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Oh no! We were too late! :cry: 637 Views / 4 Replies  
Oh no! We were too late! :cry:
Posted by kaboom, on Jan 7, 2006 at 04:34 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
When you go to Photoshop and do Import PDF Image,... 995 Views / 6 Replies  
When you go to Photoshop and do Import PDF Image, if the file has more than on image it lets you select which image to import.
This is the best way, IMHO, to get an embedded image out of an...
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 20, 2005 at 03:13 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Don't have it in front of me atm, but I think... 747 Views / 4 Replies  
Don't have it in front of me atm, but I think it's "Object/Expand Appearance..."
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 13, 2005 at 06:03 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
"Expand Appearance" on the warped shape first,... 747 Views / 4 Replies  
"Expand Appearance" on the warped shape first, then you should be able to use it as a mask.
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 12, 2005 at 01:53 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Oooh, that's good to know! I'm glad someone... 23,582 Views / 19 Replies  
Oooh, that's good to know!
I'm glad someone else went through the pain instead of me. Might be good info to have in the future.
Thanks!
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 21, 2005 at 08:14 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Tell her to save it then .zip it. That usually... 23,582 Views / 19 Replies  
Tell her to save it then .zip it.
That usually works when we have problem files from customers.
Somehow, sometimes, things get lost in the transfer, either from email or from FTP or whatever....
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 20, 2005 at 02:07 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Good masks will take time. Especially on... 682 Views / 5 Replies  
Good masks will take time. Especially on something like hair.
Use the magnetic lasso as a starting point perhaps, then use various brushes in your alpha channel. Adjustment layers can sometimes...
Posted by kaboom, on Jul 20, 2005 at 04:17 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
http://homepage.mac.com/kevb/ipodblackgreen.jpg ... 564 Views / 1 Replies  
http://homepage.mac.com/kevb/ipodblackgreen.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/kevb/ipodgreengreen.jpg
Posted by kaboom, on Jun 16, 2005 at 10:58 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Glad to be of service! :lol: 919 Views / 4 Replies  
Glad to be of service! :lol:
Posted by kaboom, on Jun 14, 2005 at 12:20 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I agree. I have no idea how this can go through... 1,673 Views / 37 Replies  
I agree. I have no idea how this can go through without some sort of inquiry.
That being said, I really hope Freehand dies a horrible, fiery death! That piece of crap is the bane of my existence.
Posted by kaboom, on Apr 18, 2005 at 05:30 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Just save the ill file as an eps then import it... 774 Views / 7 Replies  
Just save the ill file as an eps then import it into quark.

You can either make a picture box first and place it into there or, when you import it just click and the file will be placed. You can...
Posted by kaboom, on Feb 5, 2005 at 05:01 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Have you tried "Expanding" the object... 1,900 Views / 8 Replies  
Have you tried "Expanding" the object first?
Posted by kaboom, on Dec 27, 2004 at 08:09 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Open the file in ImageReady and resave it. ... 532 Views / 3 Replies  
Open the file in ImageReady and resave it.
Worked fine for me.
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 5, 2004 at 11:08 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
LCDs vs CRTs for color correction 569 Views / 2 Replies  
I've long heard that CRTs are the best for doing color correction work but some articles I've read recently have said that current LCDs have caught up with CRT displays and you can do reliable color...
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 3, 2004 at 09:28 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Yeah. Like "How to go out of business in 5 easy... 986 Views / 9 Replies  
Yeah. Like "How to go out of business in 5 easy steps".
:P
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 11, 2004 at 02:34 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Basically, anything that would help with masking... 696 Views / 6 Replies  
Basically, anything that would help with masking or make masking easier/quicker.
We're a pre-press house and we do tons of color correction which means a good chunk of work is just masking the areas...
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 10, 2004 at 07:32 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Our company just completely skipped Ill. 9.... 829 Views / 18 Replies  
Our company just completely skipped Ill. 9. (Thank god!)
I've found Ill. 8 to be the quickest and most stable version, but 10 and CS are not bad.
We avoid CS at the moment simply because of all the...
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 8, 2004 at 06:08 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Recommend a Photoshop masking plug-in. 696 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm interested in purchasing a plugin for Photoshop that will help in the creation of masks.
Does anyone have any experience with the myriad of plugins that are supposed to do this? Can you...
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 6, 2004 at 09:48 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
As a prepress person myself, I have only this to... 986 Views / 9 Replies  
As a prepress person myself, I have only this to say:
Thank You! :cry:
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 6, 2004 at 09:41 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Where is this? Not being familiar with... 3,724 Views / 10 Replies  
Where is this?
Not being familiar with Dimensions, I have no idea what you're talking about. :confused:
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 10, 2004 at 07:21 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
:D x 1000 And instead of your foot,... 991 Views / 18 Replies  
:D x 1000

