Website & Graphic Design Courses Online?

Can anyone refer me to some high quality website design and graphic design courses online. I dont mind paid services as long as it will teach me some useful information. I need to learn about color matching, schemes, and how to create original designs and images in photoshop.

http://revision3.com/pixelperfect
http://www.video-tutes.com
http://www.oxyweb.co.uk/blog/2008/08/26/top-web-design-and-photoshop-video-podcasts-worth- watching/
http://www.lynda.com

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Graphic Design training for authors?

Hello, I have no experience or skill in graphic design but I
could really do with being able to create simple graphics to
enhance my manuals. Does anyone know of any courses in the UK that
might be suitable? I don't really want to embark on a full-on
graphic design course as it's not really what I need. Just wondered
if there was anything aimed at technical communicators.
Thanks
Helen

Hi Helen
See if the link below helps any. There seem to be some links
to other material.
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here
Cheers... Rick

New Graphic Designer...Need help on iMac Purchase

Hi all.
I am an aspiring graphic designer who needs to purchase an iMac that will fulfill my needs. I have a limited budget, but I would rather spend the money now then have to spend more in the future. I would like to get some ideas on how much memory/ram I should get. Also, I want to hear about the 21inch screen vs. the 27 inch screen.
Primarily I will be using this computer for graphic designer purposes, so I will be using CS4 Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. I will also be using the computer for downloading/playing music and movies. I do have an external hard drive but I think I should have a decent amount of memory installed on the desktop.
If anyone has any suggestions for me on what the best setup should be please let me know.
Thanks
-T

Your in luck! the iMac is perfect for CS4 and iTunes. 27-inch is perfect for HD video. And in CS4 the added screen realestate means increased performance. The display has a really great view angle, and sense it's LED back lit, the display is super bright/sharp.
The 17 comes with 1 TB of store and 4GB of ram. this is more then enough. if your working in very large files you may want to spend the 200 dollars to double your ram. that's huge bump for CS4. I would also suggested the 250 dollar upgrade to get double the storage space. 2 TB of space can be huge if you have a large movie collection. 150 dollars can get you double the video ram. If you like games this is a huge jump in performance. It will also help with things like layering in photoshop.
of corse you can always buy an external hard drive and more ram later, but your going to spend more of it. The Video card upgrade, 150, is some thing you can only do when buying the computer.
Sense your doing major work you may want to get a 2TB back up drive.
Also your talking about spending 2,149.00 on a computer. I assume your planning to hold onto the computer for at least a couple of years. Witch is why I would recommend Apple Care. It covers your computer for defect and natural wear. It's only 169 dollars.
If you had to replace one part, in 3 years, you would spend more then the apple care. Also Apple Care also get you 3 years of phone support. Normally it's 50 dollars a call. I don't know about you, but I have allot more then just 3 questions in 3 years. so it more then pays for it self.
You could also take advantage of the printer rebate. http://www.apple.com/promo/ when I bought my macbook pro having an up to date free printer was an amazing deal. It might be useful for your CS4 work. For quick scans and work prints.
You can also get 30% off mobile me. It's a great way to sync your contacts/calendars between your old and new computer. As well as an iphone, if you have one. I use mobile me to throw my PDF / Prints online. That way my clients can quickly check out and approve changes. I also use it to host my portfolio. Ones I had all my art in my computer, it took me like 20 minutes iWeb to publish my portfolio online using mobile me. It's been a great asset in self promotion; and it looks better then my friend website. And he payed some guy 800 dollar to make his website.
check out one to one. For a 100 dollars you can bring your computer into any apple store, and they will move your documents, desktop, iphoto, itunes over to your new computer.

I LOVE iWeb. Any profissional Graphic Designer that uses iWeb?

