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‎May 24, 2017
03:53 PM
The only thing I can think of is whether you backed up your computer using a portable disk. Or somehow get ahold of the computer and clone the entire system over onto an external drive. You can't install because that serial number is linked to that previous version of ID.
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‎May 24, 2017
03:40 PM
If the file was setup using 300dpi, the resolution is going to be around 72ppi, if not less. If Paint Tool SAI will let you, set the document output resolution at around 2540dpi and a raster resolution of 300ppi. I sense you may have been duped into thinking you were working in high resolution. I'd love to see the artwork. Maybe I'm wrong, but if I am, let me know. Something else might be the problem(?).
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‎May 23, 2017
05:50 PM
No. Even with letters ungrouped, I couldn't get the blend to work. When I attempted to do the mask, only the exclamation point retained the blend. Everything else dropped out.
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‎May 23, 2017
05:38 PM
Thank you both for your help. I think it was a problem with the letters being grouped. In a bind for time, I came up with this... which, sad to say, was a matter of placing a gradient behind each letter separately and ungrouped. Actually created a rectangle, angled it, and applied a new gradient direction on each to give the illusion of a blend. I suspect had I more time, I could have done what I wanted and may still just to see if my theory holds water.
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‎May 23, 2017
11:46 AM
I was able to get the mask to work, however the centers of the "o" are still not open. I am able to delete the center of the o and the number 0; but one of the o's refuses to release. Should I expand the blend?
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‎May 23, 2017
10:58 AM
Hi Monika. The blend is "live" and is behind outlined text. I did not create a compound path. Let me try that. I am using CD3. Sent from my iPhone
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‎May 23, 2017
10:31 AM
I know I've done this in the past, but everything I try becomes invisible... but what I want to do is put the gradient ( blend ) in the "blue" letters. Can someone help?
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‎May 21, 2017
10:29 AM
There is something fishy going on with your file and the print vendor. Double check your file for hidden elements that may not have been outlined. The warning would not show up on their end. I wonder what they are seeing that draws the conclusion the text has not been outlined?
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‎May 18, 2017
11:39 AM
I am using CMYK = US Coated Sheetfed SWOP v2 in my color settings. The print vendor is a poor excuse of a print vendor. I would not use them in a million years. Plenty of good alternatives out there. Not sure where you got "5000 jobs per day". That is 625 per hour in an 8 hour shift. That is 10+ jobs per second. Sorry, but they are full of #!?T.
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‎May 18, 2017
11:33 AM
The color on the left is what I am seeing on my laptop monitor. No way 100%C + 100%M is blue. I am seeing a purple, a color it should be on screen and in print. I can't understand how anyone would get blue on screen and purple in a print.
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‎May 14, 2017
11:29 AM
Wouldn't you have to save those fonts to your fonts folder on your local drive?
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‎May 14, 2017
10:48 AM
I wonder if there is a Preference setting somewhere in Preferences that sets "Synch Fonts Upon Launch" or something similar.
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‎May 13, 2017
09:21 AM
Try Export > PNG instead of Save As > PNG. Or, open the Illustrator File in Photoshop and set the resolution to High there. See if there is any difference. Using the Line Segment tool should not matter.
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‎May 13, 2017
08:45 AM
Check your Document > Raster Resolution Setting. Set it for High ( 300ppi ) if it isn't already. Are you viewing that segment at 100%? That .png is a raster file converted. I believe the resolution will match whatever your Raster Res is set at. Since it is a raster fie ( the .png ), it will be pixelated. And also remember, you are looking at your files on a pixelated monitor. The same image / file printed probably will not show the pixelation.
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‎May 10, 2017
05:41 PM
Try using the rulers and guides.
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‎May 09, 2017
11:19 AM
I understand what you are asking. The best way to achieve that look and feel is Photoshop Filters and layer effects. Illustrator has some transparency and opacity abilities, but like Szalam suggests, you want to "age" the image. Take a look at Gaussian Blur and Noise in Photoshop.
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‎May 09, 2017
08:57 AM
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I agree with Monika. If you want the original file for editing, you will have to ask for a price to "release" the file to you with limited rights or exclusive rights ( you will have to negotiate ). The person could still say no, then you are left to fend for yourself. Or, a deal could be struck for a buyout. But, as Monika says, many people do not realize that when they pay someone, they should have a written agreement or a contract that states exactly who owns what. This is often overlooked in the process of doing business.
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‎May 09, 2017
07:20 AM
The "image" could be an embedded Illustrator file that has been rasterized ( sort of like a nested file ). If that is the case, you'd have to follow Larry's suggestion of recreating the text. I do not understand why someone would forward to you that kind of file. See if you can trace back to the original file that has live elements ( pictures, text, logos, etc. ).
