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‎Apr 10, 2019
02:20 PM
Re Photoshop: What's weird is that all the other tools in photoshop still requires shift-to-constrain, including resizing smart objects. Don't hold shift for pixels but hold shift for vectors? It's like they switched 1st gear with reverse but only on one road! Re Illustrator: Yep, it's annoyed me for years too.
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‎Apr 10, 2019
02:00 PM
Agreed, mind numbing. Adobe are becoming more annoying than usual with daily pain. There's this issue, mask outlines disappearing in Premiere, and the removal of shift-to-constrain on transform in Photoshop (shift is still required on every other tool) plus others. In particular, the removal of shift-to-constrain on the transform tool in Photoshop really makes you wonder what the hell is going on over there?
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‎Mar 24, 2019
01:06 PM
Hi There, We have ongoing and painful issues with vertical alignment when images use text wrap - see attached. 90% of the time, vertical justification works great but why doesn't it work in all situations? Currently we're tweaking the size of images or juggling text wrap amounts but sometimes it doesn't work at all. How do we force-justify columns (like the columns in the image) so they always line up? On deadline, any help would be much appreciated. Cheers
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‎Feb 28, 2019
05:23 PM
That aspect is the thing that makes this an embarrassing mess. Seriously, WTF?
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‎Feb 19, 2019
01:50 PM
I was thinking that as well, none of this makes any sense. What’s strange are the responses from Adobe, it’s totally fine to say we messed up, or we should’ve made all tools consistent, or this is part of a wider plan but it was released earlier etc - something that sounds like the truth at least. Some people aren’t aware of the change and I’ve found past work from others that’s slightly distorted - when you’ve been doing this for years, you actually drag out quite accurately so I wonder how many other people are clueless about this?
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‎Feb 11, 2019
03:55 PM
Yes, I couldn't see any info anywhere. Cheers
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‎Feb 11, 2019
03:09 PM
Thanks for that but is there a way to see a developer name? 'Looks' was just an example. Cheers
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‎Feb 11, 2019
11:20 AM
Hi There, Title says it all. Yes, we search but plugins often have generic names (like 'looks') which bring up multiple plugins in search results. Also, the function 'Find missing effects' searches the effects window but there's no plugin info we can see. Is there an easy way to see who makes a missing plugin before paying for the wrong one? Cheers
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‎Aug 29, 2018
03:52 PM
The screenshot in the first post was an example of two unclosed, but separate compound paths (was trying to join at the top middle point). But I no longer have the file in that state. Unfortunately, I don't encounter this often which is why this is the first time in 15 years that I've asked about it. Will try to remember in future and post a file as I'd love to get to the bottom of it. But yes, I've definitely encountered unclosed paths that are compound shapes in Illustrator.
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‎Aug 29, 2018
02:14 PM
Yep, fully aware that Freehand created compound shapes but Freehand auto-converted them when un-joining. To me, this is more intuitive because after un-joining, the paths not only look normal (as they do in Illustrator) but they also behave normally. Somehow in Illustrator, you can end up with paths that look normal but don't behave normally unless you convert them (orphan compound paths if you will). So I was just trying to understand if there's an advantage to this.
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‎Aug 29, 2018
11:32 AM
Editable text is one advantage, although it must be converted at some stage right?
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‎Aug 29, 2018
11:28 AM
Thanks Monika, that blog post was helpful. I guess my question was more conceptual. In Freehand, shapes with holes in them were never a different object-type, they were just two or more joined paths. So you never ended up with unclosed paths that were compound shapes because as soon as a path was unclosed, it could be joined with other paths as per usual. No need to convert (or expand) between different types. I guess I was trying to understand the advantage, or why Illustrator uses a different object-type (compound shape) which requires a conversion step.
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‎Aug 28, 2018
11:01 PM
OK, for some reason the original, unclosed paths were compound shapes (even though they were just two unclosed paths). Expanding them converted them to normal paths. What's the advantage of treating objects with holes in them as a seperate object-type or shape?
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‎Aug 28, 2018
10:49 PM
chanaart wrote You can select 2 path and go to object: Path: Join Check out the join tool in the tool panel! this might help too Thanks for that, Object > Path > Join resulted in the same error. Closing the objects as seperate objects, making them overlap, then using Pathfinder > Unite resulted in the same error But the join tool worked - why is that? There must be something different about the paths. It's something I've never understood about Illustrator - does anyone know what is different?
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‎Aug 28, 2018
10:44 PM
Thanks guys... Omar.Fathy wrote You should know that you cant use the Join command for paths, you can use it just for anchor points. That is mean that you should select two anchor points of open path/s then you can make join. Yep, that's what I do, align two points on top of each other, drag a selection over them and hit CMD + J
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‎Aug 28, 2018
08:58 PM
Hi There, How do you troubleshoot issues joining paths? I never saw path issues in Freehand but after 15 years using Illustrator, I see this error from time-to-time. The only way I've found to reliably fix them is to use paths as a template, and redraw them. Cutting/pasting paths using the direct select tool often works but sometimes not. What am I missing?
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‎Aug 20, 2018
11:32 AM
Thanks for that, I restarted my Mac and am now able to render the files correctly (I would've thought restarting Premiere would work but it didn't). I've found posts on deleting previews but the timeline preview reflected the updates so preview files were correct. Still no idea how/why the final renders used day-old assets which no longer existed. Very weird. I wonder if it's something to do with Media Encoder as that was left open overnight?
