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Make the adjustment of guides consistent in Adobe's apps.

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Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

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Currently in order to set a specific value for a guide one needs to perform absolutly different actions in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.

 

In Photoshop you need to click "View → Guides → New Guide…" and then enter a specific value for a guide :

photoshop guides.png

 

In Illustrator you need to create a guide, select it and adjust its position in the Properties panel under the Transform section:

illustrator guides.png

 

In Premiere Pro and After Effects, you need to right-click on a guide, then select "Edit Position…" in After Effects or "Edit Guide…" in Premiere Pro. After that, you can edit the value inside the window (even these windows look different in Premiere Pro and After Effects):

Premiere Pro:

premiere pro guides.png

 

After Effects:

after effects guides.png

 

Due to the inconsistency among the apps within Adobe's Suite, it's challenging for new users to learn how to use it. The same result is achieved differently in each app for some reason. Please make it consistent to decrease the steep learning curve that is present nowadays.

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Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

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It's quite easy in Premiere.

Make ruler visible in Program window (button editor or Show Rulers)

Right click on ruler > choose pixels or percentage.

Drag guide out from ruler to desired position.

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Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

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It's quite easy in Premiere.

Make ruler visible in Program window (button editor or Show Rulers)

Right click on ruler > choose pixels or percentage.

Drag guide out from ruler to desired position.


By @Ann Bens 

 

But it's not as easy when using several of Adobe's apps (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator) because it requires performing three different actions to achieve the same result. That's very confusing. Please read my post; I have posted similar messages in sections dedicated to Photoshop, After Effects, and Illustrator.

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Dec 02, 2023 Dec 02, 2023

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Dont think all apps will be going on the same page.

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