Questions tagged [transform]
Questions about transformations. For example; rotation, translation, reflection, or resizing.
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Text Distortion Effect (like it is written on a page)
I want to display a text like it is written on some surface like notebook page or wall via Photoshop CS6. I added two example.
This image seems like image distortion:
And this image looks like text ...
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Tapered/sloped text effect in Illustrator (NOT skew or perspective)
I'm not too sure how to describe the effect that I'm going for or what it is even called. Thus, I'm having some trouble finding any help through Google.
I want to accomplish something like this "...
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Script for random movement (scatter)
I have found (and use) scripts for random opacity, random resize, random rotation etc. but I can't seem to find one which will do a "random displacement/move"
With the other above mentioned scripts, ...
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Convert a line drawing from raster to vector **LINES**
Here are already such questions, like:
Convert a line drawing from raster to vector
What is the best way to convert a series of boxes (right angles) from raster to vector?
Converting B&W to ...
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How to set the rotation point and use Transform Each in Illustrator?
I have a triangle I'm trying to rotate in Illustrator using the Object->Transform->Transform Each command, but I can't figure out how to set the rotation point like I can if I just use Free ...
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Make font size bigger than max limit of 1296 pt in Adobe Illustrator (2015)?
For some reason and for many years there's a limit for font size in Illustrator. It is 1296 points max, so you can't go bigger without converting type to outlines first. Converting to outlines means ...
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Multiple non-inheriting transforms effects?
I'm designing a template for product packaging. While designing, I'd like to have the layout as it would be printed out flat, but I'd also like to have different 'views' (front, back, bottom, etc) so ...
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How to access the rotate by angle functionality of Illustrator's Rotate Tool
I read that when I select the Rotate Tool (R) in Illustrator CS6 then Alt + Click on a point to select the rotational reference, a dialog should popup prompting for an angle. When I did that nothing ...
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Illustrator CS5 do not automatically change the measuring unit to the files default?
I am creating images for both web and print so I use pixels (px) and millimeters (mm) back and forth. But whenever I open the other type of file (i.e. opened web(px) first then print(mm), or print(mm) ...
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Is it possible to specify width in pixels for multiple objects at the same time in Illustrator CS5?
Illustrator has the 'Transform Each' dialog, but it only allows you to scale multiple objects by specifying a percentage.
Is there any way to specify the size in pixels?
More specifically, imagine ...
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How do I make objects created with transform effect into an actual object?
Say, you apply transform as an effect and make a bunch of rotated copies of an object. Now those copies are an effect and if you center the object it will only center the original object and not the ...
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Transform every item in group without affecting the group
In my Illustrator diagram I have a group with ~100 small objects in it (dots on a scatterplot chart). I want to scale each dot in place to be smaller.
If I select the group and scale, the placement ...
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Pixels shifting after applying Transform in Photoshop
Before Transform:
During Transform:
After Transform:
As the images above show, when trying to use the Transform tool to rotate a layer the pixels in the end-result are in different positions from ...
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Can I transform an image's location in a Photoshop action so that it's relative to the canvas and NOT the image?
I'm trying to create an action that will move a layer around the canvas. The problem is that my image won't always be the same size and neither will my canvas. If I record a transform and move my ...
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Illustrator: How to scale precisely to a specific (off-screen) reference point?
In Illustrator is there a way to precisely scale to a pivot point or "reference point" that is off the screen? I mean when you want to zoom in somewhere far away from where you set that point and then ...
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How do I transform images to specific image dimensions without distortion?
I need to resize images to given width/length, but when I do this in photoshop my images come out warped looking. What should I do?
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Keep pixels crisp when rotating object?
I noticed that when rotating an object in Photoshop the preview of the image has nice and crisp pixels, but when I rotate the image and finish the transformation it adds an annoying blur. Is it ...
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Transform screenshots to look like a photograph
I want to give my screenshots a 3d, realistic photograph effect.
Something like this:
I tried using Skew but it didn't bring me desired result. Can anyone help me through?
