Pen tool tracing in flash cs3

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clarify everything about the pen tool

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Activating Pen Tool Endpoints in Flash

I'm trying to create an animated stick figure. Im used to adobe Illustrator, so i am confused by the Pen tool in flash. when i drag the direct selection tool over an anchor point to move it - it doesn't hilight the way it does in AI. I seem to have to actually find the point and click on it to activate it. This seems like an inferior way for the line tool to work. Am i missing something? Should it hilight / activate when I run the pointer over it - or is that jsut the way it is.
BTW, are there any good tutorials on animating a stick figure that anyone could point me to? maybe that will help me understand how the Pen tool works.
Many thanks in advance!
Karen

Flash works quite differently than AI. If you want to work with anchor points, you neet a Subselection Tool (white arrow).
At first, you need to select a path so the anchor points get visible. Notice the little icon in the lower right corner of the cursor when you hover the path. It should be black filled rect.
When you move cursor over an anchor point, the rect changes to empty one. After selecting an anchor point, you can hover its control points and then the whole cursor changes from white arrow to black filled arrow.

The pencil/pen tools do not remember opacity any more in CC

I make great use of the pencil and pen tools and although in CS3 (the last package I purchased before CC) those two tools would remember and use the opacity from my last stroke, suddenly in CC they don't. This means I need to reset the opacity by hand after every single stroke, or I need to have my last stroke selected and eye-dropper the correct opacity from a nearby stroke. This might seem like a small issue, but for someone who makes thousands of strokes a day for work, it can mean hours of extra time spent in tedium. Why did it remember the last opacity way back in CS3 and not CC?
Please help!
-EM

Evan,
We are not talking toggling between New Art Has Basic Appearance/New Art Maintains Appearance in the Appearance palette, are we?

Usage of pen tool in in Premiere pro

There is a pen tool in Premiere Pro CS3, but I could not find any usage of this pen tool in premiere Pro. I went through the help contents, still I could not find any documentation about the usage of the pen tool.
Anyone please explain me the usage of the pen tool in Premiere Pro.

Hi. Also, there is a pen tool that can be used to draw shapes..
This is from help file of Premiere Pro CS3...
Create shapes
You can use the drawing tools in the Titler to create a variety of shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, and lines. The Titler includes standard pen tools that resemble those used in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
my screenshot of pen tool in title window
Rod

How do you transfer pen tool drawings from Photoshop CS2 to Flash CS3?

I tried to copy and paste it but that didn't work.
I didn't want to redraw the entire picture in in pen again in Flash (so that I could later animate the drawing), so I was wondering how I could transfer the pen tool drawings from Photoshop to Flash?

helpmepleaze a écrit:
I have an old laptop with Photoshop elements 5.0 and wanted to move that program to my newer PC but the program was too old so I bought and loaded Photoshop Elements 13 on my PC. To import my photos from the 5.0 I did a full backup on a flash drive and then loaded the pictures to the PC with 13. The pictures are there but none of my collections from 5.0. I read the manual and said I was supposed to be prompted to convert old catalogs. I was never prompted and do not know how to transfer my collections in my catalog from 5.0 to the 13.
What you are doing is not only to install a newer version of PSE, it's also to migrate to a new computer.
The general solution is to do a full organizer backup on an external drive and do an organizer restore to the new computer (or new drive).
Use Backup, Restore to move catalog | Organizer | Elements 6 or later
The problem is that since PSE5 is an old version working with a different database engine, you must first use a conversion utility to create a PSE13 version.
http://helpx.adobe.com/elements-organizer/kb/convert-organizer-catalog-elements-13-64.html
So read that paper carefully, do the backup restore and conversion as described.

Mysterious issues with the pen tool in flash (CS3 & CS4)

i have searched tirelessly for the answer to this problem and still have no answer. when using the pen tool to create shapes, occasionanally when i click to add the next point the line segment jumps over to a previously added point. also, sometimes when i add a point, the point mysteriously starts moving on the screen all by itself. i have used illustrator for many years and it's pen tool is perfect in so many ways and it is counterproductive to have to jump to illustrator to do any pen tool work and then import it into flash
anybody have this issue or know why this might be happening?

