CS3 Toolbar question

Yes I know, its CS3 but this is what I have and I'm taking a class using it. I am having a problem with CS3 Flash and the toolbar on the left. Certain tools have options and those options are not showing up. Yes, I went to Customize Tools panel and checked and those options are listed to the right of each tool that should have them (example: Rectangle tool: oval tool, polystar tool , etc) and even hit reset to default and still those options do not show up on the actual toolbar. I made a graphic thinking that would make them show up and no it didn't. It seems to be a problem for each tool that has a options and they are 1. Free Transform Tool, 2. Pen tool and 3. Rectangle tool. Hopefully I am just having a major brain fart and its something simple. But I did have major issues installing the CS3 Web Premium . I hope I don't have to do a reinstall.. groan. I know I had major issues with Photoshop too but it appears to be working ok. HELP... week one homework is due this weekend !

To get the extras to appear in the toolbar, you need to press and hold down the cursor on the symbol in the toolbar--it should appear while you are holding it down.
CS3 is a good thing, so there's no reason to feel bad about using it... some folks still use it as a preference even after acquiring the newer versions.

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Another "What to run CS3 on" question

I'm an R&D Engineer and started a couple years ago doing video work for the company I work for and am in need of a laptop to work on as a mobile work station. I travel a lot and need to keep up with things rather than come home to a huge project while I have other work backing up while I am gone.
I've researched many lap tops, Alienware looked great till you start searching for reviews. Looked at Macbook pro but I guess I am rebelling against Mac for no apparent reason (like pc's, call me weird). Dell...well they own Alienware and have seen some similar reviews and not sure the config is what I'm looking for, so here is what I am down to.
HP HDX
Vista Home Premium (32-Bit) Yes I know some have had issues with Vista for some crazy reason I'm willing to give it a go.
Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz
3GB Memory
512 Nvidia GeForce 8800m Video card
2 internal 120GB Sata Drives @ 7200 rpm (Called HP and they said the two drives are not striped in a raid configuration)
Will also run a eSata external in Raid 0 Gig unknown at this time.
I pretty much use PP CS3 and PhotoShop CS3 for most of my work But I am a AE junkie, a cold beer and a nice long session with After Effects CS3 is what I call a hot Satarday night nowadays. I am working with a GL2 at the moment but will be moving to HD sometime this year. What I would like to do here is be able to function, without massive head aches and get my work done and enjoy my downtime stuck in hotel rooms working in AE.
Its okay if render time is longer than on my custom desktop, gotta get out and eat sometimes. So the big question is in your experience is it possible to run CS3 Production Premium Suite on this system and have a ball with it or is there a better machine for a mobile work station out there?
Right now the imaginary buget is at 3,000 but I'd go a bit more for piece of mind if needed and I'm not concerned with size or weight, its not for working on an airplane or at Starbucks.
Thanks in advance for your opinion and don't be uncomfortable about being brutal, good or bad I want to hear it.
Woody

I don't see any problems other than...
- you won't be able try different display cards.
(no dual screens and no incompatibility workarounds.)
- you won't be able to try any high end HD-SDI capture cards.
(you may need one for full HD ingest.)
- how are you going to capture your video onto the laptop?
(you'll need a firewire pci card to capture HDV, you won't be able to capture full HD without a high end HD-SDI card.)
- i would get the fastest cpu you can afford.
- i would get the largest screen you can get on a laptop.
- make sure the laptop has video outputs.

What's up with the mountain lion toolbar question mark on the right side?

There was a picture connected to the right side of my toolbar. I deleted it and now a question mark sits in its place. How do I access this and correct it?

The question mark is an orphaned alias. Cmd-drag it off and poof it!

Adobe Flash CS3 Rollover Question

This should be a relatively simple question. I am using Adobe
Flash CS3. I created an image in photoshop with layers and imported
it in to flash. Basically the image I have is a map with a bunch of
different states and my goal if when a user rolls over a state I
want to state to display a color. As many of you know states are
not in perfect rectangles, so when I do this click on a layer,
convert to a symbol, then change the rollover state to the way I
want it, the active rollover "hotspot" overlaps with other states
because the layer outline overlaps with the other layers. Therefore
I can not produce the ability to click or rollover neighboring
states. Basically I need to use some type of hotspot function or
tool to get rid of the default rectangle that revolves around the
state.
Please give me specific directions on how to change the layer
shape to conform more with the actual layer rather than a rectangle
surrounding the layer.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Neil

