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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Creating a radial gradient5m 26s
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Adjusting the midpoint skew3m 31s
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15. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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16. Align and Distribute
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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Adding to a compound shape3m 20s
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Using Divide and Minus Back4m 28s
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18. Live Paint and Interlocking Paths
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Introducing Live Paint5m 39s
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19. Placing Photoshop Images
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Working with linked images8m 19s
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Linking vs. embedding images10m 29s
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20. Printing a Document
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Placement, scale, and tiling5m 59s
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21. Saving for the Web (and PowerPoint)
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Conclusion
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Until next time55s
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