CS3 and CS2 Project import

I've read a number of references to problems with former projects importing into CS4. I too thought I had a big problem when I imported a project to CS4 and the workspace was blank. Once I discovered the new feature in the Workspace: "Import Workspace from Project", UNCHECKED it, and selected an existing CS4 workspace - there was no problem.
So far, all of my projects have imported just fine.

Thanks for posting this, I'm sure it will help a lot of people.
Cheers
Eddie
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CS3 and CS2

I was searching forum and read that it may be an issue with installing CS3 and CS2 on the same computer. Can someone confirm this for me as true.
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Never had any problem at all, although (disclaimingly yours) YMMV.
I should mention that my experiences are based on chronologically installing CS, CS2, and CS3,
i in that order.
(It might be important -- perhaps someone with lots of free time can experiment with different install orders.)
As the file extension for all three versions is the same (".indd"), Windows cannot link files made with different versions to their original creators, and using the Explorer, the latest installed version will lways open. However, each separate program can be started manually, and can open its own documents and older ones w/o any problem at all.

InDesign CS3 and SL - Image Import Issue

This one is fairly simple and there has been some discussion of it on the Adobe boards, but without any solid solution.
Issue: If you are in InDesign CS3 and you are using Command+D to replace an existing image, or you are importing a new image, InDesign will freeze up.
Work Around: Drag and drop the image into the image box directly from Finder.
Notes: I do not like this solution because it takes up more time, but it has been working for me this weekend. I reloaded InDesign CS3 completely and applied all of the updates, but it did not fix the issue.

Hi, Curtis,
Just got SL today - am planning to put it on a MacBook Pro 17" intel that I share for work. We have C3 and had to replace another laptop recently so few $$$$ for upgrading problems until the economy picks up. We use CS3 and CS2 and a standalone InDesign 2 on three computers and so far use the CS3 for the final output. Here is the problem - if we place an image, it stays out of the ID file - our biggest client is fairly image heavy and they LOVE multiple minute revisions, so we don't want to have a bizillion copies of a developing doc with the extra heft of the actual images - esp when they want a lot of fine tuning on the images- by dragging and dropping don't you get an imbedded image? Did you find another solution since you first posted? Thanks

Can i keep installed cs4 cs3 and cs2 on a pc

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I don't know if there are issues about have cs4 , cs3 and cs2 installed in the same pc
I bought cs2 in italian
and i have installed cs3 in english to follow the turorial more easily
thanks

yes, they're all installed by default in totally seperate folders. just don't mix them up (like copying plugins from one to another).

Serious Error crashes CS and CS2 when importing XML

Hello,
I'm trying to import XML carrying text and images into a 130+ page brochure. I have been working on it for several weeks and have been re importing the XML successfully although something has changed.
Now when I try to import I get an error message and InDesign closes.
I've created new blank documents to test it and the initial import works fine. Although after items have been placed and tagged a re import causes an error message to pop up that states: Indesign has discovered a serious error and is shutting down.
There is nothing that we can see in the code that would cause this. We were trying to overcome a formatting issue and had tweaked the XML. but even after we returned the XML back to its original form we still get an error message. even in new test documents.
Any ised?

I don't work with XML, but in my experience, "serious errors" are often caused by bad fonts.
You might want to try changing the fonts in the code and see if that helps. You should also look through the error logs to see if you can isolate the module causing the problem. There should be a log in the InDesign application root folder, even if there isn't one in Event Manager.
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ExtendScript for CS3 and CS2

I recently created a CS3 script but also need to make a CS2 version for some of the PC's that have not moved over to CS3. I currently have both CS2 and CS3 installed on my PC for this reason.
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to achieve the same in CS2 I did:
var mysluglayer, myactlayer;
mysluglayer = app.activeDocument.layers.item("Slug");
try{
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If I run the script from ID CS2 the script works.
Is this because I have 2 versions of ExtendScript on my PC?
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Is this option available in CS2 or is it only available in CS3?

