Color Product

So, as a starting atist, (starting as in, I've been doing it long enough, but now need the software to improve my skills.) I am getting a computer. Mac. I need to know which Adobe Product is going to work best for editing my pencils and inks that I scan in. Editing, and coloring. Keep in mind, I'm poor. I would love to get Photoshop Cs3 Extended, but that would be absurd right now. Any help on this would be great. The best product at under, say, $200. Trying to figure anything out on their website is a trainwreck, because it is only aimed at selling the new products. Grr.
-Help.
-David

And how is this related to
b Color Management
, please? Color management is very different from coloring and colorizing.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=320624

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Blessings,
Craig

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> Hello to you
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> I need to get pixel data from linear lists for
clustering
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto save
lists in a text file
> using the fileIO.
> Currently I can only save text from a text field (not a
list of values
> such as
> xy coordinates and RGB values) manually , but have
problems with linear
> lists..
>
> Have a glittering day
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>

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Alice

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but things like price, size, color, product description, etc. on
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I highly recommend outsourcing this project until you develop
the requisite
skills to build dynamic web sites.
If that is not an option, find out which server-side
scripting languages
your host supports. The major flavors are:
PHP/MySQL (open source) - Most often found on Linux servers
ASP/SQL - MS Windows servers but some hosts offer PHP support
too.
Cold Fusion - not as well supported but probably the easiest
language to
learn.
Your host should provide instructions on how to access your
server-side
database - providing one is available with your account.
Read everything you can about setting up a db on the server
and the
server-side scripting language you intend to use BEFORE you
begin building
your site. Otherwise, you're just spinning your wheels and
will likely have
to redo everything later.
Allow 6-10 months for completion of your first project.
--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com
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> I guess I don't know the meaning of what a 'dynamic'
site really is.
>
> I believe I will try to do the following steps:
>
> *design and create a database to accommodate the product
data..
> I can do this.
>
> *populate the database with data...
> How does one go about retrieving and compiling this huge
amount of
product
> info e.g. (Title of Product, Price, Size, etc.) for each
individual
product
> when you're talking about 1700 products?
>
> *design the product page structure...
> I have done this for just one product: it is located at
>
http://www.your-net-store.com/smc/38794.html
>
> *write the server side scripting to dynamically pull the
data and
populate it
> in the page..
> How can I learn how to write the necessary server side
scripting?
> I'm gathering that the s.s. scriping creates the 1700
pages by pulling
the
> product data from the database and dynamically
populating the multitude of
web
> pages, right?
>

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LEE

Airprint in the Enterprise across subnets [Solution]

