Troy E. parker
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Hi Uwe,
Adobe Bridge will allow you to batch process images with Live Trace (10 file limit per action), and has a pre-programmed script to get you started
You will need to create a Live trace preset in Illustrator that gives you the look you want prior to the batch process.
This following link is a PDF from adobe that should get you started.
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https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf
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Regards,
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Hi Uwe,
Don’t use APP here ( we use Final Cut Pro), but you should be able to export your clip as a numbered image sequence, import into Illustrator to do the vector conversion, and then import back into APP maintaining the number sequence in the file names. From here you will need to add to a sequence timeline & render out in the desired format & Codec for use in your main timeline.
regards,
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Hi,
Good questions…and ones that could generate a variety of responses, and given that no others have responded I will open the gates on this…
From my experience as both a creative type and employer, certificates of this nature can show a persons committment and dedication to a given discipline, and can enhance any Resume/CV.
That said, I do believe that the real deciding factor in any potential employment decision will largely be based on the applicants portfolio, and real world experience not only including proficiency with the required software & operating system, but also how well the applicant can organize time, communication and similar skills.
Not knowing your skills or experience and in a generic view of things, I would caution using the certification as your primary qualification when looking for work, as experienced employers will likely not view the Certification as the most important thing. In the past, I have had applicants fresh from art school with a folder full of certificates rate their photoshop skills on a scale of 1 to 10 as a 8 or 9 after just a couple years of experience. While this may be possible with the most gifted of artists, I think it really takes 4 or 5 years of consistent use to really get a handle on Photoshop, and then we start to understand how much more there is to learn!
My recommendation here is to always put your best foot forward, but best honest in your personal evaluations, and be ready to demonstrate your skills.
Areas the certification could really help are those in which the applicant has no other formal training, a structured corporate environment that promotes certifications, and instructional institutions that will require employees to have recognized certifications. Last but least maybe for the prospective client that may be impressed by a few titles after your name… In the ned it is your work that will make or break a deal, but hey it might help!
Bottomline from my perspective, if you have the time and can afford it (or better yet it is being paid for by a third party), it is probably a good idea!
I wish you the best in your efforts and keep coming back to the COW, it is a great place to learn, share with others and even have a quick laugh. I hope this helps, and please excuse any thoughts that may tend towards a personal rant…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Hi,
Without a deeper knowledge of your particular printer, I would say that the preset minimum printer margin (one that cannot be removed unless the printer can print borderless) is the issue here.
If you pages are not registering correctly due to this margin, try flipping the one of the graphics 180 degrees (to match the Landscape or Portrait format) in PS to have them register correctly. Which one you flip will be up to you as determined by the layout, and where you want the margin to show.
I have had similar issues in the past for quick in-house jobs, and to clean up the blank edge, I have either trimmed prior to folding or added a step fold (with an interesting graphic on underlying page) to the design and then trimmed the excess paper.
Experiment with both the design and printer to get the best results from your available resources!
Merry Christmas,
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Hi Bob,
In reference to the last two posts, Illustrator and Flash have some common ground in the fact they are both vector based creative packages that have the ability to utilize rastor images and export in a variety of formats.
While illustrator is most popular for a variety of print work, as previously discussed it does have the ability to produce excellent web graphics and a limite ability to create animations through the use of multiple layers very much like traditional cell animation. Beyond this (to the best of my knowledge) any further attempts to animate in Illustrator would be difficult at best.
Flash while having the ability to create good vector graphics, has alot of flexibility in both interactivity, and output formats. Flash continues to mature into a very robust web development application with many featuires for user interactivity. This said, it pales in comparission to Illustrator as a pure graphics creation program.
In reference to your Affet Effects comment, I am not sure what type of project you are working on, but AE is the industry standard composting program, with both Flash and Illustrator capable of producing files for use in AE. If you are doing a pure vector animation for use in a video, Flash should work just fine, but any really complex work beyond that will reuire the use of AE, Combustion etc. (ex: I just completeed a 30 sec animation that was assembled in Combustion for output to FCP that used a 2d character from Mojo, FCP output video, Graphics from Illustrator and a few PSD files).
Let us know what you are working on and an attempt to steeer you inthe correct direction can be made.