Bookmark and download Flash from here, DO NOT trust any website telling you to install anything or follow their links.
Flash update
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Silverlight update
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx
There is a FlashBack trojan making the rounds which tries to con people into installing it by looking like it's the real thing.
Make sure your Flash (and Silverlight) is current by running these checks
http://flashbuilder.eu/flash-player-version.html
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
You Mac likely will come across sites and content that won't play in Quicktime or in your web browser unless you install additonal codecs
You can get them here
Perian
http://perian.org/
VLC
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
Flip4Mac $29
http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm
How to install
When you click a link, a download of the installer file occurs to your Downloads Folder usually located next to your Trash Can or in your Users Folder.
Open the folder and double click (or File: Open) the download and icon can appear on your desktop which you open and inside is a installer package which you double click on to launch the installer.
OS X will check the download to make sure you intended to start it and that it's not malware it knows about.
Follow the installer instructions to install the software onto your computer and quit when finished.
Some require the browsers to be closed first, others require the machine to be restarted to enable the software.
Once the install is completed, remove any and all downloads from your Download folder, it's safer to keep this folder empty so you can keep track of what appears in there.
Drive by downloads of malware can occur and reside in the Downloads folder, mixing in with files residing there and await your click to install.

"AFX CS3 - RAM Question"

hi,
i have a question about the usage of RAM in After Effects CS3.
If i start AFX it says "using 5% of 3GB" - but i got 5GB...the same number appears while i'm previewing my comp.
System: 5GB RAM - 2x Dual Core 2,6 Ghz MAC / Tiger
Thx.

See the
"Render multiple frames simultaneously" section of After Effects CS3 Help on the Web for the "how".
See the other sections in
"Memory, storage, and performance" for the gory details of how After Effects uses RAM and such.

Belated CS3 Layer Question

Hello,
I apologize for asking a question about CS3, but that's what I happen to be using at the moment. How do I unlock the initial background layer or create new layers when editing, say, a .png? In previous versions, that layer could be unlocked just by double-clicking and setting the layer to Layer 1, and creating new layers would automatically change the image to a .psd while it was being worked on.
I can't believe that I'd actually have to make a new image and copy/paste everything to it; I must just be missing the way to unlock the layer or have my settings set incorrectly.
Thank you for your time

goldsunstar wrote:
I apologize for asking a question about CS3, but that's what I happen to be using at the moment. How do I unlock the initial background layer or create new layers when editing, say, a .png? In previous versions, that layer could be unlocked just by double-clicking and setting the layer to Layer 1, and creating new layers would automatically change the image to a .psd while it was being worked on.
I can't believe that I'd actually have to make a new image and copy/paste everything to it; I must just be missing the way to unlock the layer or have my settings set incorrectly.
You still double-click on the layer in the Layers Palette. You can also right-click or bypass the renaming step with Alt-click.

Startup with Premiere Pro CS3 - few questions

Hi,
I am totally newbie to video editing (and to ADOBE CS programs).
To introduce, here's my setup.
New camcorder (Canon VIXIA HV30, HDV format, miniDV) - still in the owner manual for very basic things...
Premiere Pro CS3 (soon CS4 as entitled to upgrade)
Vista x64 Home Premium
Core 2 Duo 1.86 Ghz, 4GB RAM
Firewire card
I just started to fool around with CS3 and with this camcorder, doing some tests (I use the mini DV HD tapes).
When I capture to Premiere, here are some of the annoying things happening :
1) instead of viewing in real time what is happening, I get a multilingual screen saying that tape is being captured... (very very useful !!...)
2) when I playback the scene, I see edges of things kind of blinking white - just the edges - some sort of what I would call 'distortion' but maybe it's not the right term... Is this just a matter of not having a high-end video card and then, I should not worry: the editing I would do would not appear on a DVD or a published video ? Or, am I doing something wrong ? (last but not least: does it have to do with the camera ? - although I do not see this when watching on the camera side viewer.)
3) This camera can shoot 30p, 24p, hi-def (but HDV format - not AVCHD): what should be the setup to choose :
- on the camera ?
- when I launch Premiere and am prompted with a window to choose format?
Let's start with these basic questions...
Thanks in advance,
Rob

