Pantone Colour Bridge and Adobe

It seems that Pantone has updated their swatch books again, calling them Color Bridge. What does this mean? I intend to find out. What I do know is the Solid to Process conversion for Pantone 433 has changed. The previous conversion was CMYK 33/3/0/95 the new version is 90/69/40/89. The new CMYK breakdown is definitely better looking and more accurate, I can't argue with that.

If you use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesign you need to update your Swatch Libraries. Adobe's Knowledgebase section has an article with pretty good instructions, including a link to Pantone's website to download Color Bridge. I really fail to understand why the link goes to Pantone's Home Page, useless. Now I have to search for the download link. I got it! It's under MyPantone, create a new account and then on the new page select "Support files + fun tools" from the bottom left menu bar.

RANT: My big beef is that we had to find this out from our printer in the process of working on 8 pieces of collateral for one client. It was fate that we had a press check in the early stages of the process and the printer happened to have the new Pantone books and that our designer happened to notice the new books and order them for us. Why isn't Adobe and Pantone broadcasting this to people who are using these products? This is the second time I've run across this in my career. The first time was probably around 10 years ago, when they changed the process breakdowns to accommodate for Stochastic screening and it seemed like it was a much larger inconvenience then.

Adobe - Design Center : Design considerations for the Web

Very helpful information on preparing files for the web using Illustrator.

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/illustrator/articles/illcs2at_webdesign_pr
int.html

Want to change your default printer?

For all of us using a Mac:
Since the HP 5000 has decided to join the Freedom 55 crowd and go into early retirement, we don’t need to have it saved as our default printer anymore. If you want to change your default printer to the photocopier, aka Xerox 430, here’s how:

1. Click on the blue apple in the top left corner, and select System Preferences.
2. Under Hardware, select Print & Fax.
3. Beside “Selected printer in Print Dialog”, choose Xerox430
4. Close the window (click on the red circle in the top left of this window)
   

NCIX.com - Buy Samsung SyncMaster 214T 21.3IN Black LCD 1600X1200 900:1 8MS 0.27MM VGA DVI Black Monitor - LS21BRBAB/XAA In Canada.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16727&vpn=LS21BRBAB/XAA&manufactu
re=Samsung

Photoshop Web Layouts How to convert your photoshop document to a CSS in less than 30 seconds Tutorial

CSS keeps coming back to haunt me. Is someone trying to tell me something?
Nevermind, I clicked on the link didn't I? Regardless, there are a few very
useful references here. Someday I will find them and read them... someday.
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/How-to-convert-your-photoshop-document-
to-a-CSS-in-less-than-30-seconds/20682

InDesign Magazine: Tip-of-the-Week

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Page Guides vs. Spread Guides
To create a horizontal ruler guide that crosses all pages
of a spread, drag the guide onto the page while your
cursor is on the pasteboard area to the left or the right of
the spread. Or press Command/Ctrl while dragging a guide
to make it a spread guide.

-- Keith Gilbert, from InDesign Magazine #7
http://www.indesignmag.com/idm/issues.html

Researchers warn of flaw in Adobe PDF software

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/04/tech-pdf.html

Inbooklet in-trouble

Gang,

When you produce a document in InDesign with printer spreads and have objects that spread across two pages, make sure you DON"T use the Create a New Document feature because it will surprise you at printing. Just preview your document and use the print button. The only constraint is that you won't have much control over cropping marks.

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Domain transfer easy explanation from godaddy

As I stumbled through the Internet looking for concise information that's easy to read I came across this handy pdf. I'm putting this here so I can save myself the half hour when I have to find this 6 months from now. The thing is I'l probably forget which blog I put it on.

Go to godaddy's Help Guide page and click on the 2nd link under Domains, Transferring Domains to Your Account and a pdf will start to download.

Flash Video 101: Best Practices for Capturing and Encoding Flash Video for Web Delivery > How Video Compression Works

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=606980&rl=1

D-Photoshop-Smart Objects

This is a time-saver for sure!
When you use photoshop for a layout that sources multiple images place it as a Smart Object. The Smart Object layer automatically saves it's name as the original file name you imported. This is super-duper, ultra handy when the low resolution file is approved and a high-resolution needs to be made.

