Going from CS4 to CS3

Greetings,
Once you've created a composition in a CS4 version of a program such as After Effects, are you able to open the comp in the CS3 version?
I know this problem arises with Adobe Audition when going from Audition 3 to any prior version, and I'm looking to go back to CS3 from CS4 (far too many bugs and I'm finding it far too unstable)
Thanks,
Sarah

You can copy keyframes manually if you have both versions installed on the same computer:
i http://generalspecialist.com/2007/10/opening-after-effects-projects-in.asp
- Jonas Hummelstrand
http://generalspecialist.com/

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Going between CS4 and CS3

Greetings,
Once you've created a composition in a CS4 version of a program such as After Effects, are you able to open the comp in the CS3 version?
I know this problem arises with Adobe Audition when going from Audition 3 to any prior version, and I'm looking to go back to CS3 from CS4 (far too many bugs and I'm finding it far too unstable)
Thanks,
Sarah

I work for a production company in Denver. I have CS4 at work and CS3 at home, and I was unable to bring my AE comp from 4 to 3. It said that AE comp was unable to open on 3 due to it being from a newer version. FYI, I had bugs and terrible preview playback and some bugs, Today I updated my NVidia driver, switched the playback quality to draft quality (by right clicking on the preview window), and put the Quality/Performance marker a step closer to performance on my NVidia Control panel, which was under the regular control panel. CS4 seems to be working great now.

Help on saving back from CS4 to CS3 with the crop mark issue.

I am not asking how to create crop marks I needing to know how to save back from CS4 to has already has been created in 3. See issue below.
I am the only one with CS4 in this office. I have to save back to CS3 for everyone else to read. When looking in the artboard, I can see the un-editable crop marks that were made in CS3, but when I work on the file and save it down, they can no longer call up the crop marks. Any clue as to were they might access what should be there?

These work great, thank you so much!
So long as I only work on new stuff, I guess it doesn't matter if I switch to CS3. :-) I'll turn down requests for major edits to long documents already done in CS4!
We have 2 feet of snow on the ground here and are expecting 10-20 more inches of snow starting around noon! DC is basically shut down. I live right in the middle of the District, and the roads are a mess here. I can't imagine how bad the suburbs are.
Thanks again!
Phyllis

Converting back and forth from CS4 to CS3 inDesign

Hi I have a favorite designer who only has CS3 -- I am working in CS4. We are working on a 200page book design layout and cover togehter. What are the risks of going back and forth? We did a test from me to her CS4-CS3 via INX. She could open the file just fine. This is a relatively simple text book with some Jpeg diagrams. Can the formatiing start jumping around -- or is the problem more in new advanced features in CS4.
thanks for any help Michael

Any of those scenarios will probably work. The reflow issue is that there are differences in the text engines between the versions.
When your designer opens your .inx file, the text is automatically recomposed and some line endings might change. This can cause the line count to change for a block of text and result in an overset situation or a new wido/orphan problem. Your designer wouldn't see your original line endings.
Conversely, when you open the CS3 file none of the text is recomposed until you start to edit, and then that story will recompose. You see the CS3 composition until you edit, or force a recompose using the Alt (Opt) + Ctrl (Cmd) + / Keyboard Shortcut, which is a recommended first step if you exchange files like this to avoid surprises late in the process.
The major points here are that sending files round trip is subject to text reflow which may or may not be critical (but you'll need to look at every page carefully to catch things like forced line breaks that no longer fall at appropriate locations and oversets or keeps problems) and you'll have to limit yourself to using only features supported in CS3 up to the point where it will remain in CS4 for finalization.

How to open INX from CS4 in CS3?

I have a file in CS4 that I saved as INX and it won't open in CS3. I get an error message that it is not a proper Interchange document. I have tried it from two different computers using CS4 with no success. Any ideas?