Rob,
1.) You *may* have problems with CS3 and 64-bit OS. CS4 is optimized to work with (though it is still a 32-bit app) 64-bit OS. Things *should* be better. CS3 works beautifully with 64-bit OS for some. Others are not so lucky.
2.) With the Capture of HDV, you will not get real-time Capture preview - nature of the beast.
3.) Can you post a tiny amount of this footage, or a still cap to show what it looks like?
Good luck,
Hunt

Photoshop CS3 to Dreamweaver CS3 CSS question

Hi all,
I am sorry if this is allready dicussed a couple of times.I did a search and just could not find it. When I export a site from Photoshop CS3 to DIV (generate CSS by ID) it is aligned to the left and all DIV's have a specific position on the page. How can I get my site to center in Dreamweaver CS3 without having to adjust al separate DIV's?
For Example: When I export from Photoshop all slices are exported as folowed.
#Table_01 {
position:absolute;
left:auto;
top:0px;
width:832px;
height:562px;
right: auto;
#test-13 {
position:absolute;
left:275px;
top:26px;
width:9px;
height:189px;
#test-14 {
position:absolute;
left:284px;
top:26px;
width:128px;
height:98px;
I know how to make a DIV center (with Margin auto left and right) but I do not know how to center all DIV's at once.
I hope you are willing to help me with this. In case you have more questions let me know.

The answer is to not let Photoshop write either your HTML or your CSS for you. What you show is a disaster waiting to happen, really, and is characteristic of the kind of mess produced by any wizard that writes HTML based on a graphic layout. Use your graphics editors to produce your graphics. Build your page in DW. It's a much better way to go.
I know how to make a DIV center (with Margin auto left and right) but I do not know how to center all DIV's at once.
I hope you are willing to help me with this. In case you have more questions let me know.
Leaving your page with all absolutely positioned elements is really asking for trouble, but here's how to make them all center at once -
Change this -
</head>
to this -
<style type="text/css">
#wrapper { width:760px; margin:0 auto;position:relative; }
/* 760px will display on an 800px screen maximized browser window without */
/* horizontal scrollbars. Change as needed */
</style>
</head>
change this -
<body ...>
(the ellipsis represents any other attributes that might be mentioned in the body tag, and SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED EXPLICITLY!)
to this -
<body ...>
<div id="wrapper">
and this -
</body>
to this -

</div>
</body>
and see if that helps.

Remove Contribute CS3 toolbar in MS Office?

Is there a way to remove the Contribute toolbar from the MS
Office applications? I know it was possible in version 4 but I
don't see it in CS3 (4.1).
Any help would be appreciated.

To remove the Contribute plug ins - you will need to close
both Contribute and MS Office applications. Then navigate to
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Contribute CS3 and rename the
following file from officeplugin.dll to officeplugin.dllOLD. When
you relaunch Word, Excel or Outlook - the Contribute toolbar should
be removed.
If you choose to add the toolbar again in the future, you
just need to remove the OLD from the file name. Then bring up the
command.exe window and browse to the program's directory C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Adobe Contribute CS3\ and then run the following
command: regsvr32 officeplugin.dll
This will re-register the .dll file responsible for the
toolbar.

Rookie CS3 Button Question,

Hello all,
I'm fairly new to encore and got a project dropped in my lap today a work. I'm sure this is simple ,but I don't know exactly what to search for. so here we go:
I have a complete .PSD file that the client wants to use as a menu. The buttons have three versions: 1. Original state, as you would see it on the screen. 2. Highlighted, what you would see if you move the cursor over the button and 3. Selected, the button will highlight when you push play/enter.
My question is how do I set these layers in the menu to react with the cursor properly?
I only have two buttons on the menu (play and Scene select) and three versions of each button (mentioned above) built in as layers in the PSD. and i have no idea how to set the links/hierarchy.
any help/guidance/tut links would be appreciated. they seemed to have misplaced the manuals, so I've gotta rule that out for now.....

The beauty to using Stanley's suggestion of starting with one of the Templates, is that the Button Layer Sets and the necessary naming conventions will be there for you, already. Saves a lot of mistakes and extra work.
Make special note of the Button Layer and Layer Sets' naming. Those initial characters are VERY important, as the take a regular, Layered PSD and turn it into a functioning Menu in Encore.
I will Rename those Layers & Layer Sets, AFTER the space (leaving those necessary characters in place), to match up with my Timelines, or other Assets. Then, rather than trying to remember that "Button 1" one Scene Selection Menu 3 links to "Liz's Birthday," I will see the name, "Liz's Birthday."
I also name my Timelines, usually from" 01 Intro," to "0x Whatever," so I can easily see the order, and then use those names (after the space). I find that a little extra work initially, saves me a lot of extra work and confusion, later on.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - I also highly recommend Jeff Bellune's book, The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe EncoreDVD 2.0, Focal Press. Though written for EncoreDVD 2.0, 100% of the book translates directly to CS3 & CS4.

