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Vincent Rosati

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Technical Illustration
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Issues creating a proper Vector File and importing to AE
by Chris Alstrin 4 months ago
I've spent almost two days now trying to problem solve this. What I want to do is import a vector file (logo) into AE and create shapes from vector layer. This seems simple enough I know. The problem
Re: Issues creating a proper Vector File and importing to AE
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
Try this query... http: forums.creativecow.net search.php q=import+after+effects&f =245 Vince *Please remember to Rate our replies or check Solution if solved. If you get a good idea from the post, co
adding shadows to a character
by keith vickers 4 months ago
I have created this character. Right now I am creating shapes, drawing my "shadows" over the top of the character and using the path order in the layer palete in order to hide things. I am having trou
Re: adding shadows to a character
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
My initial thought would be to put all of your structure, the black ink, in a new layer on top. Then do all of your coloring in the lower layer - maybe even create multiple 'color' layers, like; base,
Compund shape in appearance, no other groupings..?
by Bekkitae Jay 4 months ago
Hi folks! I am using a custom illustrated skyline made for a company by the designer before me. As I need a whole path for my vinyl print man, I have taken part of the logo outline and wanted to join
Re: Compund shape in appearance, no other groupings..?
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
Can you upload and attach Vince *Please remember to Rate our replies or check Solution if solved. If you get a good idea from the post, consider clicking the Kudos option.
Creating a realistic contoured effect in Illustrator.
by Rob Thomas 4 months ago
Hi everyone, I am new to illustrator and have kind of a complex graphic to create. It's my logo and you can see it on http: www.facebook.com bondibuddha. I created this in photoshop using the inner be
Re: Creating a realistic contoured effect in Illustrator. | Vectorize a Logo
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
Live Trace is great, but I'd avoid it for creating a logo. I'd recommend that you vectorize the logo in AI, manually, so that you have a resolution independent master. Once you have that, you can atte
Image Styler and Illustrator
by Michael Peterson 4 months ago
I am not a artist or designer just a retired mechanic trying to entertain my self. My question is this I have a logo I made in image styler 1.0 I'm now trying to recreate it in Illustrator so it is ve
Re: Image Styler and Illustrator
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
I'm glad that you got something out of the discussion. Hey, us tech's, we have to stick together! Vince *Please remember to Rate our replies or check Solution if solved. If you get a good idea from th
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File: Swoosh Ovals and Gradients
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
ai file An Adobe Illustrator file with Swoosh Ovals and Gradients. http: f1.creativecow.net 5314 swoosh-ovals-and-gradients
Is it possible to have scrolling pictures(slideshow) on a menu board created in Ai?
by Lisa Seeder 4 months ago
I am new to adobe and need some help! The restaurant that I work for uses Adobe Illustrator for their menu boards. My manager would like to have the pictures on these menu boards scroll (like a slides
Re: Is it possible to have scrolling pictures(slideshow) on a menu board created in Ai?
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
You'll certainly be able to create and edit the graphics in AI. The AI files will be your master project files. As for display on LCD, presuming that this LCD is connected to pc, it might just be a ma
AI window not refreshing properly
by Leoini Mohan 4 months ago
I am trying to use 64bit version of AI CS6. However, the window start to freeze when i try to move objects! Have a look at the attached video to get a clear idea. Please help. http: reels.creativecow.
Re: AI window not refreshing properly
by Vincent Rosati 4 months ago
Maybe, fill out your profile with your specs; model, os, ram, video card, etc. As much as you can add. Is Illustrator a new install New computer Any recent mods Have you restarted the system since the
Position DIV Outside Container & Not Affect Browser Width.
