Adjustment brush applies brush strokes randomly

I'm running XP & when I use the adjustment brush it slows down and then applies brush strokes in areas that I have not painted.

I have the same problem with Vista. How did you
solve it?

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Photoshop CS6 Action Player Bug Make Adjustment Layer Applied to all to be Clipped

On Oct. 11, 2010 I received the following from Adobe Support
Hi John,
This is to inform you that we have been able to reproduce the same {Photoshop Actions} behavior at our end.
So we have logged this issue with the Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug # 2737069. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/.
You may also log this issue directly with our product teams, through the following Feature Request/Bug Form: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&samcap=EWQQL&promoid=EWQQL
I am closing case # 181675168, if you have any new information, please contact Adobe Technical Support referencing the case number so that we may re-open the support incident.
Thank you for choosing Adobe.
Thanks and Regards,
Rajdeep Kaur
Technical Support Consultant (Tier 2)
ADOBE Systems
I reopened the case for there was no fix Adobe contacted me and told me it would be fixed is some future release of Photoshop and once again case # 181675168 was closed over my objection.
I was vocal about Adobe poor excuse for support in forums. I then was contacted by Jeff Tranberry of Adobe he was asked to contact me by John Nack to see if he could change me. We exchanged some e-mails ending with Jeff writing unfortunately, you issues has been deemed low impact and has been deferred.
May 7, 2012 I called Adobe to find out if this bug was fixed in Photoshop for I did not want to buy CS6 if the Bug was not fixed. After about an hour on the phone talking to many Adobe employees including Adobe Support referenced case # 181675168 log as Bug # 2737069. I was told the bug was not in CS6. So I ordered CS6. FedX dropped off Today I installed it only to find the bug introduced is CS4 reported in CS5 is still in CS6.
Adobe when will you fix this bug # 2737069????

