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LOL! I hadn't thought of that! One thing that may save you a few bucks may be to lower the brightness of the secondary screen... Worth a shot, unless you, like me, love buying technology! ... View more

Wow... hmmm... So, I wonder, if you try to export a PNG with transparency, is it accepting the transparency, but just not showing it in your work? OR, another thought... if you've been using this for years, you may be used to having a "Background Layer"  -but in the new version, if you start without an actual photo, there is no fixed solid background layer - they're all like regular transparent-capable layers. I know it may be a silly question, but I wonder if you're working on a background layer? - No... it can't be... you're masking. And, you're not working inside a smart object (.psb) that has a background layer underneath it, I assume? If it's not a background layer, and if the transparency shows in the PNG, then perhaps just a reset of the preferences'll fix it? Is there a way you can post a screenshot of the layers? Maybe before and after you mask? ... View more

YAY! Now THAT makes sense! ... View more

I think I've gotten close to the idea. You'll see, I started with a gradient - black to white. I then added a Posterize Adjustment Layer. Turned it into a Smart Object, and ran a Ripple Filter on that. It may not show great on the video - but to me, it looks close, I think you'd just want to tweak image resolutions, posterize sizes and ripple distances to get the ripples straighter. You'll also have to do it in parts, with the top image of the lady's face - but this might get you started. I love what you make, BTW... ... View more

I think you may have just changed a simple preference for visibility of the transparency grid. Please go to Preferences>Transparency and Gamut. The view of the checkerboard on the grid is based on the settings in that area. Either, the Grid size is set to "None", in which case, change it to something you like. OR, the color boxes under "Grid Colors" are both white, for which you can change either color to get the checkerboard back. There are also some color presets in there. ... View more

Hi. I can't get this to replicate. For me, it works the way it should (like your old CS .ai file). Please clarify your Illustrator version and your operating system version so perhaps that could lead us to a conclusion. ... View more

sebastian2012a - I'm so glad I could help! ... View more

Hi. I'm afraid the transparency grid isn't the basis of your problem getting that white edge when saving for transparency. The issue is about what format you're using to save. JPEG can't have any transparency. GIF and PNG 8 can have transparency - but no translucency. Pixels are either turned on, or turned off. If you created your image, even on a transparent background, your softer (anti-aliased) edges are going to try to find a pixel color (the default for that is white), or it's going to give you hard, pixellated edges. If you want TransLUCENcy, where it fades into the background, you'll want to choose to Export your image as a PNG 24. In the new File>Export>Export as dialog, you'll achieve this by selecting PNG as the format at the top right of the screen, then make sure to have Transparency turned ON, and Smaller File (8 bit) turned off. If you use Save for Web - Legacy, the PNG-24 option is at the top right of the window. Hope that helps. ... View more

There is a way to do it, but it's rather lengthy. I created separate layers for each letter. Then, converted each letter to a Mask, using Layer>Create Mask From Text. I overlayed the text I wanted to change right on top of each other, visually (in this case, the first letter). I then spun down the effects arrows until I was able to see the Mask Paths for both shapes, and enabled keyframing on each Mask Path (which automatically creates a first keyframe of the state of each path at the beginning). I copied one keyframe (then, because I no longer needed the layer, I deleted it). I moved my Current Time Indicator to the time at which I want the change to be completed and Pasted the keyframe on the Mask Path for that layer. My change was done - but ugly. So, I deselected all points on each path. Selected the point from which I want the change to occur and right clicked it, choosing Mask and Shape Path>Set First Vertex. Did this on both letterforms. this allowed the change to be cleaner. I did this on plain 'ol text with no fill - just for shapes. If you want this to happen on something with color - add a Solid Layer, and create these masks DIRECTLY on the Solid. It will mask the solid layer, allowing the color to show through. Follow all the other instructions exactly the same way. BTW - doing it on a Solid Layer will give you additional animation options and effects for the layer (note: Outline Layers don't give us Position, Rotation, etc..., but Solid Layers do). I usually do it on Solids, btw - just thought seeing it simply as an outline would make the visuals easier to understand for the animation. AND, this can be done with any shapes, not just text. Hope this helps! ... View more