This is a message to help folks figure out how to setup
Airprint across wired/wireless subnets. Hopefully it will help a few people.
Airprint was designed to work with Bonjour on a local subnet/broadcast domain.
To print in the enterprise where we have wired/wireless infrastructure,
we need to use a DNS server to find the printer resources
Assumptions:
Our internal domain is: foocompany.com
We create a new subdomain: bonjour.foocompany.com
Creating a new subdomain allows up to apply DNS views so we can show print/bonjour services in
close proximity of the user.
You have a CUPS printer server (linux/apple) running at printserver.bonjour.foocompany.com
1. Setup a DNS server
If you setting up a test domain server, you can setup forwarding to your primary production server.
This way all DNS queries continue to work
In your named.conf file setup forwarding
options {
forwarders { YOURTOPNAMESERVER_IPADDR; YOURTOPNAMESERVER_IPADDR2; };
forward first;
allow-query-cache { any; }; // Allow client queries from other subnet to query from cache
Create a new zone, "bonjour.foocompany.com"
zone "bonjour.foocompany.com." { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.home"; };
zone "foocompany.com" { type forward; forward only; forwarders { YOURTOPNAMESERVER_IPADDR; YOURTOPNAMESERVER_IPADDR2; }; };
Create the following entries to support bonjour browsing
#=======DNS====Begin======
lb.dns-sd.udp IN PTR @
b.dns-sd.udp IN PTR @
dr.dns-sd.udp IN PTR @
db.dns-sd.udp IN PTR @
cf.dns-sd.udp IN PTR @
printserver IN A 10.47.203.188
# For every printer queue defined at the printer server you need to create a TXT and SRV entry
# The visual printer name that show up in the iOS listbox will be the part before .ipp.tcp, example "hpv8a", "hpv8acolor"
# _ipp and _printer seem to be equivalents, either seem to work on iOS.
# Printer 1
cups._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR hpv8a.ipp.tcp
universal._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR hpv8a.ipp.tcp
#Printer 2
cups._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR hpv8acolor.printer.tcp
universal._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR hpv8acolor.printer.tcp
hpv8a.ipp.tcp IN SRV 0 0 631 printserver
hpv8acolor.printer.tcp IN SRV 0 0 631 printserver
# The "adminurl" points to the printer queue url on the CUPS server
# The "rp" key points to the queue name as well
hpv8a.ipp.tcp IN TXT ( "txtvers=1" "qtotl=1" "rp=printers/V8A08A246LJ" "adminurl=http://printserver:631/printers/V8A_08A24
6_LJ" "ty=HP Laserjet V8A" "product=(HP LaserJet 4200)" "transparent=t" "copies=t" "duplex=t" "color=f" "pdl=application/octet-stream,
application/pdf,application/postscript,image/jpeg,image/png,image/urf" "URF=W8,SRGB24,CP1,RS600" )
hpv8acolor.printer.tcp IN TXT ( "txtvers=1" "qtotl=1" "rp=printers/V8A08A246_ColorLJ" "adminurl=http://printserver:
631/printers/V8A08A246_ColorLJ" "ty=HP Laserjet V8A Color" "product=(HP color LaserJet 4650)" "transparent=t" "copies=t" "duplex=t" "
color=t" "pdl=application/octet-stream,application/pdf,application/postscript,image/jpeg ,image/png,image/urf" "printer-type=0x801046" "URF=
W8,SRGB24,CP1,RS600" )
####Printer TEMPLATE
#cups._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR NAMEX.printer.tcp
#universal._sub._ipp.tcp IN PTR NAMEX.printer.tcp
#NAMEX.ipp.tcp IN SRV 0 0 631 PRINTSERVERDNSNAME
#NAMEX.ipp.tcp IN TXT ( "txtvers=1" "qtotl=1" "rp=printers/QUEUENAME"
# "adminurl=http://PRINTSERVERDNSNAME:631/printers/QUEUENAME"
# "ty=Printer name"
# "product=(Printer PPD model line)" "transparent=t" "copies=t" "duplex=t" "color=f"
# "pdl=application/octet-stream,application/pdf,application/postscript,image/jpeg ,image/png,image/urf"
# "URF=W8,SRGB24,CP1,RS600" )
#=======DNS====End======
2. Setup CUPS
Add printers to the CUPS server.
Enable access to the printer queue from remote machines,
GUI: "System->Admin->Printing->Server->Server Setting: Allow printing from the internet"
Also make sure the following lines are present in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
# Allow remote access
Port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
AccessLog syslog
AccessLogLevel all
LogLevel debug
MaxLogSize 0
SystemGroup lpadmin
# Enable printer sharing and shared printers.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseRemoteProtocols CUPS
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS dnssd
BrowseProtocols all
DefaultAuthType Basic
3. Change iPAD configs
Add your DNS server as the first DNS server in the network settting page.
Add "bonjour.foocompany.com" to the DNS domains to search
4. Test printing
Open up Photos application.
Select a picture
Select "Send To->Print"
Select "Printer", now a list of printer names should show up as defined in the DNS server
Select a printer and hit "Print"
Fast task switch to Print Center to verify print job is being sent
Thanks
Ashish Desai
Security Architect
Fidelity Investments
email: [email protected]