Hello to all my fellow iWeb lovers.
I am a professional freelancer graphic designer, and I used Dreamweaver + Flash like since 7 years ago.
I just discovered iWeb and I am AMAZED how the simplicity and intuitiveness of this marvelous humanized Apple software.
If you debate with any Nerd or Geek he will try to convince you that iWeb is for amateurs, not a "real" software and you need always the correct tool, bla bla bla. They are always focused on PURE technology - pure techies.
Being a graphic designer myself, I see CLEARLY I can develop websites to small/medium business owners, faster, easier, and more HAPPY that another pure techies software. At the moment I am developing a Joomla website for a client, of course on those specific situations I can't use iWeb, but for majority of websites situations I see clearly that iWeb does the job wonderfully.
I made this post to share my happiness about the discovery about this brilliant very humanized app, and to ask if there are any fellows here who are graphic designers too using iWeb. I searched a bit, and I don't see any graphic designer assuming their love to this software to conceiving websites.
I am a graphic designer that in this moment is in love with iWeb.
Thanks

Apple re-launching iWeb is very unlikely to happen. They only released iWeb in the first place because of firstly .Mac and then secondly MobileMe. Once they closed down MobileMe, they discontinued iWeb too as there was no need for it.
Apple is primarily a manufacturer of computers and mobile phones etc., and not web design software, which is probably why they ditched iWeb to let other companies who are primarily involved in web design get on with it.
Of course you can create any kind of site with iWeb - you might have to find third party workarounds for a lot of things, but as long as the app still works, then you can use it, but there will probably come a time when you can't.
I don't think that at this late stage, you will find any graphic designers who are using iWeb for the first time - using an unsupported product for the first time to create business sites is not such a good idea and there is other software out there that can be used as an iWeb replacement and is being actively developed, such as EverWeb created by Rage software as a direct replacement for iWeb. It is very similar to iWeb in look and feel and can do everything iWeb can, but from within the app, such as drop down menus, contact forms, PayPal integration etc., all without having to use any third party workarounds.
Take a look at EverWeb here and see what you think before continuing to use iWeb. There will come a time when iWeb will not longer work with future OS updates and some folks who have upgraded to Yosemite are having problems with iWeb currently.

J White Design - Freelance Graphic Designer

I am a freelance graphic designer based in London. I offer design services covering branding, promotion and publication. See my website for my online portfolio and further information. www.jwhitedesign.co.uk

Hi Aridne,
You can follow the discussion: Creative cloud team vs individual membership where the difference between both the plans are clearly mentioned.
You can choose the one which suits your needs the best.
Let us know if you still have any queries regarding the same.
Thanks,
Ratandeep Arora

2013 MacBook Air for graphic design?

I've been looking at the new 2013 13-inch MacBook Air for quite some time now. I'm a graphic designer, so I'll be looking to use Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat) and Aperture. Also of course, the general things such as Safari, Mail and iPhoto.
I have the new 27-inch iMac at home, which serves as my main machine. 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz, 32GB RAM (8GB at the moment - upgrading soon), 1TB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX with 1GB. I love it!
I absoloutely love the MacBook Air - it's a lovely design, so lightweight and the new 12 hour battery life is just epic!
If I were to get the MacBook Air, I would definite upgrade to these specs;
- 1.7GHz dual core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz (although I'm told the i7 will drain battery quicker, and isn't much faster?)
- 8GB RAM
- 128GB Flash Storage (or possibly 256GB - bare in mind, I have a 1TB external hard drive).
So I guess the big question is... Will the new 2013 13-inch MacBook Air, with these specs, be sufficient for my needs?
Thanks in advance!

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The problem of the MacBook Air is the GPU, and Adobe apps don't support the GPU of your MacBook officially because it's an integrated GPU.
Sincerely, if you want to use that type of applications, the only valid Mac is the 15-inch MacBook Pro. It includes a quad-core processor, 4 GB of RAM (with the possibility to add up to 16 GB), a 500 GB HDD (with possibilities for bigger HDDs and SSDs) and a NVIDIA GPU which will work with your applications without any problem. Also, you can modify the RAM and hard drive without voiding the warranty.
If you want to give the MacBook Air a try, buy it and see if your applications work properly. You have 14 days to return it if it doesn't work as you expected, but to be sure, go for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air is designed for home tasks

Graphic Design? Would imac 24" be good choice?