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‎Aug 20, 2018
10:29 AM
Hi There, I've encountered a strange issue where updated text in PSD files render an older version. The timeline is correct but the renders are incorrect - I've just re-rendred everything again (a day later) to confirm. The weird thing is that the updated assets were overwritten so it's not like the old text exists in a file anywhere - so confusing (and frustrating) sorry. Why doesn't Premiere use the actual assets in the job? Is there a way to force Premiere to use them? Cheers Ben
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‎Jul 16, 2018
08:51 PM
But that's what I did - to be clear, I didn't receive that warning when trying to re-import anything (and I do understand that a database is involved). I received the warning after clicking the folder with the question mark, and choosing 'Find Missing Folder'
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‎Jul 16, 2018
05:32 PM
Hi There, I have a new Images drive and copied the entire Lightroom Library folder (images, catalogues, backups etc) to the new drive and opened the catalogue. I then imported some images (to the library on the new drive). But on the left, I now see confusing feedback (see attached). The new images show on the new drive (ArchiveVolume) but the original library displays a question mark (Home RAID). If I right click and choose 'Find missing image' I see the warning; 'The selected folder or one of its subfolders is already in Lightroom. Do you want to combine these folders?' QUESTIONS: 1. Can I just remove the question mark library? 2. How do I get the old images to show in the new library under ArchiveVolume (only the new 7 images show)? Cheers Ben
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‎Jun 28, 2018
05:37 PM
This answer worked for me: How to stop InDesign generating a PDF when copying?
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‎Jun 28, 2018
02:25 PM
There's another preference 'Copy PDF to Clipboard' which I wrongly assumed was for copying PDFs (not converting the clipboard to a PDF). Turning this off has given me instant copy/paste - incase others run into this, here's a screenshot of the preferences that turn off this behaviour. Life changing! Cheers
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‎Jun 28, 2018
02:22 PM
1 Upvote
Thanks for the replies, 'Prefer PDF when Pasting' is off. The eps files come from the movie studios (I prefer .ai as well) but will now test the theories regarding file types and report back. Cheers
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‎Jun 28, 2018
01:58 PM
Hi There, I posted about this a while ago but nobody understood what I was talking about. If you've never seen this, please don't clutter the thread with 'I've never seen this' comments. I often work on outdoor files (mall posters, cinema posters, buses, billboards etc) and have noticed over the last 5 years (at least) that documents over a certain physical size and/or file size, force InDesign to generate a PDF every time you copy objects (see attached). This behaviour is time-consuming and mind-numbing sorry, so hopefully there's a way of forcing InDesign to copy objects/links instead of generating a PDF every time. COMPUTER SETUP: - 2013 Mac Pro, 64GB Ram - OSX 10.12.6 (behaviour was also present in 10.11, 10.10 , 10.9) - InDesign CC2018 (behaviour was also present in CC2017, CC2016 etc going back years) - Trashing InDesign prefs makes no difference - Have also reinstalled (erase and install from scratch) my machine a couple of times since noticing this behaviour TO REPRODUCE: NOTE: I don't know what the threshold is but try the following... - Create 3 or 4 eps files of text converted to paths (like a movie billing block, release date, movie title etc) - Create a photoshop file that's 720mm x 1000mm (30" x 40") at 300dpi - Paste an image and enlarge so there's full pixel coverage (so it isn't white) - Export the photoshop file to a JPEG or TIFF - Create an InDesign file to 720mm x 1000mm (30" x 40") - Import the image and cover the page with 10mm bleed - Import the eps files and position over the image - Select all and hit CMD + C to copy - If you don't see the 'Generating PDF' window, try having several documents open at once Does anyone else see this and does anyone know how to turn this behaviour off? Cheers Ben
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‎Jun 14, 2018
01:13 PM
Switching to a different layout and re-clicking the mask in effect controls works for me in CC2018. But as others have stated, this quite obvious bug should have been fixed by now - the thread was started in 2016 for god's sake.
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‎Jun 10, 2018
08:35 PM
1 Upvote
After years, I still have this issue - mind numbing sorry!!!! Even if you turn off visibility and lock all layers the selection remains - see attached. I don't use guides but the Select All, then click elsewhere will remove it. Please, fix this.
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‎May 16, 2018
08:52 AM
1 Upvote
Having it be non-destructable/editable is an awesome feature. But call it 'Step and repeat' and put it next to Duplicate (or similar) under the edit menu. The underlying concept is not new (even if it is non-destructable) so why not make it logical and easy to find? This is a classic example of Illustrator's logic that yes, I feel is backwards. Powerful features can also be logical and simple, that's the recipe for awesome, and why not make Illustrator awesome?
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‎May 16, 2018
12:21 AM
Cheers, will check that out. Thanks heaps.
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‎May 15, 2018
11:26 PM
Thanks for that, just figured out that the blend modes didn't come through from the Photoshop file. Got it sorted. Cheers
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‎May 15, 2018
10:40 PM
By proper I mean: - Select an object to be repeated - Set transformation by the numbers (no clicking, dragging, rulers etc) - Set the amount of duplications - Hit enter Sounds like this is the best option: Menu>Effect>Distort and Transform>Transform After all these years, I don't understand why Illustrator is so backwards, it's like Adobe wears it as badge of honour or think we actually like it that way. Cheers and thanks for the help.
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