Step and Repeat Problem in CS3-Urgent!

I was working on a file, step and repeats was working just fine. Then suddenly within the same file it got messed up somehow.
Whenever I type in a decimal point (say 4.5) and I move on to the next field it will default to a higher number (say 5). It is not letting me do decimal points!
I did replace preferences (and yes I got the pop up on the start menu). And the problem is still there.
And it happens in all files, not just the one.
Please help, the MUST be working right or else I can't do my job!
CS3 5.0.4 Mac 10.5.8

Well, it wasn't. But I rebooted again (after replacing preferences) and so far it seems ok. Weird.
I'll post back up again if I have any problems.

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Error message before all values are entered in Step and Repeat box

The Step and Repeat function seems to have a problem that it didn't have before.
(1st field REPEAT COUNT, 2nd field HORIZONTAL OFFSET, 3rd field VERTICAL OFFSET). It is not permitted to duplicate beyond the limits of the document or pasteboard, I understand that. But, if a large value is already entered, let's say 3' in the 3rd field and you enter 12 in the first, you will get an error message BEFORE YOU EVEN HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL THE FIELDS AND THEN SAY OK. The reason I bring this up is that it was not this way before Leopard (or before CS3) and I suspect that it is either the Mac OS or CS3 that is causing problems. I should be able to enter all the values in the 3 fields (whatever was previously entered the last time), say OK then get a message if the values go overboard. Not before I even finish entering them!
Is this a known issue, or is it just me?
Thanks

It's a known issue with CS3 - I believe it existed in Tiger too.

Why the step-and-repeat function (command+d) isn't working in Illustrator CS5?

Why the step-and-repeat function (command+d) isn't working in Illustrator CS5?
I am trying this. Take an object, move it some inches on the right while holding the option key, so I duplicate it.
Usually, I pressed on command+d to duplicate this action on and on (duplicate the object and moving it some inches away), but now it is not working.
any idea?

kwakoo,
It may be time for the list:
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file, and when it is not caused by issues with opening a file from external media. You may have tried/done some of them already; 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
If possible/applicable, you should save current artwork first, of course.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to at least 5 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible), for CS3 - CC you may find the folder here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/preference-file-location-illustrator.html
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall (ticking the box to delete the preferences), run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

Step and repeat multi page pdf

so im still failry new to indesign.
im running cs5.5 and im trying to imposition a multi page pdf
it is a 110 page pdf and what i would like to do is place it( for example) 8up step and repeat
what i would like is 110 sra3 sheets with each sheet having 8 copies of 1 page per sheet (sheet size fits fine)
is there a way to automate this im to poor for quite atm and i cant manage to get it to work using rhimposition.
i could use the pace multi page and then go through step and repeat on each page but but but 110 pages

Another possibility is to run Scott Zanelli's script eight times, changing the position each time. You'll find the script at InDesignSecrets » Blog Archive » Zanelli Releases MultiPageImporter for Importing both PDF and INDD Files

Are there any plans to move the "Math Check" to AFTER the O.K. BUTTON is pushed on STEP AND REPEAT?

One of my pet peeves is that I have to clear all the fields in the STEP AND REPEAT dialouge box before I can begin entering information. I have been patiently waiting for this bug to be fixed. I am beginning to wonder if Adobe is even aware of the bug? It drives me nuts to no end!!! I am sure it is responsible for several points in my blood pressure reading on given days. I'll have an object selected that I need to step 7 times and I'll bring up the Step and Repeat dialouge box. I'll enter 7 in the COUNT field. InDesign will in some cases immediately flag the operation as not possible because there are numbers in the other two fields that I haven't had a chance to edit yet that will cause the step and repeat operation to go off the pasteboard. It makes me MAD because it changes my 7 back to a 1 and I have to go and put in the correct values for the VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL offset fields and then I have to go back up to the COUNT field and re-enter my 7. All of this and I haven't even hit the O.K. button yet!!! Can someone at Adobe pleeeeeeaaaaaase inform the programmers of this glitch and have them move the MATH CHECK to AFTER THE O.K. BUTTON is clicked! I wouldn't mind the message if the figures I entered were incorrect and I had hit the O.K. button. But it drives me absolutely insane when it starts trying to correct me before I've even finished entering my values!
Am I the only one?
I would love to hear from anyone else out there that gets frustrated from this. If for no other reason then to let me know I haven't completely lost my sanity yet.
Thanks.
Randy