I am a Graphic Designer, currently using Creative Suite 2 (soon to be upgraded to CS3) and I need a new Mac for home. A Powermac takes up too much space, so I'm thinking about an imac with a 24" monitor and I have a few questions for the experts:)
Which imac would work best for graphics?
Is the monitor acurate for Pantone color matching?
Is the 24"monitor on the imac clear and bright?
Is Leopard a stable OS?
I also need an (inexpensive) color laser printer. Any suggestions?
Thanks a bunch!
Suzi (Machead since the beginning of Mac history)

Suzi,
1. All of howwow's points were spot on.
2. I have the 24-inch iMac and the screen is brilliant. Bright and sharp. I personally bought a BTO machine with just the CPU upgrade to 2.8GHz. I use Illustrator and Photoshop everyday in building websites, but I am not a color freak like some people (http://www.kokias.com) I know.
3. For serious color calibration look at:
a. http://www.colorvision.com - Spyder
b. http://pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?pid=79&ca=2&s=0 - Huey and its upgrades
4. Backup software. SuperDuper! is great and is expected to be Leopard-compatible within a few weeks.
5. External hard drive. Buy the largest you can afford. Get one with a quad (USB, FW400, FW800, eSATA) interface. You need one large enough to backup your internal drive and then even more capacity for Time Machine. Take a look at drives from OWC at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/400+USB2/
6. Memory. The iMac now supports up to 4GB of RAM. Buy the minimum configuration from Apple and then buy a 4GB kit from a 3rd party. It costs only $96 USD for 4GB from (for example) http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/53IM2DDR4GBK/
7. Printer. I really like our new Brother HL-4070CDW. Color, laser, duplex, wireless. More at http://www.brother-usa.com/printer/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=HL4070CDW and only $473 from Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/2nd5wz
8. Adobe and Leopard. More at http://www.adobe.com/support/products/pdfs/leopardsupport.pdf

Very New to Graphic Design and Printing

Hi - I have recently gotten into graphic design for print...invitations, etc, and I purchased an Epson R1900 for my studio. This is my first printer purchase and I am also very new to CS5 (self-teaching over the last 2-3 months). So, you can only imagine my printer frustrations...first I had color management issues (still do, but much closer than before due to online research) and now I am trying to load custom paper and print from Illustrator (also using Mac with OSX 10.5.8). I keep getting a message saying "The source selected in the printer driver is not appropriate for the paper that is loaded in the printer." What is going on? I can't have printer issues every time I go to print something!!! Please help me!

In your Applications folder there should be an Epson Printer Utility. You need to change to the custom size there at the driver level and then again in your print dialog when printing the file.
Many problems with Epson Printer Drivers. In my case I could never get the printer utility to show up on my Mac (even after updating drivers, resetting my printers, troubleshooting with Epson, etc). I finally gave up and started using my PC to print to this printer, so I could change to custom size and roll fed.
Good luck.

Graphic design for mac

I have a Mac 10.4.11. I would like to create a website and logo design though I have no background in graphic design. Which programs are free/best for this Mac?

Hi Josie,
Get GraphicConverter for all graphic things...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/263
For other things, not free but...
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/
Or for Free, Seamonkey...
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Laptop recommendations for a graphic designer?

I am trying to figure what laptop I'd want to upgrade to since I'll be doing Graphic Design work very soon for college online. I have never been a Mac user but I know that the Mac notebooks can come with a lot of great tools for graphic design. When I did research myself, I was set on the Macbook Air. Mostly because of the lightweight of the Air and my current laptop is very hard to handle. Since then I talked with a friend and got some advice that the Air wouldn't be a good fit for me because of the small screens. Also from what I understood the Macbook Pro W/ Retina Display (Which she recommended) had way more "designing capabilities" than the Air which is more for entertainment purposes. Well now I'm kind of unsure about which Macbook laptop out of all of them would be the best for me because apart from the weight, the other factor that made the Air so appealing was its very affordable price. The "Pro"s are a lot more expensive so I want to make sure that I know about all my options and be able to find one that really make me happy. In case it helps, when I do graphic design I mean I will be working along side a graphic tablet in Microsoft Illustrator etc. to create drawings and sketches. I know this is a lot of information so thank you in anvance to any recommendations I receive!