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Help converting files from CS4 to CS3

Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone has time to help me. I live in Washington, DC and we're buried in snow up here (!), so I'm not able to go to work. I can access my work files from home, but I only have ID CS3 at home (and CS4 at work). I have 2 InDesign files that I really need to be able to work with in CS3. Does anyone have time to save them to INX format for me? I zipped them together into a file here:
http://pjutter.com/CS4files.zip
I realize I'd lose some features, but it makes no difference. One of those is just a template, and the other just has info I need in it. If anyone can resave them for me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Can't wait to get a new home computer... Tried updating to CS4 on this one, but this machine's not up for it.
Thanks, Phyllis

These work great, thank you so much!
So long as I only work on new stuff, I guess it doesn't matter if I switch to CS3. :-) I'll turn down requests for major edits to long documents already done in CS4!
We have 2 feet of snow on the ground here and are expecting 10-20 more inches of snow starting around noon! DC is basically shut down. I live right in the middle of the District, and the roads are a mess here. I can't imagine how bad the suburbs are.
Thanks again!
Phyllis

"error LNK2019: unresolved external sym..." after porting SDKFilehelper function from CS4 to CS3

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#include "SDKFileHelper.h"
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It doesn't compile with Indesign SDK CS3, i get a LNK2019 unresolved external symbol for every call of ::SDKFileHelper.
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Cant save down from CS4 to CS3

I'm having issues with my Illustrator CS4. It's recently stopped saving files down to CS3. Says "Can't Save File" when I try to save it down to CS3.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I will find those things out as I am not the user. Only IT Support. Was just wondering if anyone
else has had this issue and could share there solution.
Another user can save down the same file to the same location without any issues. Don't know if this helps at all.
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Sending text from cs4 to cs3 - fonts and text not showing

Hi I am trying to send files of text (I am using CS4 illustrator) to somebody with CS3 illustrator. I save the files in CS3 format but the other person either can't open the file, the file is blank or missing parts of text. (The files usually contain a mix of fonts). When I send pictures these usually are ok.
I would be very grateful for an answer to this problem as it's holding me up for work.

How are you sending files? Via email? Are you "zipping" them first?
Does your file contain anything other than type, such as a placed raster image or an object with raster effects (glows, shadows) applied to it?
Have you opened the file again, after saving as a CS3 file to verify it's correct before you send it?

Going from LR2 to CS3 editing

Hi.
I can't seem to find any logic in the following: sometimes, when I want to go from Lightroom to Photoshop/CS3 for further editing, I'm being asked if I want to work on the original or on a copy. Sometimes I'm not. Most of the time I DO want to work on a copy, but I'm not promted to begin with. Why is this so?
rgds,
olek

If you are working on a TIFF, PSD or JPEG, you get the dlog to allow you to decide what option you want. If you open raw files, you DON'T get the dlog because since the raw file is considered a read only file, all you CAN to is open a copy.

Loosing page setup going from V10 to CS3.

When I try to open pages created in Illustrator 10 into CS3 they not only loose their page size and orientation but the page set up dialog box is not even available to change it. I have tried restarting both the printer, re-selecting the printer.
It's a HP 2500n color laser with the latest driver software.
Thanks.

When you have a dhcp address, use ifconfig to identify the address, broadcast address, and subnet mask, and use route to identify your default gateway. All these should be added to the rc.conf NETWORKING section - an example is provided. Make a note of the nameserver address that was automatically added to /etc/resolv.conf under dhcp - it should remain there.
Before you do all that, you may have the option of using a dhcp fixed lease instead i.e. continue to use dhcp, but configure it to provide the same address to your arch box every time. That would depend on the capabilities of the system that provides the dhcp service.

What do i lose if i save ase CS3 from CS4

Hi
I am doing pixel perfect work and just upgraded from CS3 to CS4. My collegues are still using CS3.
When i save from CS4 as CS3 i get warning in save screen about that i might loose some text aligments when reopening file. When later i just save I again get a warnign messaga abou similar issues.
Now is there a list or guide about what do i lose when saving as CS3 in CS4
Or is there some guide what i should avoid to do iin CS4 to have maximum compatibility to CS3.

The warning message says you may lose data when saving to legacy formats, which includes anything pre-CS4. Saving from CS4 to AI 10 could have serious consequences for type. But I don't think much, if anything, changed in the type engine from CS3 to CS4, and I doubt if any type alignments would change.
Generally, in any Illustrator version, if you use a feature that was not present in an older version, it won't, of course, be supported in the older version. The artwork that uses that feature is just flattened. I think the only new Effect features in CS4 are hidden Effects (in the Appearance panel) and transparent gradients. Hidden Effects are simply discarded in the legacy version. Transparent gradients are converted to a simple gradient with an opacity mask. So, in both cases the appearance is preserved.

