Custom Swatch Panel
Hello,
I want to create a custom color swatch panel for Illustrator. But I cant figure out a way to add swatches to the panel and drag/drop them into file.
Kindly guide me to an example or the steps required to build such a panel. I'm new to flex sdk
Thanks
There's no example or good set of steps for doing that. Getting a list of swatches in the document is fairly easy (AISwatchListSuite) but turning that into nice thumbnails of the swatches is actually something AI doesn't provide. We have to internally render them off-screen and convert them into our own image class for rendering in our UI (we use Qt). I don't know what you'd have to do to turn that into icons for CS Extensions, since I've never used that.
Drag & drop is a whole other problem. That'll be entirely CS Extensions though. Assuming you have them rendered nicely in your panel, and the extension API lets you do things like drag & drop into the file, it would be fairly easy to apply the specified swatch to the object. I'd be surprised if that D&D functionality was there though. But I know very little of the CS Extension Manager so don't trust my opinion on that!
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Hi yall,
I created this custom swatch palette which allows a person to keep swatch info in this palette and instantiate it in documents. The palette can store notes about a particular swatch and there is a save button somewhere which will save your palette state as an xml file.
//==================================================HOBO SWATCHES by Vasily ===========================================//
// BETA
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ Hobo Swatches_v1.jsx !Version! Sat Jan 18 2014 22:36:40 GMT-0600
function swatchPalette(){
//===================================================Icon Resources========================//
var infoBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[10, 3, 5, 5], ellipsePath:true, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 15], [15, 11], [18, 11], [18, 9], [13, 9], [8, 9], [8, 11], [11, 11], [11, 15], [7, 15], [7, 17], [19, 17], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var addBtnSrc='({total:1, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.14, 1], pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, total:2}})';
var rmvBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.22, 0], pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:3}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.27, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var rstBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'group_1:{'+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[45, 4, 12, 12], ellipsePath:true, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[51, 12], [51, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:3}, total:2}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_7:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[5, 16], [5, 5], [11, 5], [11, 10], [7, 10], [12, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_6:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[20, 5], [15, 5], [15, 15], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_5:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[14, 10], [18, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[34, 5], [29, 5], [29, 15], [34, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[29, 10], [32, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[21, 15], [26, 15], [26, 10], [22, 10], [22, 5], [27, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[39, 16], [39, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[35, 5], [42, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:8}})';
var labModelSrc='({total:3, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[1, 1, 1], pathPoints:[[4, 2], [4, 8], [7, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 1, 1], pathPoints:[[12, 3], [12, 8], [9, 8], [9, 5], [12, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[1, 1, 0], pathPoints:[[15, 2], [15, 8], [18, 8], [18, 5], [15, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}})';
var cmykModelSrc='({total:4, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0, 1, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 9], [5, 9], [5, 8], [3, 8], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 2], [2, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 3], [9, 3], [9, 4], [8, 4], [8, 3], [7, 3], [7, 2], [6, 2], [6, 3], [6, 5], [6, 9], [7, 9], [7, 5], [8, 5], [8, 6], [9, 6], [9, 5], [10, 5], [10, 9], [11, 9], [11, 2], [10, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[16, 2], [16, 3], [15, 3], [15, 4], [14, 4], [14, 3], [13, 3], [13, 2], [12, 2], [12, 4], [13, 4], [13, 5], [14, 5], [14, 9], [15, 9], [15, 5], [16, 5], [16, 4], [17, 4], [17, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[19, 5], [19, 2], [18, 2], [18, 9], [19, 9], [19, 6], [20, 6], [20, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 8], [21, 8], [21, 6], [20, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[22, 9], [22, 8], [21, 8], [21, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[21, 3], [20, 3], [20, 5], [21, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[22, 2], [21, 2], [21, 3], [22, 3]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, total:5}})';
var rgbModelSrc='({total:5, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 2], [2, 9], [3, 9], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 5], [3, 5], [3, 7], [4, 7], [4, 6], [6, 6], [6, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[5, 8], [5, 7], [4, 7], [4, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[6, 9], [6, 8], [5, 8], [5, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[7, 9], [11, 9], [11, 6], [9, 6], [9, 7], [10, 7], [10, 8], [8, 8], [8, 3], [10, 3], [10, 4], [11, 4], [11, 2], [7, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0, 0, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[13, 5], [13, 3], [15, 3], [15, 5], [16, 5], [16, 2], [12, 2], [12, 9], [16, 9], [16, 6], [15, 6], [15, 8], [13, 8], [13, 6], [15, 6], [15, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var grayModelSrc='({total:7, '+
'shape_6:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[7, 2], [7, 9], [8, 9], [8, 3], [10, 3], [10, 5], [8, 5], [8, 7], [9, 7], [9, 6], [11, 6], [11, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_5:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 8], [10, 7], [9, 7], [9, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[11, 9], [11, 8], [10, 8], [10, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.82, 0.82, 0.83], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 9], [6, 9], [6, 6], [4, 6], [4, 7], [5, 7], [5, 8], [3, 8], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 4], [6, 4], [6, 2], [2, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0.35, 0.36, 0.38], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 3], [13, 3], [13, 2], [15, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0.35, 0.36, 0.38], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 3], [15, 5], [13, 5], [13, 3], [12, 3], [12, 9], [13, 9], [13, 6], [15, 6], [15, 9], [16, 9], [16, 3]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.2, 0.22, 0.24], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[21, 2], [21, 3], [20, 3], [20, 4], [19, 4], [19, 3], [18, 3], [18, 2], [17, 2], [17, 4], [18, 4], [18, 5], [19, 5], [19, 9], [20, 9], [20, 5], [21, 5], [21, 4], [22, 4], [22, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var noteMarkSrc='({total:4, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.53, 0.33, 0.26], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[11, 21], [11, 14], [4, 14]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0.97, 0.62], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[11, 21], [1, 21], [1, 14], [7, 14], [11, 19]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[1, 17], [6, 17]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[1, 19], [6, 19]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:1}})';
var okBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'group_1:{'+
'shape_5:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[11, 5], [5, 5], [5, 15], [11, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[28, 5], [22, 5], [22, 15], [28, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[14, 4], [14, 15], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[45, 5], [40, 5], [40, 15], [45, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[40, 10], [43, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[31, 15], [36, 15], [36, 10], [32, 10], [32, 5], [37, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:6}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], pathPoints:[47, 2, 15, 15], ellipsePath:true, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.93, 0.11, 0.14], pathPoints:[[51, 13], [58, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.93, 0.11, 0.14], pathPoints:[[58, 13], [51, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:3}})';
var addToDocBtnSrc='({total:5, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[22, 16], [13, 16], [13, 9], [17, 5], [22, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[11, 13], [8, 13], [8, 4], [11, 4]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[5, 10], [5, 7], [14, 7], [14, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[13, 9], [6, 9], [6, 8], [13, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 5], [10, 12], [9, 12], [9, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
//===================================================Basic Functions========================//
var UIElements=[Window,Group,EditText,Panel];
for(var i=0; i<UIElements.length; i++){
UIElements[i].prototype.setBg=function(rgb){
this.graphics.backgroundColor=this.graphics.newBrush(this.graphics.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [rgb[0],rgb[1],rgb[2]]);
function round2(num){
return Math.round(num*100)/100;
var env=ScriptUI.environment;
function convertAppColor(src,dest,clrArr){
return app.convertSampleColor(ImageColorSpace[src], clrArr, ImageColorSpace[dest], ColorConvertPurpose.defaultpurpose);
function currentTime(){
var time=new Date();
var hours=time.getHours();
var minutes=time.getMinutes();
var seconds=time.getSeconds();
if(seconds<10){seconds='0'+seconds;}
if(minutes<10){minutes='0'+minutes;}
var ampm=function(){
if(hours>12){
hours-=12;
return 'pm';
} else {
if(hours==0){hours=1;}
return 'am';
return (hours)+":"+minutes+":"+seconds+" "+ampm;
function getUIRGB(type, clr){
for(var x=0; x<clr.length; x++){
clr[x]=clr[x]*1;
if(type=="RGB"){
return [round2(clr[0]/255),round2(clr[1]/255),round2(clr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="CMYK"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],clr[3]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="GRAY"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr[0]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="LAB"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else {
return [0.5,0.5,0.5];
//===================================================Advanced Functions========================//
//===================================XML=============//
function wrapCDATA(str, propNm){
str = '<data>'+str+'</data>';
str = str.replace(/(\<data\>)/g, '<'+propNm+'><![CDATA[');
str = str.replace(/(\<\/data\>)/g,']]\>'+'</'+propNm+'>');
return XML(str);
function stringXmlSafe(str){
str=str.toString();
str=str.replace(/&(?!(amp;|gt;|lt;|quot;|apos;))/g,"&");
str=str.replace(/</g,"<");
str=str.replace(/>/g,">");
str=str.replace(/'/g,"'");
str=str.replace(/"/g,""");
return str;
function getXmlSwatchesArr(xmlFile){
var myFile=xmlFile;
myFile.open('r');
myFile.seek(0,0);
var fileStr=myFile.read();
myFile.close();
var xmlObj=XML(fileStr);
var swatchArr=[];
for(var x=0, ln=xmlObj.children().length(); x<ln; x++){
var sw={};
var thisSw=xmlObj.children()[x];
sw.name=thisSw.descendants("name").toString();
sw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.descendants("aiswatchkind").toString();
var comp=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp");
sw.colorComp={};
sw.colorComp.mode=comp.descendants("mode").toString();
sw.colorComp.comp=[];
for(var y=0, ln_2=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").children().length(); y<ln_2; y++){
sw.colorComp.comp.push(thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").childre n()[y]*1);
sw.notes=thisSw.descendants("notes");
sw.originDoc=thisSw.descendants("origindoc").toString();
swatchArr.push(sw);
return swatchArr;
function getXmlSwatchesXML(swatchArr){
XML.prettyIndent=4;
var xmlBody=new XML('<swatches></swatches>');
for(var i=0; i<swatchArr.length; i++){
var thisSw=swatchArr[i];
xmlBody.appendChild(new XML("<swatch></swatch>")); xmlBody.swatch[i].@order=i+1;
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<name>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.name)+"</name>"));
if(thisSw.name!='none'){
if(thisSw.info && thisSw.info.plating){
thisSw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.info.plating;
thisSw.colorComp.mode=thisSw.colorComp.typename;
thisSw.originDoc=thisSw.info.originDoc;
thisSw.notes=thisSw.info.notes;
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<aiswatchkind>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.aiSwatchKind)+"</aiswatchkind>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<colorcomp></colorcomp>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<mode>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.mode)+"</mode>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<colorvalues></colorvalues>"));
for(var j=0; j<thisSw.colorComp.comp.length; j++){
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].colorvalues[0].appendChild(new XML("<value>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.comp[j])+"</value>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].notes=wrapCDATA(thisSw.notes, 'notes');
xmlBody.swatch[i].origindoc=stringXmlSafe(thisSw.originDoc);
return xmlBody;
//===================================end XML=============//
// gets type and color array from swatch in swatch palette - for BT
function getAISwatchColor(processColorOrSpot,name){
function round2(num){
return Math.round(num*100)/100;
