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what best adobe programs to (design) and (create) animated gif or image ?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:29:06 GMT

Hello,

first thank you very much for helping me,

i am about creating an animated gif like the background you can see in war craft 3 frozen throne for a game,

i have to design it first with high quality so i need to know best adobe programs can do that, although i need to know the easiest, so i need to know both of them the best and the easiest so if didn't made it with the best i can made it with the easiest pro, and please put in mind that i need a program to design the image from nothing so i will draw it or design it i don't know depending on the program it self but i will not use it for editing or use an image already there, i need an elite pro that allow to create the image from nothing.

after that i need to create an animated gif for the image (gif not good for high quality images so if you know better please tell),

for example "Her hair moves with the moving wind" so i need to move it, i don't know how so i need a program to make it move too.

last thing at the end i need the file type be accepted in html(5) adobe games programs like flash builder or flash pro for example, i know flash pro can animate it but will not design it, thank you again.

What do you think of my logo design???

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:15:05 GMT

I am a designer (print/digital) and this is my new business.. "Crate Design"

I have been looking at this for a few hours and its time to get a fresh perspective from someone else.. like you!

Please let me know what you think and any ideas on what you would change if anything..

Any feedback much appreciated..

Cheers!!

Print booklet won't print back and front covers on same spread

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:39:37 GMT

Hello! I have a 12 page booklet with front and back covers. I have set up a new document section so that the page numbering begins at 1 on the 2nd page of the document - rather than 1 being on the front cover. I have turned off

'allow selected spread to shuffle' - to retain the correct layout of the spreads. Although the problem I have still occurs whether it is off or on. When I go to the print booklet facility, In Design insists on adding a blank page before the front cover and it won't allow the front and back cover to print on the same spread - which is needed in order to put the booklet together accurately using the double page spreads. There are 12 pages in all but the front cover becomes page number 1' in the first section and the next page is '1' in the 2nd section - which goes onto page 11( being the back cover). Can you help...anyone???

How to creating a large sign with person's photo in illustrator? Please Help!

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:12:26 GMT

Firstly, I'm very new to illustrator. I always use photoshop for everything but the company my person is using is only asking for it in vector. I'm creating a 4x8 ft sign. It contains text, a logo, and a picture of the person that it's for (like a billboard). Speaking with the printing company that the person is using they wanted it in vector/ .eps format. His photo into a vector but I'm afraid when printed he'll look like a cartoon. I've been searching all day and can only find videos of people tracing the photo into a vector. I tried copy and pasting his picture from photoshop however it won't paste it or won't save it. I'm totally lost, I really need help and I really would appreciate the insight. Is there a way that I can use his photo or do I have to make it a vector? Will it come out realistic as a vector?

Thanks in advance,

-Newbie

Synthetic Polyester Paper Stock vs Laminate?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:26:07 GMT

Apologies if this is the wrong place for this but I'm working on a product and need some printing advice.

Essentially, it's 4x4 double sided cards, full color. There will be 75-100 cards per set. They need to be durable and waterproof. They also need to retail for a reasonable price (under $45/set ideally).

I'd love to print on Mohawk Synthetic or Yupo but the prices are extremely high. Quotes are coming in around $40-$50 (which means they'd wholesale at $80-$100 and have to retail double that) I'm wondering if laminating can have a comparable look and be a cost-effective solution?

I have an Epson 3880 Stylus Pro but can't print on the synthetic stocks because they are waterproof and only digital or toner can print on them. So if I went with laminating I could do some prototypes at home.

Anyway, I'd love any input.

plug in problems

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:46:55 GMT

sent an ID file from pc to mac and worked fine. did work on it and sent back to pc and now plug in problems won't let me open. same version of cs5.5 on both

Royal blue as a CMYK color

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:30:10 GMT

I have now had TWO printers tell me that I need to have a 40% difference between C and M or the Royal blue color I want will be purplish - the 4 paper proofs show they are correct!

The last color I used was a process color - DS 193-1 S.

Is there a formula for Royal blue (or close) that will not do this? I DO NOT want to use a spot color!!