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
Hey folks, I don't know if I'm missing something totally obvious, or what. probably :0 I have a main container that is 960px wide. When the browser window is smaller than 960px wide, it triggers the h
Re: Position DIV Outside Container & Not Affect Browser Width.
by Vincent Rosati 5 months ago
I just had to create a clickable ad block, outside the fixed-width main container (#page), that doesn't affect browser width. (div id="wrapper" style="overflow:hidden;min-width:960px;") (div id="page"
File: Illustrator Bevel Like Photoshop
by Vincent Rosati 7 months ago
ai file An Illustrator v10 example of creating a photoshop-like bevel effect. http: f1.creativecow.net 4874 illustrator-bevel-like-photoshop
File: 3D Net
by Vincent Rosati 8 months ago
ai file 3D mesh using Blend http: f1.creativecow.net 4701 3d-net
File: Clipping Mask with Compound Paths in Illustrator
by Vincent Rosati 11 months ago
ai file Clipping Mask with Compound Paths in Illustrator example file. http: f1.creativecow.net 4354 clipping-mask-with-compound-paths-in-illustrator
Re: Clipping Mask with Compound Paths in Illustrator
by edgar hudon 11 months ago
thanks a lot lot to have taken the time! clear and precise, it was simple but i wouldnt have found it on my own im so thankful!
Adding Motion Blur to Stills or Titles
by Vincent Rosati 11 months ago
In older versions of PP I could add Video Effect Distort Transform to a title or still image, then I could set the motion keyframes, select 'Use Composition', select 'Motion Blur', and set the 'Shutte
Re: Adding Motion Blur to Stills or Titles
by Ann Bens 11 months ago
I think you have to turn to AE for this effect. ----------------------------------------------- Adobe Certified Expert Premiere Pro Adobe Community Professional
Point Type Scaled for Area Type
by Kian McKellar 1 year ago
I often create area type and then wish to scale it similar to what I do with point type. Instead it just adjusts the area which the text can be within. Is there anyway to free transform an area type b
Re: Point Type Scaled for Area Type
by David Cabestany 1 year ago
You can also use the transform tool for that. I also often create a quick shape right next to the text box, a square or something like it, I select both together and scale down to what I need, then I
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File: 3D Exploded Polygon Effect
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
ai file An Illustrator CS4 file. http: f1.creativecow.net 3932 3d-exploded-polygon-effect
File: Create A Flame in Adobe Illustrator using Blend
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
ai file A working file illustrating how to create a flame using Blend. http: f1.creativecow.net 3852 create-a-flame-in-adobe-illustrator-using-blend
File: Scatter Brush
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
ai file An example of a scatter brush in Illustrator. http: f1.creativecow.net 3836 scatter-brush
Create anchor point automatically at two intersecting paths
by Anil Agarwal 1 year ago
Any scripts Any ideas to be able to do this automatically Thanks.
Re: Create anchor point automatically at two intersecting paths
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
Selecting all of the objects and Window Pathfinder Outline might work for you. Other than that, the only thing I can think of is to turn on snapping and use the Scissor tool. Vince *Please remember to
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File: Illustrator Art Brush
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
ai file A solution to bend a shading technique as a pipe. http: f1.creativecow.net 3812 illustrator-art-brush
File: Illustrator Live Trace example
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
zip file This trace approach fixes a problem that appears in Live Trace when rounded edges touch the edge of the artwork. The rounded edges sometimes become flattened. This is done by increasing the c
How to make a preview of a vector logo on an image with perspective in it.
by Carlo Veenje 1 year ago
As a volunteer I do some work for http: www.de-a.nl (about local production of sustainable energy). I created a logo with Illustrator. Now someone wants a large sticker on the side of his old Citro n-
Re: How to make a preview of a vector logo on an image with perspective in it.
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
It's probably best to do this in Photoshop. The car image as the background. Then the logo as another layer. Then Edit Transform Distort or Perspective to the logo. If you don't have PS and have to us
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Reverse mask?
by Karl Compton 1 year ago
I have a created a shape with the pen tool and it has a solid color. I have created another smaller shape with the pen tool that has no fill. I would like to use this smaller shape to cut out a portio
Re: Reverse mask?
by Tylor Larson 1 year ago
Are you looking to punch a hole in your Larger shape if so ... you need to use the path finder tool. normally i leave the path finder tool window open all the time. window Pathfinder if you select bot
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File: Illustrator Wrapping Rings with Shadow Layer Effects
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
ai file Illustrator Wrapping Rings with Shadow Layer Effects http: f1.creativecow.net 3514 illustrator-wrapping-rings-with-shadow-layer-effects
How do you make fonts in the Character drop down, display how they really look?
by ryan Wayne 3 years ago
This is a little hard to explain, but when I have the Character palette open and click the drop down arrow, all my fonts look like arial or something just as plain. I've noticed some screen shots in t
Re: How do you make fonts in the Character drop down, display how they really look?