var result={type:null, name:null, colorArr:null, uiColor:null, plating:null, originDoc:null, creDt:null, rgbClr:null, cmykClr:null, grayClr:null, labClr:null};
var clr=processColorOrSpot;
result.name=name;
if(clr=="[RGBColor]"){
result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.red),round2(clr.green),round2(clr.blue)];
result.uiColor=[clr.red/255,clr.green/255,clr.blue/255]; result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[CMYKColor]"){
result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.cyan),round2(clr.magenta),round2(clr.yellow),round2(clr.black )]; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr.cyan,clr.magenta,clr.yellow,clr.black]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
}(); result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[GrayColor]"){
result.type="GRAY"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.gray)]; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr.gray]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
}(); result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[SpotColor]"){
clr=clr.spot;
if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.SPOT){
result.plating='Spot';
} else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.PROCESS){
result.plating='GlobalProcess';
} else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.REGISTRATION){
result.plating='Registration';
} else {
result.plating="Process";
var intClr=clr.getInternalColor();
for(var i=0; i<intClr.length; i++){
intClr[i]=round2(intClr[i]);
if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTLAB){
result.type="LAB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2]]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
} else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTRGB){
result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=[intClr[0]/255,intClr[1]/255,intClr[2]/255];
} else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTCMYK){
result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2],intClr[3]]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
var colorMode=result.type;
if(colorMode=="GRAY"){
colorMode="GrayScale";
var altClrs=[
result.rgbClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "RGB", result.colorArr),
result.cmykClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "CMYK", result.colorArr),
result.grayClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "GrayScale", result.colorArr),
result.labClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "LAB", result.colorArr),
for(var c=0; c<altClrs.length; c++){
for(var d=0; d<altClrs[c].length; d++){
altClrs[c][d]=round2(altClrs[c][d]);
result.originDoc=app.activeDocument.name;
result.creDt=currentTime();
return result;
function drawPath(shp, canvas){
var thisShp=shp;
if(thisShp.ellipsePath!=true){
var vectorPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
canvas.newPath(); canvas.moveTo(thisShp.pathPoints[0][0],thisShp.pathPoints[0][1]);
for(var j=0; j<vectorPts.length; j++){
var thisAnchor=vectorPts[j];
var x=thisAnchor[0], y=thisAnchor[1];
canvas.lineTo(x,y);
if(thisShp.closed==true){
canvas.closePath();
} else {
var cirPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
canvas.newPath();
canvas.ellipsePath(round2(cirPts[0]), round2(cirPts[1]), round2(cirPts[2]), round2(cirPts[3]));
canvas.closePath();
if(thisShp.fillColor!=null){
var clr=thisShp.fillColor;
var myBrush=canvas.newBrush(canvas.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,clr);
canvas.fillPath(myBrush);
if(thisShp.strokeColor!=null){
var clr=thisShp.strokeColor;
var myPen=canvas.newPen(canvas.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],1], thisShp.strokeWidth);
canvas.strokePath(myPen);
function drawImg(objString, canvasArea){
// using drawPath();
var obj=eval(objString.replace(/(^'|';$)/g,''));
var canvas=canvasArea.graphics;
var counter=obj.total;
while(counter>=0){
for(all in obj){
if(all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==counter){
var thisShp=obj[all];
if(all.match('group')){
var ctr=obj[all].total;
while(ctr>=0){
for(paths in obj[all]){
if(paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==ctr){
drawPath(obj[all][paths], canvas);
ctr--;
} else {
drawPath(thisShp, canvas);
counter-=1;
function btnSkin(elem,aClr,w,h){
var g=elem.graphics; var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,aClr);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath(); g.fillPath(brush);
var ltr=[aClr[0]*1.2,aClr[1]*1.2,aClr[2]*1.2];
for(var c=0; c<ltr.length; c++){
if(ltr[c]>1){
ltr[c]=1;
brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,ltr); g.newPath(); g.rectPath(0,0,w,h/2); g.fillPath(brush);
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1,1],2);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath();
g.strokePath(pen);
function createAltDisp(swObj, uiParent){
var altClrs=swObj.info.altClrs;
var modes=['CMYK','RGB','LAB','GRAY'];
for(var m=0; m<modes.length; m++){
if(swObj.colorComp.typename!=modes[m]){
var altG=uiParent.add('panel',undefined,modes[m]); altG.margins=[2,6,2,2];
altG.size=[80,88]; altG.spacing=2; altG.alignChildren='left';
if(modes[m]=="RGB"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'R: '+altClrs.rgbClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'G: '+altClrs.rgbClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.rgbClr[2]);
} else if(modes[m]=="CMYK"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'C: '+altClrs.cmykClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'M: '+altClrs.cmykClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Y: '+altClrs.cmykClr[2]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'K: '+altClrs.cmykClr[3]);
} else if(modes[m]=="LAB"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'L: '+altClrs.labClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'A: '+altClrs.labClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.labClr[2]);
} else if(modes[m]=="GRAY"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+altClrs.grayClr[0]);
function swatchInfoBox(swObj, uiParent){
var baseG=uiParent; // usually a group
var g_1=baseG.add("panel",undefined,"Swatch Info"); g_1.size=[340,340]; g_1.spacing=2; g_1.margins=[4,12,4,4];
var nameD=g_1.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.name,{readonly:true}); nameD.characters=20; nameD.justify='center';
if(swObj.name!='none'){
var mode=swObj.colorComp.typename;
var sep=g_1.add('panel'); sep.size=[310,2];
var g_1_0=g_1.add('group');
var txtG=g_1_0.add('group'); txtG.orientation='column'; txtG.spacing=2; txtG.margins=[2,2,2,2]; txtG.alignChildren='left';
txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Color Model: '+swObj.colorComp.typename);
txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Illustrator Swatch Type: '+swObj.info.plating);
var swD=g_1_0.add('panel'); swD.size=[34,34]; swD.setBg(swObj.fillColor);
var sep_1=g_1.add('panel'); sep_1.size=[310,2];
var g_1_1=g_1.add('group'); g_1_1.spacing=2;
if(mode=="RGB"){
var rD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Red: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Green: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Blue: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
