Shot in the Dark (AU)

MAde a transfer from one comouter to the next (GB and all plug ins).
All is fine except for ONE plug in that is not giving out any sound.
Its Global volume is on,
It Opens up fine in the Sound Generator
It is receiving midi signal as per GB
The sliders and buttons work fine on the AU
Programs shift seemlessly (Instruments).
Any ideas?
Before I remove it, it has a few great sounds I wished I could keep.
Worth saving.
Input would be greatly appreciated.

AxYoung wrote:
Hi,
I accidently deleted a word documents I was working. It's not in the recycling
bin. I know it's not likely, but does anyone have any suggestions,
the main suggestion is to start backing up. there is really no excuse not to do it these days especially given that there is a very easy to use built in backup program - Time Machine.
The only way to possibly maybe recover that file now is by using data recovery software like Data Rescue II or Filesalvage. neither is free and neither is guaranteed to recover the file. if you do decide to use one of those programs do so right away to maximize the recovery chances.

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Shot in the dark - Accessing page records outside the component buffer

I know this is a shot in the dark, but I'm hoping there is some trick someone has found that allows an iScript to make use of or imitate the function 'GetRecord'. I understand the limitations of an iScript and the reasons why it has no access to things like 'GetRecord', but I'm trying to manipulate field display options from code executing in an iScript. Has anyone found a way to interact with fields on a page through peoplecode in an iScript?
thanks,
Paul

Folks,
This question has been solved by myself. Thanks.

Just a shot in the dark...

Hi Guys
Bear with me here...
Am trying to chat with my daughter via iChat/AIM. She has latest version of AIM (5.9 ) running on XP, I have iChat 3.0.1 running on 10.4.2. She just got a new camera (Logitech Quickcam for notebooks pro) - I have iSight. Prior to her installation, I was able to invite her to a "One-Way video chat" in which we could audio but she could not see me (half way there). Since her install not only can we not "One-Way" audio, but we can not get video to work either. I have tested my iSight with all appleu3test sites and all works perfectly - have not chatted with another human...ok, I'm slow!
When I invite her, she get the following: An upgrade is needed for AOL Instant Messenger Live Video. The upgrade will download the component, exit AIM, run the installer, and then restart AIM. When she hits "OK" the upgrade starts and then tells her she has all the necessary components. She upgraded in the beginning.
She has done the "upgraded XP component" and the Service Pac 2 thing.
Any recomendations... I know this sounds like a AIM problem, right?
(and I won't add that she is also at a university with probable firewall issues AND technically challenged like dear ol' dad) - like I said, just a shot... any inSight (pun) appreciated.

Thanks for the kind words, John
Ralph, Defcom, and James Weston helped me start with iChat AV. As you point out, MANY users post good ideas and share their tips here. ALL are valuable, welcome, and what makes Apple Discussions the best forum I have ever encountered. Thanks for YOUR contribution, too.
Back to your problem. Sorry 2-way video is not working for you and your daughter yet.
My remaining thought concerns the maintenance "health" of her PC. Based on your initial statement that: "The upgrade will download the component, exit AIM, run the installer, and then restart AIM. When she hits "OK" the upgrade starts and then tells her she has all the necessary components. She upgraded in the beginning. "If this same thing happens more than once, I wonder if her PC is properly maintained or if the "upgrade" is being properly installed. Perhaps she has anti-virus or some other PC-protection software "protecting" her from doing the install.
I no longer know enough about PCs to be of any help on this, but she might want to check this or seek help from a knowledgeable PC user who can help her.
Based on your msg # 2.1 post to Austin, perhaps your daughter's school will fix it for her under their "support" policy?
You have my best ideas. We shall see what Ralph offers. I see that he is now back at work here.
Cheers,
EZ Jim

Scripting: a shot in the dark

Sorry folks, i know this is bad forum etiquette: storm in and post without lurking at all but I'm in a pinch.
I don't even know if this is something FCP can do:
I am making an animatic from still 2d storyboards. I want to put titles on them (the clips in my timeline) that match the filename of the clips.
So when i cut to clip SC03_23.psd i see SC0323 in red letters in the corner pocket of my frame.
Since the titles will = file name, is there a script I can write that can do that automatically, to everything I import or place on the timeline? or will i need to go through and add titles to my shots after I lock my picture?
I know I could probably do it in shake. . .but i have hundreds of clips and adding an extra kink to my pipeline is about as labor intensive as adding the titles to my shots manually.
anyway, thanks for your time.

