anybody need illustrator help?

[mariofan]

hey everybody!

does anybody need any help with illustrator? ill answer everybody!

mariofan :m:

[Kenix]

Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can't move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can't modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix

[megatron]

ive got one for you. I am a very experienced user of illustrator but... it wasnt until i started using Illustrator 10 that i noticed somthing that really annoys me. Somtimes when I drag the mouse cursor to select a bunch of vector shapes, it wont let me move them unless I either select them one at a time or if I de-select one and then reselect it as part of the group. It annoys me very much. never used to happen in 8 or 9. why why why. other than that i am pretey happy with it.

:link: zeldacon

[Kenix]

Then do u know why?

[reverendflash]

kenix...

mariofan just had a baby...

give him a little leeway in regard to responding...

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[Kenix]

OH... Good for you Mariofan.
Congratulations!

[teed]

well, you could tell me some good illustrator tutorails sites other than those in the sticky topic at the top cuz i tried them

[.soulty]

Originally posted by Kenix
Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can't move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can't modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix

when you opened the file it was locked? or you cant move around objects in illustrator?

[aeonaeterna]

How can you save a file and open it in Photoshop?

[.soulty]

there many ways, you can export to photoshop in illustrator, or you can copy and past from illustrator to photoshop, or you can just open a ai file in photoshop and it will open (you need to check some options it bring up). Best to save as a eps when importing to photoshop.

I use export to photoshop or just copy and paste between the two programs

[El_Thierro]

I have a really ******* question... I came here to open a new thread, to ask what you people do in illustrator. When I make a site, I work with Photoshop and Flash. But when I look on people's websites, I mostly see: "Created with Photoshop - Illustrator - Flash". So I was going to open up a new thread to ask what you guys do in Illustrator... Than I saw this thread :)

EDIT: hehe, didn't know dumba55 wasn't allowed in here :p

[.soulty]

i would be one of them, i make layouts in illustrator, so i can import into flash, keep the vector flowing, for the photoshop part i make backgrounds, and imported images of work.

[El_Thierro]

Guess I'll better start learning some Illustrator than (I'm really a dumba55, I don't even know what vectors are... :$)

[Illuminae]

i was told to
"list the PMS colors specified for the color version" in a logo thing im doing in illustrator.
and i have NO IDEA what that means. i need an english translation!! i looked up PMS colors, and it seems to be a sort of alien code for swatches of colors for stuff like ink??? i found the PMS swatches, so thats cool, but i'm still not clear on something. if i need to use certain colors that aren't in the swatches, then what? can i convert a regular color to a PMS number? and are there file settings like in PS to set the mode? should i have it set in RGB? all the stuff i've been finding online keeps confusing me even more.. i also dunno wtf the color version is. argh!
please help me

[.soulty]

Slow down Golgi :-\ PMS colours are spot colours and are used in printing. They are speciality colours and called Pantone colours. You cannot convert your colours into PMS , but you would have to find the closest alternative in the PMS swatches. And if its for printing purposes always work with CMYK. If you need help just ask me , i'll glad to help :)

[Illuminae]

oh awesome soulty. thanks!!
ok. i understand what PMS colors are now.
a few questions
- how do i make the project in CMYK? i mean, so far i just drew the logo and stuff like normal. do i have to set it to that somewhere?
- are ALL the pantone colors included in the pantone swatch libraries in illust 10?
- when trying to find the matching color, should i use the pantone coated, pantone process, pantone matte or pantone uncoated swatches? my guess would be process, but i'm unsure.
-ok, last thing... i still dunno what "list the PMS colors specified for the color version" means. see, i dunno if that's illustrator lingo cuz i know squat about illustrator. haha. does that insinuate that it should be designed with pms colors? or that i should do regular color, and then just list the matching pms color #s along with the file? what does color version refer to?
thanks so much!!! i really appreciate your help!!!!

[.soulty]

File / document color mode / CMYK

:::Yep all the Pantone colors are in Illustrator 10, its a licenced program to use Pantones.

::Which Pantone to use depends on what colour you are going for, and what paper is being used,If its going through a press, either Pantone Process coated, or Pantone Process Uncoated.

:: all colors have a number reference. like a particular blue is

-DS 221-1U (u , stands for uncoated)

while a coated one would be

- DS 208-3 C ( C , stands for coated)

The reason they ask for the names of the colours is because , there are so many different shades and tints of colors in the pantone swatches that is the way it is organised and set up for printing.

