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#SVG NOW for Adobe Illustrator
# SVG NOW for Adobe Illustrator

![image](pics/SVGNOW.png)

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Artworks in the the examples folder remain the property of their respective authors and shall not be redistributed without their permission.


##Release notes
## Release notes

#### v0.2 / beta 2 (Nov 18th 2014)

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First beta release.


##FAQ
## FAQ

###Why?
### Why?
A much smaller & cleaner SVG code without modifying the underlying artwork. Using default parameters, file size typically decreases by 30% - 50% depending on the nature of the artwork. Note that there is no file compression, only code optimisation.

![image](pics/jeanne-compared.png)
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Also, keep in mind that fonts are outlined by default. If your artwork contains a lot of text and can deal with the obvious consequences, you should turn off this option.

###What optimizations are performed? Can this damage my artwork?
### What optimizations are performed? Can this damage my artwork?

A lot of optimizations are done. Please refer to the [SVGO](https://github.com/svg/svgo) project page for more info.

If everything goes well, your artwork should not be visually modified. There are however exceptions, and you should always double check and try different option combos if necessary.


###How is that different from Illustrator's own SVG exporter?
### How is that different from Illustrator's own SVG exporter?
It is built on top of Illustrator's SVG exporter, controls some of its parameters and default values, and runs the node module version of SVGO with an HTML GUI built on top of it to control all its plugins.


###How is that different from the Illustrator Layer Exporter panel?
### How is that different from the Illustrator Layer Exporter panel?
[Illustrator Layer Exporter](https://github.com/davidderaedt/Illustrator-Layer-Exporter)'s goal is to help generating complex compositions consisting of various image files, including SVG. I guess I could include SVG Exporter in Illustrator Layer Exporter once it's mature enough, which is not the case right now. You can however post process SVG files generated by Layer Exporter with SVG Now, but you'll have to do it by yourself, manually.

###Is this an official Adobe project?
### Is this an official Adobe project?

Nope, this is completely unofficial. I happen to work for Adobe, but not as a developer. I do this on my freetime.

###Can I contribute to this project?
### Can I contribute to this project?

Definitely. Since this mainly a shell on top of SVGO, if you're looking for adding new optimization or fixing related bugs or issues, please contribute to the SVGO project or its various plugins.

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