Jeff Witchel, ACI wrote: You're not really doing a layout for a ad in Illustrator are you? You would not have had this question if you did your layout in a layout application such as InDesign. Yes, I need 'graphics capability' of Illustrator to work on this ad. I was just hoping that I could have the logo as one layer in Illustrator rather than the scads of layers that went into the original logo. I try to use appropriate software for each project, but for this one ad, the graphics capability and flexibility made me choose Illustrator for this one project. ... View more

Ton Frederiks wrote: If you just Place the file as a link into another document, you will never see the layers. Thanks for mentioning that word 'link' as this is not as 'portable' as actually having one layer of Illustrator art that carries the logo, but maybe I am pushing what I am able to do with this. ... View more

Jeff Witchel, ACI wrote: Pasting into a new document will ONLY work if you uncheck "Paste Remember Layers" under the Options menu of the Layers panel. Yes, good point. I had it unchecked but good to check that it is unchecked also. Thanks Jeff, Ken ... View more

Salah Fadlabi wrote: Ken Nielsen wrote: I have selected all, cut to clipboard and pasted into a new document... is that what you mean? This does not change the many layers still remain. Create File>new, then File>Place the logo file in the new document. That definitely does work, it's no longer Illustrator artwork when doing this, but still scaleable and I don't need to edit the logo anyway. so this works. I'll crop the artboard nice and close and use this method, which I'm going to believe preserves the vector scaleability of the placed artwork since it is a place Illustrator file. Thanks To Everyone, All answers here are correct actually, It's just that grouping and converting to shape are not getting rid of the layers at this point and that could be for some strange reason I will explore that now... ... View more

Ton Frederiks wrote: Why worry about layers? I wouldn't, normally, but this has 'tons' of layers and bringing those into another file where I'm building an ad adds too much clutter. Would be nice to have one layer with the logo on it. ... View more

Selecting all and converting to shape and the layers all remain as shown above. I would have thought that group would have done it. Don't tell me Illustrator is giving me strange behavior again... maybe time to shut down and restart the system? ... View more

I have selected all, cut to clipboard and pasted into a new document... is that what you mean? This does not change the many layers still remain. ... View more

When I select all, then group, here is what happens, still many layers left... ... View more

Thank You so much Thanos_Kamaretsos. This is an amazing insight to me and I need to contemplate what is really happening here but I can see that the footage is shot at 240 frames per second and then played at that same recorded speed is going to be just a very high frame rate but at normal speed. When I changed it to 29.97 fps then it played back at roughly one tenth of the recorded speed so much slower than it was recorded and at still a very smooth motion. I am very grateful for your reply. ... View more

Every answer here has some element of being the 'correct answer,' but since I can only choose one, I chose the one that really answered my direct question. The choice between 'character' and 'paragraph' icons to the left of the screen gives me the full set of paragraph adjustments. Since I will not get my InDesign driver's license if I do not use 'styles' I actually tried that first and it works wonderfully, and I heed the warning about saving tons of work later if changes need to be made. InDesign is a wonderful program made more wonderful by the help of individuals, like those who chimed in here to help. I'm now officially on my way with this, partially caused by the fact that I am using a 15" MacBook Pro and the lack of screen real estate has hampered more than one area of publishing for me. Hats off and a big thank you to all who have brought their expertise to the table in answering my question to the full, with more in the bargain. I am deeply grateful and a happier user now. Ken ... View more

Malcom, Thank You for going to the effort to show that screen shot, before I go about setting up paragraph styles, I want to see what was missing in my InDesign. As you can see, you have a lot more going with your panel at the top of the page. Something is not checked or included, but when I click on the far right icon I do not see which choice I should make to include the full set of choices you have showing. Here is my 'top of screen' panel... ... View more

I am so lost with this. I see a control panel across the top of the screen which shows various paragraph controls, indent, first line offset, etc... but nothing that shows spacing before and after the paragraph, I could not find this in styles either. I am missing something that is probably so obvious here, but am lost at this point. ... View more

Thank You, I will look into it and it does sound pretty straightforward, once I get to try it a time or two... ... View more

I guess I'm asking then, does this folder send it's contents to the cloud? How would a non-cloud member client of mine access the files from the cloud or would that be possible? ... View more

Your answer is correct for what I wanted Noel. I'll leave things as they are here because this whole thread has been a first-class education in what you can see on screen to help with measuring, locating and lining up objects and their placement in a document AND how to remove those helps from the working environment when not needed. Five stars and thank you for every contribution here. ... View more

Noel Carboni wrote: View - Show - Smart Guides (uncheck) This has got to be it, since the 'pink lines' showed up after I went into preferences and set 'show transformation values' to 'never.' It seems that Smart Guides are there for each new document that I open and is greyed out if I look at the menu without a document open. Is there a way to turn them off by default? ... View more

You have the valuable knowledge of this. I know that prepress requires a solid understanding of 'move' abilities and precise control over 'placement' of objects. All of this is required and extremely important. I am often working in a more 'creative' mode and don't want the 'assistance' of all of these great features. Thanks again for filling me in and making me aware of what is and might be going on. After I changed the preference you mentioned I went back and tried a transform and it gave the same behavior with lines showing up 'once' and then, as if it said to itself 'oops, I'm supposed to be turned off' it did not happen again. These programs are strange sometimes. ... View more