Case History
Case #0181636711 Assigned Bug # 2679265
Updated
Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:50:22 AM PDT
Opened
Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:21:19 PM PDT
Status
Withdrawn
Product
Photoshop CS5
Support contract
Adobe Support Program
Subject
CS5 Action Feature Bug
NOTES & RESPONSES
Notes from Customer
Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:21:19 PM PDT
CS5 has a bug recording and playing Actions that add Adjustments layers. Old actions recorded before CS5 and actions recorded with CS5 may or may not Play/Work correctly.
Before there was an Adjustment Panel all Adjustment Layers were added applied to all layers and you needed to clip them after the were added if you wanted it clipped. The new adjustment panel made it possible to add a adjustment layer clipped to the current layer. However a clipping parameter is not recorded by the action recorder just the type and setting are recorded.
When a make adjustment layer step is play it is either clipped or not depending on the state of the adjustment panel's clipping icon. If it not in the same state as it was when the action was recorded it will be add incorrectly. It would also be impossible to create an action that added some adjust layer clipped and others that are not.
I feel the is a serious bug which needs to be addressed. I believe the solution is simple and even old actions will also work.
Two patches are needed.
One in the Action recorder. If the step being recorded is make adjustment layer and the adjustment panel icon state is clip to layer this needs to be recorded in the action step record. If the layer is to be applied nothing extra needs to be recorded in the step record just leave it as is like actions prior to the adjustment panel.
The second patch in the Action Player. If the step that is about to execute is a make adjustment layer. The Player needs to save away the state of the adjustment panel icon. Then check the adjustment step record to see if it is to be clipped. If so set the adjustment panel icon to the clipping state else set it to the all layers state. Then do/call the add adjustment layer function/routine on return restore the adjustment panels icon from the saved state. Proceed to the next step.
I have been trying to report the bug for days. Please at least acknowledge you received my bug report.
Thanks
JJ
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Operating System: Windows XP
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Auto responsce from Abobe will close case unless we here from you
Notes to Customer
Friday, June 11, 2010 5:04:44 PM PDT
Hi John,
Thank you for contacting Adobe Technical Support. My name is Saurabh. This is in regards to your concern posted on Adobe web support portal
regarding an issue with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
I understand the importance of your time in getting the issue resolved and we assure you that this will be taken care of with utmost importance. We appreciate your cooperation with us.
I would like to inform you that we are still researching on this issue. Once we find some new information, we will get back to you.
I apologize fore the inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support and we appreciate your time spent.
Have a nice day.
PLEASE NOTE:We will be waiting for your reply on this case. In case you are unable to respond we will be sending you a reminder on the 2nd day (From the day of our response to you) and then the case will be auto closed on 7th day assuming your issue is resolved. However, you can reopen your case by visiting our web support portal and we will be happy to assist you further.
Regards,
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Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Friday, June 11, 2010 6:01:35 PM PDT
I consulted your knowledge base and I called customer support. This bug has not been listed. Custom support had me fill out a bug report at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm? name=wishform which I did but that was not even acknowledged. I demonstrated the bug to customer support by sharing my screen.
As for you forums for some reason the forum web site states my Adobe ID is disabled so I can not append or start a thread there id screen name jjmack. I created a new Adobe ID yesterday [email protected] that to seems to be disabled or I can not come up with any screen name the is availably I have tried many. Every simple or outlandish name I have entered generates the same message screen name not available. I'm at my wits end I've been using Photoshop since Photoshop version 3. Over the years it seems to get harder and harder to communicate with Adobe....
Notes to Customer
Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:58:07 PM PDT
Dear John,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
As this issue would require support from a senior level and hence I am forwarding your case to the next level of support for extensive research and to find a resolution for the problem at hand. I'll get back to you once we receive a reply from the concerned department.
Please note that the expected turnaround time for resolution to this case from next level of support is 5 business days. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any technical problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Saurabh Jain
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:03:49 PM PDT
simpler then I first thought. Upon more investigation this is what I see.
I skipped CS4 and when I installed CS5 I discovered a nasty bug had been introduced is Photoshop's Action facility most likely in CS4.
Action that add adjustment Layers clipped to the current layer that step is recorded Make adjustment layer with Clip.
Action that add adjustment Layers not clipped Step records as Make adjustment layer.
When a step Make adjustment layer with Clip is played back that is what Photoshop does.
When a step Make adjustment layer is played back what Photoshop does is look at the adjustment panel clipping icon state and and if it is clip to current layer Photoshop does clip the adjustment layer to the current when is should be applied to all.
Many of the actions I have created add adjustment layer applied to all then later clip them to the current layer. These actions generate an error message if the Adjustment panel clipping icon is set to clip. Because the layer get added clipped clipping it is not available. The strange thing is the layer is clipped the way I wanted it to be. But actions I recorded where I want the adjustment to apply to all are clipped and the is no error message just wrong results.
Notes from Customer
Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:00:02 PM PDT
I was told 24 hours to fix my ID. I kept myself logon this machine.now I can not even logon.
Notes from Customer
Friday, June 18, 2010 1:31:42 PM PDT
My user ID is now operational again after I requested an password e-mail so I could reset my password. When I received the e-mail I was able to set my accounts password and once again participate in Adobe's forums.
The is still no change in the status of my bug report. I would like to be able to play actions and know the will work the way there were recorded.
Notes from Customer
Saturday, June 19, 2010 6:56:24 AM PDT
Create a one step action that add an adjustment layer that applies to all layers.
Play that action with the icon in the adjustment panel is set to apply to all layers. Change the status of that icon to clip to layer and play the action again.
You will find the first adjustment layer was added correctly apply to all layers like it was recorded the second adjustment was added clipped to layer when it should be applied to all...
Notes to Customer
Thursday, July 1, 2010 9:53:35 AM PDT
Dear John,
Thank you for contacting Adobe Technical Support. My name is sauarbh. This is in regards to your concern posted on Adobe web support portal regarding an issue with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
I understand the importance of your time in getting the issue resolved and we assure you that this will be taken care of with utmost importance. We appreciate your cooperation with us.
As your issue demands a real time interaction, so we are arranging a call back for you.
Please provide the below mentioned information so that our call back team can contact you to resolve your issue:-
