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CS6 Help file link wanted

May 7, 2012 3:01 PM

Anyone got a link to the Premiere CS6 downloadable Help file ( pdf) yet?

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1. Kirsti Aho,

May 7, 2012 3:15 PM in reply to shooternz

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Hi, shooternz,

The PDF is not available yet. We expect to have it soon.

Kirsti
Adobe Community Help & Learning team

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2. shooternz,

May 7, 2012 3:17 PM in reply to Kirsti Aho

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Thanx

Assume the same goes for a SpeedGrade Help file as well?

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3. Kevin Monahan,

May 7, 2012 3:35 PM in reply to shooternz

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Everything is in the same state right now. In the mean time, you can download individual pages on PDF.

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4. Todd_Kopriva,

May 7, 2012 10:04 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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When can we expect a PDF version of the entire Help document?

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5. Kevin Monahan,

May 8, 2012 8:19 AM in reply to Todd_Kopriva

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Compiled PDFs will be available in June. The tech team is working on it right now.

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6. Tygrtat,

May 18, 2012 11:36 AM in reply to Kirsti Aho

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I could understand for CS6, but why did they have to remove the ones for CS5??? Makes absolutely no sense. That those of us who USED TO have access to a help file for our purchased products are pretty much screwed until CS6 gets it's help guides in order. I think I speak for all of the adobe community when I say.... WTF?

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7. bbb_999,

May 18, 2012 11:38 AM in reply to Tygrtat

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You're not completely screwed; the help is available, online.

The help files for CS5 would be two versions out-of-date, and would likely cause more confusion than they eliminated.

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8. Todd_Kopriva,

May 18, 2012 11:53 AM in reply to Tygrtat

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The Help documents for CS5 and CS5.5 were not removed.

They are still at the same locations as before, listed here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/08/help-documents-for- creative-suite-5-pdf-and-html.html

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9. bbb_999,

May 18, 2012 11:54 AM in reply to Todd_Kopriva

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Even better! Thanks, Todd.

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10. Kirsti Aho,

May 18, 2012 4:26 PM in reply to bbb_999

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You can also now find PDFs for multiple previous versions of all Creative Suite products on the arcjove pages for each product.

On the Help hub for a product, look for the "Previous versions" link.

Here are a few of the archive pages with PDFs of three previous help versions.
Premiere Pro: http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/archive.html
After Effects: http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/archive.html
Photoshop: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/archive.html
Flash Pro: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/archive.html
Media Encoder: http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/media-encoder/archive.html

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11. Tygrtat,

May 18, 2012 3:20 PM in reply to Todd_Kopriva

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THANK YOU TODD!!!!!!! I could kiss you!

I used to find it by clicking F1 but that's a lost cause now. I never go there through the link you provided, but I can tell you righ tnow, I'm downloading and saving ALL of them for any more curves Adobe decides to throw at us.

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12. Ann Bens,

May 18, 2012 4:01 PM in reply to Kirsti Aho

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Kristi: AE link is dead.

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13. Todd_Kopriva,

May 18, 2012 4:27 PM in reply to Ann Bens

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I fixed the After Effects link in Kirsti's post.

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14. Jim Simon,

May 18, 2012 7:37 PM in reply to Tygrtat

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I used to find it by clicking F1

I do wish that would come back, calling up a local PDF instead on online help.

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15. Kirsti Aho,

May 21, 2012 10:56 AM in reply to Jim Simon

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Hi, Jim,
We will have the local PDF working in June. I'm so sorry for any problems this delay might have caused.
--Kirsti

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16. unadog,

May 21, 2012 11:10 AM in reply to Jim Simon

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I set a web browser that is not my default browser to open to my local PP5_HELP.pdf as it's "Home" page.

I put that browser in my Task Bar in Windows, so that it is always available in a single click at the bottom of my screen.

So, for example, I use Internet Explorer as my default web browser. I set my home page in Safari to the locally stored help PDF. (Chrome would be another choice.)

You can also set your "Favorites Bar" (In Internet Explorer terminology) to open all of the other common PDF help files that you use - PS, AE, etc. with a single click from the top "Favorites" bar.

I'll look at a way to remap the F2 or similar key within Premiere Pro. But for now this is just as easy for me, if not easier.

I have my Task Bar set to "auto hide", so that it is not on the screen unless I roll my cursor down to the bottom of the screen. Then it pops up, I can click on help, and have exactly what I want available offline.

