The latest and final version of Adobe Systems' Creative suite, released in 2012. Succeeded by Creative Cloud. Use this tag if you have a question that is specific only to a CS6 version of a program.
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How can I duplicate smart objects and make them separate in Photoshop CS6?
In Photoshop I can copy and paste Illustrator paths as a smart object, and then double click this smart object to edit it in Illustrator.
When I duplicate this smart object (say to change the colour ...
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Horizontal and Vertical Scaling of One Character in AI
In Photoshop, I've got in my character menu Horizontal and Vertical scaling. In Illustrator I don't have it, but I need it. I know I can stretch the entire text-box in AI to simulate character ...
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AI CS6 doesn't let me save
After loading a large group of vector (*.ai) files, I tried individually going through to change each one's color (they're basic, monochrome vectors).
After pasting the hex value into the object's ...
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How can I rename a footage .ai file for AE without breaking the references? [migrated]
I've got a composition in After Effects CS 6 on Windows that contains several .ai files. One of them has over 30 layers, which I imported and animated in AE. Unfortunately, I gave the .ai file the not ...
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How to make the rest of the mask transparent in Premier Pro CS6? [closed]
I'm trying to highlight a part of my video. Since I'm totally new to video editing on Premier Pro - I'm not sure if this is the best way of doing that, but I'm using masks.
I have a title sitting in ...
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Create Illustrator document without defined document/canvas size?
Does anyone know if it's possible to create a new document in illustrator that is boundless? And once you have entered all the content you define the size before exporting?
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How do I change all instances of a color to another in photoshop?
I am have created an image that has elements in it from another image that I didn't have a psd for. The elements in question are black(#000000). How exactly can I change all of these elements to a ...
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How to create 3d people? [closed]
I've seen quite a few of these humanoid creatures around the internet:
How do I go about making one of these? Can I make a basic model from cylindrical sections for each joint and then rotate them ...
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Adobe Illustrator CS6 - Curved Guides? - How to reverse 'Make Guides'
So, I decided to try freehanding a design, and I used the pencil tool. Then I was working with it. But somewhere along the line, my curve turned into a beizer guide, which I don't want and will ...
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Problem creating mask
I'm working in Flash Pro CS6 and am trying to create a mask that does a circular reveal.
I have a circle on the mask layer that is 1px x 1px in the first keyframe, but when I try to enlarge it to ...
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AI - Breaking a mesh into a grid of vector shapes
I've researched for what seems forever, and I cannot find anything explaining how to break a mesh into a (distorted) grid of vector shapes. I don't need to preserve any kind of gradient or coloring; I ...
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In Illustrator CS6, how do I make my path transparent, but have solid color in the middle?
Basically, I want to have my sketch have a solid color in the inside the path (with live paint), but the path itself that has a stroke, which looks like a border on the image, I want to be completely ...
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Apply an image to a depth map in Photoshop CS6
I created a depth map based on an image of the back of a man wearing a coat. Now I want to apply an image to the depth map, giving the appearance that the image part of the jacket. How is this done?
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How do you resize an existing vector mask in Photoshop CS6?
I have created a vector mask for a layer in Photoshop containing a circle. Now I would like to fine-tune its position and size. I can only move individual or multiple anchor points.
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How do I keep the same opacity level to a vector shape using pen tool
I have been using the pen tool for more than 8 years already, but when I started using CS6, I have lots of difficulties using the pen tool.
I use the pen tool for vector portraits and I need to use ...
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How to convert the ordinary image into effective image in photoshop
I want to convert the images by the following Images Conversion Method. How do i convert in photoshop cs6 Response Me..
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AI - Removing ghost lines from path tracing before merging to a compound path
Here's the task: I import an image, trace it black and white, and then try to convert the result into a compound path in order to use it easily later on.
Here's the problem: When I combine to a ...
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Make Illustrator use the embedded result images
I have been tasked with updating a poster that the client used last year.
Should be fairly simple, just edit the file, change the date and shrink it from A2 to A3.
But I only have the pdf that was ...
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Illustrator adding multiple stroke to type layer on outside, in CS6
Trying to do something which seems so simple and failing badly. I have created a simple Type layer.
I need to add two strokes to the layer. But I would like the stroke to be on the outside of the ...
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The diff between a shape layer and a layer with a vector mask when applying a gradient overlay layer style in photoshop CS 6?
The image
The layer panel
The yellow top rect is the layer with vector mask, the one with full gradient is the shape layer. They are both applied a gradient overlay, but the layer with mask ...
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Exporting photoshop layers to PNG in cs6
I've seen the response here, but the built-in script is excruciatingly slow (I let it sit for 3 hours before giving up) and the custom one in the response thinks there's only one layer (and only ...
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Illustrator CS6 saving as CS5 by default?
I don't really use Illustrator, but as the techy I am I help someone who does use it regularly - not a techy at all.
The problem is I've installed her CS6 because of the 64 bit support, but she has ...
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Exporting Layers to Files Without Losing the Effects in Photoshop CS6
Here is the problem. I am doing this work for a company. They wanted me to clean 138 jpeg files and give them back.
I opened a psd and put all the files in it. I cleaned all of them. At last, i ...
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Flash CS6 How to create 3D extruded text?
Anyone know of some tutorials or walk-throughs on howto make 3D rotated/transformed text in Flash Professional CS6?
I cant seem to find any. (Googled)
I am trying to make an animation of some ...
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How to to use bevel and emboss properly for clean buttons in photoshop cs6
I've heard of different methods in getting a nice highlight on the top of a button. Can some of you explain a preferred fx for the example here? Along side the nice highlight on the top of the ...
