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Can anyone help me identify this font?
This font is called Melany Lane.
The extra filigree you see in your example on the "C" and "n" are alternate glyphs that are included in the font.
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Script to always save IDML with INDD
This example should get you started. You need to run the script once per InDesign session. You could add it as a startup script for example. It will save everytime the user saves the document a idml ...
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Illustrator: Centering two groups according to an object in one of the groups
In addition to Joooja's answer, here are two other methods.
Smart guides method:
Just the fastest ever, if you have a simple artwork. Just select the center of the big circle use move it to center ...
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Resizing .SVG Files
This is a "hacky" way of doing it (if you are not a coder), but since you are looking for alternative solutions, here we go.
SVG is an XML based format. This means that you can edit the SVG (...
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Generate palette from image
Some basic Python knowledge and a quick look at pyPNG Code Examples quickly lead to this:
import png
import sys
def makeRamp (input_name, output_name):
source = png.Reader(input_name)
width, ...
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Replacing a smart object in bulk with Photoshop's variable data or scripts
I found this page that has an answer that looked close to what you're looking for, I modified it to work with the latest version and to hopefully fit your needs better.
Here's how to use it:
Save the ...
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Script to always save IDML with INDD
Thanks, @fabiantheblind, that works brilliantly. I've adapted that to make it work as a Startup Script (it waits for a document to be opened).
// Set a targetengine to make this work
#targetengine "...
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Filter, Script or Effect for smudge design
This is not as hard as it seems to do, in either Illustrator or Photoshop. I would prefer illustrator as i would get all vector. This is what you do:
Rotate the image (for easier drawing), to the ...
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How can I mimic a used magazine cover (crease, earmark, cracks) with Gimp?
You could use a paper texture. Either find an old worn piece of paper and scan it, or find a texture to use online, then paste it on its own layer above the main image layer, and change the blending ...
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How to fill a shape with different elements of varying sizes
If you have access to Illustrator this can be done fairly easily with Jongware's CircleFill script.
Then to easily replace objects I recommend installing and using the wonderful copyToMultipleObjects ...
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Can you control Photoshop with external software?
Photoshop has a VBScript API on windows, more correctly it is a COM API. Which can be programmed in any COM aware language. So C#, C++, Python, any version of Visual Basic, windows own JavaScript ...
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Can I add 'Export As' to an action script?
Not quite sure that you can add that exact option to an action. But here's what you can do instead:
Go to File -> Export -> Export Preferences then change your preferences to something like ...
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Save to IDML script not working in CC2017
There is no reason to use a script in newer editions of InDesign as the IDML feature is under Export. Just go to File -> Export choose Format: InDesign Markup (IDML). If you are worried about the ...
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How to change a text object in Illustrator and export programatically?
You CAN do this with illustrator, using variable data. You basically have an xml file with the different texts that you then import to Illustrator to generate the graphics.
Here is a simple tutorial ...
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Duplicate artboard with script Illustrator CC
Yea the problem is, it's not a recordable action, and while it appears simple on the surface, there's apparently a lot to duplicating an artboard. But, you can augment the code with your needs. This ...
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How to create a script in GIMP?
No, there is no macro-recorder in Gimp. It can be scripted with Script-fu (a LISP/Scheme derivative) or Python. I find Python simpler to use and it can do more things. Both are now built-in and don't ...
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Script for random movement (scatter)
Here is a implementation of uniform box scatter
scatter_box(activeDocument.selection, 100, 100);
function scatter_box(items, xoffset, yoffset){
for(var i=0;i<items.length;i++){
var ...
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How to rotate all items as a group? (In a script, Illustrator)
Quick primer into computer graphics programming. Whenever you are trying to do a compound transform it is best to compose the transform onto a matrix operation. Mainly because you can specify a ...
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How can I quickly turn all objects of a layer to independent layers in Inkscape?
It's fairly easy... using this extension: inx-toolsanim
Here I have one layer with a few objects (for example):
Go to Extensions > Animation > AnimTools
In the Groups tab, choose 'Wrap each selected ...
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Automatic extraction of layer information in Inkscape
Inkscape layers are SVN groups. You save save an SVG file and open it in a text editor, or use the XML Editor within Inkscape Ctrl+Shift+X. A typical (abbreviated) SVG from Inkscape will look like ...
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converting a dashed line into multiple lines in illustrator
There is a extetendScript that can do this effortlessly and precise: breakDashes.jsx
If you take five minutes to learn where to paste scripts into the right folder and then inside Illustrator go to ...
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Mass export all images as individual JPEGs in InDesign, but not use image frame ratio
You need to export the graphic, not the object.
Add .graphics[0] before the exportFile function.
var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
apis = myDoc.links.everyItem().getElements(),
items, ...
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Script to Change Table Style - InDesign CC
Ok, I think I can answer my own question, and leave it as a reference for others who might be looking for a solution.
To apply a Table Style and Clear All Table Style and Cell Style Overrides on all ...
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Any way to export layers to files WITHOUT a prefix, short of editing the .jsx file?
If you have Adobe Bridge that makes it very easy to batch rename the files using Batch Rename and some REGEX.
Using String Substitution with REGEX this is what I would do:
Find: ^_\d{4}_
Replace: ...
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How to get the coordinates for a selection bounding box in Gimp
This example image is 200px x 200px. If you don't know it, you can find the size by clicking Image > Canvas Size
The Crop Tool options show the X and Y position of the top left corner of the crop, ...
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How to get the coordinates for a selection bounding box in Gimp
A very basic python script that does it:
#!/usr/bin/env python
from gimpfu import *
def selectionMargins(image):
selection,x1,y1,x2,y2=pdb.gimp_selection_bounds(image)
if not selection:
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How to force whole numbers to have one decimal place in Adobe Illustrator?
You can program your own graphs. This gives you total flexibility over the results. While this may seem daunting it is not. Most infographics are quite easy to codify, things like bar charts, line ...
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Die Lines Drawing of boxes Adobe illustrator cc script
try this (yeah i should refactor it but i cant be bothered, did it for fun):
#target illustrator
// Copyright joojaa 2016
// License: Buy somebody you do not know
// a beer or other similar ...
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Arbitrarily dotted images that simulate depth
This is called Plexus effect. There are plugins for doing exactly that in AE (because you can add the blur to planes and movement and other effects).
To recreate this is Ai you can:
1. do it in AE ...
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