} else if(mode=="CMYK"){
var cD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Cyan: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var mD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Magenta: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var yD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Yellow: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]+',');
var kD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[3]);
} else if(mode=="LAB"){
var lD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Luminance: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var aD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'a: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'b: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
} else if(mode=="GRAY"){
var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Gray-Scale Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]);
var g_1_2=g_1.add('group');
createAltDisp(swObj, g_1_2);
var sep_2=g_1.add('panel'); sep_2.size=[310,2];
var originDocG=g_1.add('group'); originDocG.orientation='row';
var originDocH=originDocG.add('statictext',undefined,"Originating Document");
var originDocE=originDocG.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.info.originDoc,{readonly:true}); originDocE.characters=18;
var g_1_3=g_1.add('panel',undefined,'Notes'); g_1_3.margins=[2,8,2,2]; g_1_3.spacing=2;
var notesE=g_1_3.add('edittext',undefined,'',{readonly:true, multiline:true}); notesE.size=[310,60];
if(swObj.info && swObj.info.notes && swObj.info.notes!=''){
notesE.text=swObj.info.notes;
var notesBtnG=g_1_3.add('group');
var viewBigBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"View Big");
var editBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Edit Notes");
var clearBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Clear Notes");
viewBigBtn.onClick=function(){
if(notesE.text!=''){
var notesW=new Window('dialog',"Notes in a bigger window:"); notesW.margins=[4,4,4,4];
var bignotesE=notesW.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true, readonly:true}); bignotesE.size=[300,360];
var closeNotes=notesW.add('button',undefined,"Ok");
notesW.show();
} else {
alert("There are no notes here.");
editBtn.onClick=function(){
var editResult=function(){
var newNotes=null;
var w=new Window('dialog','Edit Notes');
var inst=w.add('statictext',undefined,"Tip: use Ctrl+Return to enter in a carriage-return.");
var editE=w.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true}); editE.size=[310,160]; editE.active=true;
var btnG=w.add('group');
var okBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Set Notes (OK)');
var cclBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
okBtn.onClick=function(){
if(editE.text.replace(/\s/g)!=''){
newNotes=editE.text;
} else {
newNotes='';
w.close();
w.show();
return newNotes;
if(editResult!=null){
notesE.text=editResult;
swObj.info.notes=editResult;
swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
clearBtn.onClick=function(){
if(confirm("Are you sure you want to clear the notes?")==true){
notesE.text='';
swObj.info.notes='';
swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
function infoWindow(SESSION){ //======================================MINI UI
var noteChange;
var userChoice={showMode:SESSION.options.showMode, showNotes:SESSION.options.showNotes, noteChange:false};
var swatchBox=function(){
if(SESSION.selection.length==0){
return null;
} else if(SESSION.selection.length==1){
return SESSION.selection[0];
} else if(SESSION.selection.length>1){
return "--Multiple Selection--";
var w=new Window('dialog',"Swatch Info & Preferences"); w.margins=[4,4,4,4];
var g_0=w.add('group'); g_0.orientation='column'; g_0.spacing=4;
var g_0_1=g_0.add("group");
if(swatchBox!=null){
if(swatchBox=="--Multiple Selection--"){ // Multi
var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,swatchBox);
} else { //Single
if(swatchBox.name!='none'){
noteChange=swatchBox.noteChange;
swatchInfoBox(swatchBox, g_0_1);
} else {
var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"Empty Cell");
} else { // NONE
//var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"NONE");
var g_0_1=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Main Window Prefrences"); g_0_1.size=[340,44]; g_0_1.orientation='column';
var boxGrp=g_0_1.add('group');
var modelBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Color Mode"); modelBx.value=SESSION.options.showMode;
var noteBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Note Marker"); noteBx.value=SESSION.options.showNotes;
var g_0_2=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Persistence Options"); g_0_2.size=[340,54];
var saveBtn=g_0_2.add('button',undefined,"Save Current Session");
var okBtn=w.add('button',undefined,'Ok'); okBtn.size=[340,20]; okBtn.margins=[0,0,0,0];
okBtn.onClick=function(){
w.close();
saveBtn.onClick=function(){
var swcs=SESSION.swatchBoxes, swcsLn=SESSION.swatchBoxes.length;
var dir=SESSION.presetFolder;
var saveFl=File(dir+"/HoboSwatchSession.xml");
var blank=function(){
for(var s=0; s<swcsLn; s++){
if(swcs[s].name!='none'){
return false;
return true;
var go=false;
if(blank==true){
if(confirm('Set saved session to all blanks?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
go=true;
} else if(confirm('Save current session?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
go=true;
if(go==true){
if(!dir.exists){
dir.create();
saveFl.open('w');
saveFl.write('<?xml version="1.0"?>\r'+getXmlSwatchesXML(swcs));
saveFl.close();
if(saveFl.exists){
alert("Successfully Saved in: "+decodeURI(saveFl),'SUCCESS!');
} else {
alert("Sorry, "+decodeURI(saveFl)+"'s save operation was NOT successful!",'Failure... Horrible abysmal failure. :\'(');
w.show();
userChoice.showMode=modelBx.value;
userChoice.showNotes=noteBx.value;
userChoice.noteChange=function(){
if(swatchBox!=null && (swatchBox.noteChange != noteChange)){
return true;
return false;
return userChoice;
//===================================================For Bridge Talk========================//
function asSourceString(func, withArgs){
if(withArgs!=undefined && withArgs==true){
return func.toSource().toString().replace("(","").replace(/\)$/,"");
} else {
return func.toSource().toString().replace("(function "+func.name+"(){","").replace(/}\)$/,"");
function sendBTmsg(func, updateObj, resultFunc, resultFuncArgs){
if(updateObj==undefined){updateObj={self: 'nothing'}};
var updateObjName=updateObj.self;
if(updateObjName!=undefined){
var bt=new BridgeTalk;
bt.target='illustrator';
var btMsg=asSourceString(func);
for(all in updateObj){
if(all!='self'){
var rx=new RegExp(updateObjName+'\\.'+all,'g');
btMsg=btMsg.replace(rx,updateObj[all]);
bt.body=btMsg;
//$.write(btMsg);
if(resultFunc!=undefined){
bt.onResult=function(result){
resultFunc(result.body, resultFuncArgs);
bt.send();
} else {
$.writeln("Error, function 'sendBTmsg(func, updateOb)': the update object should have a 'self' property, indentifying its' name.");
function doNothing(){
var nothing=function(){
return;
function initSwatch(SESSION, sw, name, mode, clrArr, uiClr, info){ // Result of getting document swatches.