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Stroke a path from thick to thin
I manage to stroke a path so that the brush goes thin -> thick -> thin along a path. Thing is though that I want the stroke to go thick -> thin, meaning I want the stroke to start at its thickest and ...
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Flash CS6 - how to replace a playing card index (i.e. how to type into same bounding box)?
I've purchased a stock set of playing cards in .ai format and have successfully imported it into a Flash CS6 file.
However I have the problem, that the cards have english indices: J, Q, K, A - while ...
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Why guides option is not working in Photoshop CS6?
I recently installed Adobe Photoshop CS6 and the guides option is not working. I need help. Also, I am new at Photoshop so a step-by-step tutorial will be appreciated.
Here's a screenshot of the ...
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How can I easily turn a Google Maps screenshot into an outline drawing?
Preferred software is either Photoshop or Illustrator CS6. I could probably figure out how to do one, but I have to do like, 30 of these and I want to learn how to make it quick and painless. My first ...
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Specify inner glow the same way as Inner shadow?
I'm illustrating a radio button element.
When unticked I want the element to be perceived as being "descended" into the page, with a inner shadow at the top and a inner glow at the bottom.
The inner ...
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Converting InDesign CS6 document to printer spreads using print booklet
I am trying to create a press ready PDF for a 16 page InDesign document using Print Booklet. I see the Print Booklet preview and everything looks fine, spreads are correct, etc. However, when I run ...
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Photoshop spin shape around z axis
I am trying to achieve something similar to the following photorealistic image in Photoshop:
So far, I have tried copying and pasting a basic object, then distorting it and applying new layer ...
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Copy the result of an effect on one layer to a new layer
I have a rectangular shape that has a colour overlay and drop shadow in a layer. Now, I want to create a new layer containing only a rasterized version of the effect from the current layer.
To put ...
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How to copy a vector mask to another layer in photoshop cs6?
I am trying to follow a set of instructions and am looking to copy and paste a vector mask to a gradient layer. For some reason when I simply do cmd c and cmd v to the gradient layer nothing is ...
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Creating flexible text boxes in Illustrator
I'm going to be making images that include hundreds of lines of text of varying lengths, each of which will have the same "background", with the exception of the length of the background, which will ...
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Pasting objects between files in Indesign CS6
I just upgraded from CS4 to CS6 and am having an issue pasting objects between files in InDesign.
Seems like the issue is with the styles. I'm copying a basic graphics frame but it is losing the ...
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Illustrator CS6 Data Variables XML Parser Error
So I have to generate flyers for 10 different laptops (and more in the future). I decided to set up variables. I've created an XML Map for MS-Excel which allows me to save the 'XML Data' type file. I ...
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Illustrator ctrl-drag to snap to path: how to make it default?
How do I make ctrl-dragging (to snap to other paths) the default way of dragging in Adobe Illustrator cs6 -- without pressing any key? I recently upgraded from Illustrator cs3 to cs6, and I had this ...
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Photoshop CS6 Resize Rectangle with Rounded Corners
Before my question gets marked as duplicate let me explain that I did my research. This question is about Photoshop CS6. Hopefully the feature was added in this version. Before posting I looked up ...
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How can I fix jerky text panning in Photoshop CS6 video?
I'm testing CS6's new video features. One issue I found is that when I add panning to text, it does not pan smoothly. It seems like the kerning is adjusted slightly for each frame and it looks pretty ...
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Rotate and blend along a curved path
I am trying to create this effect
http://qldsignfactory.com.au/sites/qldsignfactory.com.au/files/photos/bunting.jpg
I've tried using this method here but I can't get the triangle to point ...
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Illustrator moves anything I select
Whenever I select an object by clicking on it in Illustrator CS6, the second I move my mouse it moves the object. Is there a way around this? I just need to select an object and then change it's color ...
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Adobe Flash CS6 won't Export Animated Gif - How do on the main timeline?
I am using Adobe Flash CS6. I have my .fla attached for you. Simple movie. I want to however export it as a GIF and the animation just does not work. It exports a static file. Someone mentioned above ...
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Merging multiple paths in Illustrator CS6
I've got multiple paths which, together, create a single sprite in Illustrator. I'm trying to merge the paths in order to apply a gradient to the whole thing; however, Pathfinder does nothing, and ...
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Folder to put fonts for Illustrator CS6 without having to install fonts in system
I remember there used to be a folder I could just put fonts in and they would work for Adobe InDesign. I thought it was a folder called fonts in the same directory the InDesign document was. I tried ...
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CS6: transparent border when resizing image
this seems to be a CS6 bug to me - i couldn't find any solution yet:
when resizing an image, i'm getting a half-transparent 1px border around it. very annoying :(
i already tried flattening before ...
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Photoshop CS6: selecting all shapes contained inside a rectangular area
In PowerPoint, Visio, and many other programs, there's a "rectangle selection" mode which allows selecting a group of objects by drawing a rectangle with the mouse. All objects which are fully ...
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How to extract PNGs from Adobe Illustrator file
My graphic/web designer left me with an Adobe Illustrator file of my website. She said it would be easy to extract the images out as PNGs so I can use them in my HTML. But I can't figure this out too ...
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Why doesn't the Delete key delete anymore
The previous version of Photoshop I used was CS4 and in CS4, whenever I selected a portion of an image with the magic wand and hit delete, it simply deleted that portion of the image (rendering it ...
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Triangle for a popover (Photoshop)
I am currently making a popover in Photoshop. I managed to do the main part using the rounded rectangular tool but not the triangle part:
Is there a recommend way in Photoshop to do this triangle ?
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