Welcome to the family, sorry this aitn' the answer you were hoping for, best I can think of, hope you get better advice.
FCP is not a versatile compositor and the timecode reader will not access any metadata you may have on your clips. However, there are third party filters that can sort of do that. So, if you applied a metadata tag field in Lightroom or Aperture that described your shot, you might be able to get one of these third party filters to grab that data and blast it onto the screen.
I have never used Shake but After Effects cannot do this to individual layers. You would have to create a comp for every item, place a text layer on top of it, and type in the text.
bogiesan

A shot in the dark question about Audit Trail

Gurus,
We (development team) typically provide deployment scripts which contain API calls or table inserts for OA configurations. This ensures consistency between environments and prevents Admin user error from fat-fingering. With that said, anyone have any idea if the Audit trail forms use backend API calls to write to standard tables? Or do those Audit trail forms write directly to standard tables/views?
I feel much more comfortable calling an API rather than trying to mimic standard table inserts.
Audit trail for base tables consist of several steps:
1. Enable audit at application level (Intall Form)
2. Define Audit name and define table (Groups Form)
3. Define audit columns from table (Tables Form)
4. Run Audit Trail concurrent job.
I am mostly concerned about writing a script for tasks 1-3, since we can easily execute a concurrent job through FND_REQUEST. I've been looking at the FND_AUDIT* packages and none reference a "create" procedure.
BTW, form diagnostic tool didn't supply much information.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott

Hi,
Log a SR, Oracle support should be able to help.
Regards,
Hussein

Shot in the dark - Yellow Camp iCal Actions?

I'm wondering is anyone has the *Yellow Camp iCal Actions version 2.2* that they could make available for me to download? The developer's site seems to be dead and the only version I can find online is version 2.0. Of course, What I am looking for in the actions is in 2.2.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.

You know I even googled him and ended up finding an organisation where his wife was involved. Emailed them and they said they'd pass my email to her. Still nothing, even after a follow-up email to the organisation. Very frustrating! Think I'll have to try 2.0 on Leopard and just see if it works...
I currently have 2.1. Is that any use to you? Can't seem to find the actual installer, mind you, but I guess just the action files themselves are good enough.

Shot in the dark

Hi,
In our school we have over a hundred iMac G3/450 computers. They are the sage, ruby, and indigo iMacs from around the year 2000. A lot of them have died. They simply won't turn on. I guess this is just old age, but before throwing them out I thought I'd post this message to see if there is anything I can do to revive them.
Sincerely,
Jal

Hey Jal,
a hundred iMac G3/450 computers. They are the sage, ruby, and indigo iMacs from around the year 2000.
I've seen the same situation around here and currently have around 23 iMacs in my basement of around the same or even earlier vintage.
Here's blurb on what I do:
"I gather, restore, upgrade and repair computers on the Northshore. These computers are then donated to schools in the inner city. These are typically high needs schools. Many have no computers at all! In a typical school 98% of the kids are on Federal Food Assistance.
The iMac in particular is very desirable in these situations:
a) It has a small footprint and is self contained.
b) I have a large amount of educational software that I load them up with.
c) The kids love them. I have seen iMacs get hugged. I never see that with any other computer.
Most of the children who are at these schools have no computers at home. In cases I'm working with now this is true for all of the children. The ones I donate provide the first hands on experience they have ever had.
Harry Porterfield did a piece on me last year.
http://www.vimeo.com/clip:150591
Here's the URL to the TV station site:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5097319
So the ones that go into these schools are set up like this:
If it's for Pre K to 2nd grade I set them up with OS 9.2.2 and SMIs of things like Living Books, Zoombini, TT2, Alphabet Express, Kid Pix 4 etc. About 30 things in all.
If it's for older kids they get OS 10.4.11, Garage Band 2.0, Microsoft Office '04.
These can actually be used for Video editing with early versions of iLife. Animation with Frame Thief.
So they're not useless at all. I just gave two of them to the kids of two guys who salvage metal in the alleys around here (as well as a washer, refrigerator and water heater) If you would have seen the look on those kids' faces you'd know as I do that it was worth the few minutes of my time to set them up.
A lot of them have died. They simply won't turn on.
Right usually when that has happened the PAV board has died. (It could also be the battery so check that first - reset the PMU in this case)
So I assemble all the ones that light up with the best hard drives and most
RAM and then use those. The rest go to recycling or are used for parts (Just had to swap some speakers out of a donor machine into one who's speakers had been blown.)
So if one of these won't light up I'll pull the HD, RAM and battery then send it for parts or recycling. My usual no good rate is around 15% - 25%. In your case that would still leave 75 to 85 perfectly usable machines.
I used to repair the PAVs but as Scott points out this was hard and you need to know what you're doing. Often it was the flyback but you can no longer get that part.
Richard
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A shot in the dark, internet browsing