Jessehk wrote:Thanks for all the responses!
Hey, I'm always looking for new converts.
Although it's about $300 more, I have to say I'm leaning towards the T61. There seems to be an emphasis on the Thinkpad's cooling system, fan noise, and general build quality but in some ways I'm paying more for less.
Any tips?
My T61p runs cool (especially compared with the T43) and quiet (nice little whisper fan, sort of soothing, actually), and is solid as a rock -- no flex in the screen, and no creaky plastic noises when I pick it up, unlike my brother's top-of-the-line Dell and my teenaged daughter's entry-level Compaq-HP. In fact, I think the build quality may actually have improved under Lenovo, at least comparing the T61p with my two T43s. (The IBM-era T21 is similarly solid, I should add.)
I really don't think you'll regret going with a Thinkpad. Some people have said they're the Volvos of the portable computing world, with which I concur -- not flashy, but solid, well-engineered, durable, classy and elegant. Every few weeks I run across some feature of my Thinkpad that makes me say, "Man, somebody gave that a bit of thought."
Did you scour the Net for coupons? Also, depending on your credit card, you can sometimes shave off another 5-7 percent by purchasing through the credit card's member portal. You might find some info here (which is probably VISA-USA, but might direct you).
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Graphic Design Student

I am a graphic design student and I am looking into buying a Macbook Pro for school. I just don't know what all I need. Also I am a gamer so I do need extra for that. If anyone could help me with information that would be great!

If you want to play games on the MBP then go with the top of the line or at least as close to that as you can afford. Anything less will be dissatisfactory.
Of course that MBP will do fine for graphic design also.
Allan

Should a graphic designer use Iphoto for file management ?

I am a designer who is overwhelmed by too many images from different sources (scan, online, art, photos) that need to be organized by themes (animals, flowers, calligraphy, projects, etc) so I tried transferring all my ps and tif and jpg files into iphoto (hoping to avoid using bridge, which I don't like).
I noticed after I drug some them into iphoto, I reopened them in PS (drug file to the PS software Logo in dock), all the layers were had been flattened and the file went from 600 dpi to 72! EEEEK!
I am a graphic designer and need large files with layers. Is iphoto a bad way to organize images? The orginal reason I like iphoto is because you can just drag out a file, and the original remains. In bridge, the original actually MOVES OUT.
(I posted this in the wrong forum before, so this is a repeat posting)

kidquotes:
I would seriously look into a more robust DAM (digital asset management) application. The one that I use is Media Expression. It allows you to manage your folder system, move image files between folders from within the application, rename files, add metadata and write them to the files so they travel with them.
Go go The DAM Forum where professional photographers discuss the various DAM applications and their relative merits, etc. Expression Media was originally iView MediaPro and, at the time, was consdered one of the very best. EM was bought by Microsoft (ugh) but has evolved into am improved product but is more expensive.
As far as the dpi the resolution didn't change. iPhoto displays all at 72 dpi but if you were to look at the file in Photoshop it's print size would be nearly 9 times larger. It's all relative. SeeThe Myth of DPI.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Collaborating with a Graphic Designer

Hello,
I am going to be working on a new website for my employer and
I was
hoping some of the web professionals could give me some
advice.
I did our previous website by myself using Dreamweaver 4 and
Fireworks
4. When creating the visual look of the old site, I used
Fireworks to
create a mock-up of the way I wanted the page to look. I then
used
Dreamweaver to create a web page that duplicated the mockup.
Any fancy
graphic images (such as the masthead) were sliced up using
Fireworks and
imported as an HTML table into Dreamweaver. This worked
pretty well for
me while working solo.
However, for this new website I will be working with a
graphic designer.
What is the best way to take the graphic design that she
produces and
translate it into HTML+CSS in Dreamweaver? Can I use a
process similar
to what I used while solo? (i.e. let the designer create a
mockup in a
graphic program and then try to duplicate it in Dreamweaver
as best I
can with HTML and importing graphics as needed.) Or is there
a better way?
Keep in mind that the designer we are using is not
knowledgable about
creating websites or using tools like Dreamweaver/Fireworks.
I believe
she uses with Photoshop/Illustrator/Quark Xpress. (I will be
talking
with her tomorrow.)
Also, what software should I plan on ordering? I am planning
on
upgrading our software to Adobe CS3 Web Standard. But if she
is using
Photoshop, should I get plan on getting the Premium version?
Can
Fireworks import Photoshop files well, or do I need
Photoshop?
Thanks for you help.

