[Craig Wall]

Thanks, Randy. Your reply was very helpful!

I kept thinking there would be a simple attribute like in AE. I had not used the Display tag. That’s the quick way, it appears…which is what I was looking for.

Yes, using a gradient within the alpha channel is powerful for wiping an object in, from any angle or from the core out, etc.

Again, many thanks.

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[Craig Wall]

I can’t give you a recommendation.

But for me…I’ll only reinstall the whole Suite if I’m cornered into it. (takes forever)

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[Craig Wall]

Entire suite!

With all my plugins, scripts, etc…for AE, Flash, PSD…that would take me a full day.

I’m thinking of buying DV Kitchen.

Over the past 5-7 years… Adobe seems to get sloppier and sloppier about all kinds of things.

My hunch is that it’s their increased reliance on cheap Indian programmers.

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I had this exact same problem.

Adobe rep said it’s a known issue and the only way is to
-Uninstall Adobe Suite
-Restart
-Reinstall Adobe Suite

They said it’s a problem with the Dynamic Link….and that they’ve fixed it on PC, but don’t have a Mac fix.

For me, that’s like a death sentence. With all my plugins and scripts…it takes a full day to do a reinstall.

I’ve been using Quicktime Pro, limping along….

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Joe, thanks for your reply.

I was not working in-house.

I know it would be burning a bridge…but they’ve got some cheap in-house talent now.

Nevertheless as I’ve thought about it I decided against it.

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Todd,

I don’t see any listing of version numbers. That’s the salient point here.

Maybe there are fewer people annoyed than I thought by the time required to scour sites for updates.

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Steve I have seen the exact bug you are talking about and for now it’s pushed me back to using CS4.

It’s a pretty nasty bug. My audio track suddenly was all over the place…sometimes even doubling up on top of itself…e.g. 20 seconds into a commercial spot I’d start to get the first few seconds of audio flooding back in.

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[Craig Wall]

Sweet. Thanks for the word, Todd!

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I upgraded to the Master Suite CS5 last week.

I tested a few renders…and unsurprisingly I could render longer sections…and yes it seems brisker. I can’t quantify that yet. Little thing, but I do like how all the apps open and quit faster, and feel more robust.

Here’s the thing…and I knew this *before* I purchased….

I won’t be able to use CS5 daily until I reach critical mass with my 3rd party updates. So far I have about 25% of my third party plugins updated, and maybe 50% of my most essential.

I still need to look into migrating my scripts…Some of these might still work fine…I don’t know yet.

I would think within the next few weeks that I’ll be able to start most new projects in CS5.

My goal was: start the migration early…chip away at it… It’s time consuming. I think most of the vendors have been fair with upgrade pricing, but it adds up.

Note:
Cycore and Zaxwerks are currently vague about when they’ll have updates available. I don’t know what to make of that. Maybe they are just trying to not over-promise.

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[Craig Wall]

Can anyone offer something more informative about an approximate timeframe for 64 bit updates?

Summer? 3rd quarter? If you want to couch it in tentative terms…then we will accept it in the same fashion.

Thanks
Craig Wall
Ice Cave Technology

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