Update for ios 8:
With ios 8 it appears that _printer and _ipp are no longer equivalent. For this to work it looks like you have to use _ipp._tcp
Also - the underscore characters are important and they are missing from the example above.
Last - you can use the "note" field to add a second line that is displayed in smaller text below the printer name in ios 8.
Here is an updated template:
####Printer TEMPLATE
cups._sub._ipp._tcp IN PTR NAMEX._ipp._tcp
universal._sub._ipp._tcp IN PTR NAMEX._ipp._tcp
NAMEX._ipp._tcp IN SRV 0 0 631 PRINTSERVERDNSNAME
NAMEX._ipp._tcp IN TXT ( "txtvers=1" "qtotl=1" "rp=printers/QUEUENAME"
"adminurl=http://PRINTSERVERDNSNAME:631/printers/QUEUENAME"
"note=more info about printer"
"ty=Printer name"
"product=(Printer PPD model line)" "transparent=t" "copies=t" "duplex=t" "color=f"
"pdl=application/octet-stream,application/pdf,application/postscript,image/jpeg ,image/png,image/urf"
"URF=W8,SRGB24,CP1,RS600" )

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I planned on kicking off my journey attempting to edit a massive multi year documentary on FCPX with a nice introduction of the blog I'm going to keep about the experience, but I've run into a bit of a roadblock, or maybe major speed bump at least before even getting to that point. I wanted to share what is working as a work around for me and you guys can tell me how I'm doing it wrong.
Ok, I will try to explain this as succinctly as possible. I'll write in somewhat stream of consciousness just to try and get through it quicker... Basically, after discovering the work around below, I am now utterly confused on how FCPX handles the relationship between its own database of where media is stored, and the actual media itself. I have plenty experience on FCPX now, probably done 30-40 pro commercial jobs on it over the last year since XML became doable as I'm also a Resolve Colorist and all the FCPX projects where hardcore coloring product spots. For commercial work, I never needed to worry about splitting up footage up over multiple Events. Everything, all in one, FCPX handled it no problem. (well the occasional beach ball, but that seems to be a thing with FCPX in general)
This will be my 10th feature documentary as an Editor. Every one before it was either on Avid's many flavors over the last 12 years or FCP Studio. When this new film came along, I made the decision a few months ago to use FCPX for a few reasons, but mostly because I'm insane and I like to try to mix it up for myself in a career that can get stale quick if you aren't willing to be that way. The film was shot over 2+ years, every shoot was multi cam 5D (yes i know, looks great, but please kill me), I haven't done the math on length, but there is over 10,000 clips of video (this is actually medium in size compared to what I've dealt with before). Its 5D, so theres external audio for everything. FCPX's syncing is great, but I've learned that theres an unsaid window of heads and tales clips must fall within to sync properly with the nearby clips, if they are too far apart FCPX gives up. One shoot day could have 3 cams, 50 clips each, and 2 audio files to sync to, FCPX simply cannot handle this, so off to Plural eyes they went, no problems.
Ok, all this is relevant eventually I swear! Again, in the past, all in one event, no problem. I tried for fun to bring all media into one Event on this film. It worked, but there is a 10+ second spinning beach ball for every single move you make, so thats no good. Ok, I'll separate the Events out to, lets say, each shoot month. Well that's dumb, in verite documentary, any shot could be the first, any shot could be the last, you need a command over all searchable footage at all times. Shift selecting all events to search *****, and it actually takes longer for FCP to reload each event each time than it does to just have the one massive one. So no go there. Next hair brained idea... What if make a new Event that is just Compound Clips of all the other Event's contents and do more with Markers and Favorites in logging that I was planning to parse it all out. That way I'm working with and FCPX is dealing with 50-60 clips instead of 10,000+ Quick test, Cmd-A, Opt-G, boom, boom, boom, move all to dedicated to Event, hide huge Event, BEHOLD, that works! FCPX chokes a little bit on the insane length of some of the clips, but searching, and general performance is back on par!
So your saying to yourself "Ok *********, sounds like you figured it out, what's the problem." Well to you I say, "Not so fast!" Remember, that was just a quick test using the media I had imported into the massive 10,000+ clip Event. To do this project proper, I am having to import Multicam sync'd XMLs from Plural Eyes. And this is where it all starts to fall apart. A little foreshadowing for your eager eyes. 10,000+ files all shot with multiple 5D's over the course of years. What does that mean? many, many duplicate file names!
