Y'know - that was going to be my first response to diggdug39 as well, but I deleted it when I realized my screenshot was taken at 500% zoom... so I'm still working on figuring this one out a bit more... ... View more

You're so welcome! I'm sorry it wasn't a happier answer, though! ... View more

If you're doing this as paths, as above, you are definitely making it vector. However, I'm not sure we're seeing everything we should be seeing to make a determination. Would you please show us your Layers panel as well? And, the settings on your pen tool? I just tried it on your very low-rez original post's image, and it's coming out cleanly for me (considering I'm at 500% zoom). Here's a screenshot of my pen tool settings and my window with layers: ... View more

THAT'S what I was trying to remember! Good one! ... View more

Glad to help! I you did find the answer helpful, I'd appreciate if you wouldn't mind marking it as "Correct", so that others with the same question may be able to find the answer quickly. ... View more

Which version of PS are you using? Nowadays, when you option/alt click the new channel icon, you get the option to choose whether it's going to use "color  indicates selected area" or somesuch - and the setting you choose SHOULD NOT stick. However, in previous versions, I do seem to recall the choice made in that dialog box as sticking, in other words, remembering your previous choice. Also, have you reset your preferences? ... View more

You're right - I just noticed that it was a Photoshop referenced link. Sorry. I still think that it'd be a great feature to have in Illustrator, if you're always using the same setup. Perhaps I'll put it in as a feature request, instead of my previous bug report. ... View more

Looks like, at some point, you "rasterized" the text. This sometimes happens when you try to do something you normally wouldn't be able to do to text. Photoshop'll pop up a warning that few people actually read, they just push the OK to dismiss it - but that warning says that to do what you want, the text will have to be Rasterized. It's an error I see people making, often. Otherwise, it's unlikely, but it's also a choice under the Type and Layer menus. Here's the message I got when I tried the paintbrush tool on my type layer. ... View more

To address your overly bright areas of the image, you may find that excluding the brightness/contrast and levels, and doing it all in Curves may be a better choice. In Brightness/Contrast, you really only have the choice of more or less. If you lighten the image, you're bound to clip some of the more subtle detail in the highlights. Similarly, with Levels, you only really have control over the lightest, darkest and middle range pixels - so if you move the highlight slider inwards, you're again going to clip away some detail in the highlights. With Curves, you can choose to brighten only certain ranges of tones - and if you watch to make sure the white point doesn't get moved (or that the curve doesn't touch a side), you can retain quite a bit of the detail in that area, while still brightening the light parts. Sometimes, I'll even make multiple curves adjustment layers with masks, so that different areas can have different amounts of adjustment. As for the uglification of the pixels on that logo - it appears the client stole it from his/her own website to put it into print. I see this all the time. They let their "original designer" keep the image, and just have their website copy (low resolution, compressed). They'd want to get the original from whoever has it. OR,  you can tell them you'll fix it - recreate it, and then make more money? ... View more

According to Adobe's notes, there should be a "save preset" button in this dialog - but I can't find one either (Create documents in Photoshop using templates and presets ) I've already submitted a bug report at Feature Request/Bug Report Form  - I think the more of us who do so, the faster they may be to fix the problem... ... View more

I'm sorry - you're right. I'd seen the download, and assumed it was free - but then again, I've owned a license for everything since the early 90's - it's not "free". Also, I thought I'd mentioned that a Windows license would cost money - but it appears that in my haste, I hadn't. ... View more

Oh, by all means! Happy to try - even if I get a better answer from the person I'm trying to assist! ... View more

Good find! Glad you found it! I'd forgotten about that one! ... View more

I was going to suggest using CS2 in emulation software (like Parallels), but the older Mac OS's can't be run in those environments (The first MacOS that Apple allowed to be used in these apps was Lion). But you CAN run older versions of Windows in these emulation programs. So, if you can get a hold of Parallels, or VMWare Fusion, or Virtual Box, or Crossover Mac, you can install an older version of Windows, and run the Windows version of Photoshop CS2 there (also a free release of Photoshop). Often, these emulation programs come inexpensively in some of the bundles that're out there, and older Windows versions, I think MS will sell those as well. ... View more

Are you referring to the Curvature Tool? ... View more

Very weird - especially that it's doing it with only the paths, not the text! I agree with @chanaart's workarounds, but am wondering if it's a computer problem, or an Illustrator problem (maybe something with the graphics card, since your system's new and some people've had problems with their graphics cards in random situations) One test for that would be to try to do the same thing in another app - like Photoshop. If it happens in Photoshop too, it's possible there's some kind of graphics card driver issue. If not, we can be sure we're troubleshooting Illustrator on this. ... View more

Lovely. Thank you... ... View more

I didn't see how it was a browser problem, either - nor did either of the first 2 levels of Adobe tech support - but third level said some browser extensions could write a "hook" to a particular program. For me at least, the problem completely stopped when I deleted that extension, so that was what made sense. As long as the problem isn't replicating - looks like it might've been something else. Hope it doesn't reappear. ... View more

