Question for InDesign pros...

Is it possible to use InDesign to automate the creation of brochures for my clients via the web? I would like to have a single InDesign template that my clients would fill out with photos and text via my website. The options for photos and text would be fixed and they would not be allowed to customize the template to allow for more text or changing the layout of the photos. Their data would then be saved to a database which could be recalled at a later time.
Then, if this works, the next step would be to have Adobe Flash show the clients what their brochure would look like before printing via the web.
Any help is greatly appreciated... thanks!!!

What kind of notification do you need?
SInce you are the one modifying the document, you should already know that you did that. No?
FWIW, I'd probably handle something like this by writing a log of changes to either a text file or a database.
If you need fancier stuff, (again, I don't know what you are after), you might be able to use scripting events to react to certain changes. If that's not enough, you'd probably need to write a plugin which attaches observers which record changes...
Harbs

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10.7.2 upgrade question for MacBook Pro 5,1?

i am currently running 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro 5,1. i'm gonna upgrade it to Lion.
will this process install a recovery partition on my MacBook Pro hard drive? If so, how big?
after i upgrade, will I still need my install discs readily available, or can i finally store them away?
i am just trying to understand how life works after going to Lion on a MacBook Pro 5,1?
it seems that i will only need my original discs for the Apple Hardware Test. Everything else can be done via the recovery partition?
any tips? has anyone done this to a 5,1 yet?
THANK YOU!

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities...
Erica M31 wrote:
i am currently running 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro 5,1. i'm gonna upgrade it to Lion.
will this process install a recovery partition on my MacBook Pro hard drive? If so, how big?
Yes, the OSX Lion installer will create a Recovery HD Partition in your HDD. It's about 650mb in space.
Erica M31 wrote:
after i upgrade, will I still need my install discs readily available, or can i finally store them away?
Although you won't need your install discs after installing OSX Lion, I always advise to keep them in a reachable area should you want to "downgrade" back to Snow Leopard or install your MacBook's Windows drivers on a Bootcamp partition. I have my Snow Leopard Discs in my MacBook Pro box for the "just in case" scenario.
Erica M31 wrote:
it seems that i will only need my original discs for the Apple Hardware Test. Everything else can be done via the recovery partition?
As stated in the last statement, I recommend that you keep your original MacBook Pro discs store in a place where you can easily reach them for the "just in case" scenarios. I will just tell you to keep your original OSX Installation & Apple Hardware Test discs that came with your computer and the SL upgrade disc (if your computer came with Snow Leopard).
Although you can reinstall Lion via the Recovery HD, I always suggest upgrading users to create a back-up USB or DVD with the full installer. You see, the Recovery HD is stored in your HDD and it can become unbootable if your HDD dies in the future, therefore making it useless. Having a back-up DVD or USB installer, offers you a way to boot your Mac in case the HDD fails. The advantages of the USB or DVD installer is that you can install OSX Lion without the need of an internet connection; use it to install Lion on your other Macs; and have all the features of the Recovery HD partition.
To create a back-up USB or DVD installer follow the instructions in these articles:
For a DVD Installer:
http://eggfreckles.com/notes/burning-a-lion-boot-disc/
For a USB Install Key:
http://www.eggfreckles.net/notes/installing-lion-clean/
I own a MacBook Pro mid-2010 model and it runs OSX Lion fine, however I should warn that this OS has still some annoying bugs that need to be fixed. I would recommed you to hold buying OSX Lion until Apple releases the 10.7.3 update. After this release occurs it will release a OSX Lion installer that has that version bundled into it. This will install OSX Lion with the latest updates and create the appropiate caches for it, therefore eliminating the chances of corrupted caches.
Hope this helps and write back if you have any questions!
Happy Computing!
EDIT:
Forgot to mention that once you download the OSX Lion intaller it will launch automatically and guide you through the process. If you want to make a DVD or USB installer just close the installer and follow the instructions in the post. Under normal circumstances, the OSX Lion installer will delete itself one once the update is finished.
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Specific Excel graph question for Indesign

