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How to get standard results in colour management in Linux
I have recently calibrated and profiled my screen, with a ColorHug device.
I'm using Gnome, and have the profile installed through gcm.
When opening an image in GIMP and DigiKam, the results are ...
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Endnotes in InDesign: Closest thing to a pain-free, flexible workflow?
It's an age-old complaint: up to and including CS6, InDesign supports footnotes, but not endnotes. Documents, books, reports etc aren't going to stop needing endnotes because Adobe don't support them. ...
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What are common fonts for TV sports score banners?
I'm working on a project that needs a font very similar to the types used in television broadcasts of sports games to display the score and other info. I would love to know if there are any industry ...
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Inkscape can not blur Bezier line if it is connected to the outer end of a spiral
I have added a Bezier ine to the outer end of a spiral. (See comment for details.)
After that I selected both, colorized them and gave them a small amount of blur (1.5%).
The problem is, that only ...
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How do I select multiple paths in inkscape?
I'm trying to figure out an easy way to select multiple paths in inkscape 0.48, ubuntu.
I've read in Inkscape (4th Edition) by Bah, that you can left drag and a rectangle will display and select the ...
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How do I deal with color spill in chroma key using GIMP?
I'm experimenting with "green screen" techniques to remove the background around a test subject. The test shots were taken in front of a bright green background in moderate to bright lighting ...
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Batch oilify in GIMP
I'm pretty new to image editing. I want to be able to batch oilify a number of images. However, I can't find a GUI option in GIMP to do this.
In the filters menu there is a Batch process.. option, ...
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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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Photoshop: Strange defaults for layer styles
Photoshop layer styles now have strange defaults on my system, seems like all values are scaled up. I don't know when or how it has happened.
Eg:
Bevel size: 84px
Stroke size: 52px
Inner ...
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Do plotter units define quality in PLT file export?
In CorelDraw and other vector programs there is a parameter upon attempting to export a PLT file that asks for plotter units.
If i have a circle for example and i export it with 1016 PU and another ...
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Acrobat X Custom Action to Save PDF as JPG (not export all images)
tl;dr Can I use Acrobat X Pro to batch process hundreds of multipage pdfs to Jpgs
This question is very similar to what I am after but I am wondering if there is a way to do it in Acrobat X Pro. I ...
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Photoshop CS6 Cropping Problem
I'm having a trouble cropping at all sizes when using W x H x Resolution. For example, I choose 500px as W and H, and then 300ppi for resolution- and then I have to wait. And I mean WAIT ALL DAY. The ...
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Indesign auto column width size for table based on the data containing?
I have a lot of table that designers have to slighty adjust just to fit the content into the table. This takes a large amount of time in our process and I would like to ask if there is anyway to skip ...
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How can I prevent layer effects from overwriting when merging layers?
Often when I apply some effects to layers, and I merge them, the ones with effects have their blending mode messed up. They act as if all of their layer blending mode became normal and then merged. ...
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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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Is possible to share a text variable across documents of a book in indesign CS6?
I have a text variable for paragraph style A. The book is like this: "ch1_00", "ch1_01", "ch1_02".
"ch1_00" contains the chapter cover, and I want to put here the text variable based on the words ...
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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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Why is OS X using my 32px@2x icon instead of scaling down the 128px icon?
I'm making a custom folder icon similar to the ones in the Home folder (Pictures, Documents, etc).
To do so, I extracted the images from the .icns of the blank folder icon and photoshopped my own ...
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coreldraw X5: multiple transparancy gradients
Good day,
Is there quick and easy (non destructive) way to get multiple transparancy gradients on one object?
For example I want a black-white gradient from bottom to top as well as top to bottom, or ...
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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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Highlight stray non-background pixels
I am editing an image in GIMP that has a few nearly-transparent (resp. very light) pixels scattered through an otherwise transparent (resp. pure white) background.
Is there a command that will ...
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What license do I need for a font, which is used as a base for commercial icon font?
What licensing is appropriate for a font to be used as a base for an icon font?
So basically I need to use the UNICODE table of that font to include custom icons and sell that font.
Most of the ...
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Replace individual colors in multiple layers
The goal
Replace individual colors in a multi-layer Photoshop document in a way that is flexible and efficient enough to be done a multiple times in the production process—like when I need to update ...
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Does Photoshop Elements fully support PSD files from “full” Photoshop?
I'm a web developer and on a regular basis I need to work with PSD files that have been provided by a designer. My needs are low - mostly I just toggle layer visibility and then save as PNG's, which I ...
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Fireworks CS6: shortcut for original/preview/2-up/4-up
I switch between original and 2-up mode frequently, yet can't find a shortcut for it anywhere. Any idea?
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Animated gif in PS only shows first frame. Help
So I have a series of images that I am trying to make into an animated gif. I have an animation time line and all that basic jazz, and I have saved for the web as a gif. When I reach the final save ...