by Chris Martin 1 year ago
I've been checking into this myself and what I found in the adobe forums is that the font preview in the panels is a feature of the Mac version of illustrator only. PC users must go to Type Font for a
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Mobile File Type PHP
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
I'm making a little mobile site. The doctype looks like... < xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "- WAPFORUM DTD XHTML Mobile 1.2 EN" "http: www.openmobilealliance.org
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Re: Mobile File Type PHP / should mobile doc types be used at all?
by Vincent Rosati 1 year ago
Bingo - Just remove the line. Thanks. Regarding the question of not using a mobile doc type.. I'm not sure. I've only done a few mobile sites, and they were all 'mobile.site.com' subdomains, as oppose
Import SWF into illustrator
by Larry Bang 4 years ago
Hi there Does anyone know if its possible to import an SWF file into illustrator (so i can adjust each frame individually) I'm using CS4 Any help appreciated Larry
Re: Import SWF into illustrator
by Jorge Julian 1 year ago
Although this response is 2 yrs too late, someone in the future will have the same question and I have not seen anyone properly answer it (at least to my satisfaction). What you can do: 1) Create a ne
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Animating a still from large to small gets jaggy
by Pattie Olson 2 years ago
I have a photo that is 300dpi, 2488 x 3343. I need it to be large because the clip starts with it zoomed in close to a patch on a shirt, showing a detail, then I reduce the photo to show the whole pic
Re: Animating a still from large to small gets jaggy
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
I always achieved better results using Effects Video Effects Distort Transform, instead of Effect Controls Video Effects Motion. It always seemed to render better, for resizing or tracking stills. Tra
best way to de-interlace
by mike albertini 2 years ago
Hi, Just a quick question...I have a 40 min video which I'd like to now de-interlace in cs5 on a mac...in fcp I would either nest the sequence and add a de-interlace filter or de-interlace it in compr
Re: best way to de-interlace
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
I'm sure someone else could chime in with more up to date info, but Premiere's default deinterlacing, as you indicated, would probably be the fastest, though it is the lowest quality. It does what I c
Re: How can I make MOV file smaller?
by sophie littler 2 years ago
Hi there, I realise this was posted a couple years ago however I'm hoping you or someone else can help. I would like to change the physical size of my file and or the FPS but I can't quite figure out
Re: How can I make MOV file smaller?
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
If you have QuickTime Pro, you can use the Movie Inspector (Window Movie Inspector) to see the size, then just drag the bottom-right corner of then movie to resize it to whatever size you want. Then F
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Pencil Brush preset
by Mike Derk 5 years ago
Hey, I've been doing some animating lately, but I make most of my initial images in PS. Well, sort of. If I want something that genuinely looks like it was drawn with a pencil, I find that PS falls wa
Re: Pencil Brush preset
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
Her you go! :) A layered TIFF using the styles settings: 1512_pspressurepen.tif.zip The Photoshop ABR Brush settings file: 1513_pstechnicalpencils.zip This was done in CS2, I think. Hopefully it works
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aspect ratios
by Zachary Ringer 2 years ago
I'm doing a school project for national History Day. I've made some content in After effects and am now trying to import into premier pro to edit and output to encore for dvd burning. I would like to
Re: aspect ratios
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
For DV Widescreen, if you are working with square pixels - PAR 1.0, create graphics or video at 864x480 (I think that's correct, although if you research it you will find conflicting numbers). Ideally
how do you export to DVD and use up the full disc space?
by Scott davidson 2 years ago
I had a compression question that I havent been able to solve. I have a 30 min video that when I export it to avi is about 6 GB. I want to burn it on DVD, but whenever I export it to encore it gets co
Re: how do you export to DVD and use up the full disc space?