Setting margins and page size for print

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:36:37 GMT

I cannot seem to figure this out. So, any help is greatly appreciated as I feel this question may be obvious to most but I am new to adobe products.

I am making a 11x8.5 in trifold brochure. After it has been printed I need it to be this size. However, from my understanding the margin space is not actually printed, and i create my document within the set margins. So do I lose space then? If I set my margins to be .5 inches, then will my brochure end up being 10x7.5? If this is the case, can I set the margins to zero? Or should I make the page 1 inch larger via width and height?

Again, I realize these questions may be silly to some of you, but I just can't seem to figure it out in my head and until I do I cannot create this document. Thanks

Retaining text-formatting from email message

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:26:33 GMT

I'm a graphic designer. Most clients send me their formatted text (plain, B, I, BI) in a Word document which I will import to InDesign, allowing me to use their formatting to create the text in my layout.

But some clients (sadly enough, those older ones) listen to my directions, say yes, then send me their text FORMATTED BUT IN THEIR EMAIL MESSAGE...

My question is, how can I retain those Text formatting for usage in my page layout?

Thanks...

How do I re-size and print a barcode in Adobe Illustrator?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:29:46 GMT

I know this is a very, very simple thing to do, however I have no experience in AI. My barcode vendor generated barcode files that were in AI, so I have no choice but to work from them (I think. I can choose from several file types but I chose jpeg and it generated the images in AI) I need to re-size the barcode to fit a very small label: 1/2" X 3/4"- Avery 5418.

Please help. Thanks

large document in-design

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:25:00 GMT

I am creating a large document in In-design for a site hording so it's 2400x1200 actual size. How big do I have to make the file for the printer? and how do I create large font i.e. bigger than 72pt

Creative Cloud or not?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:28:23 GMT

I am about to buy my very first Mac and need some help re the whole 'Cloud' proposition.

Originally I had intended to purchase software outright, but the Cloud option seems to be the way things are going. However, I am anxious about being restricted should I lose internet connection.

Anyone have any advice?

Thanks

SuziSue

Help in designing huge wallpaper 6 x 3.8 Meters

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:38:35 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for this forum it's very helpful

I just have one question and i know it was mentioned before somewhere in the forum but not as mine

I want to design a wallpaper with a picture of a forest and animals

the forest picture size is 7264 x 5440 Pixels @ 300 DPI, and this is the largest picture i found till now.

My question is

I want to design a huge wallpaper for a room the dimensions of the wall are:

width : 6 Meters and Height : 3.8 Meters

if i enlarge the forest picture to (6 x 3.8 meters ) how to avoid losing quality? i can't find any other high resolution pictures...

what resolution (DPI) should i design the wallpaper ?

cause when i make a new project ( 6 x 3.8) using 300 dpi in photoshop first photoshop says it's too large

and the file size become 8 GB! and if using 150 dpi the file become 2 GB still too large.

the room is small and the viewing distance will be small and i don't want the wallpaper to be pixeled

do you advice slicing the whole design into 3 or 4 parts and design every part by it self.

or do you advice designing the wallpaper using the half of the real size ( 3 x 1.9 Meters ) then the printing company can

enlarge the design into the original size, thought i don't know if the design will lose quality.

any suggestions ?

I hope you got what i mean

Thanks

Color issues with Business Cards and Vista Print (Ps & Ai)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 16 May 2014 14:39:18 GMT

So I use Vista Print for my business cards, quick, easy and affordable.

I had some graphics that could not be reproduced in Ai very easily so I downloaded the Vista Print .PSD template and worked off of that.

When the cards came in color was correct but the font was not good. Not very clear and there was digital noise around the edges, so not crisp.

So I downloaded the Ai template from VP, reproduced the card in Ai and just dropped the logo in on the canvas and redid all the text in Ai.

When I got these cards in, the font looked much better and crisp, but all my colors were off. My navy blues were not navy-purplish looking. Side by side, it was a big difference.

I didn't change any color profiles I even made sure the CMYK values from the original photoshop file matched exactly to the Ai file.

So question is, why would the Ai file print differently if the CMYK color values were the exact same? It makes no sense to me. Was it perhaps how I saved the Ai files? There are so many options when saving it's a bit overwhelming.