Which reminds me, on my editing desktop I only use Production Premium. I will add all of my commonly used Adobe aps to the task bar, so that I have PS, AE, Speed Grade, etc. availble to open with a single click there.

Hope that helps! I **love** CS6 so far!

Cheers,
Michael

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17. Mark Editor,

Jun 11, 2012 12:04 AM in reply to Kirsti Aho

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Any news about when CS6 Help Pdf will be avaiable?
I need to print Premiere Pro help pdf if it will take long I will print CS5.5 and then when will be avaiable I will print CS6, but if it will be ready in few days I will wait!

Thanks
Mark

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18. Kirsti Aho,

Jun 11, 2012 1:32 AM in reply to Mark Editor

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Hi, Mark,
I would recommend printing CS5.5 for now. I can't specify a date yet. I can say we've made great progress.

Kirsti
Community Help & Learning team

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19. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 11, 2012 12:28 PM in reply to unadog

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Thanks for the comments, Michael.

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20. Thiago Viana,

Jun 12, 2012 10:16 AM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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Some news about Compiled PDFs ?

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21. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 12, 2012 11:34 AM in reply to Thiago Viana

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Thiago Viana wrote:

Some news about Compiled PDFs ?

We're working on it now. Looks like late June.

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22. Mark Editor,

Jun 19, 2012 4:35 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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Ok we have to wait a bit more.

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23. Bill Hunt,

Jun 19, 2012 5:07 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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Kevin,

Quick question, and I hope that is not getting too far OT.

Is there any © issue, if we download the PDF, when done, and take it to a commercial printing shop?

In the past, I have run into instances, where some did not want to print and bind a software "manual." Does Adobe see any issues with doing that?

TIA,

Hunt

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24. Todd_Kopriva,

Jun 19, 2012 5:34 PM in reply to Bill Hunt

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Bill,

Note that the bottom of every page of Adobe Help documents has a Creative Commons tag, specifically one for this license type that allows for (nay, encourages) copying/distribution, as long as you don't sell the work, restrict its copying, or take credit for it as your own:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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25. leslie wand,

Jun 20, 2012 8:54 PM in reply to Todd_Kopriva

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hi todd,

your advice within this forum is most welcome, however, as a newbie to cs6 (mainly ppro) i find it quite astounding that there's STILL no help files available. i am desperately trying to get my head around certain things, such as speech to text and finding very little help of any use at all.

this delay in publishing help files does not auger well for my continued enthusiam for ppro.

hoping you can shed some light on the matter as we're now at the tail end of june.....

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26. Jeff Bellune,

Jun 21, 2012 6:59 AM in reply to leslie wand

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Help is available now (and has been) via F1 or the Help menu. Todd is referring to the compiled PDF that can be downloaded and accessed offline if desired. Your post didn't make it clear whether you had tried using the online help files or not.

Jeff

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27. Todd_Kopriva,

Jun 21, 2012 2:14 PM in reply to leslie wand

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> hoping you can shed some light on the matter as we're now at the tail end of june.....

I defer to Kevin Monahan for that, since he is the person responsible for Premiere Pro Help.

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28. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 21, 2012 2:28 PM in reply to Todd_Kopriva

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I just saw the PDF of Help today. Looks great! Some final testing is to be done. Coming very soon!

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29. leslie wand,

Jun 21, 2012 3:22 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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thank you kevin. much appreciated.

@ jeff - f1 might work for you, but it certainly doesn't work for me. i get taken to a webpage (on line) that tells me what's new in cs6 and how to work in 5.5!

prem - http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/topics.html

ps - http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/topics.html

ae - http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects.html

none of which are of any real use as serious help - and especially not as they're on line, which my edit pc rarely is!

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30. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 21, 2012 3:48 PM in reply to leslie wand

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leslie wand wrote:

thank you kevin. much appreciated.

@ jeff - f1 might work for you, but it certainly doesn't work for me. i get taken to a webpage (on line) that tells me what's new in cs6 and how to work in 5.5!

prem - http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/topics.html

ps - http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/topics.html

ae - http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects.html

none of which are of any real use as serious help - and especially not as they're on line, which my edit pc rarely is!