O.K. Peter. I did go and file a report. I couldn't bring myself though to call it a feature request because I clearly believe it is a bug. A co-worker of mine and I had a long discussion about it. He argued your side of things suggesting that the program was working as the programmers intended for it to be and because of that I couldn't call it a bug. But, I contend that the program IS NOT working as the programmers intended for it to be because if you look at the OBJECT > TRANSFORM > MOVE item in InDesign it also brings up a dialogue box. This dialogue box also has a PREVIEW check box on it. If the PREVIEW check box is checked then it immediately evaluates the numbers as you enter them into the various fields. And if you enter an invalid number it will immediately present the error message. However, if the PREVIEW check box is left unchecked then it waits until you press the O.K. Button before evaluating the numbers and executing the move. The STEP AND REPEAT dialogue box should behave the same way but it doesn't. It behaves as if the PREVIEW check box is checked whether it is or not. So that is a BUG in my humble opinion.
Thanks for your help in pointing me to the correct form. I'm usually so busy working that I never have time to look that kind of stuff up.
Randy

InDesign CC Step and repeat user friendliness

With the Step and Repeat function in InDesign:
Currently when you enter a value in any of the three boxes (count/vertical/horizontal) and the value results in the objects not fitting on the page, you'll receive immediate feedback in the form of a pop up error box:
Cannot add objects beyond the bounds of the pasteboard. Please decrease the offset distance or reduce the number of duplicates.
You then have to click OK, or press enter to acknowledge.
It would be a lot more desirable for any error message to display only at the end of the process—AFTER you've click the Step and Repeat OK button.
It's extremely irritating to get regular warnings while you're trying to typing in the values, especially when you use step and repeat a lot.
Reguarly, I can even type in the first value Count without receiving an error (noting that the dialog box remembers Vertical and Horizontal values from previous use).

Thanks Peter. Yeah I never have the preview selected anyway.
Occassionally I still have to use Quark 8. The Step and Repeat doesn't have this annoyance.
Given Adobe's normally exemplary usability standards this one seems like a no-brainer to me.

Problem with Step and Repeat (transform)

Hi All.
I tried a search on this but came up with nothing, so if this has already been posted let me know.
In CS3 Illustrator: When I click on a horizontal line, and go to object/transform and key in a number such as -1p6, indicating that I want the line to repeat downward 1p6, the line instead repeats upward 1p6. I have tried using the ruler from point A to point B in a downward direction, but end up with horizontal rules that move upward.
What am I doing wrong? Or, is it the software? I had the same problem in AI 10, but not in previous versions of Illustrator.
I've been working with Illustrator almost as long as it's been around, so I'm pretty familiar with it. This is just an annoying problem that slows me down.
Thanks so much!

You're using the regular Move command, right? Object > Transform > Move (or Command - Shift - M, or hit the Enter key)? Then entering a negative number ( -1p6) in the Vertical field? And it moves the object up? Try trashing your prefs?

