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In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final part of the comprehensive Illustrator One-on-One series, author and industry expert Deke McClelland shows how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic effects in Illustrator CS5. Deke explores Illustrator's powerful Gradient Mesh feature, great for creating photorealistic airbrushing effects. He also covers graphic styles, the liquify tools, envelope-style distortions, the new Bristle Brushes, 3D text, and perspective drawing. Exercise files accompany the course.
All right, so here's the thing. When you're saving and you're exporting files, if you've got that little line in there that has a file name, then you are going to keep saving over that file, unless you open up the dialog box, and manually change the name. However, if we can get rid of that file name and I am going to show you how to do it, then Illustrator will just go ahead and keep the name of the file, such as Musical review or Variation 1 or Variation 2, and then append the proper extension. So let me show you how that works. Now I warn you upfront this involves a little bit of mild hacking.
Basically, we're going to have to create an alternate action set and then we are going to have to open it up inside of a text editor, then we will edit a few lines of type that won't make any sense. We are just going to grab ten characters and delete them and then change a number, you'll see. And then we have got to save that out, and open it back up inside of Illustrator. Thing is, though, it works brilliantly. So, here is what we are going to do. First of all, assuming that you have been working along with me, and you created this action set here, go ahead and grab it and drag it on to the folder at the bottom of the Actions panel in order to make it duplicate.
Then go ahead and rename it, and I am going to call this one testSet, and then click OK. Now we have got this action here, called Save for Web PNG 8/64, that's fine but I am going to grab the contents of that action and throw it away. Now you might say, hey Deke, how did you do that? Just a moment ago, you couldn't get rid of that one piece of that operation where the file name was. Well, that's true, you can't delete part of an operation but you can delete an entire operation which is what I did just now. All right! So the action is active.
Now I am going to drop down here to the Record button, click on it and we are going to record a new version of that action by going up to the File menu, choosing Save for Web & Devices, or pressing that keyboard shortcut if you prefer, make sure that all the settings are intact, and they should be, because that information is stored along with the file as long as you are working inside of it. I will go ahead and click the Save again and I am going to call this file and this is very important. I want you to do the same thing if you are working along. Call it a.png. So just five characters long; a.png, that's it.
Click the Save button, and then we will be done. Now I will go ahead and click the Stop button right there, and I want you to click on testSet to make it active, go up to the flyout menu and choose Save Actions. And let's go ahead and save this guide to wherever you want; I am going to put it in my 30_actions folder, although I am not including it for you. I want you to understand that, because it's not going to work for you. Your pathname is going to be totally different from mine. You don't have the same folders on your hard drive in other words, and you might be working on a Mac instead of a PC, and so forth.
So do not look for this file for me. I'm going to go ahead and click Save and now, I'm going to open my favorite text editor, this ain't really it, but this is handy, Notepad right there. I will go ahead and click on Notepad to launch it, and you can open TextEdit or BBEdit or any of those guys, whatever you want. Go to the File menu, choose the Open command or however your program works. I'm looking at the 30_actions folder; I can't see that thing I had just made. Well that's because I'm only seeing the TXT files. So I'll switch to All Files, and then I will grab testSet.aia and click Open and then you get this long series of code, ultimately culminating in this unreadable stuff here, but toward the end, a very, very end down here at the bottom, after value.
So you'll see type (ustring), this is way at the end of the document, by the way, then you will see /value [some number, it's not going to be 64.] That's telling you how many digits are in that path name. Yours is going to be different than mine, and then you're going to see the path name represented in hex code essentially. This 67 right there, that's the letter G. This 6e is letter N, this 70 is letter P, this 2e is a period and this 61 right there, is the letter A. Assuming that you're seeing the exact same thing at the very end, I want you to grab 612e706e67.
Those exact ten characters and then press the backspace key. Don't delete anything else, don't delete this bracket or these braces or any of that jazz. Be very careful about what you touch. So again, I will show you that, 612e706e67, that's it and then press the Backspace key or the Delete key on the Mac. Next take this value right here, whatever it is, yours is going to be different, and subtract 5 because we just deleted five characters.
You've got to do this, if you don't, Illustrator will refuse to open the file. It's very strange. Anyway, 64 minus 5 is 59. If you need to use a calculator, do it, make sure you get it right. Then having done that, go up to the File menu, and choose the Save command. That's it. All right now let's return to Illustrator. I am going to grab that testSet right there and bear in mind, I want you to see this, so you have a before and after sense of what's going on. I am going to twirl open, Save for Web. I am going to make it much wider, I am going to scroll down to the end, notice that it says, In: C:\Users blah, blah blah...30_actions\a.png.