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Indesign Print booklet error
I am using CS6, when doing print booklet 64page doc, it come up with error that i have differing page sizes. I have checked the document page sizes are all the same. Please help
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Is there any tool to display swatch sheet in a document?
I'm looking for a tool or strategy (web app, software, Photoshop feature etc.) that will let me display all swatches I have in a '.aco' or '.ase' file in a table and saved as a PDF (preferably) for ...
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How can I give a name to an image in Corel with Eps format?
I want to export my images from Corel into InDesign. So I export it with a name that I want, but the problem is that when I export my image, Corel automatically adds a number sequence (eg. ...-1, ...
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GIMP: Layer Effects: Stroke
I'm trying to add a border around a rounded rectangle using the layer effects stroke tool (I've found that the stroke selection never looks very good for my purposes). The problem is that the corners ...
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PS CS6: brush/cursor: Can't change from crosshair to precise when too small brush size
The problem is that when I'm using small enough brush, it seems I can't have anything else than a crosshair. For example, if I'm using brush of size 4px and I'm in 25% zoom. Nothing wrong with ...
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Auto - Fix an image of its contrast and brightness - Pixel Bender
I am developing a filter in Pixel Bender. It needs me to apply an auto-fix to the image before the filter is applied.
Currently this is my progress in it ->
dst = sampleNearest(src,outCoord());
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Smart guides “construction guides” feature intermittent in Illustrator CS5
My sad story
In the much maligned post-CS3 smart guides, there are some known problems. This Adobe forums thread is a good example. That was all very helpful but my problem is a little different.
I ...
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Indesign running-header character style doesnt work if characters are the number in a list
I have a list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and in the paragraph style is set that the number [1, 2, 3, 4...] is of character style A. Now i set a variable for the character style A and it doesn't show up the ...
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Online community for Q&A or Tagged graphics?
Are you aware of any large online communities with a format similar to StackExchange (i.e. highly usable interaction, not a phpBB) that help artists and designers locate material for composition?
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photoshop cs5 export layers to files issue
Hey i dont ussually work with photoshop, but i have many layers that i need make as PNG.
I run that script, uncheck "visible layers only". And what i see in output folder is very weird. Its total ...
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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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Pen tool changing colors on gradient when saving
I am somewhat new to PS and have upgraded to CS6, and I am having issues when I save a file.
The shapes I have created and added specific gradients to, change colors. When I reopen the fill all the ...
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Layer Comps misalign my layer masks and adjustment layers
I have encountered a problem, or at least an annoyance, with the way that "Layer Comps" work with linked layers. I understand the reason for the design choice and I am not claiming it to be a bug, ...
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Is there a way to create a dockable palette for Photoshop with ScriptUI?
I am using ScriptUI for the first time and would like to create a custom palette with several text boxes and buttons that can be conveniently docked into the Photoshop UI.
Can this be accomplished ...
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Window focus hops between windows in The Gimp 2.6 on Ubuntu 12.04 - how do I configure this?
If I run the gimp and have one image open for editing and use hot keys to perform operations (e.g. Alt-I, s, 600, Alt-S), after I am done the focus moved from the editing window to the toolbox window. ...
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How can I save an Inkscape drawing so it can be opened in CorelDRAW without losing layer information?
Is there a way to save an Inkscape drawing so the layer information will not be removed?
When I save the drawing as plain SVG and try to open it again in Inkscape, all layers are gone.
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Retaining Slices Made Within a Symbol in Fireworks
I've been working with FW for a little while now, and I've come to using symbols for sections of a site in my designs. Mostly things like a header or a footer and the occasional sidebar.
These parts ...
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Measurements and units in svg-edit
I am doing a modified version of SVG-edit 2.6 alpha, an online tool that allows the creation of graphics.
I intend to use the application to allow my university students to send files for cutting ...
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How to create a small button image with embossed text like this?
I'm trying to create a shade/roll up button for a window manager theme I'm using. How do you create an image like the one pictured? I'm familiar with gimp but I'm not familiar with the techniques to ...
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What are useful brush dynamics and tool presets in GIMP 2.8?
In previous versions of GIMP only pressure was recognized by the brush tool. It wasn't much but it was simple. The new GIMP 2.8 introduces an all new brush dynamics system with a ton of customization ...
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Flatten transparency of derivative colors
I'm creating an illustration in Ai CS3 heavily using symbols. I need to create derivative symbols, out of other symbols, with lighter colors. The transparency tool is for color seek, but as soon as I ...
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How can I 'smooth' 3D surfaces in Blender?
I'm trying to model a kind of Logo. But I don't understand the 'faces' system of blender.
Here is what I have:
The shape is very 'faced' I would like to make this more 'flat'.
I tried the smooth ...
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Help/docs for using Inkscape for SVG icon font creation
I was deliriously happy to find this blog post about using Inkscape and one or another online converter to create web font kits. My interest is specifically in icon fonts.
While that article was ...
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Better image compression by combining images?
What is the name of the technique where many small images are copied into one large image to get better compression and avoid loading many separate images int memory? And is this still useful in ...