Hi. I think it would be helpful if we knew the exact version of Photoshop that's causing you the issue where you don't see the bicubic sharper/smoother options and which OS you're using. Also, maybe a screenshot of the settings you're trying to use would help us. ... View more

You're not the only one I know to complain of this. Seems Illustrator doesn't seem yet to understand that sometimes we want to create assets that are going to be printed on offset printers (CMYK based), as well as in house printers (RGB based), and also used on the web. Adobe does have a feature request/bug report form, and perhaps if enough of us ask, they'll comply. Here's the link: Feature Request/Bug Report Form ... View more

Yay! Glad to help. The only way I learn that one is by accidentally doing it a dozen tomes!   ... View more

Try this. Make your back area a blue rectangle. Then, use the pen tool to draw a path that travels through your shape. Add only a color stroke to the new path. Then, use the Width Tool to stretch the width of the path as wide as you want, and to narrow the path where you want that. You can add as many wide/narrow points as you wish, with just a drag with the Width Tool. You can also then alter the shape of the path itself, by using the Direct Select tool on the endpoints and their handles. See: Add a Color Swipe in Illustrator - YouTube ... View more

The only time I've encountered something that seems like what you're describing is when I've forgotten to enable keyframing on my Mask Path prior to drawing with the Roto Brush. Perhaps that's what's happening? ... View more

It looks to me like at some point, one or 2 of your lines got selected, and the leading setting was changed to something smaller than the standard 120% of the height of the text. Leading (pronounced ledding) is the space between lines of text in a paragraph. I suggest selecting ALL your text in the text box. Then, in the Character Panel, set the dropdown for leading to "Auto". The leading icon is the one with the little A and then a vertical arrow and another little A (in the screenshot above, it's right under the word "Regular". It's just really important to have all the lines of text selected before you do this. ... View more

Without more information, this *looks* like you may be dealing with an extension or third party filter that may no longer be compatible with this version of Photoshop. To test for this, hold down the Shift key and launch Photoshop. A dialog appears during launch that reads “Skip loading optional and third-party plug-ins?” and hit yes. If Photoshop doesn't close, we know that's the problem. Since I'm unsure which OS you're using, I can't provide instructions on where to find your plugin files (differs between Mac and Windows), but perhaps this article can help you find info for your system's plugins and extensions: Photoshop CC add-ons (plug-ins and extensions) ... View more

WOW! Even copy/paste messed it up! That's GOT to be a problem then. With each Illustrator version, the system requirements change and the GPU power required changes. Please let us know how it works when you get your new 64bit system! And, thank you for posting this - I can imagine others encountering the same issue - and now THEY have an answer, too! ... View more

Well, of course the "Staff" person confirmed it IS a bug - hopefully they'll fix it - or work with Apple to fix it. Sorry you're dealing with it. With a nice GPU like that, it should be making you toast and coffee, instead of giving you bugs! ... View more

Oh! I see! This looks more like a possible graphics card problem, in combination with a possible bug (there seem to be some problems with people using very high resolutions on their displays lately). May I ask what GPU you're running? Each version of these programs seems to change not only their GPU system requirements, but also their compatibility (Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ) I notice that you use the app with floating windows (the Mac way). I wonder if a workaround may be to use the Combined workspace - more Windows-like, but some posts I've seen show it to be more compatible with higher resolution monitors and combos. To enable it, Turn on "Application Frame" in the Window menu. I didn't like this method of working at first, but found that once I got used to moving among my items, it was less kludgy than I originally thought. I also have a workspace in which I use my 2nd monitor for most of my panels, and use much more of my main screen for the image, the toolbar and the Options bar. I know that you may not find it ideal, but from some of my reading, it seems to have helped GPU incompatibility (bug) issues for some other people in other forums I read. Even on these threads - although, admittedly, most of those problems seem to be occurring on Windows machines with Nvidia cards that need updated drivers. It's very likely that Adobe and Apple didn't communicate well about their driver usage, either. ... View more