And instead of your foot, shouldn't you be eating crow?
Posted by kaboom, on Jul 24, 2004 at 08:31 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I use cmd-H all the time! Sometimes you want to... 925 Views / 7 Replies  
I use cmd-H all the time!
Sometimes you want to be able to move elements without having to see all the points and lines of the object you have selected. Just hit cmd-H and you're set.
I don't use...
Posted by kaboom, on Jul 5, 2004 at 09:59 PM, in Applications
It's funny because it's true.... 5,500 Views / 126 Replies  
It's funny because it's true. (http://www.thelogocreator.com/)
Posted by kaboom, on Jun 22, 2004 at 12:16 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
We had a discussion over at ArsTechnica about... 1,041 Views / 10 Replies  
We had a discussion over at ArsTechnica about this a couple of months ago. Someone was asking if you could delete swap files and some people were saying that you couldn't. I mentioned that I have...
Posted by kaboom, on Jun 6, 2004 at 11:27 AM, in macOS
EvoCam will do this. And it's only $20. 774 Views / 4 Replies  
EvoCam will do this. And it's only $20.
Posted by kaboom, on Jun 1, 2004 at 09:20 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Sweet! Just made a boot CD for my new powerbook... 1,071 Views / 21 Replies  
Sweet! Just made a boot CD for my new powerbook (15" 1.5 ghz) and added TechTool.
CD booted up no problem and TechTool ran fine.
2 things:
1) I assume that the ridiculously long boot time is...
Posted by kaboom, on May 27, 2004 at 10:59 AM, in Applications
I applied the update last night and it... 2,942 Views / 31 Replies  
I applied the update last night and it significantly reduced my Airport reception. I had to do a reinstall to get it back to previous strength.
15" 1.5 ghz Powerbook (512 RAM)

Doesn't look like...
Posted by kaboom, on May 27, 2004 at 08:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 3 panther 'features' that should be ditched 6,485 Views / 62 Replies  
Wow. I didn't realize that Apple touted "crashing" as a Panther "feature". :rolleyes:

10.3 seems to be a grab bag when it comes to crashing. I've installed 10.3 on 9 machines now and have had...
Posted by kaboom, on May 11, 2004 at 09:23 PM, in macOS
Maybe you could just find some pic of a guy with... 910 Views / 5 Replies  
Maybe you could just find some pic of a guy with better abs and just impose them on his?
Posted by kaboom, on Apr 23, 2004 at 11:47 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The best Illustrator error I've ever gotten has... 628 Views / 4 Replies  
The best Illustrator error I've ever gotten has to be the dialog box that has the exclaimation point in the yellow triangle with the following text:
"Inches!"

That's all it says!
I've gotten it...
Posted by kaboom, on Mar 21, 2004 at 11:00 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Well? How did you do it? I'm sure there are... 651 Views / 7 Replies  
Well?
How did you do it?
I'm sure there are others here that might not know or might have different ways of doing it.
Posted by kaboom, on Mar 3, 2004 at 08:10 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Need a prepress job? Live in or about Exton, PA? 709 Views / 5 Replies  
My company, American Color Packaging, is looking for a Mac professional and we're looking to hire ASAFP.