These are "Topic Pages" for Help. You can think of these pages as the Table of Contents.
What's new and links to past versions of Help is part of Help. I'm sorry that confused you.
Scroll down a bit to see all the topics. Click a link, you get taken to that specific topic.
BTW, when I click F1 for Help in After Effects, I get the proper link, not the one you just linked to.

If you don't think this is "serious" Help, I'm sorry you feel that way. I write the Help, so feel free to air out any criticisms to me, and I'll try my best to address them.

I apologize for not having the PDF ready on ship day. This was a decision I had no control over. Despite my heavy lobbying (on behalf of users like yourself) the new Help system had more pressing technical challenges for our production team.

The good news is the PDF looks good with the bonus of having navigation on every page in the form of bookmarks. It can be updated as often as I like too.

Just a bit more patience is required, as we have almost completed testing it.

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31. leslie wand,

Jun 21, 2012 4:14 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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kevin, it was no repraoch to your ACTUAL help, which i've found to be both clear and concise - it's the actual getting to it i find frustrating - especially having to be on line to access it.

could i have perhaps missed something when installing cs6 pb that i get nothing but links to on line help?

i would have thought help would be available on f1 (off line) as in nearly all my other apps, such as vegas, m$ office, etc.,

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32. Mark Editor,

Jun 21, 2012 4:22 PM in reply to leslie wand

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Hi Leslie,
yes once you recall help with F1 if you are online you should have the option to downoad the help file so you can use it of line in the way you asking for.
But you have to download is not installed with software....

regards
Mark

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33. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 21, 2012 4:31 PM in reply to leslie wand

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leslie wand wrote:

kevin, it was no repraoch to your ACTUAL help, which i've found to be both clear and concise...

Oh, OK. Thanks!
leslie wand wrote:

kevin, it was no repraoch to your ACTUAL help, which i've found to be both clear and concise - it's the actual getting to it i find frustrating - especially having to be on line to access it.

Yes, I know that many video editors don't hook up their machines to the web. I apologize for not having the PDF for ship. Again, it was out of my hands.
i would have thought help would be available on f1 (off line) as in nearly all my other apps, such as vegas, m$ office, etc.,

Offline Help will be available to users going forward. We have a new Help system, and creating a PDF from it proved to be a challenge. Thanks for understanding.

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34. leslie wand,

Jun 21, 2012 6:12 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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@ kevin - thanks again. much clearer ;-)

@mark - your advice seems to contradict kevin's in as much as kevin states offline help WILL be available at some point in the future. unfortunately i'm not near my edit pc, but if you post a link to the help you're refering to (for cs6), i'd appreciate it. thanks

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35. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 22, 2012 8:42 AM in reply to leslie wand

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He's probably referring to online Help. There's no way to download the entire PDF at this time. You can download and print individual pages via your browser, though.

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36. EditorPete,

Jun 22, 2012 9:51 AM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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Off topic...wishing this many Adobe Employee's would chime in on the "Serious Error" thread.... I know you guys are busy, but I don't think one employee has responded yet. Please don't take this the wrong way, just think the below post is driving alot of us batty with no help in sight.

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1016670?start=0&tstart=0

Pete

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37. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 22, 2012 10:25 AM in reply to EditorPete

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Most of us from Adobe on this thread are on the documentation team. And this is a question about documentation going back almost 2 months.

I'll see if I can get someone on the engineering team to look at your other post, though hijacking someone else's thread is probably not the best way to go about it. Please avoid doing that in the future.

Also, spending time in the forums is one of my responsibilities, but not the only one. For busy Adobe employees, it is hard to get to every single post. I hope you understand.

Please engage me on the other thread, leaving this one for questions about the Help PDF.

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38. Kevin Monahan,

Jun 29, 2012 5:33 PM in reply to shooternz

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The PDF for Premiere Pro Help is now available:

Premiere Pro: http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/premiere_pro_reference.pdf
After Effects: http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/after_effects_reference.pdf
Media Encoder: http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/mediaencoder_reference.pdf
Prelude: http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/prelude_reference.pdf
SpeedGrade: http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/speedgrade_reference.pdf

For full details, see this blog post by Todd Kopriva on the Adobe Customer Success blog.

Note that on the blog post is a link to the Community Help forum to give feedback on Help.
Please leave your feedback there, where there are those that can address your concerns.

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39. shooternz,

Jun 29, 2012 6:12 PM in reply to Kevin Monahan

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TYFTFM

In short..."Thank you for the manual"

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