Username and password problems with CS3

I have Dreamweaver CS3 Version 9.0 Build 3481
When I close Dreamweaver and reopen it I lose any usernames
and passwords for FTP.
How do I solve this? The 8.0.2. Updater does not work for my
version.
Thank you

Adobe got back to me and gave me some info I'll share that
might help others who have this problem. YES the fix did work for
me, I'm running Dreamweaver 9 or the CS3 version and was losing
user name and password each time I re-opened the program.
You can find the fix at
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=3491671c&sliceId=2
Basically it's a registry fix, appears when you have Explorer
7.0 installed.
Warning: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can cause
serious problems that may require reinstalling your operating
system. Adobe does not guarantee that problems caused by editing
the registry incorrectly can be resolved. Edit the registry at your
own risk.
1. Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button,
choose Run, then type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate
to this folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\User Shell Folders\
2. See if there is a key called AppData.
# Backup the Users Shell Folders registry branch as follows:
1. Right-click the Users Shell Folders folder and select
"Export".
2. In the "Export range" section, choose "Selected branch".
3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.
4. If problems occur after editing the registry,
double-clicking the .reg file will re-install that registry branch.
# If the AppData key is missing, then perform the following
steps. If the AppData key exists, then skip to Step 5.
1. On the right side of the Registry Editor explorer pane,
right-click in a blank area anywhere under the last key in the
list. You should get a context menu that says "New" with a flyout
menu.
2. In the flyout menu, select "Expandable String Value" and
name the new key AppData.
# Right-click the new AppData key (or the existing one if it
was already there), select Modify, and enter the following in the
Value Data field: %USERPROFILE%\Application Data. If the values for
the other keys in your User Shell Folders directory don't start
with %USERPROFILE%, then use the value that your other keys use.
For example, if your Local Settings key has a value of u:\Local
Settings, then try usingu:\Application Data.
# Open Dreamweaver, re-enter the FTP login information for
one of your sites, and see if the FTP login is now saved when you
close and re-open Dreamweaver.
Worked for me.
Thanks Adobe

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How to Step and Repeat around a circle or radius

For those looking for the simplest way to create multiple shapes evenly (equally) spaced around a center point, here's the only solution in Illustrator.
1. Begin by drawing two intersecting guidelines, centered on your page. Turn on Smart Guides (CTRL + U) so you can make sure you are aligning the finished product.
2. Draw the object you want to use. Center the object on the guidelines.
3. Drag the object away from the intersecting guidelines.
4. Draw a vertical line along the guideline. Make sure that it extends through your object.
5. Decide how many objects you want to create.
6. With the vertical line selected, double-click the Rotate tool (Object > Transform > Rotate...).
7. From the chart at the left, select the angle associated with the number of objects you want.
8. Enter that number and click the COPY button.
9. With the new line still selected, hit CTRL + D to repeat the duplicated line until it repeats completely around the circle.
10. Select the object. (Make sure Smart Guides is ON).
11. Click the Rotate tool.
12. First click the intersection of the guidelines to establish the rotation point.
13. Select the center point of the object and hold down the ALT key to move and duplicate the object.
14. Move the object until it intersects with the next line. You'll see Smart Guides say "Intersect".
15. Hit CTRL + D to duplicate the objects around the radius.
16. Delete the lines. You're DONE!

GRW,
here's the only solution in Illustrator.
There is (almost) always more than one solution.
Another one, or two:
1) Draw the object and place it somewhere appropriate (maybe at a certain distance below the lower left corner of the Artboard X=Y=0);
2) Draw a no fill no stroke circle with a centre appropriately aligned with the object (such as X=Y=0) and a diameter large enough for it to enclose the object, group with 1) or just select both;
3) One of the following performed on 1)+2):
3a) Object>Transform>Rotate inserting 360/N, where N is the number of items round the circle, repeat (Ctrl/Cmd+D) once less (delete the circles if desired);
3b) Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform, rotate similarly with one copy less (this requires grouping); Object>Expand Appearance if desired to have independent separate objects.
Some of the angles in the table are approximations and therefore inaccurate; 360/N is accurate.
A new Circle Thread is born.
Who is next?

What is the best way to use Step and Repeat?

