Regarding linked images...

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

That's why I like the Scoop plug in.

though a collect for out put should be included with AI it need not be a good as Scoop but there should be something.

[michael_affeld@adobeforums.com]

I thought I would travel back and see if there were any more responses to learn from, and the items posted primarily are showing both sides of the picture. I guess my way of doing things were just like Gary described. After my work goes to client, I specify that any problems that the printer has... have the printer contact me. It was my job and my responsibility to correct any problems. Also, like I mentioned, I embed everything because if my links are messed up by another party, it makes me look bad. So I kind of see both sides of it. Now going back to John's last comment, everytime I opened the document (before I recreated the photoshop image), there was an error message, however when I opened the document- the image looked perfect. I don't know what made that possible, why couldn't it be a "preview" as described in earlier responses? I guess I will take this farther and ask Wade what the scoop plug in is? After I finish writing this I will be going right into the manual, and if it is part of what ai loads, no need to respond it will answer my question, however if it is a third party plug in tell me about it. I enjoy items to which save me time, or add quality to my work.
thanks for your responses, I love learning.

[John_Slate@adobeforums.com]

Now going back to John's last comment, everytime I opened the document
(before I recreated the photoshop image), there was an error message,
however when I opened the document- the image looked perfect. I don't
know what made that possible, why couldn't it be a "preview" as described
in earlier responses?




Try it yourself michael.

Make a Photoshop file, link it to a .ai file, save and close the .ai file, delete the Photoshop file, then reopen the .ai file.

You will not see an image of the Photoshop file that you just deleted.

It is simply not possible.

If you were seeing the art, then it was either embedded or it was still linked, meaning you did not delete the Photoshop file.

My guess is that the message related to some other piece of placed art that you did not see when you opened your .ai

[Unregistered]

I was sharing AI files with another person via dropbox and each time we saved the links were breaking. I downloaded the script from this page to update linked files in illustrator and it's working pretty well.

http://techblog.willshouse.com/2011/01/16/update-illustrator-linked-files-script/