Need Reviews For My Business Cards

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 07:13:19 GMT

Hi Everyone! I just designed this business card for my business place called Sticker Deals, A Printing Company. I used some condensed text and some tactics in PS and AI. Let me know what do you think about it!

Waiting for your words!

Christie

What software do you use?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:43:46 GMT

Say you're creating a print ad for a magazine. You want to combine one or more photos with text and vector logos. You will need to manipulate the photos so they work will with the text. Your final output will be a PDF which you will deliver to the publisher. What software do you use?

I feel like it is not considered a best practice to use Photoshop exclusively for designing print materials. I have tried creating ads in Illustrator and InDesign, but it doesn't feel as efficient from a workflow perspective; there is a lot of going back and forth between those programs and Photoshop. If it can all be done within Photoshop and a PDF can be generated from there, why not just do that?

Offset Printing Question

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:40 GMT

Hello,

I need an advise on how to print a very deep blue color on offset printing. I am doing a catalog for an artist who uses very nice deep blue color. His technique of applying the color is very special, so when seen with human eye it is very illuminating. Professional photo can capture the effect decently, but numerous trials on different publications show that offset printing can't get anywhere close to the original color by the artist. Sometimes it gets muddy grayish blue, but sometimes it gets more to the purple side with a lot of magenta in it.

If you are curious what kind of art I am talking about, you may visit www.chimeddorj.com

The reason is that cyan, magenta and a bit of black can't really create a pure Cobalt Blue. So I was thinking if there was a way to add an additional printing separation for a pure blue color from Pantone. That way the Spot Pantone blue that is closest to the artist's color will act as a base and CMYK color will add necessary shades depending on the situation.

Does it sound reasonable? Does any one think it will work? I need your opinions or expertises.

Also, do you know any other web sites with forums specifically dedicated to commercial print topics?

CMYK values different on 2 machines?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:06:11 GMT

We have got 2 Apple iMacs both running 10.9 and Creative Suite both have colour settings synced via bridge to Euro pre-press 3, when we convert a spot Pantone colour to CMYK we are getting a different colour split to each other, Illustrator and Photoshop are ok it is only Indesign??

All settings are the same on both Macs, the colour we are testing is Pantone 2607C

On one machine we are getting the following:

Illustrator: C85.94 M100 Y18.39 K6.59

Photoshop: C86 M100 Y18 K6

Indesign: C85.94 M100 Y18.39 K6.59

On one machine we are getting the following:

Illustrator: C85.94 M100 Y18.39 K6.59

Photoshop: C86 M100 Y18 K6

Indesign: C87.1 M100 Y22.6 K9.96

The only problem is in Indesign!!!

HELP! Colour Profiles

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:51:26 GMT

Hi there,

Please help! I have been asked by a client to design a leaflet for his business, it's pretty standard and he wanted colours that are used in his l

His logo was designed in Photoshop and I asked for the original file but he only had a high res jpeg and a flattened PSD. I asked for the Pantone or CMYK values but was just given web values so I colour matched the colours used in the logo and transported the jpeg into InDesign and just carried on laying the leaflet out as I normally would using the CMYK colour match values. I sent him the proof and he said he wanted the colours changed as they weren't bright enough. When I looked at the Photoshop file again he was right, the original colour is much brighter. Changed the colour profile I was working in (Which was RGB) to CMYK. The colour in the logo immediately looked brighter so I matched that colour and it matched to an RGB colour so I changed all the colours to the RGB colour (even though I wanted to work in CMYK) which looked much more like the original logo colour.
However when I proof the colours it turns back to the duller colour. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? I have never encountered it before? Is it because it was designed using web values or am i working in the wrong profile? How do I change it so that the colour looks the same on the print document as it does on the PSD logo?

I need a quick turn around on this and am out of my depth at the moment! I have just set up Freelance as I was made redundant from my last job and I haven't ever encountered this before. Hoping one of you knows how to help.....I'm working in CC

Looking forward to hearing your replies,

Many thanks in advance

Is it recommended to link an illustrator file within another illustrator file?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:36:26 GMT

Considering best practices for design reproduction... and that the linked file will contain a linked photoshop image.