Hello everyone,
This question I problably already know the answer to but I thought I would ask anyone if there has been any new developments in the area of internet browsing through a Flash application.
I know you can use third party applications to create a desktop application using an SWF, to create an internet browser, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a third party app that would work on an embeded system and do the same?
Oh, and only using AS2 too
Thanks in advance?

I have used Logic as a large multi-FX for some years now. It is not as versatile as my old setup, but it is a lot easier to carry around. To create layers of sound like that, I used:
one guitar into a line splitter/doubler. Then I can play either FX unit or both together.
two multi-FX boxes, one Yamaha & one Roland.
one mixing desk into a stereo PA system.
To hear what that was capable of, visit:
http://www.painted-music.co.uk/Music/musiccds-1a.html
it starts quietly & builds in volume.
This is a studio recording of Eight Delicacies. I have taken advantage of the studio to have three layers of sound at times. Live, I could only use two layers.
If you use Logic 7 & a decent MIDI controller, it is possible to layer sounds in this way and to control various FX parameters live.
Logic 8 will allow you to set up complex FX groups that you can switch between easily, or combine. It won't allow you to change FX parameters in real time. I miss that aspect of Logic 7 a lot.
Mainstage will allow you to control any aspect of the FX plug-ins, but it is much harder to set up a variable signal flow to different FX groups.
I realise that the type of music I play is not the same as the sort you are interested in, but the basic controls are similar. I offer help, but I think you might be better off with someone sat in the same room as you.

A shot in the Dark...

Okay, I expect a little heat for asking this, but try to contain it :]
Recently a user posted a request regarding a certain guitar sound. He surprisingly got a few great responses, so I'll bite:
I am so preoccupied with the guitar sound of Robin Guthrie, that I may start to need professional help to get over it. So, does anyone have any suggestions of how Logic's great set of effects, etc, might bring one close to this sound? I realize in advance that the guitar itself is a big part of this, of course.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searchquery=robinguthrie&searchtype=&aq=0&oq=robinguth
Thanks for the time and higher know-how.
Scott

I have used Logic as a large multi-FX for some years now. It is not as versatile as my old setup, but it is a lot easier to carry around. To create layers of sound like that, I used:
one guitar into a line splitter/doubler. Then I can play either FX unit or both together.
two multi-FX boxes, one Yamaha & one Roland.
one mixing desk into a stereo PA system.
To hear what that was capable of, visit:
http://www.painted-music.co.uk/Music/musiccds-1a.html
it starts quietly & builds in volume.
This is a studio recording of Eight Delicacies. I have taken advantage of the studio to have three layers of sound at times. Live, I could only use two layers.
If you use Logic 7 & a decent MIDI controller, it is possible to layer sounds in this way and to control various FX parameters live.
Logic 8 will allow you to set up complex FX groups that you can switch between easily, or combine. It won't allow you to change FX parameters in real time. I miss that aspect of Logic 7 a lot.
Mainstage will allow you to control any aspect of the FX plug-ins, but it is much harder to set up a variable signal flow to different FX groups.
I realise that the type of music I play is not the same as the sort you are interested in, but the basic controls are similar. I offer help, but I think you might be better off with someone sat in the same room as you.