Hope this helps :smirk:

[Illuminae]

ok, awesome. you've been totally helpful. thank you!! i dunno what paper it's gonna be printed on, cuz it's not really for printing, its just a general logo eps, so i assume they will be using it for several different things. :beam:

[mariofan]

Originally posted by Kenix
Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can't move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can't modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix

you cant lock a ai file, but you can lock the objects within it using the lock command - object>lock
You can unlock them in the same way though!

You can also lock the layers too, but neither of these is permenant and cant be used with a password etc..

:m: mariofan

[mariofan]

Originally posted by megatron
ive got one for you. I am a very experienced user of illustrator but... it wasnt until i started using Illustrator 10 that i noticed somthing that really annoys me. Somtimes when I drag the mouse cursor to select a bunch of vector shapes, it wont let me move them unless I either select them one at a time or if I de-select one and then reselect it as part of the group. It annoys me very much. never used to happen in 8 or 9. why why why. other than that i am pretey happy with it.

:link: zeldacon

i noticed the same thing, but on a cracked copy of illustrator...
If youre copy i legit, the download the latest update!

[mariofan]

Originally posted by golgi
ok, awesome. you've been totally helpful. thank you!! i dunno what paper it's gonna be printed on, cuz it's not really for printing, its just a general logo eps, so i assume they will be using it for several different things. :beam:

they will probably want the pantone colour names for use across all there branding and media, to ensure coerance.
If i were you i would name the following to ensure they know the exact colour:
pantone swatchs
cmyk values of each
hex numbers of each
rgb values of each

These should cover all medias (web, print etc)

:m: mariofan

[Illuminae]

thanks mariofan, i'll do that :)

[.soulty]

Hey mario, firstly congratulation on the birth of your baby girl :) shes sooo cuttee , hehe :beam:

I've got a question for you, have you noticed there has been a change in the pantone colour codes?

::from illustrator 9 to 10

[.soulty]

i found this last night,

http://pantone.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/pantone.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=j91OQlIg&p_lva=&p_faqid=1271&p_created=1041859298&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTMmc F9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1jdmMmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT0zJnBfcHJ vZF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwyPX5hbnl_JnBfY2F0X 2x2bDE9fmFueX4mcF9jYXRfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3NvcnRfYnk 9ZGZsdCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=

[megatron]

Originally posted by mariofan
i noticed the same thing, but on a cracked copy of illustrator...
If youre copy i legit, the download the latest update!

thanks heaps,

glad to know that. i am lazy and should get the update.

[Kenix]

thanks mariofan
i have try that lock command.
But i found that I can't move some objects in ai file ... I don't know why... ??? Make me so confusing.......

[.soulty]

So you have tried unlock all in the objects menu, you have unticked the lock in the layers and you still cant move them?

[mariofan]

Originally posted by Soulty
Hey mario, firstly congratulation on the birth of your baby girl :) shes sooo cuttee , hehe :beam:

I've got a question for you, have you noticed there has been a change in the pantone colour codes?

::from illustrator 9 to 10

no i hadnt noticed that, but one of the biggest things that has annoyed me was that in illustrator 8 you could use the colour picker to 'pick' a colour from a placed bitmap, but now you cant!

that however, is my only gripe! the new revamped pathfinder tools work a treat!

:m:

ps. have you seen a beta for v.11 yet?

[.soulty]

I like version 10 , not hassles with it at all,

Version 11 beta?? no havent seen it,u ??

[.soulty]

check your PM Mariofan :)

[mariofan]

no i aint touched the beta yet, but a friend says he will give me a copy when i see him next - cant wait!

[mjULTRA]

sorry about digging up a semi-old thead, but i need some help with Illustrator, and i'm thinking someone here can help. I've recently re-installed Illustrator 9.0, and certain things are not the same as i remember them being.
How could i get the color picker back to the way i remember it, which was more like the Photoshop one?

EDIT: pic removed.

[.soulty]

click on H radio button in the illustrator COlour picker pallet :smirk:

[mjULTRA]

Sweet! Thanks for the swift reply, Soulty.. problem solved!!

[.soulty]

no probs dude ;)

[NewbiEFlasheR]

What is the main function of illustrator, to make rendered stuff? or make 3d objects?? etc..

[.soulty]

illustrator is a very popular "vector" program, it has many uses in almost every aspect of design, from concept pages for flash to coporate Id (business cards, logos, stationary) The main feature of illustrator is that since its a vector based program, work created in illustrator can be scaled to larger sizes without loosing any quality.