I'm doing booklets, letterheads, business cards and more, with many that need to print on one sheet and then be trimmed in bindery.
The press is critical, and everything needs to be exactly placed or all the end result product will not be identical.
Here is one scenario that I'd like your comment on in order to get the best result.
I have a letterhead designed for standard letterhead size that will print 2-up on an 11x17 sheet. If I have the left hand side letterhead design elements in place and the correct distance from the gripper edge, how do I step those elements over, 8.5 inches to get the second letterhead in exactly the right position. My old way of doing this was to establish a center point and use guides to place the duplicate copy. I'm looking for a more 'mechanically accurate' way of letting Illustrator do the job right and faster than I can do it manually.
Thanks In Advance,
Ken

Piece of cake. Select your content and hit Enter - the Move dialog opens. Insert 8.5 in. in the Horizontal field and hit Copy. Set it up as an Action and invoke the whole thing from the keyboard.
If you don't want to copy, but just move it, hit OK instead of Copy.
If you want more than one copy, put the artwork in its own layer, target the layer, and use Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform. Insert a value for horizontal, and the number of copies, and hit OK. The advantage of this is that the copies are Effects - the copied objects are not really there (although they will be in a saved PDF) until flattened. Use a a template, and any changes to the original art will be reflected in the copies. New project? Just move the new artwork into the layer, and everything gets automatically copied.
If you want copies going vertically as well as horizontal, do the horizontal Transform Effect first, and with the art still selected, do a new Transform Effect, and put values in the Vertical field, and the number of copies.
Fun, heh?

Text find and change problem in CS3 and CS4 script

I use the script below to find some text and change into others.
There is one thing the script can't do it for me.
Example:
(g) Management
(1) that no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciation shall apply to the Company or its operations; and
(2) that the aforesaid tax or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall not be payable on or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company.
Example:(END)
I got a lot of topics or points in the passage. And I want to change the space between '(g)' and 'Management' into a tab character. So I revised the plain text file 1text.
PS: 1text.txt is filled with what to change.
text {findWhat:"^p(^?) "} {changeTo:"^p(^?)^t"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false} Find all space-dash-space and replace with an en dash.
The result is:
(^?)^tManagement
(^?)^tthat no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciation shall apply to the Company or its operations; and
(^?)^tthat the aforesaid tax or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall not be payable on or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company.
PS: ^t is a tab character.
result (END)
This is not what I want.
It should be '(g)^tManagement'.
PS: ^t is a tab character.
Please someboady help me out to revised the script below to change the text into what I want. Thanks so much.
Here is the script.
//FindChangeByList.jsx
//An InDesign CS4 JavaScript
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ "FindChangeByList.jsx" 2.0.0.0 10-January-2008
//Loads a series of tab-delimited strings from a text file, then performs a series
//of find/change operations based on the strings read from the file.
//The data file is tab-delimited, with carriage returns separating records.
//The format of each record in the file is:
//findType<tab>findProperties<tab>changeProperties<tab>findChangeOptions<tab>description
//Where:
//<tab> is a tab character
//findType is "text", "grep", or "glyph" (this sets the type of find/change operation to use).
//findProperties is a properties record (as text) of the find preferences.
//changeProperties is a properties record (as text) of the change preferences.
//findChangeOptions is a properties record (as text) of the find/change options.
//description is a description of the find/change operation
//Very simple example:
//text {findWhat:"--"} {changeTo:"^_"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false} Find all double dashes and replace with an em dash.
//More complex example:
//text {findWhat:"^9^9.^9^9"} {appliedCharacterStyle:"price"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find $10.00 to $99.99 and apply the character style "price".
//All InDesign search metacharacters are allowed in the "findWhat" and "changeTo" properties for findTextPreferences and changeTextPreferences.
//If you enter backslashes in the findWhat property of the findGrepPreferences object, they must be "escaped"
//as shown in the example below:
//{findWhat:"\\s+"}
//For more on InDesign scripting, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/scripting/index.html
//or visit the InDesign Scripting User to User forum at http://www.adobeforums.com
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myDisplayDialog();
     break;
    default:
     //Something was selected, but it wasn't a text object, so search the document.
     myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
else{
   //Nothing was selected, so simply search the document.
   myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
else{
alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myObject;
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"FindChangeByList"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Search Range:"});
   var myRangeButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
   with(myRangeButtons){
    radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Document", checkedState:true});
    radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selected Story"});
    if(app.selection[0].contents != ""){
     radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selection", checkedState:true});
var myResult = myDialog.show();
if(myResult == true){
switch(myRangeButtons.selectedButton){
   case 0:
    myObject = app.documents.item(0);
    break;
   case 1:
    myObject = app.selection[0].parentStory;
    break;
   case 2:
    myObject = app.selection[0];
    break;
myDialog.destroy();
myFindChangeByList(myObject);
else{
myDialog.destroy();
function myFindChangeByList(myObject){
var myScriptFileName, myFindChangeFile, myFindChangeFileName, myScriptFile, myResult;
var myFindChangeArray, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindLimit, myStory;
var myStartCharacter, myEndCharacter;
var myFindChangeFile = myFindFile("/FindChangeSupport/1test.txt")
if(myFindChangeFile != null){
myFindChangeFile = File(myFindChangeFile);
var myResult = myFindChangeFile.open("r", undefined, undefined);
if(myResult == true){
   //Loop through the find/change operations.
   do{
    myLine = myFindChangeFile.readln();
    //Ignore comment lines and blank lines.
    if((myLine.substring(0,4)=="text")||(myLine.substring(0,4)=="grep")||(myLine.substring(0, 5)=="glyph")){
     myFindChangeArray = myLine.split("\t");
     //The first field in the line is the findType string.
     myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0];
     //The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string.
     myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1];
     //The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string.
     myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2];
     //The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change.
     myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3];
     switch(myFindType){
      case "text":
       myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
      case "grep":
       myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
      case "glyph":
       myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
   } while(myFindChangeFile.eof == false);
   myFindChangeFile.close();
function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change preferences before each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
myFoundItems = myObject.changeText();
//Reset the find/change preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences before each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGlyphPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGlyphPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGlyphOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGlyph();
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences after each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindFile(myFilePath){
var myScriptFile = myGetScriptPath();
var myScriptFile = File(myScriptFile);
var myScriptFolder = myScriptFile.path;
myFilePath = myScriptFolder + myFilePath;
if(File(myFilePath).exists == false){
//Display a dialog.
myFilePath = File.openDialog("Choose the file containing your find/change list");
return myFilePath;
function myGetScriptPath(){
try{
myFile = app.activeScript;
catch(myError){
myFile = myError.fileName;
return myFile;