A good candidate will be throughly familiar with Illustrator 8 and higher, comfortable in...
Posted by kaboom, on Mar 2, 2004 at 07:39 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
List view is the only way to get work done. 752 Views / 4 Replies  
List view is the only way to get work done.
Posted by kaboom, on Feb 9, 2004 at 10:45 PM, in macOS
What the hell did I just read? :confused: 1,173 Views / 13 Replies  
What the hell did I just read? :confused:
Posted by kaboom, on Feb 5, 2004 at 02:51 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
ifconfig | grep 'broadcast' | awk '{print $6}' 687 Views / 6 Replies  
ifconfig | grep 'broadcast' | awk '{print $6}'
Posted by kaboom, on Jan 21, 2004 at 01:18 PM, in macOS
Too true. And I'm sorry if you've recently found... 669 Views / 4 Replies  
Too true. And I'm sorry if you've recently found this out the hard way.

Also, remember kids....descriptive thread titles make everyone happy. :p
Posted by kaboom, on Jan 18, 2004 at 02:18 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
^^^What he said. 704 Views / 3 Replies  
^^^What he said.
Posted by kaboom, on Dec 16, 2003 at 11:19 PM, in macOS
Could we get a look at this? Perhaps a small... 2,318 Views / 10 Replies  
Could we get a look at this?
Perhaps a small movie of the end result?
Posted by kaboom, on Dec 15, 2003 at 07:56 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Set up a rule that runs an applescript when you... 1,875 Views / 33 Replies  
Set up a rule that runs an applescript when you get new mail. Go to "Preferences" and click "Rules". Then set a rule that "Every Message" runs an applescript.
Copy and paste this into Script Editor...
Posted by kaboom, on Dec 4, 2003 at 11:02 PM, in macOS
Don't get me started on this HUGE oversight on... 569 Views / 3 Replies  
Don't get me started on this HUGE oversight on Apple's part. :brick:
It seems the only way to edit a suitcase is to use ≤OS9.

Though I would be happy to find out otherwise.
Posted by kaboom, on Nov 18, 2003 at 09:13 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Wow! That's a really weird optical illusion! :eek: 880 Views / 13 Replies  
Wow! That's a really weird optical illusion! :eek:
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 23, 2003 at 06:17 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The logo looks good. I have one problem with it... 880 Views / 13 Replies  
The logo looks good.
I have one problem with it though.
Is "Racing" purposely lower than "KLS"?
Maybe it's me but my eye is drawn right to that and it just bugs me. :hmm:
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 22, 2003 at 07:38 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
http://guistuff.com/ 768 Views / 5 Replies  
http://guistuff.com/
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 17, 2003 at 09:31 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Interestingly, if you have Virtual Desktop, you... 1,011 Views / 17 Replies  
Interestingly, if you have Virtual Desktop, you can just grab the window in the pager and move it to the other monitor.
Neat!
Posted by kaboom, on Oct 15, 2003 at 08:57 PM, in Applications
Just an idea: ... 641 Views / 6 Replies  
Just an idea:
http://homepage.mac.com/kevb/fast-sumo.jpg
Posted by kaboom, on Sep 26, 2003 at 06:22 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Booooooooooo. It's a shame too. I'd like to... 1,160 Views / 18 Replies  
Booooooooooo.

It's a shame too. I'd like to see it but it seems that you have everything popping up (which is bad anyway IMHO.)
Keep it in one window. Think to yourself "Is there really any...
Posted by kaboom, on Sep 22, 2003 at 07:34 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
It's actually kinda weird. If you have a small... 713 Views / 11 Replies  
It's actually kinda weird. If you have a small window and drag it up, it won't appear in the top monitor until the whole window is dragged up. If you have a large window that is bigger than the the...
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 27, 2003 at 10:41 PM, in macOS
I'm still experimenting myself but I find that... 3,389 Views / 33 Replies  
I'm still experimenting myself but I find that JPEG A seems to work nicely. MPEG 4 seems to be the worst.
Also, I've found out that if you 'renice' the Televiso app in the Terminal to -20 it helps...
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 16, 2003 at 02:45 AM, in macOS
I second this. I actually bought a Televio and... 3,389 Views / 33 Replies  
I second this.
I actually bought a Televio and am very happy with it.
It has a cable TV in, an FM radio, IR remote control, and it can record and save shows in various formats.
The only thing...
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 14, 2003 at 08:33 PM, in macOS
So when icons are selected they still look like... 16,930 Views / 213 Replies  
So when icons are selected they still look like they have labels? Great. :rolleyes:
/UI nitpick
Posted by kaboom, on Aug 6, 2003 at 11:21 PM, in macOS
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