A shot in the dark but...

I need help with this. My PB was doing fine then all of a sudden, it starts operating really slowly...I can't explain it. I haven't installed anything new or downloaded any new files.
I'm running OS 10.3.3 and have tried repairing disk permissions using both disk utility and cocktail, but they both take so long that I forced them to quit to get onto this forum.
I'm not sure what to do, the only thing I can think of is that I recently (two weeks ago) installed 1GB of RAM, but the computer worked fine until today.
I'd appreciate any help you can give.

Okay, check this out. I think I have to take my PB to a priest because as soon as I got home, I started it up again and voila! No problem! PB started up in the normal amount of time, ran Cocktail, everything is normal.
I also checked the memory, all of the original and extra RAM is there - 1.25GB.
I have no idea why this just happened but I'm going to back up my data and hope this lasts!
Thanks for your help!

Shot in the dark... project due in 36 hours. help?

Hi everyone. I am posting this here because I have had no luck with any other program or anyone I've been able to ask (a handful of computer science students). What I am trying to do is a fairly simple operation that I would really really like to have done for my presentation friday morning. If anyone would be able to write a script, point me to a similar script, or give me a head start/ a sample script to start working with I would immensely appreciative; I don't know of any way to repay any of you but if I can find a way I will do it. My problem:
I have 5 lines. They are exactly the same line, the same x,y coordinates; they entirely overlap each other. Their only difference is that their stroke weights vary. What I am looking to do is basically find the average stroke width of these lines. Ideally the output would be in a new line with those same x,y coordinates with the new stroke weight. A text output, any output of any kind would be perfect.
I have attached a pdf visually explaining what I am trying to do to this thread.
Again, if anyone can help me in any way, I would be forever grateful. Thank you
Nick
Edit: Random side note: Today is my birthday, this would honestly be the best present I get all day!

literally, perfect. i wish i could give you more points!
edit: just so you have it, here is the final script. I needed to change a couple things but i figured it out myself!:
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var sel = (doc.selection.length > 0) ? doc.selection : doc.pathItems;
//init array to hold our lines
var myLines = [];
var lowestYCoord = null;
//init the variable that will hold our reference line(the other lines have to have similar properties to this one)
var refLine = null;
//loop through the document to find pathitems
for(j = sel.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
   if(sel[j].typename == "PathItem"){
          if(getConstructionPoints(sel[j]) == '') {
                  lowestYCoord = ( lowestYCoord == null) ? sel[j].top : lowestYCoord;
                  lowestYCoord = ( lowestYCoord > sel[j].top) ? sel[j].top : lowestYCoord;
                  if(refLine == null) { refLine = sel[j]; }
                  myLines.push(sel[j]);
//let's loop through our lines if we have any
if(myLines.length > 0) {
    var aSum = 0;
    for(i = myLines.length - 1; i >=0; i--) {
       if(myLines[i].stroked) {
            aSum += myLines[i].strokeWidth;
        if(myLines[i] != refLine) myLines[i].remove();
    var newStroke = aSum / myLines.length;
    //create our new line in the same position as our reference line defined somewhere above
    var myLine = refLine.duplicate();
    myLine.strokeColor = refLine.strokeColor;
    myLine.strokeWidth = newStroke;
refLine.remove();
function duplicatePathPoints(shp1, shp2) {
    for(j = shp1.pathPoints.length-1; j>=0;j--) {
        var pt = shp2.pathPoints.add();
        pt.anchor = shp1.pathPoints[j].anchor;
        pt.leftDirection = shp1.pathPoints[j].leftDirection;
        pt.rightDirection = shp1.pathPoints[j].leftDirection;
        pt.pointType = shp1.pathPoints[j].pointType;
function getConstructionPoints(path) {
        var pts = path.pathPoints;
        var ctspts = "";
        var x = 0;
        if(pts.length < 3) return [];
        for(i = pts.length - 1; i>=0;i--) {
            var pt1 = (i == pts.length - 1) ? pts[0] : pts[i + 1];
            var pt2 = (i == 0) ? pts[pts.length - 1] : pts[i - 1];
            var slope = (this.getSlope(pts[i], pt1)!=null) ? this.getSlope(pts[i], pt1).toFixed(2) : null;
            var slope2 = (this.getSlope(pts[i], pt2)!=null) ? this.getSlope(pts[i], pt2).toFixed(2) : null;
            if(slope != slope2) ctspts += "|" + i + "|";
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function getSlope(pt1, pt2){
        var i1 = pt1.anchor[1] - pt2.anchor[1];
        var i2 = pt1.anchor[0] - pt2.anchor[0];
        var slope = (i2 == 0) ? null : i1/i2;
        return (slope == 0) ? 0 : slope;

