T450s base distorted/warped?

Hello everyone,
I'm new in the ThinkPad world and so am I in this forum. Unfortunately, the search couldn't solve my problem which is why I've created this new post.
First things first: I've recently (2 weeks ago actually) bought my first ThinkPad - a T450s, and what can I say - it's the perfect laptop I have looked out for a while. Yesterday, however, I've noticed that the base is distorted a little - I attached the photo. Either way you put the ruler (or a similarly even object) on the base, it won't touch the other side, but will be detached, creating a slight gap between the ruler and the laptop base. The same applies for the top of the base, but in reverse.
Despite my best attempts to capture the situation, the distortion appears smaller than it actually is. When holding the laptop, the warp of the base is clearly visible.
Since I do not have any experience in this regard and have spent plenty of money on this laptop, I would like to know whether this is a serious production fault, qualifying for a replacement, or something not worth to worry about.
Thanks in advance
Keith
Link to image
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Could be a manufacturing defect.
Previously, ThinkPads had a slightly arched lid because it was a structurally stronger shape, but people thought their machine was defective. Not sure if the idea's made a comeback, though.

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I see no code to handle the smart object size and make the replacement object have the same size or insure the replacement object is the aspect ratio and size. Replacing a smart object content does not change the current layer's associated the transform that transformed the original object. If the replacement object is not the same size as the original object the transform may not work like your expecting.
An associated displacement map may come into play because of smart filters on the smart object layer. Displacement maps content are either for the layers content or for lower layers content to make the current layer to conform to lower layers contours.
In fact I create a four image picture package template that used a smart object for the image. Added CS2 for a file type that could be used to replace the image in your script and ran your script. It did pop up the ACR dialog if I select a raw file but it worked perfectly for my portrait cr2 files are the same size and aspect ratio. Ast the object.
And a jpeg was saved to my desktop.
When a different size landscape orianted portrait image is selected here is the result

Live Recording DISASTER - help, advice, moral support...

I've been using my Powerbook and Firepods to do 16ch live recordings for the past 4 months. The first 20 times or so were for friends' bands or just practice, all for free. Last night was the first paying gig, and it also happened to be the first time the recording didn't come out right. Scattered throughout the tracks for all 3 bands are periods of audio distortion/warping/f*ed up useless garbage. Sometimes its only on 1 track, sometimes all of them. It always happens in a section, there do not seem to be any random momentary blips.
This is very similar to a problem i had momentarily in the studio that i recently posted about. I bought a SPDIF cable to physically connect the two firepods for better syncing, and I'm using the aggregate device for a full 16 channels. I thought i had the problem solved, we finished tracking with no problems. My environment is trimmed down to only the necessary tracks, and as far as I can tell, nothing else was different than all of the previous successful attempts. My 160 gb fw hd was 50% full.
Up to this point, the one night that really counted, I was 100% confident in my rig. now I have no idea what to do, or what to tell the bands. two of them also hired videographers for a DVD with our audio. i've worked hard to get this kind of gig, and then this. and ultimately, its my fault. yeah, so thats that. if you've made it this far, thanks for reading my venting.
Powerbook G4 1.67 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 2 gigs RAM, 2 Presonus Firepods, LaCie 160 gb FW 800

I do not have final cut pro. i haven't messed around with the files much yet, we had a live sound gig tonight. (tested recording, and it messed up again, something must be wrong still) one thing i tried on a kick drum track was eq'ing out all of the highs, which got rid of most of the mess. but on a few vocal parts, nothing could be done short of overdubbing. i guess this could be my learning experience for salvaging recordings.
we've thrown out the idea of a md or dat board mix before, and we'll definitely do it from now on. are there better ways? i really love doing this, and I know the machine can do it, i just don't know what changed.

Help regarding brushes, sizes and such like...

Hi...
Am trying to create some art for some large posters...
I. Brushes:
1. Have created several brushes... apply them along a path... not possible to change the colour of fill or stroke... Have to Expand Appearance and the fills become a problem. So what does one do? Set colour in the master and keep saving the brushes as brush-red, brush-green, etc.?
2. Gather Brushes are not vector...? To manipulate them – distort, warp, etc., – one has to first Expand Appearance. Question: are they still vector at that stage?
II. Pen tool:
Find it very irritaing that every time one wants to creat an anchor point one has to revert to the Anchor point tool... and even then, clicking doesn't seem to be enough. One has to actually drag a wee bit before the anchor point gets converted. Must be a short cut or simplified workaround that i'm missing??
III. Sizes:
227 inches; Seems to be the max width... crazy... surely it should depend on total size? Meaning w x h and the raster settngs...
Cheers!
S