Hello,
I have a question about how to use an image generated on Excel for mac for Adobe Indesign CC. I have browsed the forums here and googled but I'm not finding solutions for my specific question (so please bear with me, thanks). I have a report for work that requires a lot of bar graphs. The graphs are all done on Excel for mac 2011. I have tried two different ways of importing it into InDesign (also for mac) - 1) saving the graph as a PDF and then placing into InDesign, and 2) copying and pasting the Excel graph into Illustrator and then saving it as an ai file. In both cases, the ai file looks a bit better but the fonts seem a bit jarbled/compacted once I place it into InDesign. The font I use is Times New Roman. Also, since my report is laid out in a 2-column format, I need a chart to fit a space that is approximately 3 inches by 3.5 inches. Whenever I import the image, it’s significantly larger so I place it to fit the 3x3.5 inch space proportionally. When that happens, the fonts don't look quite right on the screen. I need to ensure that the chart looks sufficient once it’s printed on paper. I only recently began learning InDesign (self-taught) so your advise is appreciated.

First, the preview may be at a lower quality, so see how it looks with View > Display Performance > High Quality Display set. Second, ID always displays some sort of preview on screen, but uses the actual image data for output, so export a page to PDF and print it to judge the quality.

64 bits question for mac pro users

Hi,
I am actually in the process of buying a new Mac Pro and I would like to know if someone here could help me to understand what's going on with the 64 bits mode thing on the mac pro.
I have a mac pro 1,1. Now I am using SL, but ML is out for a while. I use Logic 9 and most of my plugins supports the 64 bits mode, but I am sticked to the 32 bits mode.
First question: Is it right to think that going for 64 bits mode computer now will greatly improve the performances and internal memory management on Logic in 64 bits mode with plugins in 64 bits mode?
Second question: Looking at the wiki page for the mac pro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro#Specifications), I understand that the 5,1 model is fully 64 bits compatible, but what about the 3,1 and 4,1 models? Are they fully 64 bits compatible if they are upgraded to ML? Why is the kernel not 64 bits?
I would like to buy a used mac pro, which would fit better in my budget right now. But, I am looking for better performances and a 64 bits mode of operation, and these are my priorities right now.
Thanks for your time to help me.
Martin

Yes. And no.
Use all 8 DIMM slots. Result = 17% boost over not.
Use 667MHz 2GB DIMMs = 4% slower (not noticed real world, Barefeats also).
Yes you can't use 8GB DDR3 etc.
I thnk that the issues wtih ML and Lion, the issue witrh some PCIe cards not working, not being bootable, and that it was the first to try to implement the new EFI and SMC in 3 yrs - are bigger issues.
And the cost of system even now is too high without taking into account: RAM, will I need to upgrade the video card it came with? before I can use it.
Yes. Penny wise and pound foolish over 4 yrs old model now (will turn 5 in February) and was first booted by Intel in November 2007.