Okay, so that was originally part of this information. I am going to grab this testSet and throw into trash, because we don't need that one anymore. I will go up to the flyout menu, and choose Load Actions. Go back to my 30_actions folder, click on testSet.aia. If you did everything right, you should be of the click the Open button and have it open successfully. If it complains and says this is not the right kind of file that's because you didn't subtract five properly from that number. All right, now let's go ahead and twirl open, Save for Web.
Check this out, I will go ahead, and make it wider again, if necessary. I am not sure, I need it to. Exercise files 30_actions, hey where is a.png, we got rid of it. It's gone and what that means is now Illustrator will actually respect the names of the files. All right, so I will go ahead and twirl close this action. Let's go ahead, and play it. I'm working in Musical review.ai. I will go ahead, and click on Save for Web PNG 8/64, click the Play button and oops! I've got a problem, because I forgot to turn off the dialog boxes. All right! We need those dialog boxes off.
So click on the dialog box, they're gone, good. Now go ahead and play that action back once again, and it played back. All right, I'll switch to Variation 1. ai and I'll play that action back, and I'll switch to variation 2.ai and I will play that action back, and now let's check out what happened. I will return to the bridge by clicking on that Go to Bridge button, and here we are inside the bridge, and notice there's my a.png file. I don't need that anymore, so I am going to go ahead and select it and press Ctrl+Delete or Command+Delete on the Mac to get rid of it.
Notice that Musical review.png looks right now. So it no longer looks incorrect as it did at the end of previous exercise, and we've got a Variation 1.png file that looks just like Variation 1.ai and we've got a Variation 2.png, that looks like Variation 2.ai. So in other words, we absolutely succeeded in forcing Illustrator to stop messing things up, and we can actually make use of that action without seeing the dialog boxes on a file-by-file basis.
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Colorado school districts would have to allow students and faculty to express their religious views on campus and to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs under legislation that gets a first hearing by state lawmakers on Monday.
Outspoken social conservative Sen. David Schultheis has proposed district-drafted religious bills of rights, defenses against what he says are widespread threats to religious freedoms in public classrooms.
Opponents argue that to some extent Schultheis' Senate Bill 89 restates rights that are already engraved in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution but that the legislation could set precedents for activities such as proselytizing at school assemblies.
And even some who said they've had brushes with discrimination based on their religious views say they aren't sure the bill would benefit schools.
Schultheis, a Republican from Colorado Springs, believes school administrators hamper expressions of faith because the issue can be controversial and they don't always have a clear picture of a student's or a teacher's constitutional rights.
"This is designed to make students, parents, teachers and administrators aware that they can't be denied religious freedom," he said.
It's the second time he has proposed the legislation, which was killed two years ago by a Democratic-controlled committee. The bill has Republican support but again faces an uphill battle, Schultheis said.
Underpinning many of the suggested tenets of the bill of rights — permitting religious garb or allowing religious songs and speech at assemblies, for example — is the idea that faith-based views should be given equal time with secular views.
Courts have ruled in favor of a school district that reprimanded a student who used her valedictorian speech to promote her religious beliefs, said Joyce Rubin, senior director of the local chapter of the Anti-Defamation League.
Because students were required to attend and the school chose the speaker, the speech left the perception that the school endorsed a particular religious belief, a no-no thanks to the separation of church and state, Rubin said.
Under Schultheis' legislation, more of those scenarios would crop up, Rubin said.
"This bill says that a student would have a right to proselytize to other students at a school-sponsored event," she said. "It goes beyond rights that are already guaranteed by the Constitution by inserting new rights that may, in fact, violate the Constitution."
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Babolat aeropro drive
Which string comes with a new aeropro drive GT ?
Is it worth using?
Even if its not a top notch string, I wouldn't like to take it off right away.
Your supposed to select which string you want. I'm guessing you previously bought racquets from a Sports Authority or a store like that. Those are all pre-strung racquets but some have unstrung ones.
This racquet is prestrung on the store, so I have no idea what it brings :/
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I've seen it's a Babolat string
I would guess babolat synthetic gut of some sorts.