InDesign Magazine: Tip-of-the-Week

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Show Options When Placing
When you place content into your layout, click the Show Import
Options checkbox to intercept a file and perform certain functions,
such as stripping formatting from a Word file. You can access the
Import Options dialog by holding the Shift key when you click on
the Place button in the Place dialog box

-- Mordy Golding, from InDesign Magazine #7
http://www.indesignmag.com/idm/issues.html

Photoshop - Rescue your original even after you save over it in Photoshop (7/CS/CS2)

Tip: Rescue your original even after you save over it in Photoshop
(7/CS/CS2)
Have you ever made changes to an original image and then accidentally saved over it without making a backup copy? Well, if this sounds vaguely familiar, then we have some good news for future accidents. To recover your original image, go to the History palette, and click on the opening snapshot to make it active. Next, click the Create New Document From Current State button at the bottom of the palette. Upon doing so, your original image displays in a new document. Choose File > Save. Now, go back to the History palette and click on the last History State listed in the History palette. At this point, it's a good idea to save your file with a different name to ensure the safety of the original file.

Break Frame - InDesign

Friends,

Ever got frustrated by trying to break the link between two threaded text boxes in indesign? The only option you had was to delete the link between the two and then cut whatever hidden text and paste it in the other box.

With the break frame script you can do all of this in just one click. Simply save the attached file to your scripts folder under presets in the main InDesign folder and use it when you need it. A very, very cool plug in.

Enjoy.

Khalid

Macworld says recent Mac OS update, 10.4.8, gives notable speed bump to Photoshop on Intel Macs

Friday, November 17, 2006 | by Eamon Hickey

Macworld reports that Apple's recent Mac OS 10.4.8 update has boosted the speed of Photoshop CS2 by 34-36% on some Intel-based Macs. Photoshop CS2 is not yet a universal binary application, meaning it must run under the Rosetta emulation mode on Intel-based Macs.

With the previous version of the Mac OS, 10.4.7, Photoshop CS2 ran Macworld's testing suite significantly sl ower on Intel-based Macs than it did on comparable Power PC-based Macs. But OS 10.4.8 has brought Intel-based Mac Photoshop performance within easy shouting distance of Power PC speeds, according to Macworld's tests. Speeds increased by 36% for the Mac Pro Quad Xeon/2.66GHz and by 34% for the 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo/2.16GHz.

Microsoft Word, which also is not yet a universal binary application, is also faster with OS 10.4.8, but the speed increase is more modest -- 3-12% depending on the specific Mac model tested.

Courtesy of Rob Galbraith's website
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-7900-8684

Photoshop Insider: Create Free Flash-Based Online Slideshows, Just Like The One Below!

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Blog: Photoshop Insider
Post: Create Free Flash-Based Online Slideshows, Just Like The One Below!
Link:

http://scottkelby.blogspot.com/2006/11/create-free-flash-based-online.html

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InDesign Magazine: Tip-of-the-Week

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Type-size Shortcuts
To change type size and leading incrementally, start by
setting increment size (Preferences > Units & Increments).
In your document, use Shift-Command/Ctrl- < to decrease
the point size of selected type by one increment, and
Shift-Command/Ctrl- > to increase the point size. Add the
Option/Alt key to these combinations to multiply the
increment by five. You can change leading via
Option/Alt-Up and Option/Alt-Down arrow key combinations.
Add the Ctrl/Command key to these combinations to multiply
the increment by five

-- Erica Gamet, from InDesign Magazine #7
http://www.indesignmag.com/idm/issues.html

iPod Flying High

Several airlines will offer future iPod integration, according to an Apple press release today:

Apple today announced it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their seat back displays. [...]
  In-flight iPod connectivity will be available to Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United passengers beginning in mid 2007. Additionally, Apple is working with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to bring even more leading airlines in-flight iPod connectivity in the future.

Communication

ze frank is full of imminent, I mean infinite, wisdom, I worship the (insert clever word here) he walks on. Check out his video on communication. Don't let his dripping sarcasm get in your way of really seeing the full picture of what he's offering here. This is where world peace is going to come from, I'm sure of it.

Wanna be a web developer?

Zefrank has some advice for the interviewers and ees out there.