While using the move tool there are lines that pop up showing alignment and what looks like slices but I couldn't tell, they would appear and disappear again quickly. I believe yours is the correct answer and I thank you for helping me get away from this annoying behavior in Photoshop. I have other projects coming up where I'll be able to tell if this is the answer as I cannot duplicate the problem as it seems to come up on its own prerogative and I can't tell what type of 'help' it is trying to be. Much Thanks, Ken ... View more

The 'grave' symbol key (accent) is also shown to work with Shift-'grave' in the selected panel. It's nice to have choices so you can choose the one you like best. As a beginner I also liked that the CIAB book also showed examples of situations where you would gain benefit from going full screen in the different panels. The more you know, the more you like Premiere, is my experience. ... View more

I had to come back with one more comment, because, after all of your comments, I started to get the picture about using Premiere Pro to work with my files. Now I have purchased the Premeire Pro Classroom In A Book and highly recommend it for any beginner like myself. It goes into the Project Panel in depth over the first four chapters, calling it the 'heart' of the project. This book takes great care to not go 'sailing off' and leaving the beginner behind. The authors are highly qualified, but they demonstrate extreme patience and restraint in the way they've made sure to put everything on the table. A very well done book. ... View more

Here is why these forums are the greatest help to anyone who is struggling with any area of software. There are always those who have covered the ground and are willing to share the experience to help someone else gain ground. Video Training is great, but nothing gets down to the finer issues like these forums. Thanks Again, Ken ... View more

shooternz wrote: Ken Original Source Files go  into a "Bin" in your Premiere Project Window. Create and Name the Bin whatever you want. ( A bin is simply a folder with a fancy name that relates to film editing.) I call  Bins - Rushes Day one or Card one or anything that ids the footage conveniently.  Rushes is a word that also comes from the days of "film" ( like me) Once in the bin...all the clips can be viewed in the mini monitor.  Select Clip> Space Bar THey can also be  dragged to the Source Monitor and played ( Space Bar or scrub) Besides every clip in the Bin is a number of columns for the editor to enter info they may wish to sort on or search on. Create and name other bins as you wish but  an obvous one is "Selected Takes"  - takes is a word from the days of film ( like me and every pro editor in the world) Drag whatever clips you want into what ever bins you want to use. THese bins are only relevant in Premiere.  ( Non destructive and not affecting your source files on your hard drives) This, plus other comments you have made here shooteernz, are really putting some foundation to working within Premiere for me. Also, about film, we still use the terem 'footage' and others that no longer apply to the physical world of film, and we still use the word 'film' but there is no film involved nor celluloid and light-sensitive silver coating, but we should not forget where this industry came from and how it started. I appreciate you bringing your expeirence from that world into the present situation we now find ourselves in. That being said, what you have given me will definitely keep me off the streets, for a while at least, and I'm now gone into the world of creating bins and: I can see now why an additional monitor might be in the works for me. Screen real estate becomes an issue with so much going on. I feel I am at the point now where the boat is pulling away from the harbor, so to speak, and I'm actually navigating files and see what the flow is like in Premiere. A very nice working environment. Thanks Again To All, Ken ... View more

Jeff Bellune wrote: Also try a different workspace (or create one of your own).  The metalogging workspace works well for initial previewing of footage and data entry. Jeff I hate to be such a know-nothing but I need clarification on some points here because I want to understand and not let these valuable comments go by without me gaining some undeerstanding to help with editing. How do you create a different workspace? what are the steps and thinking involved in choosing when to do this? Please describe 'metalogging' Thank You Jeff, Ken ... View more

Forget about renaming files.  Use the Data fields Simply Go thru  your "rushes" in the Source Monitor or the mini monitor in the bin Enter and log  info in the data column. eg Description..if you wish..  Create a Select Takess Bin and drag the stuff you want in there ..if you wish. Get organised in the NLE ( Premiere) Thats how editors and their assistants work. Okay, I need to find out where I can enter into Data fields, Where are the Data fields exactly? "Enter and log info in the data column" Sounds promising, but where is the data column? If you can tell me it would be a great help. If you want to post the link to a video tutorial on this that would be fine also. What are "Rushes"? "Create a Select Takess Bin" Now we're getting somewhere, but is the word Takess misspelled for something else or...? I'm going to stay with it shoternz, because I know you are right, but I'm missing basic information and need your help on this. Please spell out each of the above things you have eluded to so I can discover what they are. They all sound good, but I need to be shown where I get to these things so I can get to work. Thank You, Ken ... View more

Well, at least I'm not alone. Thanks Jim. At least, if I save the clips outside of the application as I have been doing, I can name the clip's filename. Tempting to want to work in the most convenient way. I'll stay with the way you guys recommended here because if you can do it I can do it, mostly because you guys have some serious mileage under your belts and I respect that. Back to fiddling. I mean, I'm going back to the much easier task of playing the violin. ... View more