I currently use this racquet and I string it with a full bed of Luxilon ALU Power at 58 pounds in the mains and 59 pounds in the crosses. I actually experimented today with lowering tension 5 pounds and it feels so much better. I lose a little control off my returns but my power game goes straight through the roof and not only that but it also expands the sweetspot by a pretty big margin. For years I've been stringing this racquet over 60 pounds, but now lowering tension to under 60 has dramatically improved my game. It's amazing how tinkering with string patterns can have a huge effect on your overall game.
There should be something printed on the strings.
And demo the racket first to see if you like it.
Most factory strings on the babolat racquets are babolat Nvy
In the UK the Aeropro's are pre-strung with Xcel. Its not a bad string, buts always better to get it restrung with fresh strings. I mean, how long have those strings been on the racquet before its bought?
Yep. They are some synthetic gut.
Have to change it at once...
Mine strung with Babolat Addiction 130 /16.
I have the aeropro drive GT strung up with French Open Xcel at 58 lbs. I love it! Very crisp, lot of pop. Highly recommend it to you guys. By the way, how much of an improvement is the 2013 aeropro over the GT?
one interesting thing i've come to think about is overgrip (or grip) weight! very relevant taking it into consideration
Does anyone add weight to the APD 2013. Can you share your experience. Thank you!
APD 2013 14 grams at 12, 2 grams in buttcap, overgrip and dampener, plays beautifully
My GT is leaded at 9 grams at 12, 2 grams in buttcap, overgrip and dampener
They play exactly the same now, the 2013 lacked the plow that the GT had at first.
All my racquets are head heavy and above 12 oz, I would definitely say to give it a try. APD's play so good when they are a little head heavy if you can keep the same swing speed.
I am thinking about 8 gram at 3 and 9 and 2 gram on the top of the handle.
I play with extreme western grip, so I get control from spin and lead at 12 enhances control while adding power to my game.
If you hit with average spin or if you have flatter strokes, I would say go for lead at 3 and 9, which I also liked quite a bit. Control is great and stability is improved.
The key to customization is start experimenting until you find something perfect. Don't give up! Good luck! :D
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Which country was mentioned most at the foreign-policy debate?
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Uri Friedman is deputy managing editor at Foreign Policy. Before joining FP, he reported for the Christian Science Monitor, worked on corporate strategy for Atlantic Media, helped launch the Atlantic Wire, and covered international affairs for the site. A proud native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he studied European history at the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in Barcelona, Spain and Geneva, Switzerland.
Answer: Iran.
For evidence that the United States is still disproportionately focused on the Middle East despite all the talk about the pivot (or should I say "strategic rebalancing?") toward the Asia-Pacific region, look no further than the country mentions at tonight's foreign-policy debate:
- Iran: 47
- China: 35
- Israel: 34
- Afghanistan: 29
- Syria: 28
- Pakistan: 25
- Iraq: 22
- Libya: 12
- Egypt: 11
- Russia: 10
- Mali: 4
- Turkey: 3
- Great Britain/United Kingdom: 2
- Greece: 2
- Lebanon: 2
- Saudi Arabia: 2
- Cuba: 1
- France: 1
- North Korea: 1
- Qatar: 1
- Somalia: 1
- Yemen: 1
The surprise of the night? Romney's four references to Mali (in the context of al Qaeda's resurgence), a country he hasn't mentioned in his major foreign-policy addresses or even in his campaign website's Africa section. The Republican candidate clearly studied up on al Qaeda's new franchises.
Update: Thanks to our readers for spotting a few other country mentions. The candidates and moderator also referenced Japan, Poland, and Tunisia — one time each.
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The president of the state Board of Education says she won't support a plan to compete for federal school-reform money until she sees more details.
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To get back on topic... I really dislike the feel of the Motoport fabric, enough so that I'd never consider purchasing the product. I just retired a falling apart pair of R2P pants, replacing them with roadcrafter lowers with the bib attachment. When the R2P jacket goes I'm thinking maybe a Darien light jacket. Or not.
STILL Jim Williams
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Providence, RI
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Oranges vs. Watermelons
I'm always surprised that the two are compared as much as they are. To me, the only two similarities are that they are American made, and both are considered oversuits. The similarities pretty much end there.
One has a bonded waterproof/windproof outer. One relies on liners. One is Cordura. One is kevlar mesh or "stretch" kevlar (or cordura, but who buys that?).