Hi. I think you're encountering a problem with Mac OS's "Spaces" settings. Something similar happens on my Mac, when I move something to another monitor. The OS is considering each monitor as it's own "Space", so things don't show in full until moved completely to the 2nd monitor. Personally, I don't have that problem in PS, yet - but then, I'm on an older version of the OS. Here's something to try though. In System Preferences, open Mission Control (if you're like me, you RARELY go there). Then, UNcheck the "Displays have separate Spaces" option and try moving your document again. This SHOULD bring you back to the old way of working, in which both displays show as a complete continuation of the other. Hope this helps. ... View more

I'd also like to see that screenshot. But oddly, to me it looks like either of 2 things are happening: Please check the layers for the affected objects. To me, it almost looks like you have some kind of compound path being made, where they aren't lining up perfectly with each other - and so it looks like we're seeing a partial fill on the back-most shape. OR, please check the profile for the path, itself. Particularly for the shapes in #3, it looks like some kind of stroke profile is being applied. Of course, these are just preliminary guesses from what we're seeing here, so fuller screenshots may help a lot. ... View more

Hi. I just wanted to confirm. On my Mac with OS 10.10.5 and Illustrator CC2017 21.0.0, the setting works perfectly. I tried varying sizes and using both the square end and the round end (to see if it would be a problem either way), and I just wanted to confirm that on my machine, it's working perfectly. I can't seem to break it. Glad you found a workaround. If you do care to share the file, I'd be happy to see what it does on here as well. ... View more

Firstly, may I assume that 15GB RAM was a mistype? You do mean 16GB, yes? To address RoninEdit's suggestion above, you may want to check your CPU and RAM usage as you render. This can be done through the Activity Monitor application in your Utilities Folder. There are tabs for CPU and RAM usages. I'd suggest sorting from highest to lowest, looking at both % CPU and CPU Time measurements. In the memory tab, check total GB of memory usage. Also - I suggest looking at Premiere's Preferences for Memory - and ensure that you've allocated sufficient RAM to Premiere, but left some RAM for your operating system, and ensure you don't have other apps running in the background, taking up resources. Any time you don't have enough RAM to do the job, the system will cache to your hard drive, and the render will slow down a lot, due to the hard drive being a moving part. But, I think you're right in considering that your hard drive may be the culprit. You don't mention the model of Mac you're using, but those look like MacBook Pro specs. Could be iMac specs. Either way, the hard drives that came (by default) on those models are only 5400rpm or 5900rpm, unless you bought the upgrades. Additionally, 20% of available hard drive space will feel very small on a large render. So - yes - I believe you'd benefit from an SSD. And, I believe you'd benefit from one with far more space on it. One of the 960GB or 1TB models. Although not officially supported for Macs with your OS, Macs do not require a special brand of SSD, but with Mavericks, one had to pay some attention to a technology named Trim. You can find out more about Trim here (How to Enable TRIM For All SSDs in OS X Mavericks | MacTrast) However, many SSD's work beautifully on the Mac without all that concern. Crucial makes SSD's with no need to enable Trim on the Mac. You may want to contact them directly, to see what they suggest. I use an older M series model which (KNOCK WOOD) has worked perfectly with my Mac since Yosemite, and I've never needed to enable TRIM. You will also find excellent choices on MacSales.com. Both of these companies are great at answering questions and customer service. Also, Toshiba and Samsung make great models - for them, from what I gather, we DO have to enable TRIM. For that, on Mavericks, you may want to read through that article (it uses third party software or Terminal commands), but in Mac OS10.10.4, Apple finally built it into the OS for 3rd party SSD's. Good luck with this... ... View more