Hello
I have the same issue. I think it is a bug.
Sometimes when I delete points with <delete> key on keyboard, flash also deletes randomly frames on locked layers with all of its contents.
You have to start tricking over these issues, if you do not want to be nervous. Like using a one key -shortcut substitute of Ctrl+Z
Sometimes it's happening, because there are not perfectly overlapping shapes on each other on one layer, .
Sometimes because there are a parenting issue, flash sometimes breaks, if you draw to deep under the "root" of the
project.
Or if you have a lot of vectrice on one layer. But I am just guessing too.

Simple question about pen tool in Flash vs Photoshop

Hi,
After years of fumbling with the pen tool, I devoted my holiday weekend to mastering the pen tool in Photoshop. Though not necessarily a grand master of the pen tool, I'm happy to report that I've turned a corner and have transformed my pen tool feelings from fear/anger/hate into love/happiness/accomplishment. At long last, it all makes sense.
I think.
Today, I zipped into Flash to experiment with a tracing assignment I'm giving to my students in an upcoming Flash class. As I started to trace the path with the pen tool, I realized that it was behaving differently than it does in Photoshop. My specific problem is this:
I place an anchor point and draw a line. Then I draw another line. Then I draw another line. Then, I decide to adjust one of the handles and try to draw another line. But it won't let me just go back to adding things to the path with the pen tool if any part of the process is disrupted.
This seems like pretty basic functionality! What am I doing wrong?
To make sure that I wasn't crazy, I went back to Photoshop and tried to do the same thing. It works just fine in Photoshop. At any time, I can hop away from the pen path and then back over to the pen tool. All I need to do to extend the path with the pen tool in Photoshop is to click on the last anchor point in the path. Surely, this must also be possible in Flash.
I would be grateful for any advice!
Aaron

both in flash authoring tool not flash player.

CS3 Pen Tool

Has anyone been able to get the pen tool in CS3 to
automatically fill a closed path, as it did in Flash 8? I went
through preferences, but it didn't seem that there was an option to
turn this on.
-Adam

Duh! Thanks so much!

Pen Tool in Flash

Whenever I select the pen tool in Flash, in the properties
panel it only gives me an option for stroke color, not fill, so I
can only make stroked objects. I want to make a colored object
without a stroke. How do I do this? (running cs3).

The Pen tool is only for making strokes - therefore the fill
color swatch is
simply not an option - if you want to make shapes then use
any of the shape
tools or the brush tool. You can always draw with the pen
tool and then
connect the paths and use the bucket tool to fill them.
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> Whenever I select the pen tool in Flash, in the
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> me an option for stroke color, not fill, so I can only
make stroked
> objects. I
> want to make a colored object without a stroke. How do I
do this?
> (running
> cs3).
>

Using the Pen Tool in Flash

I'm in the process of teaching myself the components of the CS4 Design Premium package using the Adobe Classroom in a Book series. I'm currently going through the Flash CIAB and i've started using the pen tool. The task involves creating a wave like design across the stage. Whilst this in itself is simple, the final instruction is to click on the first anchor point to close the shape. In the illustration, the closed shape seems to automatically extend around the stage, however when I click on the first anchor point, the line automatically connects between the two points in a straight line.
Am I doing something wrong? The next step is to fill this area, but with the straight line effect that I am getting, this becomes impossible. I should point out that the instruction states that the pen tool line should extend off the stage. I have done this, but even then on clicking on the first anchor point the shape is closed incorrectly.
If you have any suggestions as to why this may be, I would be greatly appreciative.
Chris

Thanks Ned,
I think I worked out the problem; I think that part of the instruction was missing. When I looked at the picture again, I noticed that there were anchor points around the stage, so I guess that was what I missed. I was simply creating the wavy line across the stage, and then clicking on the first anchor point to close the shape. I resolved the problem by creating three anchor points around the stage and then closing the image by clicking on the first anchor.
Thanks again for your help Ned.
Chris

