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Illustrator 19 can't change polygon (or any path) appearence under 4pt stroke
I can't change the appearance of the stroke on this polygon to anything under 4pt stroke, and I can't change the corners from anything but round joint. Turning off the stroke does nothing, and only ...
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Edited images different in Mac and PC
I am a total amateur at using image editing programs. I have been scanning pages from a book to my Mac (High Sierra) using Image Capture and saving it in png format. I have then used Gimp to edit ...
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CMYK color difference from Windows to Mac
When I open an InDesign file and edit a linked PSD by changing the color mode CMYK, I see a difference from my Windows PC to my Mac.
The other day I made a CMYK version of an PSD on a Mac and put it ...
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Why does OSX print a bolder image than Windows in Illustrator?
For those interested the solution would be to use Acrobat for printing.
I've noticed that OSX prints a bolder image than windows does for text that has been converted to outlines. See the circled ...
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How to determine correct font name between OSX and Windows with Adobe "Find Font"
In Adobe Illustrator CC 2017,
Edit: To everyone else who is experiencing this problem. It appears to
be a really bad bug. Please upvote the issue on the link below so Adobe can be aware and fix
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How to create animated gif like the mac screensaver with changing photos? [closed]
I want to create animated gif of photos, like the screensaver of macs ?
Which program will do it as default ? I am using windows.
I want to use it in power point.
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CMYK Print - Jpg colours changing between Mac OS and Windows
I am a designer working on Mac OS X - I have created a CMYK .jpg graphic for print using InDesign. I printed it out and the colours appeared as expected.
I sent this graphic to my account manager - ...
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Why are Apple products so common in mockups?
Inspired by this question:
Why are Apple Macs used so much in the graphic design industry?
While browsing through the web trying to find device mockups for my website,
I realized that about 90% of ...
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Extract controls from screenshots
Is there a tool that can extract controls from screenshots (dialogues, windows,...) automatically in something like layers in Photoshop?
In my memory there was a tool for Mac doing this. But I couldn'...
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Which fonts don't come with Windows 8 that would come with a new MAC?
I'm a beginning graphics designer and I currently own a Macbook Pro that I got in 2010 that is really on the fritz and basically I need a new computer.
I am comfortable using both Mac's and PC's, so ...
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Which sizes should I deliver icons in? (Desktop, not web)
It's the first time I am designing some icons for use on a desktop, but I have now come to the point where I have to export them as .ico.
My question: How do I deliver, hand in the icons to the ...
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What are some of the benefits of having a Mac vs a Windows PC in a design environment?
I work in a b2b business and everyone here is on Windows PCs. A co-worker is pushing to move the design department from Windows to Mac. I worked on a Mac about 15 years ago when I worked for an ...
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What (sans-serif) font should I use for an OS X application?
Currently working on an application, which will be released on Multiple platforms, targeting OS X and Windows devices first, followed by iOS release. The current focus is on the OS X version, which ...
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Right color balance MAC vs Windows
I've designed a web page on a Mac computer. When testing it on windows in appears with something like 20% less saturation. The page is public, for the web, so the final user may have any kind of ...
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What to do with these errors when I open a PSD file in my Photoshop CS3 (Windows 7) while PSD is made by Photoshop (Mac OSX)
I'm a Web Designer and when I open some PSD files in my Photoshop CS3 (Windows 7) I get these messages pop-up before to open PSD. My fellow designer use Photoshop on Mac OSX.
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Color differences between Mac and Windows, How to set color profile scheme on Windows to get same colors of Mac?
I'm developer; I use Windows but my designer uses Mac. Whenever he sends a graphic file to me (.psd and .ai files) the colors show differently on Mac and Windows, even if I take the color code from ...
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