I have screen shots of the messages and what happens when I try to play games on Facebook since I updated Firefox. Issues I didn't have before the update. Where do I send them? How do I correct this?

The screen shots include the web address for both shots. One is for script error messages that keep interrupting EVERY game. Then after I stop the scrip, Adobe Flash crashes, and I have no control. I have to use the Windows Task Manager to gain access to my home page to get out.
This didn't happen until I updated the Firefox this last time. I've tried everything and nothing works to get rid of the problem.
I've been to your questions, etc and nothing I've found helps.
I use Windows XP
Four sites are the worst; I only play these 4 games on Facebook.
URL's of these are:
http://apps.facebook.com/wildwesttown/?ref=bookmarks&count=0&fb_source=bookmarks_apps&fb_bmpos=4_0
http://apps.facebook.com/aviator-game/?fb_source=canvas_bkmk_top
http://apps.facebook.com/gnometown/?fb_source=canvas_bkmk_top
http://apps.facebook.com/journeyofmoses/?fb_source=canvas_bkmk_top&count=1
(I got a script error message just getting the URL on this last one.

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

My iphone 5 suddenly wont fully boot...it stuck on the apple logo and goes of after 20 -25 secs and comes on by itself after a minute or two but still stuck on apple logo..also i am able to see a bit of lighting on the dark screen whenever it goes of

my iphone 5 on the ios 7.1.2 suddenly wont fully turn on...it gets stuck on the apple logo and stays like that for approximately to 90 secs then goes blank but I can see a bit of lighting behind the dark screen....it goes off by itself and comes on by itself trying to boot but still gets stuck on the apple logo after the dim light shows....when I connect to iTunes my phone can only be recognised only in recovery mode thus if I force it into recovery mode. My main worry is I don't have a back up of any of my data...on icloud I have just less than 2GB of my data which is as a result of incomplete back up...HOW CAN I GET THIS PHONE WORKING AGAIN WITHOUT LOSING MY DATA...if I can only just recover my data I would really appreciate it as I really need almost everything on it back...if I can only get retrieve my data and lose the phone I wouldn't mind at all....Anybody know how to resolve this??Kind Regards

Anyone have any suggestions? or is everyone else just as clueless as me !

How can I get rid of the dark area on top one third of my iphone screen which spoils my background image?

How can I get rid of the dark area on top one third of my iphone screen which spoils my background image?
It seems this problem is caused by the software to increase the readibility of upper letters (clock battery etc.) It be nice to leave us the control of choosing background letter color too if we are using brighter images or darker images.
I'm using iphone 4s and it appeared after I updated to new patch. 7.1.1.
Thanks,
Cem
I do not know how to move topics from sections of forum so I apologise for duplicate post.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/25594879#25594879

Photo added.

