You can do this by choosing File > Save As, then renaming the copied file and changing its background setting to transparent. Illustrator converts the image to black and white tracing result by default. once again, it looked fine in bridge. Open a file such as a logo or an image that you’d like to set the background as Transparent by clicking on “File” > “Open“. Open the problematic EPS file (with the opaque/white background) in Illustrator. but when placed in illustrator, the whole thing looks like a broken up noise pattern. This tutorial will guide you on how to make your Artboard transparent and save it to PNG format.

1. ; Choose Window > Image Trace or switch to the Tracing workspace to open the Image Trace panel, and do one of the following: also, I did try various methods of saving the PNG, as I thought mabye "save for web was the problem, but when i "saved as" a PNG from photoshop, it was an even worse result.

How to Make Background Transparent in Illustrator.

Choose Object > Image Trace > Make to trace with default parameters.

Use a name that will remind you the file has a transparent background. Make and save a copy of the file, but preserve the original. Click the Image Trace button in the Control panel or the Properties panel, or select a preset from the Tracing Presets button ().