sw.fillColor=uiClr;
sw.name=name;
if(mode=="RGB" || mode=="LAB"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2]]};
} else if(mode=="CMYK"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2],clrAr r[3]]};
} else if(mode=="GRAY"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0]]};
sw.colorComp.name=sw.name;
SESSION.nameDisplay.text=sw.name;
sw.info=info;
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.coloredState);
if(info.plating=="Spot"){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.spotMark);
} else if(info.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.globalMark);
if(SESSION.options.showMode==true){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw[mode+'Model']);
if(SESSION.options.showNotes==true && sw.info && sw.info.notes!=''){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.noteMark);
if(sw.selected==true){
sw.removeDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
sw.refresh();
sw.instantiated=true;
sw.elem.helpTip=sw.getInfo();
//=========<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BT Function
function bt_func(){
var outcome={swatches:[],};
if(app.documents.length>0){
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var swcs=doc.swatches.getSelected();
if(swcs.length>0){
BTOBJ.func_convertAppColor;
BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
BTOBJ.func_getAISwatchColor;
for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
var thisSw=swcs[s];
if(thisSw.color!="[PatternColor]" && thisSw.color!="[GradientColor]"
&& thisSw.name!="[Registration]" && thisSw.name!="[None]"){
outcome.swatches.push(getAISwatchColor(thisSw.color, thisSw.name));
outcome=outcome.toSource();
} else {
alert("Please select some swatches from the document's swatches palette.");
} else {
alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
function bt_func_rt(objString, args){ //puts swatches into palette.
var docSws=eval(objString).swatches; var SESSION=args[0];
for(var s=0; s<docSws.length; s++){
var thisSw=docSws[s];
if(SESSION.selection[s]!=undefined){
if(thisSw.name!='none'){
var sw=SESSION.selection[s];
var info={plating: thisSw.plating, originDoc: thisSw.originDoc,
altClrs:{rgbClr:thisSw.rgbClr,cmykClr:thisSw.cmykClr,labClr:thisSw.labClr,grayClr:thisSw. grayClr},
notes: '',
initSwatch(SESSION, sw, thisSw.name, thisSw.type, thisSw.colorArr, thisSw.uiColor, info);
} else {
alert("Sorry, can't have a swatch by the name of '"+thisSw.name+"'");
function bt_func_2(){
BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
var outcome={};
if(app.documents.length>0){
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var swcs=eval(BTOBJ.sessionSelection);
var nonConflictingSwatches=[];
for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
var thisSw=swcs[s];
try{
doc.swatches.getByName(thisSw.name);
continue;
} catch(e){
nonConflictingSwatches.push(thisSw);
for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
for(var t=0; t<nonConflictingSwatches.length; t++){
var thisOtherSw=nonConflictingSwatches[t];
if(t!=s && thisSw.name==thisOtherSw.name){
nonConflictingSwatches.splice(s,1);
s=0;
break;
if(nonConflictingSwatches.length>0){
var swG=doc.swatchGroups.add(); var d=new Date();
swG.name="Added at "+((d.getMonth()+1)+"/"+d.getDate()+"/"+d.getFullYear()+" "+currentTime());
for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
if(thisSw.plating!='Process'){
var dsw=doc.spots.add();
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
dsw.color=function(){
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
var c=new RGBColor();
c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
var c=new LabColor();
c.l=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.a=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.b=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=0;
c.magenta=0;
c.yellow=0;
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
return c;
dsw.name=thisSw.name;
if(thisSw.plating=="Spot"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
} else if(thisSw.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.PROCESS;
swG.addSpot(dsw);
} else {
var dsw=doc.swatches.add();
var color=function(){
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
var c=new RGBColor();
c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
var c=new GrayColor();
c.gray=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
return c;
dsw.color=color;
dsw.name=thisSw.name;
swG.addSwatch(dsw);
outcome=outcome.toSource();
} else {
alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
//===================================================Used Objects========================//
var BTOBJ={
self: "BTOBJ",
doNothing: asSourceString(doNothing),
func_getAISwatchColor: asSourceString(getAISwatchColor, true),
func_convertAppColor: asSourceString(convertAppColor, true),
func_currentTime: asSourceString(currentTime, true),
func_round2: asSourceString(round2, true),
sessionSelection: null,
var ColorComp={
CMYK:{typename:'CMYK', name:'', comp: [0,0,0,0]},
RGB:{typename:'RGB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
LAB:{typename:'LAB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
GRAY:{typename:'GRAY', name:'', comp: [0]},
NULL:{typename:'NULL', name:'None', comp:null},
function SwatchBox(elem){
this.uiOrder=elem.order;
this.name='none';
this.elem=elem;
this.colorComp=ColorComp.NULL;
this.elem.parentObj=this; // access constructor through UI element.
this.selected=false;
this.instantiated=false;
this.refresh=function(){
this.assignOnDraw(this.currentDrawingState);
this.elem.hide(); this.elem.show();
this.elem.helpTip='none';
this.fillColor=[0.4,0.4,0.4];
this.selectedMark={id: 'selected',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0,0,0,0.7],3);
g.rectPath(2, 2, 19, 19); g.strokePath(pen);
pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1,1],2);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(2,7); g.lineTo(2,2); g.lineTo(7,2); g.strokePath(pen);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(21,7); g.lineTo(21,2); g.lineTo(16,2); g.strokePath(pen);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(2,16); g.lineTo(2,21); g.lineTo(7,21); g.strokePath(pen);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(21,16); g.lineTo(21,21); g.lineTo(16,21); g.strokePath(pen);
this.coloredState={id:'colored',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,elem.parentObj.fillColor);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(22,1); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(1,22); g.closePath();
g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
this.noneState={id:'none',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.4,0.4,0.4]);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(22,1); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(1,22); g.closePath();
g.strokePath(pen); g.fillPath(brush);
this.spotMark={id:'spot',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
g.newPath();
brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0,0,0]);
g.ellipsePath(18,18,2,2); g.fillPath(brush);
this.globalMark={id:'global',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
this.noteMark={id:'notes',
func:function(elem){
drawImg(noteMarkSrc, elem);
this.LABModel={id:'labmodel',
func:function(elem){
drawImg(labModelSrc, elem);
this.GRAYModel={id:'graymodel',
func:function(elem){
drawImg(grayModelSrc, elThank you W_J_T and here is the place where I got my drawing from:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5819478#5819478
* I posted the latest update at the bottom on Jan 25 2014.
The principles of this method are to draw by reading the string object and that;s how you can change colors and things by changing the eval-led objects and redrawing them with putting an updating function into OnDraw and hiding/showing the element to force the OnDraw. If you end up using this , I'd like to see some examples! -
Custom Swatch Libraries color shift
I created a custom swatch library for my client in Illustrator. RGB values.