How do I prevent the Darker Shade Box (color shift) around Vector Objects when Printing

Sorry in advance for the novelette. I am absolutely mystified and frustrated and would love some help! I've been working on this problem for about 30 hours over the last 4 days to figure out what the heck is happening and cannot find an answer through various forms of research.
Basically, when I print a JPEG, I am getting this area (a box) of darker shaded coloring around my heart and love text. I've tested it a million different ways and am at a loss as to what the problem is ... is it an application problem, a color profile problem between my applications and printer, an improper way that I saved my file, etc.
Here is a photo I took of the image printed out (so it is slightly skewed from camera distortion):
The details:
(1) I create graphic art and sell it online. I save all of my printable art as JPEG files because of my customer base (diy hobbyists that print on their home printers without much knowledge base nor graphic design software).
(2) I use both Adobe Illustrator (AI) and Photoshop Elements 11 (PSE11) to design and save my artwork.
(3) I insert JPEG images into Microsoft Word 2003 documents to "test print" since most of my customers use home printers to print. Since most people have this basic software, it is a good gauge of the kind of print out they might get using the same or similar software.
(4) My PSE11 color profile setting is the default sRGB. I have test printed many times and I get the truest colors with this color profile.
(5) My AI color settings are normally also an sRGB color mode, but on occasion, I use a CMYK color mode if I am creating a larger document that I know the customer will need to take to a professional printer to print out.
(6) I do my home printing (for proofs) on an Epson Stylus Photo 1400 (which has the 6 color ink cartridges).
(7) Until this printing problem occurred on this test print out, I always used the "photo enhance" option when I designate settings for my printer via the Microsoft Word documents.
IMPORTANT: This is when I have the color shift?? or color rendering issues?? and it is the only time. If I use the regular ICM/ICC color profile of sRGB, the printing issue doesn't occur. Instead, I have a solid color background instead of this one with the strips of lighter color on the top and bottom. However, I can't control how the customer prints, so I need to feel confident that whatever color profile setting they use, they will not run into this problem. I even test printed the documents over at FedEx and the darker box/color shift did not occur.
(8) The document in question only has 3 sets of objects: the heart, the solid colored rectangle colored background and the text. All 3 objects are vectors, they are at 100% opacity and there are no "special effects" applied.
(9) The image was entirely created in AI this time and exported as a maximum quality JPEG file, although you will see below that I tried many ways to create and save the file so that I didn't have the color band borders on top/bottom.
(10) I regularly use AI for part of my art, then I drag it to my PSE11 open document and it becomes a Vector Object (it cannot by copying/pasting into a PSE11 document). I also regularly export AI images as PNG files, then insert them into an open PSE11 document. This printing issue has not occurred until recently. Here is an example of a very complex AI image I created, then inserted into PSE11 just to add the background (the Teddy Bear and books are AI vector objects) that were exported as PNG files then inserted into PSE11 to integrate with the background image - I test printed with Photo Enhance and had no printing issues:
So, from the research I have done, it looks like it is a color rendering or color space issue with conflicting color profiles in the same document. I checked my color profile settings and both sRGB and CMYK were set to embed ICC color profiles.
I tried changing AI settings to Preserve Numbers (ignore linked profiles) for CMYK, but that didn't work.
I also checked and made sure that not only the document setup showed the sRGB color profile, but that all the objects within the document also were converted to sRGB as well for consistency. That didn't work.
I tried converting the document to CMYK along with the vector objects. That didn't work.
I tried saving the heart image as a PNG file alone, the "love" text as a PNG file alone, both the heart and text together as a PNG files alone. Once saved as PNG files, I inserted them into an open empty PSE11 document - as I normally do. I then added the background color I wanted. That didn't work - the print still showed the color changes.
I tried dragging each vector object separately and even as a group and got the same color change issue when printing.
I tried "expanding" and "outlining" the text before exporting as JPEG, before exporting as a PNG and before dragging as a vector object into PSE11. Expanding the text did not help the situation.
I tried exporting as Adobe PDF, then opening in PSE11, then resaving as JPEG. That didn't work.
I tried flattening transparency (even though there is no transparency in the AI file). That didn't work.
I tried rasterizing the image. That didn't work.
Thinking that the file might be corrupt, I started from scratch and redesigned the same heart and love text. Unfortunately, I had the same problem as before. At this point, my AI started becoming buggy and would not open new files. It happened repeatedly and I decided it was best to uninstall and reinstall AI (and maybe that would fix the problem).
I created just the heart in AI, then inserted it into an open PSE11 document (both after exporting as PNG and also by dragging as Vector Object from AI). It seemed to work. I could both drag the vector into PSE11 from AI and export from AI as a PNG, then insert into open PSE11 document with a background color - and it printed a solid background.
So, I thought that reinstalling and setting back to defaults worked. But, then I added the love text around the heart and tried exporting as JPEG files and the same problem continued to recur. Whether I dragged as a Vector object into PSE11 (the heart object and love text separately and also another time with the vector objects dragged as a group) or saved them as PNG files and inserted into PSE11 - I got the different shades of color on what should be a solid background. I even tried saving the PSE11 as a PSD file first, then resaving as JPEG and I tried saving as PNG and printing and this didn't help solve the problem.
I really think it is some color conflict issue but I can't figure it out. I am definitely not very knowledgeable about color profiles and how to sync all my devices, however, as I mentioned, this was not an issue until recently (and I think??? I recall changing the CMYK setting from Preserve Numbers to embed color profile a month or so ago - however, it should have been solved when AI went back to its defaults upon reinstall).
The reason I believe it is a color rendering/color space issue is because I could see the color output when I saved the JPEG with CMYK color profile versus sRGB color profile and the sRGB colors were much richer, not surprisingly. The top and bottom colors matched the sRGB printout and the middle darker box section matched the CMYK printout.
I am sure it is something fundamental or simple and I am completely overlooking it. I wish it were just a transparency issue, because people know how to fix or do workarounds for it. But, there are no vector objects with any transparency ...
If I missed some detail, I apologize. Any help would be a dream come true at this point! lol
Thank you!