FCPX as well all know irritatingly imports XML's as new Events, not into existing ones. This obviously takes a lot of burden off media management because with a new Event comes a new database referencing its own version of the raw media. All well and good, and I'm betting its starting to click for some if you advanced users where I'm finally going with this. So I have 50 or so XMLs to bring in, all done no problem. Now I want to replicate that singular Event like I did with the Compound Clip test and have it all in one place to be my master as extensive logging begins for easy searching once editing begins. Highlight the Events, click Merge Events. NOPE. I get a new "Kill Yourself Now" error (a term I coined for Out of Memory and General Error messages in FCP Legacy meaning there ain't much you can do about it): "Two or more files have the same name. Change the names and try again, because I don't know what the **** to do with them." Ok I made up that last part but that's basically what it's saying. Just take the variable out of the equation, this happens with every which way you could try to get the clips together. Merge Events, dragging events on top of each other, dragging just the Multicam clip alone, nothing gets passed that message. What's worse is that while Batch Renaming seems like a solution, the renames do not populate inside the created clips and there is no way to Batch Rename those. Renaming everything at the finder level isn't so great because then I'd have to resync and theres an offline/online thing going here where the film has to be reconformed eventually.
Basically, I've found that FCPX handles media management in completely different ways depending on whether you are importing into one Event yourself or doing essentially what is a new import with FCPX moving or merging Events. If you bring in all the media to one Event, on a macro level FCPX goes through file by file making aliases referencing the master file. If it hits a duplicate, it makes a parenthesis counter, and keeps going. And with the genius of FCPX metadata, that file name doesn't even matter, you can change it at the Finder level and FCPX will keep the link intact. BUT for some reason if you try to do this outside the realm of a single Event and combine files after the fact a different process takes over in creating this database system and can't handle the duplicates. I can't totally figure the reason other than it probably is scared to change the originally referenced alias to something else (which it shouldn't be scared of since Merge Events deletes the original anyway).
This is where it gets INSANE and where I lose all understanding of what is going on, and believe me it was a delicate understanding to begin with. It comes in to play with the work around I figured out. I make the master Event with the 10,000+ clips. Then I import all the XMLs as dedicated Events. Now, I then drag the Multicam clips into the master Event, it WORKS! just takes it, no "Kill Yourself Now" error. Stranger still, now with the switched referenced Event, it even takes into account which aliased duplicate file name it's referencing in the Original Media folder. Somehow, it's taking into account the original file path and saying "Ok, I see 5 instances of MVI_5834.mov. Based on the original file path or maybe creation date or god knows what, it must be MVI_5834 (fcp3).mov." It connects perfectly. I can even remove the old XML imported Event with no problem. Crazier yet, I can now move those again to the dedicated Event I wanted originally that only contains those Multicam or Compound Clips.
So instead of going straight from A to C, going from A to B to C works even though that actually seems way more complicated. Why can't FCPX handle Merge Events and dragging clips the same way it handles media imported into a single Event. And weirder still, why can't FCPX handle the (fcp1,2,3...) appending in the same scenario. But if the appended links are already there, No Problem. And for the love of god, it'd be nice to important XML's into existing Events and make the correct referencing happen right from the get go, which is really the source of all the above headache. I'd have no problem helping FCPX with a little manual pointing in the right direction just like any other NLE needs.
Ok, having said all of that crap above, my question is, have I missed something completely simple I should have done instead? Now that I have everything in place how I originally envisioned, I think I will still play around a little bit more to make sure FCPX is really going to be able to handle this project. I'm at a stage right now where going another direction is still an option, although the dare devil in me wants to make this work. Media management aside, once you start editing on a FCPX timeline, its hard to go back to anything else. Apple is going to have to figure out some way not to access to everything at all times to work fluidly or big projects like this are never going to be practical in FCPX.
Sorry for the long confusing post....