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The callback team works from 10 AM to 7 PM PST.
Kindly revert to us with the above stated information so that our call back team can contact you within 24-48 working hours.
Please note :- Our Call Back team works Monday through Friday.
The callback team works from 10 AM to 7 PM PST.
Regards,
Sauarbh Jain
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Thursday, July 1, 2010 10:10:44 AM PDT
Please provide the below mentioned information so that our call back team can contact you to resolve your issue:-
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Notes from Customer
Friday, July 2, 2010 8:43:30 PM PDT
July 2 Adobe support called me once again they share my display and I demonstrated the bug for a second time. This time the stated they were recording my demo. After I demonstrated the bug they put me on hold for a while. Upon returning they informed me that there was still no circumvention or fix for this problem. They wanted to know if I was at the latest software level they were still sharing my display so I did a Photoshop Help About Photoshop to show I had the latest update Photoshop version 12.0.1. Told me they were not capable of handling this problem and would have to refer this to senior technical support that they would determine if it was a bug. What a joke Adobe junior technical support can not even recognize a bug when it has been demonstrated to them on two occasions now and also received several case update from me. Adobe you need better support personal.
Notes to Customer
Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:39:56 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for getting back to us.
I would like to apologize for the delay in providing you a faster resolution to your issue and appreciate your patience with us.
I would like to inform you that your issue has been logged as bug so the workaround is obviously to make sure the clip to layer is not enabled prior to running any of these actions.Also my Product Team and Engineering Team are working on this issue you can use the work around as mentioned above.
This should resolve your issue. If it does, please let us know, however in case it does not; please revert with any new information that you might want to add which will help us in resolving your issue.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
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Have a nice day.
PLEASE NOTE: we will be waiting for your reply on this case. In case you are unable to respond we will be sending you a reminder on the 2nd day (From the day of our response to you) and then the case will be auto closed on 7th day assuming your issue is resolved. However, you can reopen your case by visiting our web support portal and we will be happy to assist you further.
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Notes from Customer
Sunday, August 8, 2010 9:26:50 PM PDT
Any work around does not solve my problem. Thousands have downloaded my actions. There is no way that I can contact them to make the aware of any work around. I can code around this bug but again I have no way to get the update to those that have downloaded my actions for they are free. All that is logged is the number of downloads. No registration is required so there is no way to contact the users that downloaded my actions. The problem will only be resolved when adobe updates Photoshop and fixes the problem.
Notes to Customer
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:58:23 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for getting back to us.
I would like to apologize for the delay in providing you a faster resolution to your issue and appreciate your patience with us.
I have logged this issue with my Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug #{2679265}. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
I am closing case#{181636711}, if you have any new information, please contact my team within 14 days, with the details, so we may re-open the support incident.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
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Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:13:56 PM PDT
This case should not be closed till there is a fix for this bug. How can Adobe Support close a bug report when Adobe acknowledges its a bug where Adobe Support does not provide a fix. Blowing smoke with statements like "if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site". Photoshop CS3 work correctly Adobe broke the Action Player in CS4 and its still broken is CS5. "if a fix is possible!"!!! Are you joking? What kind of support is that? Do you get a bonus for closing bug reports without fixing the bug? Does it make you look good inside Adobe. I can tell you from the outside there is a foul stench emulation from Adobe Technical Support.
Notes to Customer
Monday, August 16, 2010 2:30:22 PM PDT
Dear John ,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
This issue would require support from a senior level and hence I am forwarding your case to the next level of support for extensive research and to find a resolution for the problem at hand. I'll get back to you once we receive a reply from the concerned department.
Please note that the expected turnaround time for resolution to this case from next level of support is 5 business days. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any technical problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
KnowledgeBase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes to Customer
Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:25:48 PM PDT
Dear John ,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
I would suggest you to please go to through the KB document to move actions from Photoshop CS4 to CS5 given below :
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/860/cpsid_86020.html
Please make sure about the loaction of actions which you created or saved in Photoshop CS4, go to that location and make sure you have all the actions there.
Did it ever work in Photoshop CS5?
Try to make a copy of the action that he is trying to run, remove the 'Hide' command and re-record hide in PS CS5, put it into the action, and see if that works.
Or try making a short action along with Hide command . If this works, then something might have got changed between the version.
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Notes from Customer
Friday, August 27, 2010 8:15:11 PM PDT
This is the reply I received from adobe support you. I want this case open till it is resolved. Your trying everything to close it unresolved. Now your giving me instructions on how to migrate from CS4 which I don't have??? Please fix bug #{2679265}.
++++++++++From Adobe support+++++++++
I have logged this issue with my Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug #{2679265}. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
I am closing case#{181636711}, if you have any new information, please contact my team within 14 days, with the details, so we may re-open the support incident.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Notes to Customer
Monday, August 30, 2010 5:14:11 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for replying back.
I would like to inform you that that we are working in techinical support department and fixing any issues or Bug with the product is done by the developers team. As they are already working on it and we don't have any update as how much time that gonna take. If you want we can have the case as open and as soon as there is any fix for the same, you will be getting the update on Adobe website.
I hope this will address your concern.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
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Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
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Have a nice day.
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Notes from Customer
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:51:16 PM PDT
Yes leave it open
Notes from Customer
Monday, September 6, 2010 5:57:14 AM PDT
Thank You
Adobe Support Call me and told me it would be fixed in the next release of Photoshop and asked me if they could close the case. I replyed IMO that is not the proper thing to do do what you want...
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As you can see Adobe marked the case
Status
Withdrawn
by Adobe over my objection.