RAM Memory question for Mac Pro 2.66 Ghz

Hi all. I've got a MacPro 2.66 Ghz machine and I'm wondering if I need more RAM. Depending on who I talk to, I get a different answer so I'm hoping for some educated opinions. I've been monitoring my system and I get the following numbers from the Activity Monitor:
Wired: 1.20 GB
Active: 1.81 GB
Inactive: 957 MB
Free: 53 MB
Although it appears I have quite a bit of memory between inactive and free, the computer at times performs "choppy" and slow. I get the "beachball" frequently. I've verified the disc volume and also verified permissions and there appears to be no issues.
Based on the fact that the computer is used heavily by two users, is there a possibility that I do need more RAM? Or should I run an diagnostic on the computer to confirm if there is another issue. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hello wenwon (and welcome),
1. Assuming you've decided (wisely) to follow the suggestions to add RAM, I can only add that you should shop around - for only - "certified" RAM for your Mac Pro. Just for example, I've found macsales.com to be a good source: I bought 4 x 1 GB certified FB-DIMM w/ ECC RAM for a fraction of Apple installed price. Performance has been completely satisfactory.
Tips: adding RAM to the Mac Pro is easy & fast but must be done exactly to the instructions. macsales.com provides a good video tutorial which will help. Also, you will eventually hear that adding RAM causes more power consumption and higher running temp than, for example, adding hard drives. This is true: but read reviews such as the one on AMUG <http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/intel/macpro/>, which allievates that concern.
2. I firmly agree with AjanovicH; don't jump on 10.5 as soon as it comes out. I had the chance to talk in person to a developer and he "seconded" my own "wait for maturity" standard. Besides, he also said that 10.4 has (obviously) reached full maturity and stability. How long you wait is up to you - just keep track of subsequent point releases (as in: 10.5.2, etc). And - do keep track of what's being said on the 10.5 Discussion threads and whatever other sources you find reliable. My own rule of thumb is to wait until the XX.x.5 release comes out. Minimizes the chance of spending time with problems which do come during the interim releases.

Question for the pros

Evening all,
This is my first post here, as I'm just starting out with
Dreamweaver. I began making
really basic websites 6 or 7 years ago - hand coding
everything, but as I said, these were basic, simple pages - long
before I'd even heard of CSS, XHTML etc.
I'm getting back into web design after a few years of not
going anywhere near it, so I'm at what I guess you'd call "beginner
beginner" stage!
Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when faced with the intimidating idea of mastering all
things web design, so my question is for all of the users here who
are at an advanced or professional level - how long did it take you
to get to the stage you're at now? Problems encountered along the
way?
Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible, given time and dedication, to become accomplished at all
of this using books, online tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
Thanks!
C

"freshlysqueezed" <[email protected]> wrote
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>
> Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when
> faced with
> the intimidating idea of mastering all things web
design, so my
> question is
> for all of the users here who are at an advanced or
professional
> level - how
> long did it take you to get to the stage you're at now?
Problems
> encountered
> along the way?
Even after 15 years at this game, I occasionally get
disheartened by
complexity of web development. It's a relatively new
technology and
has developed at an astounding rate. I think it's wise to get
things
in perspective. The basics of web development are easy to
master. HTML
has a relatively small number of tags that are regularly
used; and the
*theory* of CSS is quite simple. Where CSS is difficult is in
practice: properties can be combined in an infinite way.
Getting to
the top level takes a lot of time, patience, and inspiration.
There's also a considerable difference between designers and
programmers. I'm "OK" at design, but it's not my forte. I
much prefer
working on the back end of a website using PHP. Many
independent
developers cooperate with others, subcontracting aspects of
the
website to people with skills in areas they lack.
> Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible,
> given time
> and dedication, to become accomplished at all of this
using books,
> online
> tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
The value of a course depends on the teacher and the
curriculum. I
both teach and write books about Dreamweaver, and would like
to think
my students and readers learn a lot from them. There are some
very
good courses on Lynda.com, and of course you can come here
for help on
specific problems.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
http://foundationphp.com

Question for Mac Pro owners w/Pioneer DVR-112D superdrive: what firmware?

For those whose Mac Pro came pre-installed with the Pioneer DVR-112D superdrive, what firmware revision is it running?
The reason I'm asking is that I have an aftermarket 112D, bought from OWC, that I purchased for it's rip/burn speed advantage over the pokey, possibly riplock crippled, Sony DW-150A that came with my Mac Pro. This advantage was indeed gained, but at the expense of living with some quirkiness with the drive, namely the "two-ejects required" problem discussed here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...highlight=112D
This quirkiness has gotten worse since the latest Mac Pro EFI firmware update on 09/27/07. Now if I'm watching a movie from a DVD in the 112D tray, any extended pause (and by extended I only mean more than a minute or so) causes an unrecoverable error in DVD Player and I'm forced to restart the DVD Player and restart the movie.
My suspicion is that this all has something to do with some (overzealous?) power management feature in Mac OS X that's not playing nice with the existing 112D firmware (I'd be interested in hearing any other plausible theories).
Currently, my 112D firmware is at revision 1.06. There a number of updated firmware revisions for the 112D circulating on the internet, PC centric, of course and mostly related to disabling region-locking etc.
I'd like to match my 112D firmware to whatever Mac Pro owners with a 'bona-fide' 112D enjoy, if it's publicly available somewhere.
Thanks.