It takes me a lof of time to comprehend the sentence you write. Cause I am a Chinese. My poor English.
I have to say "you are genius". I used to use the indesign CS2. There is no GREP function in CS2. When I get the new script, I do not know how to use it. Just when I saw the
'grep {findWhat:" +"} {changeTo:" "} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false} Find all double spaces and replace with single spaces.'
Being confused.
Thanks so much. It seems I have to relearn the advanced Indesign.

Again with the Continuously Rasterize of 3D Shape Layers and Effects Problem in CS3

Hi! I have been looking into the forum for some help about this issue and although it have found a lot of related threads I really can't make this combination of features works well...
I mean I can't apply any "Distort" effect to any 3D "Shape Layer" cause finally the effect cause unexpected results (basically the effects loose his "alignment" with the layer as soon as I transform that layer even if I make a Pre-comp and apply the transformation there (cause I still need rasterization activated on it to maintain quality in zooms and scales). So, really could be a way that allow me to apply this effects to a continuously rasterized layer (or Pre-com) and it works as well as if they were applied to a Solid/Image Layer when use some kind of transformation or camera movement over it? Uf, I still really hope so...
Well, I'm now a little desperated so I'll be very grateful for any help; and sorry if I'm missing something obvious but I think I have tried all the possibilities (pre-compound and turn off 3D Layer option on both items with any combination, turn on or off rasterize option here and there too, apply the effect in the pre-comp layers or in the comp ones, etc...) and I think at this moment I start to loosing my faith...
PS: Ouh, and I hope you understand my "English" too...