Problem with applying fills & strokes to grouped objects in Illustrator CC

I have this problem that I deal with everyday & I can't figure out how to fix it.
I am always struggling with applying fills & strokes (or changing fills & strokes).
It seems like I always have to ungroup the objects first (even if I never grouped them in the first place), or I have to clear appearance first. Sometimes I have to ungroup several times, even if it is only one object by itself, not grouped with anything else.
I think It may have something to do with the pathfinder... like the pathfinder is creating groups when I use the divide filter.
Even when I use the direct selection tool, to select just the object I want, it wont let me apply the fill or stroke that I want.
Also, it seems like it has several layers of appearance... when I ungroup the object, it changes appearance (the fill or stroke changes).
Also, if I eyedrop the object to apply its appearance to another object, the "hidden" appearance is the one that gets appled to the new object.
The closest discussion I could find was about compound paths, but I think this is a different issue, because when I go to compound paths in the menu, it doesn't give me the option to release anythig.
I have this problem ALL DAY LONG, every day. Please help!!

Thanks for your reply!
I see what you are saying, and I think is some cases that could be a helpful trick - but the problem I'm having is slighlty different.
The object that I want to change doesn't show the actual appearance... it only shows its underlying appearance after ungrouping several times, and then when it is completely ungrouped, it visibly changes to another fill & stroke. This happens even when the object is not grouped with anything... it is just grouped to itself i guess & I am not grouping these items, they just become grouped somehow - I think because of the pathfinder. I often have to ungroup 3-5 times, which is a hassle in iteself... but sometimes I actually need to grouping to keep items togther so I can manage all the ojects & move them around as needed.
So... the method you are suggesting could possibly solve the issue, except I don't know what the fill & stroke is until I ungroup everything, so I can't create the swatch off to the side to match it. The other thing is, it seems like I would be creating a lot of swatches, since I use lots of different fills & it seems like it would be a lot of extra work.
Here is an example of 2 objects before using the pathfinder. Please note how the object selected & the fill & stroke boxes all jive:
Now here are two images after using the pathfinder tool (I added another object to get the problme to happen). Please note how the fill & stroke boxes do not match the objects selected:
This is what happens when I try to change the fill to green (the fill does not apply):
I thought it had something to do with compound paths, but as you can see below, the menu doesn't give me an option to release compound paths:
The final image is what happens after I ungroup the objects:
I don't understand:
1) why pathfinder is grouping these objects
2) why the strokes & fills change & why the fill & stroke boxes don't match the actual fill & stroke.
3) why I can't change the fill or stroke without ungrouping (even when using the direct selection tool).
4) why the fill & stroke change again after ungrouping

[CS5] How to apply outside stroke to (united) objects without covering them?

Hi guys,
AI CS5 is brilliant, I love it - that's beyond any doubt. But I found one more issue which I cannot solve...
I want to apply outside stroke (Align Stroke to Outside) on my just outlined copy but it covers other objects.Take a look at this preview.
With CS4 I simply outlined and merged objects by using pathfinder. Also new Shape Builder tool won't work because these objects are all separated. Let me know if you have any ideas to solve this issue
Thanks!

Well i did not know how you prepared the file so thought you might have the stroke on top.
Above the fill of the characters
below the fill at the character level
edit
here it as compound paths

Load all brushes in brush preset folder at startup

I'm wondering if this is possible or if there is a better solution for what I'm trying to do.
What I need to do is have a central repository of brushes or brush sets. I'll create a symlink inside the brushes folder to a space in the local drive. When photoshop is launched, we have scripts in place that will download the newest version of the repository folder to that local drive. (the users do not have permissions for the program files brushes folder) Is there a way to have photoshop load all the brushes automatically without a user having to select a set of brushes and save them?
I'm thinking also maybe there is a corresponding file that holds data for all the sets of brushes. Perhaps I could have a centralized version of this file that I could have downloaded.
We are using photoshop cs5 on a windows environment.
Thanks for any possible help!