I loaded the library in a new document (RGB Color Mode) and filled an element with one of these loaded swatch colors.
When I double-clicked the color in the fill box, the RGB color values had shifted slightly. Why is this?
When I double-clicked the same color in the Swatch panel, the color values remained accurate.It's a collection of logo versions. Some for web, some for print.
Sounds like I'd need the following Libraries (this is getting complicated and confusing--am I too far in the weeds on this or right where I should be?):
1. Pantones for Print.
Create a document with a Print Profile, set the document color mode to CMYK.
Open the Pantone+ Solid Coated Library, and bring in the given colors.
*Here's the thing though. Illustrator CC's Pantone values for RGB and CMYK don't match the RGB and CMYK values in Pantone+ Color Bridge Book exactly.
So what do I do? Also create a CMYK Library of CMYK equivalents that do match the Pantone+ Color Bridge Book? Because when Illustrator does the conversion, it's way off.
2. Pantones for Web.
Create a document with a Web Profile, set the document color mode to RGB.
Open the Pantone+ Solid Coated Library, and bring in the given colors.
Then also create an RGB Library of RGB equivalents that do match the Pantone+ Color Bridge Book?
This would total 4 Libraries. Pantones for Print. CMYK. Pantones for Web. RGB. -
Hi,
can I somehow save individual custom Swatch folders? It seems to save only the "Default Swatches" folder (which makes the option for other folders somewhat pointless)...
Is it also possible to adjust the size of the swatch icons/squares?
Thanks.Unfortunately not. You may only customize and save your default Swatch to be available across all documents by default.
Multiple Swatches/folders option is provided to let you organize (or restrict) the colors for a given project only and gets saved for corresponding project .
You may wish to try out new workflows using the Kuler Panel (that lets you reuse themes) as explained here: Flash Professional Help | Working with Kuler Panel
If you'd like to make any suggestions, post them here: Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form
Thanks,
Nipun -
Custom swatches. Where do I put them?
I recently downloaded some custom paper swatches from Neenah Paper to use with a letterhead design I'm creating. Where is the best place to save custom paper swatches on my Mac? Is there a common folder I can put them in that will allow me to share the custom swatches amongst all of my Adobe apps?
Thanks!The Neenah downloads are .ase files so you have to load them into the app's swatches panel. In ID if you load them without any docs open they will be in the panel for every new document.
The swatches Neenah is providing are spot color ink swatches defined as CMYK, so I don't really see how they would be useful for simulating a paper. In InDesign there's only one Paper swatch [Paper] so if you want to try and simulate ink on a colored paper, edit the [Paper] swatch and turn on Overprint while you work. -
How to customize size of "Swatches" Panel in Photoshop CS 4/5?
Hello,
1) Using the edge of the bottom right hand corner you can drag a swatches panel to a smaller or larger size.
The picture above was taken when the swatch panel's dimensions counld not be further dragged down into a smaller size. I want to reduce the swatches panel's dimensions to only show one row of small colour thumbnails to increase space of my workplace within Photoshop CS5.
2) Also, I would be eternally thankful if any one of you could tell me how to assign shortcut keys for custom colour swatches that I select using the eyerdropper tool and save into the swatches panel.You can collapse your panels down to icons, arrainge them in a single column, and dock them to the side of the workspace. Clicking on the icon will open the panel, and clicking again will collapse it back.
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Why does my new saved swatch not appear in the Swatches panel when I open a new document?? Thanks :)
I can create a new swatch and save it. It appears in the Swatches panel. But when I close (or save and close) the document, then open a new one/existing old one, my new swatch is no longer in the Swatches panel!?
I have tried finding the answer on forums/Adobe books etc but to no avail - it is driving me mad!!!
ThanksThat's because a new file defaults to the "default template". You can save a file as a custom template, then open your template to use the custom swatches.
I'm not saying I like this. It's just the way it is.
Any file can be opened as a "swatch library", as well. If you've created files with custom swatches and want access to them, go to: Swatch panel flyout menu>Open Swatch Library>Other Library, then find the file containing the swatches. It will open as a "Library" and you can click swatches to add them to the current Swatch panel. You can also set the Library to be "Persistant" by going to "Library Panel flyout menu>Persistant". Then that Library will open anytime you open Illustrator. -
Is there a way in Illustrator CS3 or CS4 to add individual swatches or a group of swatches that have specific names for my workflow into the swatches panel? I have found that I can do this with a new document with the "New Document Profile" and also I can load a custom swatch library in Illustrator.
I would like a few certain swatches to always show up in the swatches panel, or to quickly load them, without browsing thru several windows.
Do I need a script to do this?
MaariYou do not need a script but yu do this I copied it from my post on another thread.
The way yo do this is go to the Users/Username/Library/Application
Support/Adobe/US_en/Adobe Illustrator CS 4/New Document Presets/Print
if that is the preset you use to create new files or any of the others
or do this to all of preset files.
You open the file in AI and you take your the colors you want as
swatches and load them in the swatches panel and delete all the others
and save the file or save as and over write the file. Yu n then import
those swatches into the other presets and you save those as well to
the same location overwriting the originals.
Now when you open a new document for print or any other preset you
have only the colors you want.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/446074?tstart=0 -
Adobe Captivate 8 - How to Remember Project Custom Swatches
Is there a way to replace default swatches with custom swatches 'permanently', for example by embedding them in a template? I've created a template with my custom swatches but it doesn't seem to be a solution. Captivate loads the swatches panel with default swatches each time I create a new file or open an existing project.
I know, the whole color work flow in Captivate is bit mysterious, and most users don't bother about it. The swatches panel was almost not used in CP7. I ended up by creating my own swatches in the scratch area of a project if colors were important, and I believe consistency in colors is important, don't misunderstand me.
Now it has improved a little bit, but I'm still trying to figure out the best work flow. You are right, I should expect to be able to save my swatches panel either with a workspace, or within the Preferences, or if you want within the Object Style manager. But Captivate has not even a foreground/background color button, it used to have two color buttons in the vertical toolbox that they banned from the present version
With each new project I try to find out a better way to manage colors, but still didn't succeed. And you are very rare, there are almost never questions about color management. Glad I'm not alone anymore.
