Help!

I am preparing an invitation to my class reunion. Since it is our 45th I am using an image of a 45 rpm. Never had this problem before...The image was finished in photoshop with a clipping path and saved as an eps. When I bring the record onto my document, the entire page sinks halfway down the page because of the bounding box. I don't want to shrink the image.
I saved it as a jpeg, and same result. What the heck?

I am preparing an invitation to my class reunion. Since it is our 45th I am using an image of a 45 rpm. Never had this problem before...The image was finished in photoshop with a clipping path and saved as an eps. When I bring the record onto my document, the entire page sinks halfway down the page because of the bounding box. I don't want to shrink the image.
I saved it as a jpeg, and same result. What the heck?

What app are you using for your page layout?

I am placing the document into Illustrator. Wonder if I'd have the same problem if I used InDesign? Hmmm. I might try that, but it shouldn't make a difference, would it?

you could try cropping the .psd file down to as close to the edges of the area with the clipping path as possible, then you won't have a huge bounding box. Or just move it wherever you want it on the page in Illustrator. just because it places it halfway down the page, doesn't mean you can't just move it up!

I am placing the document into Illustrator. Wonder if I'd have the same problem if I used InDesign? Hmmm. I might try that, but it shouldn't make a difference, would it?

If you are still having a problem try removing the clipping path that was built within photoshop and then save the image as a .psd file, then place that into illustrator. Then build your clipping path within illustrator, save as a high resolution EPS file. The printer should be able to work with that.

A local printer once had a problem with a file of mine that contained a clipping path built within photoshop. He recommended the method I described and it worked.

Situations sound a bit different but the problem could be just the clipping path. I hope this helps!

That's the weird part. I would place it onto the page where it belonged and the pdf printed it LOW. But since your first message I placed the file into an InDesign document, and the 2 pages (front and back) made room for one another...So the pdf shows the way it should, and all is fine...Thanks so much for your input!
Connie
QUOTE=brandyarnold;127199]you could try cropping the .psd file down to as close to the edges of the area with the clipping path as possible, then you won't have a huge bounding box. Or just move it wherever you want it on the page in Illustrator. just because it places it halfway down the page, doesn't mean you can't just move it up![/QUOTE]