Adobe Illustrator has a lot of fans among graphic designers and a great ranking between other programs used for creating and editing vector graphics. If you are one of those fans, you probably use AI files a lot, since this is the native format for Illustrator. The AI extension is great to use for vector-based drawings when you have Adobe Illustrator installed on all the computers on which you plan to open and handle these image files. There are also a few other programs that support the AI format, including Adobe Reader, Corel Draw and Adobe InDesign.

However, not having Illustrator installed on your computer might be a problem when you plan to handle AI files, because most of the other programs which support this format do so with some limitations. Moreover, AI files tend to have a large size and this can be an additional problem when you store and send them.

So, if you want to make your vector-based drawings truly easy to transfer and if you don’t want to worry too much about the files’ compatibility with other image viewers, there is one quick and simple solution for you: convert your AIs into JPEGs.

JPEG is the most popular format for storing and transferring images, and it is supported by any image viewer you can think of, whether it is installed on a computer, smartphone or tablet. It is also a format compatible with all image-sharing websites, and it offers a decent image quality, particularly if you plan to use the image exclusively on the web.

Converting a large number of AI files into JPEG can be really easy if you use a powerful conversion software such as reaConverter. This program supports batch conversion for over 500 image formats, including AI.

Install reaConverter

Afterwards, all you need to do is follow these 3 easy steps:

Load all the AI images

Select all the AI files you need to convert and add them to the conversion list.

You can also pick a resolution of your choice for loading the AI files. For example, if you don’t plan to print the output files, but simply upload them online on a website or on an image sharing network, you can opt for a 72 dpi resolution. This will save time and space when converting, transferring and storing the output images.

To change loading resolution, go to the Menu button and click Loading settings → PDF/EPS/PS/AI loading settings

Edit images

Decide if you want to add any image processing to your files. reaConverter offers you a rich amount of options here. You can choose to adjust the image by correcting the RGB or adding a photo filter. Watermarking, cropping, rotating and resizing the image are also easy-to-apply options, which you can test in real time by ticking the Preview box on the upper right side of this window.

Save the Result

Finally, move on to the last step of the conversion process, where you choose the destination folder for your output file, and its format. JPG, PNG and TIF are among the popular image formats available here. Pick one and start the conversion process.

You will almost instantly have a brand new collection of easily transferable images, which you can store, send and share without worrying about size or compatibility.

Advanced users can perform batch conversion of AI into JPG via Command Line Interface, Watch Folders, or DLL. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

Have you ever thought of converting an AI vector file to PDF, but were worried about image quality loss? AI is the native format of Adobe Illustrator and is preferred by many graphics designers for storing and editing vector-based drawings. However, handling an AI file might pose some difficulties. Why? Firstly, vector files tend to be very large in size. So transferring them by e-mail, for example, might be an issue. Secondly, viewing and editing such files requires having Adobe Illustrator or a similar advanced graphics editing software installed on your computer. These types of programs are difficult to use for non-professionals and are quite expensive.

Hence, if you plan to send the images you created in an AI format to people who only have regular image viewers installed on their computer, you will need to convert the images to a more accessible format. And you have several options here. One would be to convert your AI files to JPEGs. Though this would provide you with a smaller-size image, which is easier to transfer and view, converting to JPEG might also you mean the quality of your images might be seriously affected.

For this reason, we recommend converting your AI files to PDF, thus ensuring you preserve image quality when you switch from vector to a more accessible format. Completing such a conversion can be a fast and easy task when you are using a powerful converter such as reaConverter.

Install reaConverter

This software supports batch conversions in and from over 500 image formats and will proficiently transform all the AI image files you need into PDFs, while at the same time preserving their quality.

Install reaConverter and make full use of its 15-day free trial. You won’t need more than a few seconds to get familiarized with its user-friendly menu. All you need to do is follow these 3 easy steps:

1. Add AI Files

Start reaConverter and Load all the AI files you intend to convert:

2. Edit images

In case you want to make sure that no one will use the content of the AI files you have created without asking for your permission, reaConverter lets you add a text or image Watermark on all the image files you are about to convert.

This is just one of the features available in the second step of the conversion process. Here you can also apply a large array of other image editing options, including the addition of image effects or filters, adjusting brightness and contrast, and many others.

3. Save the Result

Choose the destination folder and format of your output file. Pick PDF as output format conversion. You can also go to PDF security settings for additional file permissions.

Once this is completed, press the Start conversion button, then sit back and wait a bit — your newly converted images will be ready in no time!

Advanced users can convert AI pictures into PDF automatically using Command Line Interface, Watch Folders, or DLL. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

Do you have an AI, a CDR or some other type of vector file that you would like to convert to a different vector format? Perhaps you have CAD vector format files, such as DWG, DXF, PLT or Windows Metafiles: EMF/WMF and you would like to convert them to another accessible vector formats such as SVG or PDF? In any situations above, reaConverter allows you to process this operation fast and easy through its vector to vector direct conversion feature.

How does it work?

Download and Install reaConverter from www.reaconverter.com

Start reaConverter and load all the desired vector files into reaConverter from the Add files button, or use the handy drag-and-drop tool.

Direct conversion from vector to vector allows you to quickly change to format of your vector files without editing the image. Only in case you opt for converting from vector to raster format, you can also change the loading settings of the input files by clicking the Menu, and then Loading settings → Vector formats loading settings

A list of all vector formats supported by reaConverter is available at this address: https://www.reaconverter.com/features/formats.html

Use the Saving options tab to choose where you want to save your output files. Finally, pick a new extension for your vector files. Click on + Plus button in the lower part of the screen to find more options of vector output formats.

After choosing the desired format and the destination folder for the output files, simply press the Start button and your newly converted vector files will be quickly available.

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Advanced users can convert vector images via command line interface or DLL in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

If you’re a non-techie and have not come across such messages before, GhostScript might seem to be part of a foreign language. So here is why I have put up a short “translation” – a quick review of what this package of software is, as well as when you might need it and how to use it with ReaConverter.

GhostScript is a bundle of software that functions as an interpreter to PostScript and PDF files. Installing it allows you to view such files and print them on printers that otherwise can’t read PostScript files.

ReaConverter allows regular PDF and AI conversions to JPG or other raster formats. Moreover, it supports vector to vector conversion of PostScript files, which can be used when you convert files such PDF, EPS, AI, PS and EPI in PostScript format. This feature implies a direct conversion, which means input files can’t be edited and the loading settings do not influence the conversion.

Though ReaConverter does not require additional software for converting PostScript files, when you want to convert such files into PostScript format, you will need to have the GhostScript driver installed. This is quick and easy to do from this location: http://www.reasoft.com/downloads/ghostscript.exe. You should download and install it from this address even if you might have installed GhostScript in the past on your computer, because ReaConverter does not work with other GhostScript drivers.

So, going back to the question from the title of this post, the answer is the following: You don’t need a Ghostscript driver installed when you use ReaConverter for converting files such as AI, EPS, PS or PDF. A designated version of GhostScript is only required if you want to save your output files in PostScript format.

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Advanced users can do the same using command line utility in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.