AES schreef:
> Any way I can erase selected pixels in a bitmap image that's already
> been inserted into an Illustrator vector image do***ent that's been
> converted to PDF, without having to pull the bitmap object back out of
> the do***ent, and without converting the whole doc to bitmap form?
>
> That is, I started with big tiff (or was it jpeg) B&W bitmap image;
> dragged it into an Illustrator do***ent; added all sorts of vector
> colored annotations, text, etc, all over it; and saved it as PDF.
>
> (All the vector objects and the bitmap image are all a single layer, I'm
> pretty sure, though I think the B&W pixel image is behind everything
> else.)
>
> Now I want to modify one small area of the bitmap image by erasing all
> the pixels in a small region of it, then drawing some vector stuff in
> that area, without starting all over, messing up any of the added vector
> art, or having to pull out the bitmap image, edit it in Photoshop
> Elements, and then try stick it back in, or anything like that.
>
> Can I edit the bitmap part of this PDF doc in Photoshop Elements, while
> leaving the vector part untouched and not converted to bitmap format?
> Elements doesn't seem to want to open the PDF without bitmapping all of
> it.
Why not note down the exact position of the bitmap in Illustrator (use
Transformer). Open the bitmap in Photoshop, edit it and replace it in
Illustrator
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