Color Balance Adj Layer Characteristics Changed from CS4- CS5?

Maybe some guru with better connections to Adobe knows the answer to this. (or maybe I just forgot).
I just discovered (and I don't think it is pilot error) that the characteristic behavior of the Color Balance Adjustment Layer is different in CS5 than it was in CS4/CS3. (Much stronger in CS4/CS3).
In addition, there is also an associated behavior that is like a buried legacy mode that is not made visible to the user. Here is what I mean.
If I create an image in CS4 with a single Color Balance Adj Layer, I get an adjusted image.
If I open that same PSD file in CS5, the same image is displayed.
If I use the same base image, yet create the Color Balance Adj Layer from within CS5, the adjusted image is different than the prior two.   So the Color Adjustment Layer acts like it has a hidden legacy mode where the characteristics are one type if created in CS4/CS3 yet a different characteristic if created in CS5.
My mind might be slipping (or my cold has the better of me) because I do not remember this as a documented change and I searched the internet for "What's new in CS5" etc etc. I don't remember anything on other forums about this either.
I guess the good news is, the new characteristic of the Color Balance Adjustment Layer is better behaved with a transfer curve with less clipping for highlights and shadows. Very similar to the better behavior of the change of the Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer going from CS2 to CS3.
Here are some comparison images.
This is the Layer Stack Used with Base Image of simple B to W gradient with CB Layer on top with just the highlights pegged to red. This is the exact same Layer Stack for all of the images shown:
Here is the first image. This was created in PS CS4 and displayed from CS4 with the conditions show above:
This is the same image from above that was saved as PSD with profile and them imported to PS CS5 with same profile. There was no change:
This next image is using the same base gradient, yet then creating the CB Layer from within PS CS5 with the same parameters, only the Red pegged for the Highlights:
Does someone have an easy answer for this. Can someone duplicate this and confirm the change from CS4 to CS5. A test by someone else would either confirm I am off base with pilot error or there is something to this.
And yes, all the images were sRGB and kept in sRGB for creation/display. All Screenshot images were the images brought up side by side on the same color managed monitor.   All Edit > Color Settings were identical.
Thanks in advance for any help
John

OK, Chris, but before I perform my act of self flaggelation for the benefit for all and my extra embarrassment, let me add in some useful information about the Color Balance Adj Layer that could be helpful.
I was working with another individual who wanted a better understanding the color balance adj layer, what is was exactly doing, how the shadows, midtones, and highlights interacted, and the differences with preserve luminosity checked or not, and also why the preserve luminosity was so hard to predict (e.g. did not really preserve luminoisty).
Without going into the deails of all of that, the tidbit I will leave as far as penance for my stupid original post above is that the Color Balance Adj Layer with the Preserve Luminosity box checked does a reasonable job or preserving luminoisty for the midtone adjustments yet definitely does not for the shadow and highlight adjustments.
An easy workaround for this is to just set the Color Balance Adj Layer Blend to Color which preserves Luminosity of the image presented from lower layers while maintaining the Color as best it can from using the CB Adj Layer (It holds the Hue and does its best to keep the same Saturation yet the Luminoisty from the presented image from lower layers takes prescendence). This does a much better job at preserving Luminosity than using the checkbox option.    I usually use this approach and keep the Preserve Luminiosity box turned off.
The error that I made was during the fairly involved exchange with this other individual, at some point I accidentally set the Layer Mask for the CB Adj Layer to 50% gray and did not notice that it had changed from the default white. Much further down the line, when this other individual could not exactly recreate my results, he mentioned working in CS3. Thinking this odd, I pulled up CS3, created the image from scratch (without the erroneous mask change to 50% gray) so therefore I duplicated his results and did not realize the error was in my original Layer Stack. To make a long story short, I went and checked for differences in all system settings, profiles, Color Settings, opacity settings, Blend settings, Layer Style settings (and their options) etc, etc and overlooked a change in the Mask gray level.       When I quickly flashed back and forth between the two documents/stack it finally popped out at me. Mea Culpa.

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Dov,
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Backsaving Photoshop CS4 to CS3

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