To me, those are the two big questions. Either suit will protect you in a tumble. One maybe better than the other, but they're both proven. Do you want 95% waterproofing 100% of the time, or do you want to layer for the conditions?
For commuting the Roadcrafter is the one suit to beat worldwide for 2 decades now! The motoport suit isn't as good for commuting, but probably better otherwise. Then again, if you live somewhere it rains alot the liner system would tend to suck, but that's true of lots of manufacturers now! Motoport also makes a mesh and stretch one piece suit, but you still need the liner.
Stretch fabric can be made very water resistant and it's incredibly versatile in wide temp. ranges. I don't even use the liner unless I'm riding all day in low 40's, and never in the rain. It's a real pain in the ass in daily use. Jacket liner not so much. With the Aerostich (roadcrafter or darien, you don't say?? They're a very different animal!) you have no liner to deal with, so it's much nicer in cold weather. Hot weather, not so much!
Bottom line either suit will protect you. Folks whine about how stiff a new Aerostich suit is. They whine just as much about how stiff/bulky/clunky mesh motoport is! Stretch feels like sweatpants, but still very bulky! Motoport uses liners (like so many other makes these days). Aerostich does not! Search the internet and you'll find thousands that crash tested either suit and replaced it with the same!
Both manufacturers will bend over backwards to get a good fit. Arguably, Motoport might do more, but there's plenty of folks that have had problems with them. Personally, I think Wayne makes his life more difficult by offering custom. I feel for the guy. He's relying on his customers to make accurate measurements, and I'd bet that's the problem most of the time with Motoport fit complaints. I own stretch pants and jacket that couldn't fit better. My roadcrafter doesn't fit as well, but it's the "correct" size!
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Location: Georgetown, Texas
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I have Motorport Air Mesh Kevlar jacket and pants with liner pants, jacket with an additional internal insulation zip in layer for jacket.
I commute and ride year round.
During the colder days, I will substitute the internal zip layer for my North Face 300 Polartec jacket.
During the summer commute, I still wear my normal work clothes under the Motoport.
During the long hot (and humid) summer long rides, I wear LDComfort pants and shirt under the Motoport. If I add any water to LDComfort it will cool/air condition
- shirt for ~90 minutes
- pant ~120 minutes
I know they say mesh is not optimal for LDComfort cooling, but it still works just not as long.
So with the Motoport and with the proper layering/gear ... I can truly ride comfortably year round !!!
Joined: May 2010
Location: Texas
Oddometer: 26
You have convinced me that Motoport is the best product on the market. I called to get fabric swatches and ended up talking to Wayne for almost an hour. A great product with unparalleled customer service.
To make a long story short, I decided to go ahead and put down a deposit. The cost of material is going up and the prices will soon rise, so I wanted to lock in the current price.
Now comes the hard part. There are so many options that it is almost impossible to decide. I am mostly convinced that mesh is better than stretch kevlar for Texas summers. I will probably go ahead and spring for the liner to make it a year round suit. I like the look of the waist length jackets better. I have read the pros and cons of waist length vs 3/4 length and think i will take the risk of keeping my weight under control. If any of you have been disappointed with the shorter jacket, I would like to know about it.
As for the pants, I have no idea whether to go with the jeans cut or police cut. I also have concerns about whether the mesh will damage the paint on my bike (something I have read about in other threads).
I am looking forward to my first custom made apparel. Thanks for any help you can send my way.
Joined: Apr 2010
Oddometer: 67
Motoport Experience
I know there are many Motoport fans. I'm one of them and wouldn't trade my mesh shirt/pants for anything else here in hot, humid Hawii. That said, getting to this point was a chore.
The mesh pants tended to bunch up behind my knees (I ride a n R1100S) so I had the entire back panels replaced with stretch kevlar. Much better but expen$ive! My "fault." No problem.
Kevlar shirt, however, arrived VERY tight around elbows and shoulders, sleeves about 1.5 inches too short, DESPITE my having sent a sample shirt for sizing. After a bunch of emails back and forth, I quit arguing with Wayne that my original measurements were incorrect: they were not and I provded photo proof that the sample shirt sleeves were longer than the kevlar shirt sleeves. In any case, Wayne finally, without admitting that they screwed up originally, fixed the shirt by adding gussets to the shoulders. I bit my tongue and decided the reason I started this adventure was to get a shirt that fit correctly.