Forrest McElfresh1 wrote:
The latest Pioneer DVR-112D/212D OEM firmware is v. 1.22 dated august 7, 2007. My general practice is to Avoid Apple firmware on OEM drives, it often disables features and is most infrequently updated.
My 112D is at version 1.21. Over the years I have successfully updated the firmware in my Pioneers using the Terminal app DVRFlash. But DVRFlash doesn't support the 112 or 111 series (yet). I wondered how you had updated to 1.22. I know it can be done by connecting to a PC, (which includes Bootcamp, but not Parallels) but I don't have ready access to a PC. At the moment I am waiting for Leopard before going Bootcamp way.
Any advice?
Hope this isn't hijacking the thread.
Mike

Re-install questions for Logic Pro 8

I have recently switched from a G5 to the new Mac Pro. I installed the two hard drives from my G5 into slots 2 and 3 on my Mac Pro. Each is 300GB. Slot 1 is the 320GB hard drive that came with the Mac Pro. My plan is to use the main drive (slot 1) for all other applications, do a clean install on my second 300GB drive (slot 2) and update to Mac OS 10.5, then re-install only Logic Studio on this drive. I use my third hard drive (slot 3) to record audio to. I will probably add another hard drive to slot 4 to use either for virtual instruments (Vienna Strings, Wallander), or use it as backup for my system.
I am a long time Logic user (since 1995) and have been continually updating, my last update being to Logic Studio from Logic Pro 7. I want to avoid any unforeseen issues with re-installing from an update, so I would really appreciate any advice on the best procedure to accomplish this re-install. I also am intending on keeping an alias of Logic Pro 8 on the dock of my main drive to open and use Logic from my second drive, and will store all logic song files on the second drive with the application, and continue to record audio to the third drive, as mentioned above. Any helpful wisdom or suggestions for improvement on this configuration would be great too, but I'm mainly asking for help on Logic Studio re-install.

Happy New Mac
My plan is to use the main drive (slot 1) for all other applications, do a clean install on my second 300GB drive (slot 2) and update to Mac OS 10.5, then re-install only Logic Studio on this drive.
That's fine except that most applications (and certainly Logic) have to be installed on the boot drive, and the library or user library +on that drive+ will contain all library files such as application support, preferences etc.
I use my third hard drive (slot 3) to record audio to
That's where old and new Logic projects should live.
I will probably add another hard drive to slot 4 to use either for virtual instruments
Good idea.
or use it as backup for my system.
I'd suggest an external drive for backups, with a basic system on it in a separate partition, solely used for emergencies. Most of the time it should be 'off' except when actually backing up.
and will store all logic song files on the second drive with the application
Shouldn't they be on your 3rd. drive? All projects, old and new, should live on that, I think.
Also, be aware that if you plan to install Logic 7 (for old projects) re-install this first, before you install Logic 8. You can't do this in the wrong order. This will be on the same boot drive and Logic 8 (and your system).

SSD Question for Mac Pro 1,1

Would either of these SSD's work as an OS Boot Drive for a Mac Pro 1,1?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820322012
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141419

Here are the specs of each drive
1st
General
Brand Imation
Series M-Class
Model 27509
Device Type Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Architecture MLC
Expansion / Connectivity
Form Factor 2.5"
Capacity 32GB
Interface Type SATA II
Features FAST
Performance
Sequential Access - Read 150MB/s
Sequential Access - Write 90MB/s
2ND
General
Brand PQI
Model DK9320GD3R000A03
Device Type Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Architecture MLC
Expansion / Connectivity
Form Factor 2.5"
Capacity 32GB
Interface Type SATA II
Features Intel MLC
Performance
Max Shock Resistance 1500G
Max Vibration Resistance 20G
Sequential Access - Read up to 170MB/s
Sequential Access - Write up to 100MB/s
MTBF 1,500,000 hours
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Iphoto question for MacBook Pro.