Logo breaking apart when turned into an EPS

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:03:19 GMT

Hello all

I'm experiencing a problem with a client's logo that is becoming increasingly annoying and making it difficult to reproduce via printing. Each time I turn the logo into an EPS for printing it breaks apart. I've included a dropbox link to show you what I mean. Lines appear throughout the logo, I first thought perhaps it was the PDF glitching but when printed, those lines came through.

I've overcome this problem temporarily by going into photoshop, flattening the logo according to the dimensions I need it in and bringing it back into the document but it doesnt turn out as crisp and clear as it would as an EPS

I'm not sure if there is something in the settings that is causing it to break apart, or I'm doing something wrong or the file is corrupted but I'd really like to know why this is happening.

Here is the link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23734571/CRA_LOGO_BREAKING_APART.pdf

Doesn't seem to be breaking apart as horribly as it would in this instance but the screen shot provided on the second page should show you what happens in illustrator and indesign when its introduced as an eps. All other formats are fine.

Any advice anyone can give me would be extremely helpful.

Cheers,

Document size for a (8x6 meters) banner

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:27:39 GMT

Hello,

I'm designing a big banner (8x6 meters) using photoshop, what document size should I work on and what resolution and dpi should i use for a good printout?

Thanks

offset printing of watercolor art

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:22:31 GMT

I am a young designer with little experience in book publishing. Currently I am working on a catalog of an artist. It consists of oil paintings and water colors. But preparing the CMYK images for watercolors is a bit tricky for me. There are many watercolors with very subtle tints of color wash, and from my previous experience these light watercolors tend to lose their luminosity after printed. So, I wanted to get a little extra advice on how to prepare the best images for printing watercolors in book.

There are several different adjustment tools in Photoshop such as Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Exposure, and Vibrance etc. But I don’t know which one is more suitable to make the punch the colors a little more and add a little more contrast.

If you know any other links in this topic, I will be happy to read more.

Printing info

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 05:01:21 GMT

Hi,

I am graphic designer for small digital printer. I am constantly running into issues making my RIP software( Fiery cws) and printer(xerox 700) properly print art my customers and I have created. I am pretty versed in the full creative suite (atleast indesign, Illustrator and photoshop) but I am have real trouble finding good info on how intergrate it properly into a professional setting. Judging by all the terribly set up files I see on a daily basis I am not the only one. Does any one know of any good resources for finding good information for printing professional in regards to Adobe products? Anything would help.

Thanks

How to make the same shadow in Photoshop CS6

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:01:09 GMT

Blue is what I need to digitalize and black is old one and I need to make a digital version from that. Font is the same, but I cannot get the same shadow. Pls help. Thanks in advance

How to automate "Change Case To Title Case"

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:19:44 GMT

I have word files that the titles are in all upper case. I want the titles to be in tile case. I am flowing them into InDesign CC and am having to manually select them then change them to "Title Case". All of the titles are done with the same character color, so I can find them using the find/change command in InDesign, but I still have to manually select the Change to Title Case command. This is 900 pages worth of documents with 2-3 titles per page.

Here is a few ideas I have explored.

Doing a Script - I am not familiar with scripting. The FindChangeAllCapToTitleCase.jsx Script is erroring out on me.
It would nice to have a "Record Actions" command like PhotoShop does"
Use Find/Change, but then have a " Make Title Case" command. I can not find just a command.
Automator Workflow?

Does anyone have any options to pursue?

Thank you

Die Cut Printing?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 20:48:01 GMT

I'm looking for a good resource to print custom sized bookmarks with two rounded corners (die cut). It's been surprisingly difficult find anyone that will do this. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

These would be relatively low-quantity prints.

Lock aspect ratio of a logo?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:37:17 GMT

how can I lock and save the aspect ratio of a logo so that users cannot change it? I need to lock it so users do not distort logo when resizing - can it be done in photoshop/illustrator?

Placing images in Illustrator for print ready files

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:45:06 GMT

I'm designing a brochure in Illustrator that contains several logos and photos. (Yes, I know, Illustrator... I've read several forums and know that InDesign may be a better program for this, but I completely underbid this project and really need to stick with something I know for cost efficiency.)