What I'm doing at this moment, is transfer 10 colors to a theme color palette from the swatches panel. Those 10 colors are also bit of a mystery. Some are used in the provided themes, some not. And the names don't correspond always with the objects they are used for (Subtitle is not used for subtitles, to give one example). But those theme colors, when applied to the theme, will result in changes of some object styles (not all...another question mark) and they are mostly available when a color dialog box pops up. I say mostly, they will for Fill, Stroke and Gradient colors, for some learning interactions but not for all. The 'tints' are based on the theme colors, color 4 is a theme color, color 5 is darker, the first three are lighter. That provides me in total 50 tints based on the theme colors.
A template is really a bridge too far, at least if you use that word as it is meant in Captivate for a cptl file, because I see the word template used for a lot of files, even for themes and almost never for a template.
Your theme color palette will be saved in the workspace, can be reused for any theme. And if you edit also the Object styles, those that are not yet adapting the to theme colors and the Skin you can save that theme as a custom theme and reuse it later for any project, of the same kind. Because themes for responsive projects can be used for normal projects but not the other way.
Sorry for that long answer, still not satisfied with it, just the result of my personal exploration. A blog post about that is not really worthwhile since almost nobody seems to care about colors. When consulting or repairing projects I do see more overridden styles than normal ones.
Lilybiri -
Bugs: open new doc, custom XMP panel crash
When opening a new document after starting Photoshop, it appears with half a checkboard pattern:
Drawing on it looks like below:
I also had an issue where I closed the doc (without saving) after drawing, then opened a new doc. The previous drawing then appeared partially twice (large, and a small version in top left corner) in the new doc, this only happened once though.
I added a custom XMP panel that works fine with CS5 to $user-dir\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\4.0\panels
On selecting the custom panel, in the File Info window, the panel window / CS6 crashes. (The grey window in the sshot below is an imprint of the irfanview settings I used to take these screenshots, this imprinting behaviour (not sure if it has a proper name) is reasonably common with crashed programs).
I am using the 64 bit version on Windows 7 business 64. 8GB RAM, Sys info from PS CS6 below:
Adobe Photoshop Version: 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00) x64
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:15, Stepping:6 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3
Physical processor count: 2
Processor speed: 2666 MHz
Built-in memory: 8191 MB
Free memory: 4745 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 7256 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 60 %
Image tile size: 128K
Image cache levels: 4
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
Video Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Video Card Renderer: GeForce GT 240/PCIe/SSE2
Display: 1
Display Bounds:= top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 960, right: 1280
Video Card Number: 1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
OpenCL Unavailable
Driver Version: 8.17.12.9610
Driver Date: 20120229000000.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Video Mode: 1280 x 960 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Video Card Memory: 512 MB
Video Rect Texture Size: 8192
Serial number: Tryout Version
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\Rusty\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
Startup, 136.7G, 48.9G free
Required Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Required\
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\
Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Installed components:
A3DLIBS.dll A3DLIB Dynamic Link Library 9.2.0.112
ACE.dll ACE 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
adbeape.dll Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55 66.1025012 66.1025012
AdobeLinguistic.dll Adobe Linguisitc Library 6.0.0
AdobeOwl.dll Adobe Owl 2012/02/09-16:00:02 4.0.93 66.496052
AdobePDFL.dll PDFL 2011/12/12-16:12:37 66.419471 66.419471
AdobePIP.dll Adobe Product Improvement Program 6.0.0.1642
AdobeXMP.dll Adobe XMP Core 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
AdobeXMPFiles.dll Adobe XMP Files 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
AdobeXMPScript.dll Adobe XMP Script 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
adobe_caps.dll Adobe CAPS 5,0,10,0
AGM.dll AGM 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
ahclient.dll AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library 1,7,0,56
aif_core.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
aif_ocl.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
aif_ogl.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
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ARE.dll ARE 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
AXE8SharedExpat.dll AXE8SharedExpat 2011/12/16-15:10:49 66.26830 66.26830
AXEDOMCore.dll AXEDOMCore 2011/12/16-15:10:49 66.26830 66.26830
Bib.dll BIB 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
BIBUtils.dll BIBUtils 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
boost_date_time.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_signals.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_system.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_threads.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
cg.dll NVIDIA Cg Runtime 3.0.00007
cgGL.dll NVIDIA Cg Runtime 3.0.00007
CIT.dll Adobe CIT 2.0.5.19287 2.0.5.19287
CoolType.dll CoolType 2012/01/18-15:07:40 66.492997 66.492997
data_flow.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
dvaaudiodevice.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvacore.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvamarshal.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvamediatypes.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvaplayer.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvatransport.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvaunittesting.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dynamiclink.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
ExtendScript.dll ExtendScript 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
FileInfo.dll Adobe XMP FileInfo 2012/01/17-15:11:19 66.145433 66.145433
filter_graph.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
hydra_filters.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
icucnv40.dll International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22 Build gtlib_3.0.16615
icudt40.dll International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22 Build gtlib_3.0.16615
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image_flow.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
image_runtime.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
JP2KLib.dll JP2KLib 2011/12/12-16:12:37 66.236923 66.236923
libifcoremd.dll Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler 10.0 (Update A)
libmmd.dll Intel(r) C Compiler, Intel(r) C++ Compiler, Intel(r) Fortran Compiler 10.0
LogSession.dll LogSession 2.1.2.1640
mediacoreif.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
MPS.dll MPS 2012/02/03-10:33:13 66.495174 66.495174
msvcm80.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 8.00.50727.6195
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msvcr100.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 10.00.40219.1
msvcr80.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 8.00.50727.6195
msvcr90.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 9.00.30729.1
pdfsettings.dll Adobe PDFSettings 1.04
Photoshop.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
Plugin.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