Regards,
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Hey Bob,
Actually is a ‘Snap’ we just need to point you to the right tool…
To make triangles and other multiside geometric shape the Polygon Tool is the tool of choice ( Tool Palette : Right Col : 4th tool from top nested with the Rectangle tool – Mouse over, click and hold to reveal nested tools).
> Select the Polygon tool
> Double Click on the artboard (the option window
will appear where you can set both the number of
sides and the radius )
> Click on the artboard once again…. instant
equilateral triangle.For more options and uses of the polygon tool and the entire tool palette, check the Help files.
Regards,
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Hi,
The action is applied multiple times untils you acheive the size desired for the project. Some will apply a 10% scale in one shot, but tests I did a few years ago so somewhat better results with the 1% x 10 method.
You can ’embed the images into the Illustrator file or place into Illustrator using a ‘link’ to the original (this method is preferred by some printers), with the link giving you a smaller file and maintaining the raster file.
A quick design note… If you have images that ‘MUST’ be used but are of lower quality, you might try using the image in very large scale as a background element ( faded – monochrome – colorized etc) with a smaller higher quality product shot laid over the background.
Hope this helps,
Troytroy@crossmediacorp.com
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As a vector graphics program, the work flow of Illustrator is much different than that of photoshop, and will take a bit of working with to learn its value, something one understands and appreciates the more you work with it.
Photoshop, creates raster images (Simplified explination is individual pixels with x/y coordinates and a color value) that can be ‘erased’ one by one. This gives us very richly detailed and colored files that can be huge, and are not generally scalable without loss of resolution
Illustrator creates vector graphics ( defined points that are connected with color / stroke values etc. – think of a connect the dots type graphic that you color…)that do not have individual pixels that can be erased. This gives very crisp graphics that are compeltely scalable, very small file sizes with a reduction in overall details and number of colors displayed.
To remove a portion of a vector graphic you can ‘Select’ the points and delete, cut a line with the sissors tool, or use the pathfinder to knockout sections.
It would be recommended to checkout the Tutorials in the Help section, or better yet get one of the many books that will get you started.
The above explanations are very basic, but I hope they help!
keep at it…
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Hi,
I agree with Kim, the best place to start in setting up the project will be to contact the shop that will be outputting the job to determine their particular requirements and preferred output formats.
In general my experience with Large Format trade show type graphics and a few different printers would be to ship 125-150 dpi files in RGB as EPS or PDF. How to get there will really be determined by what the subject matter is, your computer and available software.
Wherever possible I prefer to work most graphical elements in Illustrator as this will produce much smaller production files and have the best possible out of text and other graphical elements. Typically, I will prepare any needed images in photoshop and then embed in Illustrator.
If you design requires you to work in Photoshop for most of the project, the final production file can get quite large in size and maybe seriously hinder workflow if the computer is not up to it. Where possible prepare the various elements as seperate files and then bring together at the end, with graphics prepared in Illustrator and placed in the final composite, (don’t place and the resize as this will result in decreased quality).
Fo any images that require up-rezzing (is this a word?) you have a few choices such as the Genuine Fractals Kim mentioned, Smartscale ( I use it with good results) or make your scaling adjustments via photoshop in 1% increments (I have had very good results with this method. I have a couple of actions setup for this a 1% – Bicubic Sharper and the same action repeated ten times with the sharpen at the end ( I have played with a few different sharpening techinques and this seems to work under most conditions). For starters you might best be to use the photoshop scale method. Images that are up-rezzed will need to be cleaned up prior to final placement, and if compositing with others do all masking possible prior to placement in the final composite.
Overall, these can be fun projects under the right circumstances and be sure to plan out you workflow prior to starting as this can save loads of time as the file size increases. Also use the largest monitor possible,and take into account the final output size and how the elements will relate to each other when making the layout.
Troy
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Hey Morris,
It may be that the original fonts have been replaced with a default system font and thus you can edit as normal (they willjuist look different than the original). Did you get the files from someone else or move them to a new system? If so this would be the root of the error. If the files will need to match any previously published work, you will need to get the original font added to you system to do the match.
Regards,
Troytroy@crossmediacorp.com
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