Jonathan Ziegler
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Yep it all shows. Try selecting everything (CMD-A or ctrl-A) in your layer except the clipping mask, group it, then select everything and the clipping mask to be (clipping mask must be on top) and make your clipping mask. Lose the top layer with the clipping mask, too – can’t have a clipping mask on a different layer than the stuff that goes into it.
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Okay, I was able to get the mask to happen. First off, copy the mask on the top layer, switch to the bottom layer (View 1 Main) and paste in front so the clipping mask is on top of everything. Select everything in the file (or everything that will appear in the clipping mask) and group it. Make sure the group is selected and then select the clipping mask shape. Hit Cmd 7 (ctrl 7 on pc?) or go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make. Note: the clipping mask stroke and fill will be disappear so if you want to place a stroke or fill there, you will need to copy the mask shape and do a paste in front, too – group them together to get them to stay in sync.
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When you upload, it should make a link for you in your uploaded files. Try zipping the file and uploading as a file (not an image) and see if that works.
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I don’t think you can do a clipping mask between layers. Also, the art needs to be fairly simple to put it into a clipping mask (groups are an issue, compound paths can be problematic, 3D stuff won’t go, etc). I suggest flattening as much as possible (or copy, then paste in front, then flatten, then put into the clipping mask). Obviously, I can’t see your artwork, so if the above doesn’t help, please post your art.
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Hmmm, well I don’t know how to make that work, but maybe you can try the File Sequencer. https://www.johnnarun.com/file_sequencer/ – it’s for Mac only, but there are similar apps for Win.
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Don’t you have to add .JPG to the end in the naming format? In other words, instead of “XBOXEP_$_EP” shouldn’t it be “XBOXEP_$_EP.JPG”?
Just a thought. Also, can’t you specify in the script where the numbers go? Can you post the script?
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First: not a lawyer, but I’ll share my experience and understanding. Speak to a lawyer about all of these items – the money you spend now could save you thousands in the future. Also, there are likely things I simply don’t know about your situation which could have an impact (again, a lawyer is your best bet).
Okay, couple questions first:
1) do you have an agreement with the client that specifies who gets copyright? How about some type of licensing?
Copyright goes to the creator of the characters (that’s you) unless your agreement states otherwise. Most common is the “work for hire” agreement wherein you agree to give up copyright in exchange for wages. WFH is only for employees – it don’t count if you’re hired as an independent contractor. I’ve seen numerous contracts that try to force the work-for-hire wording, but it won’t hold up in court unless they can prove you were their employee (ie: with W2s and such) and they paid you a salary. Personally, unless I’m hired as an employee, I won’t agree to any work for hire wording, though I will provide licensing wording which has the same effect and allows me to maintain my ownership of whatever I do.
2) If you don’t have an agreement, make the client sign one. Need one? Go here: https://www.aiga.org/standard-agreement/
You should never work without a contract or agreement. Trust me. If you have a solid agreement, the client won’t mind putting that into writing. Clients who fight you about it may be more trouble than they’re worth.
3) Were these existing characters you are being paid to develop visually from a description or from their sketches? If so, that COULD be a derivative work and you definitely will need an agreement that states who had the originals and who retains copyright for the characters when done. Again, talk to a lawyer – it’s not as pricey as you might think – just ask them. Besides, you’ll know for the future. too.
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Well, I find the overall quality to be far higher using InDesign to do the layout and text, then export as a PDF there. If you can strip out your text and images and comp them in InDesign, you’ll get a better result. I’m not sure how Photoshop creates its PDF files, but I suspect the text doesn’t remain as text at low quality – it rasterizes it to use JPEG compression instead.
If you don’t have ID or you don’t know it, try creating a new PDF in Acrobat Pro (I”m assuming you have pro) using the full-size, layered PSD files and hope that Acrobat does a better job of converting to a PDF. Try creating the PDF, then use the make smaller deal.
Let me know how it works. 🙂
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Well, in that case, try opening the file(s) in Acrobat pro if you have it. Have a look at the image quality there. If you have a larger, higher-rez file, try loading that instead. I’ve never had much luck loading PDF files into Photoshop unless they are already print-ready (most are web-ready).
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Jonathan Ziegler
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It likely the quality of the PDF. Do you have acrobat and can you open the file and get the overall info about the file? I know a PDF saved as a 72dpi web version will be of really poor quality and there isn’t much you can do for it.
Can you post the files?
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