I'm having the exact same problem, but I know nothing of ruby scripts. I've exhausted my resources with tech support, and after literally hours of work with them it seems I now am faced with either re-rating each individual song, or pointing iTunes to each song that it can't locate. Is yours a solution that could help me? How can I find out more about Ruby Scripts? Thanks for your help, hellolylo (or anyone else who might also be able to help...)
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Ipod nano in ipod sock...no scratches

I seem to read nothing but complaints everywhere about the nano and scratches. What a lame deal to have a scratched up ipod! However I personally have not had this trouble at all. I have been carrying my nano half the time (I have had it for weeks now) in my small jeans pocket like Jobs at the keynote. The other half the time in my pocket with my keys, change, earbuds and everything else in that pocket. However in both these places it was in my ipod sock. Which is entirely too big for it, but it seems to even be an odd way of showing it off. When you pull that sock out of your pocket to show somebody and it looks like an empty sock people's mouth's drop when you pull the nano out and tell them what it does. Regardless, my point is.... I have not gone out of my way to be easy on the thing, I use it like I would anything else. I took the plastic off the screen and everything. Not one scratch on the thing. I do not have a black ipod though, which I know has most the complaints. But so far this thing seems easier for me to not scratch than my other ipods that scratched up right away. Which those got scratched while being in the sock I might add.
For the record, I did not post this in attempt for people to disregard what others are complaining about...there posts are just as valid as mine. I am just sharing my experience with the nano and the sock.
on a small note...my motorola rokr phone's screen is the one Iratating me. It smudges like something I have never seen befor. Maybe I have oily ears or something...ha, ha, ha

Joseph,
Thanks for your positive post. I am glad to hear your good experience with the support. I have also had my goods and my bads with support. Overall I am most pleased with these forums. Although they can't send new product or fix most hardware in the forums, they seem to help the most. People like me will post little things (tips) they have learned with a product (like using the socks) that alot of people think at first are stupid but later on prove usefull. Then you have the level 3,4,5 posters that fix all the problems that people like me screw up on their computer (these people are awesome!). Last of all you have the people that complain. I have done my fair share of it expecially with the nano vs camera connector. But if it wasn't for people complaining their wouldn't be a new nano coming to your probley. I also wouldn't have known to be aware of the scratching issues. Although I have not had that problem doesn't mean I couldn't.
People also do have to realize you see alot of negative's in these forums, but thats because this is where people learn to go if they have problems. Its not a chat room. Apple sent out a whole lot more nano's then the post's upset here with them. Even if there was a thousand or two posts on scratched nanos, thats nothing compared to how many people didn't post. I believe the 1% you are refering to is also 1 tenth of 1 percent refering to the cracked screens, not the scratching. As far as I know apple claimed this is the same material that they used with the fourth gen ipod and its not defective. Again though I am not defending apple as they should replace any products that are truly defective.
As far as the pledge wipes...I have never gone that far. I just use the ipod sock to wipe mine off. I know it seems rough but it works for me with no scratch's. I have also never even dreamed about buying a black ipod. Although they look awesome and apple puts them out, black anything scratch's easy. We all know that. If you bought a white car and a black car which one are you going to drive through a rough car wash or drive down a dusty road. Once you do are you going to demand a refund. I just meaning you find life easier with light colored products. Black products require entirely too much care for me.
Again the purpose of this post is not to disagree with anybody who has had scratching issues. Hopefully mine doesn't end up that way anytime soon.
Speaking of complaining this article and the interpretation of their poll in this article are driving me nuts.
http://applexnet.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1607
maybe its just me?

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