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Fonts not combining correctly into a family (PC)

I'm using FontCreator 6.5 professional. I have two fonts in the same family, and in "naming" I've given them the same Font Family Name, and in Subfamily one is called Regular and the other is called ...
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InDesign: Is there any way to lock all the styles (paragraph and character) and master pages and keep all of them in a master document only?

I'm setting up a workflow for working in a book with various chapters and I don't want the designers to change the styles in one document in the book. I just want to be able to change the styles in a ...
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Automatically remove overlays from a set of identical images using Gimp

I have a number of images that have all the same background but each has different text overlaid (they are covers of a magazine journal). I don't have access to the background image, but I know that ...
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InDesign CS6: How should I structure pages of lists?

I'm having several different parts of a publication I'm doing where I'm presenting essentially a list of compound data. Examples are contact specifications (data points are [Name,Phone,Email]), recent ...
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How to apply layer style to one object and apply it to multiple layers

I think what I may be looking for exists in Fireworks maybe, but I haven't messed with it. Basically, is there a way to make a style sheet for an object? Say I have an object and I apply x layer ...
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How flatten transparency without rasterization?

I have a simple illustration in CorelDraw with overlapping simi-transparent curves with uniform fillings, and I need to export it to EPS while maintaining everything in vector form. It is perfectly ...
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Fireworks CS6: easy way to adjust values like in Photoshop?

In Photoshop we can easily increase/decrease any values by using arrow keys or dragging left/right after hovering mouse on the subject. But I found neither is possible in Fireworks CS6. Am I missing ...
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How to align & distribute anchor points in a path in Flash CS6?

I have drawn a path and would like to perfect its symmetry by aligning some of the anchor points vertically. The align panel seems to work well for objects, but I can't figure it out for individual ...
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Adobe Indesign master pages not aligning properly when loaded or synchronized

I have document DA with master page MB that is based on master page MA. In another document DB I load the master pages from DA. The master page MB is shifted down, the items shifted down are the ones ...
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How to use the pen tool in pixelmator?

In Photoshop when I want to cut out part of a picture I can easily move along the edges with the pen tool and draw my curves - not so easy with Pixelmator. Especially the alt-key does not do anything ...
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How do I use Save For Web in a Photoshop Automate Batch Action?

I have recorded an action in which I do the following: Auto tone Size 640 width Save for web Close without saving I open a bunch of files and try to automate batch with this action. I say source ...
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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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Resize paragraph size (pixels) - Photoshop CS6

I have a text paragraph. Is there a way of resizing it without having to pull the box or stretch it? (ex. Let's say it's 50px high, how can I define the size of it using pixels to 100px?) EDIT: How ...
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Acrobat X “moves” object on save from Illustrator

Have an odd issue with Acrobat X, when selecting an object (Tools > Edit Object). I then right click and "Edit Object" which opens Illustrator CS5.1, make my necessary changes, which 9/10 is colour, ...
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Resize multiple layers around their respective anchor points (PS CS6)

I have 50 or so layers (imported images as smart objects) that I would like to scale down, while they stay in place. Is there a way of doing this? I know After Effects has, is there a similar Scale ...
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Remove transparent when rotate 3D ps6

I have 3D image and this is several 3D layers merged in one. But when I try to rotate it layers become transparent What I should do if I want to remove this "transparent effect"?
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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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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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Illustrator extrude and bevel keep messing up

How do I get an image to extrude and bevel using illustrator CS6. The shape that's having the issues has effect>texture>texturizer and then I uploaded a psd file. When I then select ...
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Illustrator symbol isolation view pixel grid not aligned to ruler

When a symbol is not aligned to pixel grid, the origin is not aligned to an intersection of the grid. Thus it becomes very difficult to create pixel perfect symbols. Paths that are snapped to the ...
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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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Some GIFs can't be opened in photoshop

I have a lot of .gif images which can be viewed by e.g. IrfanView, but not opened in photoshop. Photoshop says it can't interpret the file format module (I'm using it in German, so I don't know the ...
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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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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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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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How to give sharp edges to a shape in Illustrator

I had no problems creating a grid like in the figure, but I can't create sharp edges at the end of the grid: How can I do this?
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What hardware do I need to work with very large 300dpi illustrator files?