LayoutWindow is an object class. To access a member of the class, you need to address the property of the parent object. So:
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Except that that doesn't work! This looks like a documentation problem. If you run that you get an error message to the effect that it was expecting a layer object or a string. But actually, it doesn't take a string, because (I think) layer objects are properties of the document, not the window. So, instead, you must use:
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Photoshop CS3 (nor CS2) won't launch since CS3 install

Since installing Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium I can no longer open Photoshop. It repeatedly crashes on the launch window. For the sceptical, my CS3 Production Premium collection was all legitimately authorised and registered.
Of the other CS3 apps that installed (can't install Encore, Premiere or Soundbooth on PowerPC) they all open and run perfectly fine.
I uninstalled all CS3 and re-installed CS2. Now Photoshop CS2 won't open either (but everything else is still fine). Exactly the same problem, Photoshop crashes during the launch window.
What has CS3 changed to my system that prevents Photoshop opening and can I correct the issue? From searches on this subject Someone suggested repairing permissions before and after installing CS3. This had no effect.
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Message was edited by: Frwthr

You can try trashing and regenerating Photoshop preferences when you launch.
Hold down command/option/shift while launching Photoshop. You will be asked if you want to get rid of Photoshop settings. Choose yes.
See if this works; you may have to reset some of your Photoshop preferences afterward. I'm not sure why you can't install the other applications.
Also, it may have something to do with activation; did you activate your copy of CS3? You should be able to have CS3 and CS2 both running as far as activation is concerned, but are they on the same drive? This might be a problem if one version is trying to read the other's settings during launch.

Using CS3 and CS4 on the same computer

I have CS3 and have used it for about two years completing many projects and I am considering upgrading to either CS4 or CS5. When and if i do this will I have to delete CS3 and replace it with the newer version or can they both remain functional on the computer? And how compatible are the projects, can you open a CS3 project in CS4 or CS5 without issues?

CS5 will ask to convert and save new copies of your CS3 and 4 projects when you open them. They will work in CS5, but they will not be backwards-compatible.
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CS3 to CS2

Hi,
when I receive a CS3 file with previews images (and without links from client), and I open it (inx file from CS3) in CS3, I lost preview and I've grey blocks in place.
I would like to know what I lost too, because this is not always the same person who works on the files CS3 AND CS2?
How can I keep my previews, if I do not have a source, thus creating a pdf without grey block?
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I assume in your first paragraph that you mean you open it in CS2 (not CS3), right?
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In Premiere CS5, I opened an old project I had edited using Premiere CS3 and now its all pixelated!

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Instead of opening the original project and going through the conversion, try creating a new project and importing the old project as if it were any other media file. Premiere will reconstruct the old project within the new one; this probably is not going to have any change, but it's worth a shot.
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I'm working on a 16-page newsletter file saved from ID CS3 to INX that then won't import into CS2. When I try, a list of missing plugins come up that its saying are needed. The thing is, I've done this before and it wasn't a problem. Also, I've tried a blank test INX from CS3 into CS2 and it opens.
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I had a similar newsletter file last month that I did the CS3 --> INX --> CS2 thing with, and it worked fine as well. I just repeated that process with those old files and it still works, so the problem is with this new file. I'm not using any new plug ins or doing anything really different this month compared to last.
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I saw the hyperlink in there just by luck -- it was a long document and I was just scanning through, seeing what I could see. I went back to the InDesign CS3 file to remove it via the "Hyperlinks" panel, and resaved as INX, which opened in my CS2.
Unfortunately it didn't open in my colleague's CS2 after all though, which is why we were doing the INX deal in the first place... so we gave up and we're editing it over the phone. Real high-tech.
There really needs to be a plug-in or something next time around, Adobe, or preferably, built-in backward-compatibility like most other apps have. This whole "save as INX" thing is extremely annoying.

I Reinstalled Premiere Pro CS3, loaded a project I edited using CS3, and NOW I get jagged edges!

