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Export Photoshop layers in subfolder to individual files?
My question is an extension from this question ( Export photoshop layers to individual PNG files - batch process? ), but for some reason, I can't seem to contact any of the posters from that thread.
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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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Export photoshop layers to individual PNG files - batch process?
I am a web dev and competent in Fireworks but not so much in Photoshop.
I have just received a layered PSD file to turn into a web page. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to export all layers to ...
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What design and art concepts were art students discussing in the 70s?
I hope this is not considered terribly off-topic. I think it'd fall under "Graphic arts theory and history" in the FAQ so it's ok, but let me know otherwise.
I'm wondering: If you were an art (or ...
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Can I make each group in this SVG file its own SVG file?
I have a huge SVG file that I filled with all the characters for a font. There are a lottt of characters and it'd take forever to manually copy each of them into its own file. Each character has all ...
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Inkscape Circles change dimensions when exporting to PDF
I have a 20 concentric circles in Inkscape, not filled, with a white semi-transparent border. Like this:
When I export it to PDF, the circles are resized and they become ellipses, revealing the ...
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What are the consequences of using unlicensed fonts?
I know that whenever somebody makes something and we want to use it, it is better to contribute to them and pay for it. But I have nothing to hide: I have used fonts illegally a few times. Is it ...
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How do I create a simple layout with impact [closed]
I have a series of philosophical essays that I want to arrange into a pamphlet - I am thinking to self print this on some nice paper on a half of A5 size. I want to print it so that the text looks ...
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Eyedropper Toggle w/ Shape Tool CS6
I'm using photoshop cs6 for the first time. I see that the shapes have been changed and have heard about how it's all true vector behavior now so it's great. However, there's one thing I used to be ...
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Is there a template to display a tri-fold or page-turn for a portfolio?
I'm building my portfolio, and rather than handing out hundreds of various designs, I want to put several items on one page. But I also want to illustrate what they are, such as a tri-fold or ...
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How to draw an image and write on it, in a logo [closed]
My designer is out of reach, he has designed a logo but now there is a need to write PRO on the lower right corner of it(as written in various other logos), I am an amateur in designing, can anybody ...
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How do I print my book using Indesign cs6 and have the pages come out in the right order?
I am trying to print my 4" x 6" book from Indesign cs6 to my home printer. The book has about 100 pages. It's a perfect bound book with a few front pages and a table of content. I want to print the ...
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1answer
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After effects: Moving text along 3D path
After Effects beginner here.
The effect I'm after is where text is appearing from behind an object. So far, I'm using the position and rotation parameters.
But the text is rigid. I found something ...
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2answers
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What font is similar to Zapfino One but a bit more legible?
I am looking for a font for my wedding invitation. I like Zapfino One but I think it is not readable enough for an invitation. Especially the letter "f" is very large. Is there any professional ...
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Fireworks: Exporting assets for mobile, multiple sizes
Just curious what peoples tips and tricks are for exporting mobile assets for apps with Fireworks quickly, efficiently and crisply? For multiple device sizes. Also, do you recommend keeping an asset ...
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Help identifying the font for BonLook's logo
It would be helpful if anyone can identify this font, or something similar.
I've tried the What The Font search engine, however it gave me not so good results.
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3answers
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My Timeline window is missing lots of controls
I'm using CS6.
Can someone tell me how to display all the controls of the timeline window ?
Here's what mine looks like:
All the demos / tutorials [show the timeline quite differently there:
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Screen calibration | Screen looks like it dipped in toxic waste!
I have always used my Samsung Sync master 2493HM with a DVI connecter on my MBP, but now i switch to a mini displayport to HDMI and the colors are way off, it looks like there dipped in toxic waste!
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2answers
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Illustrator - Delete points but keep curves
I am used to editing vector graphics in FontLab, which allows you to simplify vectors like this:
The behavior I'm used to
If I delete a point from a curve, the program will roughly maintain the ...
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When sub-contracting is it important to be transparent with the client?
Bit of a spin off of this question...
Do you tell the client if you are sub-contracting their work? Morally is it an obligation, or do you pass it off as your own?
When choosing collaborators, do ...
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1answer
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How to change Blend tool's behavior in Adobe Illustrator?
Is it possible to change the way the Blend tool works here?
What if I need the Blend tool draw the crossing not under the cross but above? Right where I drew the red lines on the screenshot.
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1answer
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How to split an SVG file with dozens of g elements into dozens of SVG files?
I have an SVG file that has, say, 10 g elements that do not start at (0,0). For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.0.1, SVG Export Plug-In . ...
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GIMP - change color of object preserving feathering
I have an .xcf image and I like to change the color of some objects within it. The objects are mostly one solid color with the edges feathered into transparency. I.e. all pixels in the object are ...
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1answer
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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 remove gray background on gray picture?
I have a scan of an old anatomic atlas; it's grayscale and not really bright. I suppose it's a copy of an engraving. My question is: is it possible to remove this background relatively easy? Or magnet ...
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Dark images print with low contrast
I am a web developer and want to make a physical portfolio. I have tried various settings in photoshop and for my printer (HP officejet pro 8600) and my lighter theme web sites come out fine but my ...