Okay, I got motivated to try again. From doing a bit more research on troubleshooting AI printing problems, the Adobe article talks about print drivers. It was advised to uninstall and reinstall the print driver if the printing issue persists. So, I did. Unfortunately, I still had the same result after reinstalling and trying a test print! Ugh.
So, as Jacob said upfront, I seem to have an overactive print driver that is trying too hard (and it is a non-postscript printer which I realize is part of the problem).
There are so many variables in my situation as to how I create art and save/export art. I sometimes work solely in AI, sometimes solely in PSE and sometimes I use both programs to create. Consequently, I will:
(1) export directly from AI as JPEG if I am not adding PSE11 artwork.
(2) export directly from AI as PNG if I plan on inserting that image into PSE11 to add to artwork I have created in PSE11.
(3) drag vector objects as a Smart Objects directly from AI to PSE11 to add to artwork I am creating in PSE11 if I know I will playing with the vector object and resizing in PSE11.
So, I did a test print using scenario 2, where I inserted the heart and love text PNG (AI created vector object) into an old PSE11 document. This old document already had a vector object from AI with a solid background and I knew it printed correctly. So, after inserting this new PNG from AI into this old document, it printed correctly using the photo enhance mode.
However, I haven't had a chance to actually create new art in the older AI files (that I know print properly), resave as something else and try another test print (either by exporting as JPEG and printing in Word or by exporting as PNG file and inserting into PSE11 document, then saving as JPEG and printing in Word).
After testing the different possibilities of ICM settings within my printer, I found that the JPEG images printed out with the truest colors and best quality if I simply selected "no color management" from the printer. Shocker, huh? lol
MY SOLUTION: So, what I think I will simply do is add an instruction sheet with the printables I sell, explaining that the color profile setting should never be handled by the printer so make sure to turn off color management by printer (and if they feel they must use the printer for color management, make sure the setting is sRGB since I embed that color profile in my JPEG's).
Edited to add: Since my issue was never about how I could print a successful image (I knew I could simply change the color profile settings), but rather about how to make sure that customers would get consistent and high quality print outputs of my digital images, this seems like the best approach.
I don't think I will every really know exactly why I am now getting color shifts in the "photo enhance" mode when I did not have this problem a couple months ago - applying the same methods of creating artwork. I was concerned that I was saving/exporting using incorrect or mismatched color settings or something of that nature. However, since I went through the process of making my color spaces the same for everything, and I still have issue, clearly that is not the culprit. The only thing I can do to solve the problem and it is a straightforward solution anyway -> is to educate the buyer on how to print successfully (don't use photo enhance! ha ha).
Thanks again to everyone who chimed in and offered advice!

Shot in the Dark (AU)

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