Hey everyone. I was using Premiere Pro CS3 to edit some footage I shot with my HPX170 in 1080i 24p Advanced. The P2 footage looked great in Premiere CS3. I upgraded to Premiere CS5, imported the same exact project into CS5 using the same 1080i 24p Advanced setting, and I got jagged stair stepping edges on the objects that were in sharp focus in my footage. Okay, I thought, I'll just reinstall Premiere Pro CS3 and continue editing the footage in CS3 since it looked normal in CS3 with no jagged edges. But, to my surprise, I'M GETTING THE SAME EXACT THING NOW IN PREMIERE PRO CS3!!!! What in the heck is up with that? How can the footage look normal when I imported and editied it before in CS3 and NOW I get jagged stair stepping edges?!!!! I even tried importing a fresh clip from the footage and that clip still has the jagged stair stepping edges. This makes no sense whatsoever! Does anyone know what's going on with this? It seems like an interlace artifact problem BUT, if that's the case, why didn't it do this the first time in Premiere Pro CS3? And trust me, I would have noticed right away if it did!

Hey Shooternz. Which exact playback settings are you asking about? I set the one of the playback settings to "Highest Quality" instead of "Automatic" and nothing changed. I unchecked 24p Pulldown in the "Interpret Footage" section and nothing changed (I don't even remember "24p Pulldown" being in the Interpret Footage section the first time I installed CS3, which is strange. Was that added in an update?). I tried different sizes like HD 1.5, HD 16:9, etc. in the Interpret Footage section and the jaggies are still there. Nothing seems to work. ??? This is weird because they weren't there the first time I edited the footage in CS3 when I installed CS3 the first time. One thing I noticed is, when I installed CS3 the second time and loaded the project, as the project was loading, I got a message that said something like "These project settings cannot be loaded. We will now switch to Desktop Mode." Would that have something to do with it you think?

Cs2 and cs3 and cs4 on the same pc xp? could be a mess up?

Hi
i have some questions
i bought cs2 some time ago , i guess 4 years but now i don't remember
and i did installed on my pc , never had a problem
after when cs3 come out , i tried the trial version , the first time i did not like it , but after 2 weeks , i liked and i need it for camera raw
i upgraded my cs2 license
well the point i donwnload the trial version of cs4 (english version , because most of the tutorials are in english) while cs2 and cs3 are in my language
i tried to make a custom install (i did not install all the comonent)
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well i had to use windows installer clean up manually
delete every thing that is related to cs4
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my second question
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and have a nice day

thanks John Joslin
CS4 is faster than CS3 on a computer which supports it.
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Relinking to modified file names is working in CS3 and not in CS2

We are trying to remove a few characters identified as illegal(cannot be used in the file names in Windows) from the file names and then modify the InDesign layout files to relink to the modified file names. We are using the InDesign CS3 server to open up the application and work on the layout files using Java and CORBA mode(used CS3 SDK). First we remove the illegal characters from the file names. Next we will go through all the links in a layout file and will identify the links with illegal characters and relink it to the modified files. The relinking will happen to only those files which has a state NORMAL before the file names are modified. This approach works fine for the CS3 files but for CS2 after the file names got modified the link rolls back to the file path on the original m/c where the link was created and the relinking is not working.
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Updated to iMovie version 10.0 Opened it. All my clips and projects were there. Then it crashed. Now no clips no projects. If I try and import them they are dimmed. If I try and 'update projects and events' a dialogue box says no files found.

Have macbook pro 2012, running Maverick. Updated to iMovie version 10.0 Opened it. All my clips and projects were there. Then it crashed. Now no clips no projects. If I try and import them they are dimmed. If I try and 'update projects and events' a dialogue box says no files found.
Have tried restarting computer, no joy. Help!!

The reply from Nerval fixed it. It is very simple and it works.
If you have a lot of Projects and Events, leave the iMovie running for a long time. I had 160G and it took 4hrs. It is doing it in the background so don't shutdown too quick.
Thanks Nerval.

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