Jacob Bugge wrote:
I presume you use the Convert Anchor Point Tool (flyout from the Pen Tool) in b.
It may be easier to answer if you show what you wish to obtain: Illy has no way of knowing how you want the wave curved unless you tell her. If you just want a rounding (of your choice) at the Anchor Points of otherwise straight segments, you may use Effect>Stylize>Round Corners, otherwise you have to establish the curving somehow.
Wouldn't it be so much easier to have the anchor point convert on the click of the convert tool... or even double click... or double click of the direct select tool (white arrow) or even have a right click fly out option to convert? Or am i missing something?
2/ Size. Yes, can draw to a suitable scale... but then how / what / who increases it to actual scale at time of printing?
This is a recurring issue. Usually the printer.
Hi Jacob...
Yes, i meant the Convert Anchor Point Tool (CAPT)... And i'm talking generally... you know.... say you want to create a wavy line... one generally clicks a few points and then goes back to get the waviness just right... that's what i mean... the whole thing seems a bit cumbersome... go back, use (CAPT), then too one has to drag a bit.. then use the Direct Selection Tool for actually getting down to business... so much easier if a double click by the DST or the a single click by the CAPT converted the anchor point... even a right click fly out with an option... FWIW. Was just hoping there was a short cut key or something which, combined with the click of some tool, converted the anchor point.
Regarding size... if you take an ai file to the printer how does he increase it (the scale)?
Shunith

Can AE do 1)Photoshop or Flash distort, skew, warp etc. transformations?,2) mask tween:ease in/out?

Hello AE Community,..
1) does AE have or can be made to perform Photoshop or Flash distort, skew, warp etc. transformations?, (these save incomparable time in path editing rather than AE's limited transforms and manual point and tangent realignments)
2) when shape(mask) tweening in AE is it capable of what Flash calls ease-in/out, or what Illustrator and CorelDRAW calls "speed"or "acceleration" respectivly?
thanks for any help,
Jeff

Re 1) Effects --> Distort --> Transform | Mesh Warp
Re 2) Animation --> Keyframe Assistants or simply use the graph editor.
Mylenium

Distort, Perspective and Warp missing from Edit/Transform dropdown

Hi,
Why is it when I want to transform a smart object sometimes it lets me use Distort, Perspective and Warp and other times it doesn't?
In a situation where it isn't letting me and I want to, what is the remedy?
Thanks very much!

Unfortunately, I don't remember when it does work. It's a PSD document RGB/8. Where do you find out the bit depth?
It's got a a high res stock photo of a polo shirt and I've created a logo for a company (the smart object) that I've placed on the shirt but because I can't distort, use perspective or warp it's not as accurate a look as possible because it's not curving at the angle of the shirt.
Please let me know if there is any other info you need. Thanks!

Warp tool distortion

Hey everyone,
This is basically what I'm trying to do: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9526/bloodyilly.jpg
So in step 1, that's how it is now. Step 2 is when I've used the warp tool and am dragging it down. According to how it's projected to come out at this stage, that's exactly how I want it. But then at step 3, it distorts as shown.
I thought that perhaps it was because the circles and rectangles didn't have enough points and that's what was making it distort. I upped the amount of points and the same thing happened.
What I'm trying to get is just that left part to have a wave effect and the rest to stay the same.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
- Chris

So the way I went about using the envelope distort was to copy and paste what I'd done. Then with that copy, merged it altogether so it was just the outline of what i'd done. Then, edit the paths to include the wave.
I then did the 'make with top objec't and tried different fidelity options and so on and it didn't come out as I hoped. It was actually very distorted and didn't even constrain to the top oject.
So then I got rid of the bottom part which I didn't want to distort, tried all the above again and that didn't work either.

Yesterday songs playing fine, today warped and distorted

I've had my 30G pod for just over a year. Yesterday I was listening to it and the play back was just fine, same quality as it always has been. Then I turned it off because I was at work, then a few hours later turned it back on to listen some more and now all the songs are distorted and warped. Some songs will play for a few seconds correctly then they will start distorting too. Help me! Do I need to take it in for repair or what? I've restarted it, but I'm afraid to restore it, I'm afraid that it won't work ever again. About a month ago I transferred it to another computer and wiped the library, all my songs have come from CD's so I know its not a "virus". I just want it to work normally again!
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This version of iTunes 12.1:
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