What hardware do I need to make a 300dpi 2000mm x 1200mm illustrator files rich with 2 x layers of jpeg artwork and 1 x layer of vector? I suspect the final files for printing will be in excess 1GB ...
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Why do you always end up with unused swatches in Illustrator?

Why, after a Live Trace, when you Output to Swatches, do you always end up with a bunch of Unused Swatches? What are their purpose, assuming they have one? I see a lot articles explaining how to ...
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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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how to save each slide of a gif animation in image ready

anyone can explain how to save the each slide images as a png file or any shortcut (like alt+shift+ctrl+s) of a gif animation in adobe image ready software. thanks in advance
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How can I output a list of coordinates for a grouped set of primitives in Adobe Illustrator?

Say I have a large set of random points or circles in illustrator. I select and group them. How can I output a list of their coordinates (i.e. centerpoints) on the page?
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Making a tall texture more realistic with colours affected by light-direction ond visitors' position?

I created a tall grey building texture for a wall from this. Now if you look at the general trend in the black-white picture, you can see that certain patterns are too repeating. For an ...
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Best Way To Make A pdf Book Cover for Create Space?

Let's suppose you have copies of Inkscape and GIMP. Let's suppose you download a paper back book cover template from Create Space and load it up into Inkscape. What steps do you take, what settings do ...
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Output knobs from Altium 3ds as “filmstrip” image array

I'm a project manager coordinating development of audio pluginsoftware. Our GUI designer is using Altium 3ds to build a 3D photo-realistic GUI, and will then output images from there for the software ...
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Cannot Get graphic file to appear with alpha channel

I'm importing a quicktime movie file and can not get it to play on the timeline. It has a preview that works (shows up in the source) ... but not on the time line. Any suggestions? The file worked the ...
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Extract path from shape, and preferably merge it with another path from a shape

I have to different shapes, one that looks like a drop and one that is a square. The drop was made using the pen tool. Now I want to merge these two shapes, combine their paths to create the illusion ...
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Problems when importing font into SketchUp

I am trying to make 3d text in Sketchup but the font I want is not showing up. The font (Gotham) is loaded on my computer and I am able to use it in Photoshop, Word, etc but can't find it in Sketchup. ...
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How to place an ai file behind photoshop layer CS6

I'm working with Photoshop and AI files, both of which are pretty new to me. When placing an AI file on my image, it creates a layer just as I would expect. However, the layer shows up in front of all ...
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photofilled text with transparent background

Yesterday I read about how to make text filled with an image. I found an example in Photoshop CS5 Top 100 Simplified. Tips and tricks. But in this example background isn't transparent. How do I make ...
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Photoshop action to export icon resources for OS X app?

Is there a photoshop action for exporting a 1024x1024 canvas as all the required icon resources for a OS X app? Seems like something the design community would have made, but I can't find anything so ...
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Illustrator glow effect not shown in pdf after saving

I am relatively new to Illustrator. I use version CS6 and I just discovered that when I apply an outer glow effect it is not visible in the PDF after saving apart from when you make the effect really ...
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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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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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Display layer where luminosity is greater than fixed value

I had a paper-and-ink image with a thick black border around it. Past the black border was very dirty white paper. I wanted to (using Photoshop) replace the dirty white paper with pure white, or ...
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How do I make a landscape cover in ibooks Author?

I'd like to change the cover in an iBooks Author book from being a portrait to landscape. The art has already been created to be the same as a page spread and it doesn't work to cut it in half. ...
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Resizing With Photoshop Elements

Usually, when I crop an image in Photoshop, I can drag around the area and just crop. When I try this in Elements, however, the image is always resized. Is there a way I can just crop and not scale so ...
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InDesign and transparency flatteners location

I have InDesign CS5 on Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard, and created a new transparency flattener style called test1 as a preset. I'm interested to know, where is my custom preset stored on Mac OS X; ...
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Use of images of cartoon characters in iPhone app

I have an app idea which is based on the use of cartoon characters, I would like to include a single image of cartoon characters with their names, the app will be purely for reference and free. ...
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Illustrator : 'deleting' overlay compound path

I made a circle, and above that I put a compound path which I download from internet, a custom B, I want to just take the circle without the custom B, I did it before, let say a circle with star ...
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SketchUp fill shape on multiple axes

I'm trying to draw a roof with no success. These areas should be filled that I can add roof texture there. I tried with sandbox and "from contour" but it's not what I want (can't use a tile ...

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