Photoshop CS3, using pen tool to make selection or path without any color

OK, here is my problem. I'm using CS3 photoshop right now. Last time I was using it regularly was in 2001, so it was version 5 or 6. At that time you could use the pen tool to make a selection or a path without ANY color. I'm trying to cut out something that needs precision (therefore the pen tool) but I need to be able to see what I'm doing. Therefore, would prefer no color option. This used to be easy, with paths, it was the default.
Can't figure it out now, HELP is no help. And, the User Guide is no longer available on Adobe.com. Looked for the one for the CS4 suite, not much much luck there either. I can call them tomorrow about that. *Right now, all I'm trying to do is put together a little pasted together thing for my niece. Two stuffed animals with antlers and santa hats on a Xmas background. Everything is done but cutting out around the stuffed animals. They need their little tufts of stuffing, so I need a tool that can create a smooth path without blocking what I'm doing with color.* Any help will me appreciated. I've tried for days to figure this out on my own, since last time I posted, I figured it out before someone responded. And, the response was quick, so I didn't want to waste anyone's time.
The pdf user guide for this is unavailable, I just ordered a book to help me with the stuff I can't figure out by myself. Thanks for everyone's quick help. –Suze

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I'm trying to cut out something that needs precision (therefore the pen tool) but I need to be able to see what I'm doing. *Right now, all I'm trying to do is put together a little pasted together thing for my niece. Two stuffed animals with antlers and santa hats on a Xmas background. Everything is done but cutting out around the stuffed animals. They need their little tufts of stuffing, so I need a tool that can create a smooth path without blocking what I'm doing with color.*{quote}
Suze,
I too use CS3 and I may be confused about your post. If so, I apologize for wasting any reader's time.
When I need a precision tool for rotoscoping a subject, I usually choose the Polygonal Lasso tool. Of all the Lasso tools, using the polygonal is the most labor intensive, but gives you the highest degree of control. With a little practice you can get quite good at it. If necessary, blow up the image to help you see what you are doing.
-- Duplicate the background layer
-- Rotoscope the subject
-- Click Refine Edge and adjust Radius, Contrast, Contract/Expand, Smooth and Feather to taste
-- Choose New>Layer via Copy or Cut
-- Hide background layer(s) and Save As or Move this layer onto your original graphic.
There may be other ways of doing it but this is what works for me. I hope that helps.
Eddie

Pen Tool in PhotoShop CS3 VERY Slow

I just installed CS3 on my laptop and am trying to use the pen tool to draw a path. I have to wait between 30 seconds and 2 minutes for each point to show up. Needless to say it's impossible to create a curve because I can't see the path. I'm using PhotoShop CS3, Windows XP Professional on an IBM Thinkpad T42. I'm not using a tablet, although I do hve one available to use.
Thank you for your time.

As usual could be a variety of things depending on your system. Try a search for "slow tools" to see some of the posts. Here is one on slow pen drag.
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc80a0f/0

Flash Pen Tool

I am trying to use the Flash pen tool to create a shape to
use as a mask. All of the tutorials say that if I close the lines
drawn with the pen tool by clicking on the first point (tool show a
o) it will automatically fill. This worked for me once but I cannot
get it to close and fill again. Any suggestions about what I might
be doing wrong?

this will seem like an obvious question (i dont use the pen
tool) but do you have a fill color selected?
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perfectgem wrote:
>
> I am trying to use the Flash pen tool to create a shape
to use as a mask. All
> of the tutorials say that if I close the lines drawn
with the pen tool by
> clicking on the first point (tool show a o) it will
automatically fill. This
> worked for me once but I cannot get it to close and fill
again. Any
> suggestions about what I might be doing wrong?
>

Pressure sensitive pen tool for flash

Hi! !
Well i'm new to this forum. What I need is a
<b>pressure sensitive pen tool plug-in for flash</b>,
which will be very helpful for me in my animations.
pls reply

No such plugin. All you need is a pressure sensitive tablet.
Then in Flash, select the Brush tool. Then click on the
little tapering line at the bottom of the Tools pallette to turn on
pressure sensitivity.

Flash adds points to crossing pen tool lines

Hello,
I notice that when I draw a multi point line with Flash's pen tool and then move a point...
if the line crosses another line, flash will add a point at the intersection
of the two lines. I don't want additional points added, is there a way to
turn this function off?

Hi
By default Flash draw objects in Merge Drawing mode which automatically merges shapes that you draw when you overlap them. So turning off Merge Drawing mode / enabling Object Drawing mode will help resolve your problem.
When Pen tool is selected, select the Object Drawing button from the Options category of the Tools panel(bottom part of the panel), or press the J key to toggle between the Merge and Object Drawing modes. The Object Drawing button toggles between the Merge and Object Drawing modes.
For more details on Flash drawing objects please refer
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7e87 a.html
Thanks!
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