I had this problem ages ago - although it was on my Mac. I went through full Cleaner Tool work, had to reinstall old version (I teach several versions), had India reach into my system and manage to do nothing over hours. I FINALLY found the culprit myself - and I wonder if it's like this on your system - since the issue seems completely unrelated to the actual working of Photoshop. I was messing with my standard browser extensions one day (of course, for me, it was Safari, but it may be something in your browser too). There was an Adobe browser extension in there (I'm SO sorry - I don't remember the name) that had gotten installed by some part of the Adobe suite - Adobe, NOT a plugin. I deactivated the extension and deleted it, and the problem never happened again. I'm sorry I don't remember the name - the issue had happened to me well over a year ago - but I was so angry that it was something I hadn't installed myself, and that Adobe had no idea about it. So - I guess my suggestion is - please check your browser extensions in all the browsers you use. PS - it wasn't the Adobe Reader extension - it was something else... ... View more

Hi. Although this forum is monitored by staff pretty frequently, there's no guarantee that an Adobe employee will see your post. This is a community forum, and most of the communication is user-to-user. May I suggest that you please enter this bug into their bug report system at: Feature Request/Bug Report Form ... View more

I believe it's a full download of the Creative Cloud Desktop App that you need (I'm on a Mac, so I can't be sure on Windows). You can access the download link for the desktop app at Download Adobe Creative Cloud apps | Free Adobe Creative Cloud trial Since it detects I'm on a Mac, I can't see any further into the instructions for your system, but that's certainly where I'd begin. I do know that on my computer, it's definitely running at 64bit. Maybe there's a Windows user on here who can get you through the rest of that installation, if it's a problem. I believe you would want to also UNinstall the Creative Cloud desktop app you already have running before you install the new one. ... View more

To me, this sounds like it may be a problem with the Creative Cloud app (which enables the fonts to sync with apps). Is this only happening with Illustrator, or is it all Adobe apps in which you can't find your synced fonts? If that's the case, you may need to first: ensure you're logged into the Creative Cloud, or second: IF it's not working when logged into the Creative Cloud app, first try restart that app, or uninstall/reinstall it and log back into it. ... View more

Personally, I don't see any apps taking anything like a large load on your system - however, that CEP HTML engine (which, I believe is part of what Photoshop and other programs use to connect to the Creative Cloud) seems to cause many people MANY problems, and has for years. I noticed yours is running at 32bit on your 64 bit operating system. Are you running the Creative Cloud app at 32bit? Or are you running Photoshop at 32bit? Those would significantly slow down your internet, if that's the case. Also, there's an Adobe article that refers to high CPU usage with that engine - and how to maybe resolve some issues (this is about your computer, instead of the internet connection, itself) High CPU usage due to CEPHtmlEngine ... View more

The way to do this similarly in Photoshop would be (as mentioned before, by @Kshinabery212) to use noise - but also to use layer masks. Here's an example of what I think you're talking (although - this is a quick and dirty, so don't expect great artistry in this demo I used color to get the idea across here. Create a Solid Color adjustment layer. Then create a Clipping Mask so that the shape defines where the upper layer is seen (you can also alt/option click in between the layers in the layers panel). Then, on your MASK add a solid grey or a black to white gradient to give the Noise Filter something to work with that's not very harsh. Then, add the Noise filter to taste. After doing that, on the MASK, paint away the effect using either an opaque or translucent soft edged paintbrush to specify what you want to see and how. Hopefully, this'll help. ... View more

Also - are you trying to add it to your jpegs in Illustrator, or in Photoshop? If you're bringing it all into Photoshop, you don't really need to export your logo. Just save it as an Illustrator file. Then, in Photoshop, use File>Place to get your logo into the opened jpeg. It'll stay nice and clean that way, since it's not converted to pixels (rasterized) before bringing it into Photoshop. ... View more

I've been reading more and more about problems with Illustrator and some other Adobe apps and Sierra. All the problems seem to relate to specific GPU's (MOST notably, the Nvidia cards, but I'd imagine there're a few other cards that'd be affected as well). Something about Sierra. I know that on one post regarding the Nvidia cards, an Adobe representative responded that they fixed the problem with their new pre-release. Hopefully, that'll also resolve the issue with your card as well. Take a look at this post to get an idea of what's going on (Illustrator CRITICAL Nvidia card bug ) What you describe DEFINITELY sounds like a problem with the GPU. If Adobe's fix on the upcoming release of the software doesn't fix it for your card, I'd strongly recommend writing to the Feature Request/Bug Report Form and letting them know it's happening with your software too. Something about Sierra and the new versions.... ... View more

It looks like these numbers should be editable just like your text. Are you sure you're trying to select them using the Type tool? The one with the big "T" on it? ... View more

Another way will allow your infinity loop or any other text to accept an editable gradient fill, without having to convert the glyph or text to outlines - keeping it editable as text. As we know, text (or glyphs) won't accept a direct gradient, but if you use the appearance panel and select the option to add a fill, you can add a gradient and edit it. Then, you can choose the start and end and transition points on your glyph to get the exact edge, softness (or hardness) and position for your colors. I prefer this method, as it's non-destructive to the original text or glyph - that remains editable. ... View more