And here is the script to go with c.pfaffenbichler's suggestion.
// first make a path to the folde where the brushes are stored
// the user data folder does not need admin rights to read/write
var USER_PRESETS_FOLDER =
    new Folder(Folder.userData + '/' +
               localize("$$$/private/AdobeSystemFolder/Adobe=Adobe") + '/' +
               localize("$$$/private/FolderNames/AdobePhotoshopProductVersionFolder") + '/' +
               localize("$$$/private/FolderName/UserPresetsFolder/Presets=Presets"));
var USER_BRUSHS_FOLDER = new Folder( USER_PRESETS_FOLDER+"/Brushes" );
if(USER_BRUSHS_FOLDER.exists){
    var brushFiles = USER_BRUSHS_FOLDER.getFiles('*.abr');
    for(var b = 0; b < brushFiles.length; b++ ) {
        app.load( brushFiles[b] );
// app root does need admin rights to write files
var APP_BRUSHES_FOLDER = new Folder(app.path+'/Presets/Brushes');
var brushFiles = APP_BRUSHES_FOLDER.getFiles('*.abr');
for(var b = 0; b < brushFiles.length; b++ ) {
        app.load( brushFiles[b] );

Applying a stroke to..a line?

I'm trying to apply a stroke to a line! seems simple enough , right?
But, in the stroke box, it thinks the line IS the stroke..
How do I go about applying a stroke border to a line? Or is there another method (not using a line) to get the same effect?
I'm using CS5.
Thanks in advance,
Joe.

No need to expand.
You just need some effects here and there and you're done:
And for the layer (or a group) you need a pathfinder-effect:
See translations of effects here:
http://vektorgarten.de/illu-menus.html

Apply 3D stroke to a shape layer?

hi all
I have some animated paths set up in a 3D scene, using shape layers (I used shape layers to have square capped lines instead of round caps:)
I wanted to try using 3D stroke, instead, to give a bit of thickness to these lines/paths... but I'm having trouble
Is it even possible to apply 3D stroke to a shape layer? When I try it, the path just disappears (story of my life haha)
cheers
LML

The After Effects CC (12.2) update makes creating Bezier paths easier and more obvious.
option for creating shape layers based on Bezier paths:
When a shape tool (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Polygon, Star, or Ellipse tool) is active, you can use the new Bezier Path option in the Tools panel to create a new shape based on a Bezier path, as opposed to the default of creating a new shape based on a parametric path. Holding the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key while drawing a shape causes the opposite behavior—i.e., if the Bezier Path option is enabled, holding the Alt or Option key causes the shape tool to create a parametric path; if the Bezier Path option is disabled, holding the Alt or Option key causes the shape tool to create a Bezier path.
command for converting a parametric shape layer path to a Bezier path:
You can convert a parametric path to a Bezier path after the parametric path has already been created by context-clicking (right-clicking or Control-clicking on Mac OS) the property group for the parametric path (e.g., Rectangle Path 1) and choosing the Convert To Bezier Path command from the context menu. If the parametric path is animated (keyframed), the converted Bezier path is a static path based on the parametric path at the current time; keyframes are lost.
IMPORTANT: When you use the Convert To Bezier Path command to convert a parametric shape path to a Bezier shape path, the Bezier path that is created does not animate well (i.e., interpolation between paths behaves strangely and unpredictably). This is related to path direction and how transformations are stored. For now, you should not use these converted paths for animated paths (interpolation between paths); but, if you do want to try, you may be able to work around the issues by reversing the path before conversion.

Can I retain stroke weight when applying brush?

A path automatically goes basic(1) weight when any brush is applied to it. Is there any way to avoid this?

I want to do some perspective-ish illust using scatter brush(which I use for randomness), like lights of cityscape at night or audiences in music concert(larger in the front, smaller in the rear). If it didn't reset weight to 1, I could've easily used transform effect or blend to make cascading paths. But, to acheive what I want, I have to apply scatter brush first, then adjust each path's weight at a time.

Adjusting brush properties after stroke is made

I'm using Illustrator CS2 and I'm attempting to create a logo using a signature. The signature was written with a tablet to capture the realistic pressure changes. After hundreds of attempts, I finally got it close enough to be able to tweak the paths made by the brush tool to my liking. Things are just about perfect, except for one spot. On one spot the pen was pressed too hard and the line is much too thick. It's a spot that was a transition line from one letter to another, so realistically, it ought to be lighter than the rest. So, my question is, is it possible to change the brush details (i.e., the pressure between two specific points) AFTER the stroke has been made? I don't want to change the brush for the entire path, just for the space between two specific points. Is that possible?

Mmm. Boy, I'm not an Illustrator guy. I'm pretty sure it's a Calligraphic Brush. When you write with a tablet that supports pen-pressure, in the brush dynamics, you can tell the brush diameter to vary depending on how hard your press. I need to find a way to adjust that between two specific points on the path that's already been made using the tablet and the brush tool.

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