I am trying to superimpose two photos together in iphoto. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Thanks

You can't, in a word. iPhoto doesn't do compositing. You need an external editor for that.
In order of price here are some suggestions:
Seashore (free)
The Gimp (free)
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
Pixelmator ($50 approx)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)
There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store.
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A question for the Pros!!!

Hi everybody,
First, i'm a LogicExpress user. Not that i want to underestimate the people at the LE forum, but i guessed that i could get a more informative answer over here. In the plug-in PDF manual of LE, they always show the reverb plug-ins with a "mix" parameter of 20 or 50% . If i put it on a buss to use it as a send return, should the mix be 100%? I read somewhere that send-return FXs should be 100%, but does that apply to reverb also? When i do this, i get a lot of reverb with a very small buss amount(send) which is kind of difficult to work with. I find it hard to get a different amount to different instruments or audio tracks since any amount of buss value returns me a lot of reverb.
I don't know if what i write makes any sense, but if any of you PRO guys or girls have 5 minutes to spare, i could need some light!!! Thanks.

Yes, reverb on a buss should be set at 100%. This way, you can control the amount going to the individual tracks from the send control. Not that you can't do it the other way, it's just that this is the more common usage.
This is also the way Logic Pro's Space Designer reverb is implemented. When opened on a track, the direct parameter (akin to a wet/dry parameter) is set on 100%, so that 100% of the direct signal is fed through the reverb.
When the same reverb is opened on a buss or aux, the direct parameter is automatically set at 0%, meaning no amount of direct signal passes through.
Logic senses where in the signal chain Space Designer is being used, and adjusts itself accordingly.

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Hello!
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1. Use *67 to block calls. On your phone, dial *67, then whatever phone # you want and dial. Would need to do this for every call you want you number blocked.
2. Contact the carrier to put a block on your #. Afterwards if you want your # visible, just dial *87 then the phone #.

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Looking to assess how long a project would take. I'm a mediocre coder at best so I'm wondering for a skilled flash coder, how long would a menu take to build. All artwork would be provided for the project, but simply linking existing buttons to specific pages and having a launch button on each to fetch a url. What do you think something like this would take (ballpark wise)?

A basic menu with just buttons and links should not take more than an hour if all the artwork is provided as well as accurate requirements definition up front. Considering a usual lack of the well-defined requirements and back and forth I would go two hours for an estimate.
Any estimate needs to be predicated on your understanding of the scope and the client's understanding that a change in that scope means a change in the effort/time/cost. So if the client was answer back to say the number of buttons is quite large but they still won't say how many, I would just say that I charge by the hour.

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I am a creative cloud member. Although I have downloaded acrobat xi pro it wasn't working properly. I've unistalled it and now that i try to install it again from the creative cloud it can't be done. I have a full year membership and the desktop client of the creative cloud says my acrobat is uptodate but it is not in my comp anymore. What can i do? I have unistalled the aCrobat pro xi because it kept being giving me a message of a trial application. I have a mac and running mavericks.

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How do you copy pictures from the iPhoto on our system to an external HD? In other words I can highlight the pictures in the source location and do the copy function, however no paste function shows when going to the external HD location. I have also tried dragging and dropping the select files or folders of pics with no success.

Click on the drive, choose Get Info from the File menu, and check the format.
If it's formatted as NTFS, reformat it as MS-DOS, exFAT, or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as desired, or install software such as Paragon NTFS on the computer.
If it's formatted as FAT32 or exFAT, use the Disk Utility's Repair Disk command on it; this may also happen for a flash drive which is about to fail.
If it's formatted as Mac OS Extended, click Authenticate and provide your administrator password, or change the permissions on that specific folder in its Get Info window.
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