PlugPlug.dll Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlug Standard Dll (64 bit) 3.0.0.383
PSArt.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
PSViews.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
SCCore.dll ScCore 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
ScriptUIFlex.dll ScriptUIFlex 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
tbb.dll Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows 3, 0, 2010, 0406
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TfKernel.dll Kernel 9.3.0.113
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TFUGEOM.dll Adobe, UGeom© 9.3.0.113
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WRServices.dll WRServices Friday January 27 2012 13:22:12 Build 0.17112 0.17112
wu3d.dll U3D Writer 9.3.0.113
Required plug-ins:
3D Studio 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Accented Edges 13.0
Adaptive Wide Angle 13.0
ADM 3.11x01
Angled Strokes 13.0
Average 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Bas Relief 13.0
BMP 13.0
Camera Raw 7.0
Chalk & Charcoal 13.0
Charcoal 13.0
Chrome 13.0
Cineon 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Clouds 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Collada 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Color Halftone 13.0
Colored Pencil 13.0
CompuServe GIF 13.0
Conté Crayon 13.0
Craquelure 13.0
Crop and Straighten Photos 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 13.0
Crosshatch 13.0
Crystallize 13.0
Cutout 13.0
Dark Strokes 13.0
De-Interlace 13.0
Dicom 13.0
Difference Clouds 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Diffuse Glow 13.0
Displace 13.0
Dry Brush 13.0
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Embed Watermark 4.0
Entropy 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Extrude 13.0
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Fibers 13.0
Film Grain 13.0
Filter Gallery 13.0
Flash 3D 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Fresco 13.0
Glass 13.0
Glowing Edges 13.0
Google Earth 4 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
Grain 13.0
Graphic Pen 13.0
Halftone Pattern 13.0
HDRMergeUI 13.0
IFF Format 13.0
Ink Outlines 13.0
JPEG 2000 13.0
Kurtosis 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
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Lens Correction 13.0
Lens Flare 13.0
Liquify 13.0
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Mean 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
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Neon Glow 13.0
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Pinch 13.0
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Poster Edges 13.0
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Wind 13.0
Wireless Bitmap 13.0 (13.0 20120305.m.415 2012/03/05:21:00:00)
ZigZag 13.0
Optional and third party plug-ins: NONE
Plug-ins that failed to load: NONE
Flash:
Mini Bridge
Kuler
Installed TWAIN devices: NONEAccording to Nvidia's website, I already have the latest drivers installed (I updated them just a few days ago). I turned off hardware acceleration as you suggested, and that fixed the problem.
You can download the XMP panel that causes the crash from: http://www.iliveinabin.com/image-xmpPanel%20v2.zip That contains the source for the panel and also the compiled panel I'm using, which is in the target folder. -
My Illustrator does not allow me to change colors using swatches panel. Help pleas.
Few days ago I started having strange problems with my Illustrator CS5 application. I am using MacBook Pro with Intel Processor. After major update on the Mac OS few days ago I noticed I can not change colors in my drawings using swatches panel. The function on my Illustrator CS5 stopped working. When I select object and try to change its fill or stroke color using fill and stroke from the options bar above work space, none of the swatches would work. The are there how ever nothing hapends when I select them, the color remains the same.The same thing happens if I try to use the swatch panel, I select the object then I try to select new color from swatch but the fill or stroke does not change. I can only change color on my drawings using the color panel but that is not useful for me since I need to get precise colors using approved color swatches ether from pantone library or approved by client.
The other strange thing is my selection tool does not deselect when I click outside on or of the artboard, the object remains selected until I reselect another object or use the keyboard short cut to deselect it.
I have tried various options to resolve the issue from deleting and reseting preference to completely uninstalling and reinstalling Illustrator CS5. I even installed back my old CS4 version because I had to complete a project and the same issue is happens there as well. I also reset the application using Time Machine from few months ago when it was working correctly. What happens when I reset or reinstall the app, it works for about 10 min correctly as it should and and then it reverts to the same problem. I am out of options and do not know what else I could do to fix this. Right now I am working on my old Mac tower G5 and CS4 where everything works as it is suppose to, but I really need to get this fixed. Can any one help or has solution for my problem? Please.hey i m working on my illustrator and i m having many problems with my swatches
for example i use the green phosphorique i don't get this color i get another green
and many colors too it's like illustrator chooses for you the only green color
so please i kind of need help i can show you pictures of that i print screen viewed them.. so anybody who can help... pleaaaaaaaaaase contact me because i m having a project now..
my e mail is [email protected] i would be thankful
i even tried to download the illustrator on my friend's computer also i m having this problem .... -
Custom info panel from CS5 not showing in CS6
Do I need to move the custom panel entry from
"\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\3.0\custom" to a new location?
Also on a related front, at NAB I was asking about adding dropdown boxes to entries so we could standardize on a few set entries to make searching easier. I couldn't get an answer there - any ideas on the forums?You can design custom metadata panels - I have one for Client's name, project name, element type, Approved, etc. Whenever we generate files for a client we try to get the data filled in. It makes searching for clips from previous projects much quicker. The custom panel isn't showing in Bridge - i usually appears at the bottom of the metadata list after "File Properties" IPTC Core" etc.
The dropdown box question - Some of the data we want to be picked from a list to make searching more acurate. For instance - "Element Type" would either be "Interview", "Background", "Logo", etc. We just wnat everyone labeling things with the same terms. (See "Property Release Status" under the IPTC Extension) -
Using SDK to create custom XMP panel in Bridge CS4
Using the SDK materials how exactly does one go about creating their own custom XMP panel for Bridge CS4?
I feel like I'm getting close- I was able to copy the BasicControlSamplePanel folder from SDK to my local C drive @
C:\Documents and Settings\tony\Application Data\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\2.0\panels
I figure once that file is in the right place I can simply modify it to get custom fields
Now when I did this I noticed in Bridge when rightclicked on an image and clicked file info- the BasicControlSamplePanel tab was visible but upon clicking on BasicControlSamplePanel tab there was nothing in this dialogue box. Tried restarting computer- and still nothing- seems like it is the correct folder what do I need to do to get the properties to show up
Help please
Thanks
TonyHi Tony,
please refer to the section "Creating custom XMP properties using XML" in the XMP FILEINFO SDK PROGRAMMER’S GUIDE for information how to create custom panels for the metadata panels in applications like Bridge or Premiere.
Regards
Jörg
Adobe XMP
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