I need to resize several images in Photoshop to place in Illustrator and I'm wondering if I should save them as CMYK jpegs, or tiffs, etc. I need the file to be the smallest it can be for upload to the printer. I need the basics on different file types and their pros and cons.

Also, when I'm sending out the proof to the customer, any tips on saving the pdf so the images aren't too blurry and the file is still sendable?

Please help!! Any other information or tips on how to prepare my file as a print ready would be great. I love to learn and really need some great resources.

Thanks!

Problem with turning 4 color black into gray scale black for print.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:26:04 GMT

I working with a print company for a news paper magazing, and the print company says they have a problem with the documents being in 4 color black. They want all the files to be in grey scale black, and the only way It seems that I can change the files to gray scale black is by redsigning, what can be redesign, of the ads in indesign and creating tons more work. For me to design the ads to be proofed, I have to use Photoshop and then inport the ads in as PDF's into Indesign. Does anyone know an easier way to convert 4 color black in full color file to grey scale black?

Anyone know what these are called?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:33:56 GMT

Hi. I am working on a book in InDesign and would like to add these little....tabs to the sides of the pages to help readers find different sections quicker than having to leaf through the pages.

So I have two questions. Anyone know what these blue and gold tabs on the page edges are called, and/or instructions on how to create them in InDesign? I don't think they'd be too hard to figure out, so I'm really more concerned with what they're called than anything else at this point. Any help would be appreciated, however.

Printing specs for a magazine asking to do a "Flight check for Web press" -- what does this mean?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:58:31 GMT

So, I'm dealing with printing specs for a few different magizines.

It was highlighed that all artwork MUST be "Flight checked for word press" in one printing spec that I recieved.

I've asked the question to the company, but no answer - _-;

what DOES this mean? and how is it done?

Thanks

Bridge, Lightroom, InDesign workflow question

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 01:01:07 GMT

Hey everyone,

I've been using Adobe InDesign CS5 and Apple's Aperture software together (on a Mac) to do design projects over the past year and a half or so. I'd never been that interested in Adobe's other applications until recently, when I got a Creative Cloud membership, and now am reveling in the bounty of creative possibilities. Recently i've been interested in integrating Bridge into my workflow and transitioning away from Aperture to Lightroom (as i imagine many other people are considering/in the process of doing right now). I've been taking some video tutorials on Lynda.com and recently came across Terry White's "Bridge CC vs. Lightroom" youtube screencast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd8XLYG8A0s#t=20). While I really appreciated Terry's perspectives and find them helpful, I think he polarized the "Design" (Bridge) and "Photography" (Lightroom) paradigms that he used to distinguish the programs: Bridge is a file browser for working numerous file types across creative cloud applications, whereas Lightroom is a tool for photographers to do powerful non-destructive edits.

Part of what I've liked about using Aperture with InDesign is that (however buggy this feature is) I can directly access my Aperture library from within the OS X open dialog box, thus allowing me to use files that i've edited and keeping all my work in one library. However, from what i've learned so far, and what Terry's video didn't (directly) address is what are some good practices for using edited photographs within an application such as InDesign. It seemed in the video he simply exported image files from Lightroom into folders, and then I suppose you could use mini-bridge to browse that folder. But i'm wondering if there isn't a better or simpler way to do this, and I'm wondering if i could solicit opinions from folks as to how they work between Everything i've tried to do in my workflow is minimize steps and keep track of the proliferation of images i work with. As much as I see that Lightroom is a better maintained tool than Aperture, it sure is nice to be able to directly access those image files from within InDesign…

Very new to all of this. Thanks in advance for everyone's help.

Quin

Fiery Features Go Missing When I use CC

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:07:29 GMT

Running Mac OSX 10.6.8

Print to a Konica bizhubPro 6501

In Creative Suite 6.0, when I go to print (I print mostly out of InDesign), I have an option for "Fiery Features" after clicking "Printer" in the "Print" box. That lets me select trays and duplex and other assorted, important options.

Upgraded to CC on Tuesday. When I got to the same location in the "Print" box, I only have "Printer Features" which is a more generic set of options. If I switch back to 6.0, "Fiery Features" is there. So this is something CC specific, but I don't know what.