Just sharing to let you know that Wayne produces a first-class product even if his customer service sometimes leaves something to be desired and getting a proper fit long-distance may take some time, patience and $$.
"There are old riders and there are bold riders but there are no old, bold riders." My first MSF instructor, many years ago.
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Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Sunny (sometimes) SoCal
Oddometer: 760
I have Motoport kevlar mesh & ride with guys that have Aerostich. For commuting the Aerostich is definitely the winner. I commuted with my MP - not so good in the rain & for sure took more time to don & doff. If you are not in a hurry, it works well.
I actually just came back from a visit with Wayne today. I lost a tooth on the pant zipper last year which made it very touchy to zip. This year I finally had enough, so I went down there to get it fixed & also to have him put in a zipper to attach the jacket to the pants. He fixed them while I waited and put in a much stronger pant zipper. I was wearing my Olympia gear & we had a long chat about that..... While there, I took a look at some police stretch kevlar pants. He had a pair in my size so I tried them on....Bad Luck....they fit & I ended up coming home with them.... They are not an overpant so will work well when I don't want the mesh.
One point about mesh gear - it cools well until the air temp is below body temp. Above that & the air will pull the moisture from your body - you will notice that you don't feel any air flow. This is easily cured with the inner liner but not the thermal liner. You can still feel the air move inside the jacket & it will be cooler than the mesh by itself.
Wayne knows what he is talking about for sure & is a very nice guy to talk with. Motoport gear is pricey but worth every penny.
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So the SSR is basically North Korea in Space.
Three factions vie for control of the solar system, the Martian-based Islamic Federation, which possesses a monopoly on all food production, the Corporate Dominion far in the Jovian moons and the Socialist Star Republic, right between them, in the asteroid belt.
After a nuclear weapon is detonated in a Martian colony and the Federation threatens with an embargo on food supplies, mercenaries are hired to investigate the truth of what happened and more importantly, find out who possesses nuclear arsenals.
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So the SSR is basically North Korea in Space.
No. They are, essentially, what happens when you have an army without a country, or civilian population.
So they're Sparta in space; more or less.
More or less. The SSR consists of the US and Russian space fleets (US and Russia were allies in World War 3). When Earth disappeared, all these soldiers were left with one massive fleet and no country to defend, or civilian government to control them. What followed was martial law, which eventually set itself in and you can imagine what followed next.
Can you show in game video yet?
We are working on that right at this very moment! We hope to be in Alpha stage within the next few months.
This is a very interesting concept. Will the game fit more than a genre?
Judging from the description, it appears to have open word, space simulation, strategy and, probably, some rpg features, but I'm not sure.
Yes it will fit more than one genre, and it includes all of what you said and more, we will be revealing more in the coming weeks!
Good. I really hope to see more informations coming up in the next few weeks.
Also, will you set up a website?
Yes, we do intend to set up a website soon, possibly around Christmas.
We hope to have one soon! as soon as we find a stable inflow of resources to sustain a website!
Not that it's an issue but what made you choose the faction name "Islamic Federation"?
The reasons are numerous. Mainly because the focus of this game's story lies in cultural differences and understanding different societies. Also, we wanted to portray factions not typically portrayed in gaming and entertainment, or portrayed in a different way from the norm.
The story of this game goes beyond the standard "stop the bad guys from taking over the world" trope, which is so overused nowadays. We focus on more philosophical issues and the complexities of politics, culture and religion.
I can't reveal more at this point, but we have several major plot twists planned and I promise that in the coming weeks, more details about the game's story and setting will be revealed.
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Evo dobro sam =)
brate kako si instalirao nowi end of day? ukljucim protiv hard i pise you win.
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man ur most welcome to join the group ul be an member of honur:P
lol, thanks, I already joined it =)
balkanboy vidim da si i ti imao isti problem sa BlitzIIR mod pa te pitam dali si resio onu gresku sto ti izbacivalo jer i meni to izbacuje pa ne mogu da igram. A vidim da si i naucio i Mitkovicha da pise na Srpskom.
uf, nesto se nesecam... znam da nisam pokusavao da resim problem, odma sam odustao, mada je najverovatnije bilo to da mi nije skroz cist C&C ili je neki fajl stvarno koruptiran. Neznam, probaj da skines opet ako jos nisi resio problem ;)
PS: nisam ja njega ucio srpski, nego mi je on napisao da uci srpski xD
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