>So, really could be a way that allow me to apply this effects to a
>continuously rasterized layer (or Pre-com) and it works as well as if
>they were applied to a Solid/Image Layer when use some kind of
>transformation or camera movement over it?
That's completely impossible. It goes against how AE effects (and ultimately the entire render pipeline) work. I think I know what you are hoping to achieve, but it is mathematically and technically illogical. Displacment effects work on pixels, not the original vector data, anyways. Only dedicated vector effects can manipulate path contours. AE is no different than Illustrator or Freehand in that regard.
Also: whenever you change the scale of a Shape Layer, you change the size of of the vector data which is then rasterized based on the bounding box and in some cases the cropping area defined by the composition borders. Therefore the layer size would steadily increase anyways and the result of your displacement would be different for each frame - what looks okay with 5px displacment values at frame 1 would barely be noticable on a layer that is "blown up" to 10 times the size on frame 100.
So for all intents and purposes you need to work with big layers and without continuous rasterization, no matter how much you may dislike it.
Mylenium

Problems Installing CS3 Web Premium on Windows Vista x64

I was (key word) having problems with my installation of CS3 on my brand new (3 days old) computer with Windows Vista x64. Finally after two days of installing and uninstalling, I called Adobe support. I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly they solved my problem (if only I had called sooner).
Having worked on this for 2 days I have seen and tried everything except of course the cure. So I wanted to put this out there for any one else that is having problems.
The symptoms:
- Everything seemed to install correctly (except acrobat which is another story. you can find lots of post about that.). No errors during installation. And when it finally completed installing, all that was left was to click "finish" which indicated to me that installation was successful.
- Open Photoshop. PS would open and immediately stop working. Vista said it was not responding.
- Open any of the other programs and the little vista circle would spin for 5 to 10 seconds then nothing. Program did not start to open. Just nothing.
The problem: Unbeknown to me (never saw an error message) "Licensing for this product had stopped working". When I described above symptoms tech support went straight to this.
The solution: Download the Licensing Service Update and run it. http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401528
Once I ran this, Photoshop opened and let me enter serial number and activate CS3.
If after your installation, Photoshop or any of the other programs seem to get stuck or you never get the dialog box to enter serial number, the Licensing Service Update should fix things for you.

wow...thank you so much for this posting. I just got home & followed your steps and now I have CS3 up & running. After 4 days of stressing out, finally someone was able to assist. Why can't the Adobe Experts & Employees on these forums supply this much needed information?????
I seriously understand why people want to get crack versions of this software rather than paying hundreds of dollars like us and avoid all this BS and get no support whatsoever!
Thank you again!!

Multiple lables Automatic Multiply and Repeat to 12 times in a A3

Hello there all, I've been running all over the net trying to find a solution to make my life a little easier without success so I was hoping that maybe somebody would have an idea of a better way to do this.
I make personalized Tea Labels for a client, 6 different labels per order.
I make these as separate pages in InDesign size 9 cm x 12 cm
Then I need to put each one into an A3 format repeated 12 times with cut lines and a unified background color and save and renamed as the label.
This is how I do it so far:
-          Create the pages in InDesign
-          Export to Acrobat
-          Acrobat > Extract pages as separate files
-          InDesign > Open an A3 Template with the PDF repeated as an image.
-          Replace the Image
-          Save rename and export to PDF
Any help or ideas are really appreciated
Thanks
Tiola

But you don't NEED to export at all.
Make up your 6-page file of one-up labels sized correctly.
Create a new large sheet file, also 6 pages, and add the trim marks and background color (if it's the same for all labels) to the master page, then add ONE frame in the upper left position on the master to hold one label image. Move to page 1.
File > Place.... and navigate to your one-up file. Show import options and pick all pages when you click OK. Hover the loaded cursor in the master frame area and click once to load the first label, then move to each successive page and repeat until you have one label on each page.
On each page, select the frame with the placed label and use Step and Repeat to make your grid.
Done.

Step and Repeat Problem in CS3-Urgent!

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