Publishing and Exporting > About export file formats > Adobe Illustrator

The Adobe Illustrator format is ideal for exchanging drawings between Flash and other drawing applications such as FreeHand. This format supports very accurate conversion of curve, line style, and fill information. Flash supports import and export of the Adobe Illustrator 88, 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 formats. (See Adobe Illustrator files.) Flash does not support the Photoshop EPS format or EPS files generated using Print.

Versions of the Adobe Illustrator format before 5 do not support gradient fills, and only version 6 supports bitmaps.

The Export Adobe Illustrator dialog box lets you choose the Adobe Illustrator version—88, 3.0, 5.0, or 6.0.

To make exported Flash files compatible with Adobe Illustrator 8.0 or later, use the Macromedia Flashwriter for Adobe Illustrator plug-in, included in the Flash product.