FW CS3 problem with Vector Images PLEASE HELP

Hello,

My name is Logan and I work for a company called Sutherland Design Agency. I
am creating a website and i created some vector images in illustrator for the
logo because i wanted source files to be imported into fireworks. When I
imported the ai file it seemed to be rasterized. Is this normal?

I would like my images to stay as vectors in fireworks so i decided to test
this a couple times. When i create a vector i save it and import it into
fireworks. It's a raster. Then i export it as an illustrator file and when i
open it, it's a vector again. So i know that it is a vector, but why won't it
show up in fireworks CS3.

I also noticed the drop-down bar with the different image types. Is fireworks
auto-optimizing? If so, is there a way to turn this off? I want to do my own
optimization and I want to view the fireworks document the way it is.

Much help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Logan
Sutherland Design Agency

What version of Fireworks do you have and how are you doing the import (file formats, steps to import, etc)?

I have the entire CS3 suite here at work and I have a ai and i know that
fireworks can deal with ai files. So i saved the illustrator document with the
logo. It is a perfect vector in illustrator, i can zoom in on it and the edges
stay perfect. Then i create a new fireworks document to house the logo and go
to file > import and i import the new logo and then add it to the canvas. Am I
doing everything right. I leave the settings at their default.

Try downsaving your AI file to Illustrator 8 and then import again.

version 9.0.1.1213

sorry wasn't sure if you wanted that or the CS version

okay i'll try that and post my result here.

okay i'll try that and post my result here.

Anagon wrote:
> okay i'll try that and post my result here.
>
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FW CS3 should import your AI file without downsaving it to AI 8. Keep in
mind though, FW always displays vectors as they would appear when
exported as bitmaps (browsers don't understand vector files without a
helper application). If you are zooming in (not scaling) on the canvas,
the artwork will start to look pixelated, because the stroke and fills
are being displayed as bitmaps. Scaling the image should have no
detrimental effect on the vector.

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in illustrator i'm not given the option to downsave it. Where am i able to do this?

You can, try File > Save As if I recall correctly. I don't have it installed on this computer but that should work. It might be under "legacy formats" or something to that effect.