Bitmap import limit in IL CS?

[spclark@adobeforums.com]

I've been trying to import a TIF file into a CS document; I keep running into unwanted cropping of the image.

File's fine in PSCS, but in Illustrator keeps coming in too narrow.

Original file is 336" wide @100 ppi; imported as is, it comes in at 227".

Tried making it 200 ppi & 168" wide, so it comes in now at 163-something.

Admittedly this is a LARGE (like, 1Gb) image file, but I'm doing a 28' wide, 9' high mural for a museum display & want to keep the 100ppi res, if at all possible.

G5/2x2Gb, 2.5Gb RAM, OS 10.3.2

O.K., well - 180 ppi works fine, for the half-size image file... I learned that today.

[Ray_Craighead@adobeforums.com]

Is this 1, 8, or 24 bit? Do you have to re-color it in AI? I would try setting it to 600dpi (don't resample), then scale it up in AI. You may also want to save it as an EPS.

[spclark@adobeforums.com]

24 bit, no re-coloring; it's a Photoshop file background for a wall mural, with other elements overlayed in Illustrator. 90 ppi works for me - there's not much perceptible difference between that & 100 ppi for this image material.

I use Ill for "tiling" out individual panels as Postscript files for printing, with sufficient overlap & registration marks outside "live" area for final positioning during the installation.

EPS format doesn't provide as good a preview image (at least it never used to) but it may allow better memory usage for the preview portion; it's also a bigger file, on disk, becasue of the additional preview file.

I'll look into using 600 dpi (though I don't think that would change anything) when I gert a chance to play. Right now I just want to get the thing to print so I can install it Friday.