I went ahead and deleted the Printer (In Printer and Fax Settings in the Systems Preferences, and added the queue back in. I uninstalled all my Fiery software and reinstalled it and built the Printer queue again. I've restarted the computer.

Printer service tech confirms we are running up-to-date Fiery software, and he installed the most up to date printer driver, but it didn't make a difference.

I need those Fiery Features to be able to set up jobs correctly to print. I can work around it by sending jobs to Process and Hold and then use my Fiery Command Workstation to set them up, but that's a big step backward in productivity, which isn't what I was hoping for when I upgraded.

And I'm not sure what to try next - any help would be appreciated.

Best printers for home design business

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:20:25 GMT

Can anyone recommend the best printer to use for a home business where I plan to produce A6 cards double sided, will be using a HP laptop probably with CS6 Design Standard. I am setting up freelance and will primarily be creating diagrams and pictures for bids but would like to run a sideline in cards to top up income so would need to be very high quality, double sided and fairly economic to run if possible, quality is the most important thing though, are there any that print to edge effectively? I don't mind cost to buy, quality is most important! I have only ever used printing companies so really not sure where to start! Any help would be great, thank you.

Halftone Screen Printing (Rosette)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:58:52 GMT

Hey all,

I'm pretty new to prepress / prepping for screen printing, and I need some help.

After MAJOR searching and downloading trials of plugins, I'm stuck in finding out how to get a CMYK separation with halftone dots for printing. We are printing on a clear plastic film, and I was asked to convert a design into a 4-color (CMYK) Rosette screen for the screen printer.

I have tried using photoshop's inbuilt Bitmap to Halftone Screen feature (separating the CMYK channels, then using Image > Mode > Bitmap), but after doing all 4 channels then laying them, I don't get a rosette pattern at all. I have tried using different angles for each separation after googling it and using what was recommended, but with no luck.

All I'm looking to do is separate the CMYK, create the halftone dots, and then export each color into a seperate PDF.

Is Photoshop the answer for this?

All the plugins I've tried trials of only seem to "print" to particular Epson printers, but that's not what I'm after. I just need them exported to a PDF.

Am I doing something wrong? Has anyone else ran into this problem using Photoshop's Bitmap settings?

We are using Photoshop CS6.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

I'm looking to start a coupon magazine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:57:13 GMT

about 8 pages to start and see where this goes. I'm looking to see if any has any indesign templates or could quote me on design on a per page basis which would include the coupon design as well. Thanks !!

Searching for Reputable Offset Printer in Los Angeles

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:48:29 GMT

Hi All,

I need to offset print a look book in Los Angeles and am looking for a reputable printer whose clients are well-known. I have already checked out Capitol Printing and Southwest Offset Printing. Thank you for your advice.

Cheers!

Print Measurements on overall design

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 05:38:57 GMT

Hi there, What I want to do is print my design, and include the measurements of each individial item on the design, Is there a way to do this ?
For example. three squares on a white doccument, square a is labeled with width and height 'X and Y' and square b is labeled with 'Z and W', etc. for a scale assembly guide for an art installation i have designed. So people can see distances between artworks and the likes

Thanks!

-Count

PDF color changing when imported into InDesign 6

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:26:33 GMT

I am importing a customers pdf into InDesign 6. When I do the import the color is changing from the original PDF colors. The original color in the pdf is 0/95/100/29 and when imported to InDesign 6 it becomes 21/98/100/12. Is there a setting I need in InDesign 6 to keep the original PDF colors intact?

Array of Images - What is the best adobe programm?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:54:07 GMT

Hallo everybody,

i'm new to this forum and this is my first post. May someone can help me:

I have got 12 images (jpg) of the same size and i want to do an random array of these for a high quality ditigtal print.

For more variation the images should be mirrored. What is the best adobe product to do that?

Is there a way for automating?