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
For VBR, the compression setting are probably something like... 8000 6000 3825 These are high settings. Anything higher and the program wouldn't play reliably on DVD hardware, if at all. To ensure the
White Flashes on still images in CS5 Premiere
by Shirley Morgan 2 years ago
I just upgraded to CS5 Premiere. I made a simple photo montage, and there are white flashes (blinking white) on the parts of the images where the white has no color, such as highlights in the eyes, ba
Re: White Flashes on still images in CS5 Premiere
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
Not sure if this is the issue, but if you are displaying on a CRT it could be a broadcast-safe color issue. If so, there's a Broadcast filter in PP you could use. Just nest your final timeline in a ne
Remove ul from view in dreamweaver
by Steve George 2 years ago
the ul has shifted all my divs out of place in the dreamweaver workspace, but the ul dots to the left of the text do not display in browser view. So they look fine when viewing in a browser but in Dr
Re: Remove ul from view in dreamweaver
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
Maybe start using a style reset css (reset.css), like... html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn
Direct FTP Connection and Adding Files
by Krista Smith 2 years ago
When connected directly to a FTP server in dreamweaver, how do you add files I don't have the new site on my computer (it's just on the server and I don't want it all on my computer). I have it setup
Re: Direct FTP Connection and Adding Files
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
Could the file be FTP'd to the server with a standalone FTP app, or with the host's file management service control panel (if their is one). Vince *Please remember to Rate our replies or check Solutio
Damaged HDV tape. How do I capture good stuff to PC, then output to another tape without generational losses?
by Carlyle Gordon 2 years ago
What procedure should I use to transfer footage from HDV tape to HDV tape using only 1 PC and camera that will maintain quality Suspected losses: 2 genrations When I capture from cam to PC When I expo
Re: Damaged HDV tape. How do I capture good stuff to PC, then output to another tape without generational losses?
by Vincent Rosati 2 years ago
It is compressed. In your post you mentioned generational loss. With the digital workflow described by Alan, there would be no generational loss. Potentially, your next generational loss would be in f
Understanding standard def., 720X480 vs. 640X480
by Wesley Dysart 3 years ago
I'm about to head to Miami and was looking at little portable camcorders. I notice many of them say they shoot 4:3 640X480. The company I work for does NTSC for many of our jobs, and I've been led to
Re: Understanding standard def., 720X480 vs. 640X480
by Vincent Rosati 3 years ago
Probably either... Edit in a DV 720x480 Full Screen (0.9:1) project, this would fill the screen and display properly so long as the playback method honors the PAR flag. Or pillarbox the 640x480 into a
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Strange new aspect problem after rendering video.
by Georgina Lord 3 years ago
I've upgraded (finally) to Windows 7 x64 and also a new video card, which is a Quadro FX 3800. I'm running Premier Pro CS4 and I'm encountering a very strange problem. If I import video into the timel
Re: Strange new aspect problem after rendering video.
by Vincent Rosati 3 years ago
Initially, any of the forum leaders would be hesitant to supply answers to thread where a rip of a commercial product is the subject. fyi Although some would disagree with this, my process is to creat
Quart PDF to Illustrator Problems
by Jason Sewell 3 years ago
Greetings, My wife is a graphic designer and after installing CS5 she has had problems opening Quark PDF's in Illustrator. She had an old Powermac G5 with CS2 and the process of saving a Quark file as
Re: Quart PDF to Illustrator Problems
by les nemeth 3 years ago
Just to elaborate on this a little more, I just searched for 'Copperplate Light' which is one of the missing fonts. Turns out, there are Copperplate Light from 'EF' (Elnser+Flake) and from 'URW'. They
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Tutorial: Premiere Pro Starting Splash Screens
by Andrew Devis 3 years ago
Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Starting Splash Screens For first time users of Adobe Premiere Pro, the series of splash screens that it throws at you when you open it can be quite daunting! H
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Re: Premiere Pro Starting Splash Screens
by Vincent Rosati 3 years ago
Interesting approach. I guess the concept is that you're matching your stage to the source material and outputting in the same format. Seems like a good idea, especially when you're using a particular
Sheetfed Coated V2 Profile Changed When Reopening
by Vincent Rosati 3 years ago
I'm just preparing a file for a printer who is specifying a CMYK colorspace using the 'US Sheetfed Coated V2' profile. I do this, but when I save the file and reopen it, the color profile is 'Web Coat
Re: Sheetfed Coated V2 Profile Changed When Reopening
by David Cabestany 3 years ago
Try using the assign color profile before saving, and check embed color profile (I believe it says something like icc profiles, not in front of Photoshop right now).


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