Premiere Pro CS3 Capture Question (Firewire to USB Converter)

Does Premiere Pro CS3 support capture through a Firewire to USB Converter? More specifically, we have one particular PC laptop that does not have a firewire port, only USB 2.0. So we were thinking of getting a firewire to USB converter. Will that work for capturing footage from our Mini DV camera?
Camera is Canon XH-A1S HD and a firewire cable will be running from this camera to the firewire to USB converter, then a USB cable will be running out of the converter into the dual core laptop with Windows 7, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 460M video card.
Thank you!

Might work then again it might not. Have not heared of any positive results. In other words imo its a waste of money.
You need a real firewire connection.

Toolbar question

I just set up my new 27" iMac. I'm trying to set up the basic stuff right now and am going nuts that I can't find a way to add the stop/reload button to add to the toolbar. I use that pretty often and am really annoyed that it is saying I have to go to the view and find the reload in the drop down menu. Am I missing something or is this not available on this version? I went and checked my old iMac and it is one of the options on customize toolbar but not here!!!!
Sheesh, seems pretty common thing to use, who needs a freaking autofill feature but wouldn't want the reload option.
Annette

There is currently no option in Safari 4 to customize the placement of the reload/stop icon. If you would like to see one, send Apple Feedback with your feature request.
In the meantime, you might try Command + R on the keyboard to reload a page & Command + period to stop one loading.
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CS2- CS3 Observer questions.

Hello.
Im porting a plugin from CS2 to CS3 on MAC and have run into a problem with the observer structure.
In the CS2 plugin we simply used the default values available, IID_IUNKOWN & IID_IOBSERVER...
i IsAttached (IObserver *observer, const PMIID &interestedIn=IID_IUNKNOWN, const PMIID &asObserver=IID_IOBSERVER)=0
Called simply like this... mySubject->AttachObserver(this);
As of CS3 however this no longer possible for the "intrestedin" parameter to be left undeffined, instead the specific IID you want to monitor is required. If I understand things correctly.
i AttachObserver (IObserver *observer, const PMIID &interestedIn, const PMIID &asObserver=IID_IOBSERVER)=0
Where can I find information on what IID is connected to what action? My main interest is in guide movements and switching documents both of which my plugin have to react to.
What IID should be used to notify the plugin of movement of a guide?
What IID should be used to notify the plugin of switching of the current document?
Is there any documentation anywhere on what IIDs should be used to monitor what actions?
Grateful for any help.
Carl Johan Rydberg.

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Mail message toolbar question

I am now using Lion (which installed first time and no issues to date) and Mail 5.0 and this reply from another discussion:
that window can also have a toolbar. With that email's window frontmost and active, go to the View menu and select Show Toolbar, You can also select the Customize Toolbar item just below that one to change the items in the toolbar.
The same pertains to the New Message compose window.
does not seem to work. This seems to be a change with Lion, from what I can gather.
I can use the View menu to show and hide the toolbar on both an opened message and a new message, but the option below it to customise it, is greyed out.

Very odd, I wonder why it won't give me those options. Anybody else having the same problem or can suggest an answer ?

"Favorites" on the toolbar question

I've made about 6 Folders to hold my Favorite Web sites, but every time I click to add another site it moves those Folders to the right, until they're gone from the screen. Is there any way to have the sites you add appear to the Right of those Folders instead of the Left, which soon shoves them off the screen?

Barney, You can create 'Folders' for your toolbar that hold your favorite sites. For example, my first Folder holds all my families sites, like on Facebook, their Websites, etc. When I click on 'Family' a menu drops down and I can click on my favorite family site. I have about 6 of those Folders, so all my Favorites/Bookmarked sites aren't off the right edge of the screen. But as I add bookmarks, it pushes those Folders to the right and eventually off the screen.
I guess there's no way to have the 'new' Favorite sites go to the right so my Folders stay put. But thanks to both of you for trying to help anyway.

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