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‎May 08, 2017
06:08 PM
Make sure the Layers are unlocked. Use the selection tools in the tools palette ( black or white arrow ) to "select" the text. To revise text, use the Text tool ( looks like a "T" ) to highlight the text and just type away. Unless the artwork and text are locked, unlock all ( Object > Unlock All ). Post a screen shot of the file here. Also, do a "Select All" ( command or control "a" ). Then take a screen shot and post it here. I'd be interested to see what type of file you are dealing with.
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‎May 06, 2017
10:04 AM
"What at I was hoping to do was to select one of the pages that possibly generated the colour I was after and have the printer print that out for me. I would then select the colour i wanted and proceed from there. The thing I am trying to understand is the consistancy between programs." That would be determined by your Color Settings in the programs.
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‎May 06, 2017
10:00 AM
Let me see if I can help here... "Can the file type have an effect on the printed output? Ultimately, the artwork will be in illustrator but I am hoping to send the initial RGB matrix as a PDF. The original file is actually an ASCII HPGL2 file." - Yes. Your file should have a profile assigned to it, which relates to your application's color settings. Or put another way, if I print out a block of RGB colour using photoshop, will that differ from the same colour block printed from illustrator, or CoralDraw? - Yes. Unless all settings and profiles are the same. Does changing the colourspace change the printed output of the file, or is it a system to stop the user selecting a colour that cannot be printed? - Some colors are "Out -of-Gamut" in both RGB and CMYK. Yur application typically warns you. Obviously, RGB get translated to CMYK, but at what stage does this happen? Within the graphics program or through the driver supplied by the printer manufacturer? - You can select somewhere in your print dialogs whether to let your application determine color or let the printer determine color. The choices you make in the Print dialog boxes have a direct effect on how your printer driver interprets color information. Typically, the conversions are done in the print driver.
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‎May 05, 2017
06:01 PM
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"I guess my question is why would Photoshop still show as an option to "Open with" for PDFs but that same function no longer works for Illustrator and when did the support for that function stop? The other question my user has is why do only EMF files show when clicking the arrow to show recent files for Illustrator in the Start Menu." My guess it would be a setting in the Preferences.
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‎Apr 29, 2017
11:00 AM
As usual, there are a few different ways of doing the same thing. I would write down the color percentages of the "dark pink" ( hopefully you are in CMYK document color mode ). The "golden gradient" color percentages should be written down as well. I am assuming you are using "Multiply" in the transparency modes for the GG layer. So, you could add the percentages to create a new swatch. Very tedious. Another way is to flatten the graphic and export it as a high res tiff to Photoshop. In Photoshop, take a reading from the area of the pink golden gradient using the eyedropper tool. Write down those percentages and use those numbers for your new swatch. No easy way out of this one.
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‎Apr 26, 2017
12:46 PM
I'd love to see a sample of what Derek is working with. I discovered about ten years ago that most printers are using 150 lpi, even on a non coated paper. I think that is where the standard high res number of 300ppi comes from. I couldn't agree more that 300ppi could be too high. Which leads to the argument that the originator should know what type of press/paper will be used and use the appropriate res. Sent from my iPhone
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‎Apr 26, 2017
10:40 AM
"...my question is this: because it's a pdf do I still have to have 300dpi for the photos or does it no longer matter as they're not using the original image?" Yes. There are 3rd party applications ( Alien Skin's "Blow Up", etc. ) that will enlarge the low res originals. A.S. also has ( or had ) a very effective application called "Image Doctor" that would repair JPG artifacts before the enlargement procedures.
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‎Apr 25, 2017
11:22 AM
I wonder if you have to send separations to the platemaker? Perhaps it is restricted to receiving high res .tiff files? Are you using a RIP in this process? Many questions here. Did you just start this new job or have you incorporated some type of new technology with and research and development?
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‎Apr 24, 2017
06:10 PM
Remove over print from your Whites that are dropping out ( Attributes > Overprint [ not over print preview, although you could release that as well ] ).
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‎Apr 23, 2017
07:23 PM
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Are you talking about a closed loop print workflow? What type of printer are you planning to use? There are photographic inkjet solutions out there that do really good RGB printing. But, you might have to experiment with different RGB tags to achieve what you want. Some fringe ProPhoto RGB prints look pretty spectacular, but it all depends on the output device.
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‎Apr 23, 2017
07:19 PM
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Use the Scale tool.
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‎Apr 22, 2017
09:44 AM
I would create each section on its own circle, perhaps by using the original circle and applying offset path to achieve the circumference needed. Or dupe circles. Not sure I would attempt a rectangle first.
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