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1answer
170 views
Photoshop CS6 Colour display issue
I've had this issue with Photoshop where some dark blues are displayed in black on Photoshop if I'm in RGB mode and selecting dedicated graphics in the performance preferences. If I don't select ...
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1answer
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Slicing a flat bitmap in Fireworks, exporting each slice with full canvas size and transparent background
I have a large image that I want to cut up in to 25px * 25px squares. I haven't used web slices before created a square slice, copy/pasted it in all the places I needed it, then selected them all and ...
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Embedding pdf in illustrator
So, I'm using adobe illustrator for creating vectorial figures, mainly for graphs.
In illustrator, creating graphs is not so well implemented, so I'm using another tool to make them (e.g. R, xmgrace, ...
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What are common non-traditional Graphic Design requests, and how to handle them?
Naturally you would expect that a graphic designer is proficient in logo, print and web graphics, but what else do clients commonly request? (Web, email, motion graphics, 3D animation etc...)
I've ...
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Protocol for using other's designs for a demo
I ask this question based on an incident I saw on Dribbble. I am not going to say names or point fingers but a particular person had used someone else's designs as part of a demo and the owner was ...
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Copying part of an object in Illustrator
Is there a way to copy a part of an object in illustrator?
I do not know the technical name of the effect I need to do, so I have to describe it. I need to do the effect where you have an image and ...
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Blending Edges in photoshop to a different color of an extracted object with different background color
What are some awesome ways to blend anti aliased edges of an object that has been extracted, lets say from dark background, or any light/dark unique color. And needs to be placed on different most ...
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Where did my default brushes go?
I was working on a logo design for a client in Illustrator Cs4 when suddenly the default brushes were no longer there. The brush files are still in place but they do not show up in the brushes panel. ...
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Photoshop 24 bit image showing black pixels in 8 bit mode
I came across this problem after printscreening a website with a gradient background. Initially, I was shocked to find that the background was showing those black pixels, and thought something might ...
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What are recommended resolutions, sizes and ratios for designing Windows 8 apps mockups?
I'm about to start working on some mobile Windows 8 apps, and I'm a bit confused about the recommended resolutions, sizes and ratios for supporting different devices. For iPhone, for example, I ...
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Plugin or brush for transforming a photo to a fractal in gimp?
Folks,
I've been looking all over for a plugin or brush that will help me take a photo and reduce it to that 'electric look' (or fractal?) that i'm seeing in various places. I'd vastly prefer one for ...
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How to make this gradient drop shadow?
I have messed around with a few options, but have not come up with a good solution to recreate this gradient drop shadow effect.
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1answer
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Position copied content within guides using a single PS Action
I'm struggling to get the following done in a single action:
I have retouched full res TIFF's - each with a product shot on transparency background. The products are in slightly different place in ...
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InDesign: I need a repeating image on every page, and paragraph styles with a variable aren't working
I have a lot of sub-chapters and each sub-chapter needs to have on each page an image. I was thinking of putting the image on the first page of the sub-chapter and set to paragraph style A. Then ...
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iOS header font
Ok, so I am trying to do my first theme, a Tumblr page theme for bookshelf pages. My vision was basing it on iOS iBooks. There are some minor details which I don't know. I really want to know what ...
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1answer
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What type face is used for Wexford Plantation's logo?
I would like to identify the font in this image to add more text.
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1answer
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How to repeat text formatting settings in Illustrator
I have a bunch of text point objects and I'd like to select a subset of them and change their font size (for example). They might be in different groups so I can't select them all at once, so I select ...
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Photoshop CS6: Pen/Custom Shape Fill & Stroke Color Options are Locked?
I'm new to Photoshop, and am teaching myself. In playing with the pen and custom shape tool I've noticed that the Fill and Stroke settings for "Shape" appear to be locked. I cannot click to change ...
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Adobe Illustrator - Text Extrude Tips
I'm bit of a newbie in Adobe Illustrator and have been learning the application by trying to follow some tutorials and recreating some cool stuff I come across on the web.
That being said, I'm ...
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Software to measure arc length/perimeter
I don't work in graphic design, but currently I have a problem which could be suited for this site.
I am looking for a software which allows to measure a 3D - curvature length. Just googling I found ...
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How do I change a single layer to grayscale in Photoshop CS4?
I know you can have the whole image turn grayscale: Image > Mode > Grayscale, but what if I only want to make specific layers grayscale? There's gotta be an easier way than pulling out the layers you ...
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Tablet App for Sketching Technical Concepts
I'm a software developer looking for some sketching app for a tablet.
In my daily business I need to sketch a lot of technical concepts. Instead of composing them out of a palette of predefined shapes ...
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How to create a stained glass effect in Photoshop
There are few ok tuts online, but I haven't found a way to give an image the marblelized clear shiny opacity like real stain glass. Any tips?
Stain glass filter applied
Lower opacity
Play with ...
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how can I arrange four objects into two rows and two columns?
Is there an easy way to take four objects that are in the same location? The objects are pasted on top of each other, and arrange them into two rows and two columns without scrambling them manually, ...