Here is a quick concept drawing:

thanks for help

cheers ole

Targeting images for press

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:46:19 GMT

Hi,

I am a graphic designer (with relatively little experience). When printing books and catalogs, sometimes the images turn out quite unsatisfactory. Now I am trying to learn about "prepairing images for press" because I think it is very important part of the design that I didn't really give much attention before. Even a nice photo can turn ugly without the proper preparation. But it seems like a hit and miss chance when I think about why sometimes the printing turns out fine but sometimes quite opposite.
I was reading Photoshop help menu about prepairing images for press. It says, "If you know the characteristics of the press, you can specify the highlight and shadow output to preserve certain details." But if I go talk with the printer I don't know what I need to ask to find out their printing characteristics. I know that most pinters require 300 dpi CMYK. But other than that what do I need to know to prepaire my images for optimum result?
I have seen many great publications and ugly publications supposedly printed on similar technology. It is certain that there is a lot of skill required for a good color separation. Can you tell me what I need to find out from each printers before I send my file?

What Tool You Like The Most To Use In Adobe Photoshop 6?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:10:08 GMT

Hi Guys,

I was looking to ask a question about PS 6! It could kinda silly but I found it interesting! Give me your words about what tool you like the most to use in Adobe Photoshop 6?

Additions would be highly appreciated!

Christie!

Hi Everyone! I Designed This New Infographics? How About It?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 05:47:13 GMT

As I'm A Designer And Working For Sticker Deals Which Is Becoming Pretty Famous In Stickers Printing [link removed by host] And Online Printing Goods! They Wanted Me Design Kinda Infographics And Here, This Is Me Finished With The Design! Words About It Would Be Highly Appreciated!

Christie!

Keeping skills fresh, and time tracking

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:48:40 GMT

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'll give it a shot. I have 2 general questions.

1. I work as a designer/production artist for a small marketing department and have worked with the Creative Suite for over 6 years now. I attend meetings of the NY InDesign Users Group, and often post forum questions. I am looking for tools to expand my skills as designer, and my familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (I don't have latest versions at the office, and can't afford my own). How do you folks keep your skills fresh? Suggestions?

2. I want to better track the time spent on different projects in the office. Can I install a program that will run in the background and give me reports on how long specific applications/files were open on my computer? Up until now I have been using an Excel spread sheet with estimated times. What types of tools do you folks use to track your time spent?

Thanks,

Elliott

How to insert special characters (checkmark) ?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:13:35 GMT

I am creating a table tent (4.5" x 5.5"). I want to insert "checkmarks" and then change the color. In other products this is really easy but in Illustrator I just cant figure it out !!

Please help.. [email address removed by host]

When I print a PDF it always prints as a booklet, how can I print 1 full page?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:58 GMT

When I print a PDF it always prints as a booklet, how do I print a full page?

Quick Perspective in Indesign

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:19:22 GMT

Hi, is there a way without using Photoshop, to make my work look like it's been shot in a studio. Like Apple does with it's ipads on this page. http://www.apple.com/uk/

It's so I can present my work on my website without physically snapping it but using pdf's of the work. It would be great if there was a drag and drop application!

Many thanks, Thomas.

tgagen@mac.com

Colors not matching in InDesign (already synced in Bridge)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:33:28 GMT

I'm hoping someone can help. I am on Adobe CS5, my colors are all synced to North America General Purpose 2 through Bridge but the color in my Indesign files never match my Photoshop files. (Consequently, then the PDFs made from the files match InDesign as well). The profiles match in both Photoshop and InDesign. Any ideas how I can fix it so my colors in InDesign/Acrobat match?

Also, I have CS3 on another computer and the files colors match from Photoshop to InDesign on my computer with CS3. I took screen shots of my CS3 seettings and made my CS5 color settings all match, but the colors still do not match up. I also tried resetting my preferences for InDesign, Photoshop and Bridge but it still doesn't match!

Anyone have any ideas???

Vectors fuzzy when scaled down?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:58:30 GMT

Hello.

I'm hoping someone can confirm this for me.

I made a logo in vector form. I have given it to my client who has then sent it off to the printer.

The printer is telling my client that it becomes "fuzzy" when scaled down.

The fonts have all been converted to outlines.

I'm no expert in print design, but is this even possible? Shouldn't the printer be able to scale down a vector with no issues at all? Is there something I am missing here?

Thanks!