Deaf Web Designer
Perhaps I should correct my sentence, that in my opinion
(once I was a
graphic designer) photoshop and illustrator was a great tool
for me both
to create web images for the web and for print design. The
save for web
dialog box has helped me a lot for optimizing the web images.
I also used firework for creating websites. But It seems for
me that
photoshop and illustrator is very perfect for me to create
artwork both
for the web and print design. No matter how complicated the
job, the two
programs were indeed very helpful for me.
I'm not saying that fireworks is bad for creating web images.
Since this
program is only for the web design (I really think so).
Remember that
Will's designer is only familiar with both program. I think
it would be
wise for his designer to stick with his tool rather than
learning a new
tool.
But. for years, even though I had fireworks, Photoshop and
Illustrator I
choose to stick with both program to works. So user friendly,
and both
program share the same interface.
I don't think that Illustrator is mainly for vector-based
application,
mobile developer also use its capability for creating svg
images, and
also for animation. And photoshop is not only for creating
bitmap, it
also often use for beautifying video and 3D animation.
Whatever it is, choose what you like. As long as you are
comfortable
with it.
Cheers
Deaf Web Designer wrote:
> Dreamworms,
>
> I am afraid that you provide inaccurate information
about primary purpose of
> Photoshop and Illustrator.
>
> Illustrator is mainly a vector-based application, while
Photoshop is a
> high-end image editing application (which is a
bitmap-based image editing app).
> While Fireworks is ideally a web image *and* web graphic
(including
> fundamentals of vector-based and bitmap-based app),
where Fireworks does a nice
> job in opitmize the file size that is specifically
designed for faster-loading
> web images or web graphics. To make it work, you need to
have a better
> understanding on how Fireworks works.
>
> As for workflow between Photoshop, Illustrator,
Fireworks and Dreamweaver, it
> can be accomplished. But again, you need to know and
understand the primary
> functionality and the primary difference between these
applications per se.
>
> But when you say "Photoshop and Illustrator are the
image editing tools that
> are perfect..." that is very inaccurate statement.
>
> Cheers, Brian
>
>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> Photoshop and Illustrator are the image editing tools
that are perfect
> for the web.
>
> Will G. wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am going to be working on a new website for my
employer and I was
> > hoping some of the web professionals could give me
some advice.
> >
> > I did our previous website by myself using
Dreamweaver 4 and Fireworks
> > 4. When creating the visual look of the old site, I
used Fireworks to
> > create a mock-up of the way I wanted the page to
look. I then used
> > Dreamweaver to create a web page that duplicated
the mockup. Any fancy
> > graphic images (such as the masthead) were sliced
up using Fireworks and
> > imported as an HTML table into Dreamweaver. This
worked pretty well for
> > me while working solo.
> >
> > However, for this new website I will be working
with a graphic designer.
> > What is the best way to take the graphic design
that she produces and
> > translate it into HTML+CSS in Dreamweaver? Can I
use a process similar
> > to what I used while solo? (i.e. let the designer
create a mockup in a
> > graphic program and then try to duplicate it in
Dreamweaver as best I
> > can with HTML and importing graphics as needed.) Or
is there a better way?
> >
> > Keep in mind that the designer we are using is not
knowledgable about
> > creating websites or using tools like
Dreamweaver/Fireworks. I believe
> > she uses with Photoshop/Illustrator/Quark Xpress.
(I will be talking
> > with her tomorrow.)
> >
> > Also, what software should I plan on ordering? I am
planning on
> > upgrading our software to Adobe CS3 Web Standard.
But if she is using
> > Photoshop, should I get plan on getting the Premium
version? Can
> > Fireworks import Photoshop files well, or do I need
Photoshop?
> >
> > Thanks for you help.
>
>
>
>

Best book for graphics design

Hi my name is Aby. I am from India. I am working as a graphics designer in a start up company. I have not done any course in designing. I learnt of my own by seeing youtube videos and examples. I really want to learn professional designing, for which i guess i need to do a course. So please suggest me where i can learn and excel in designing. Otherwise please suggest me any book in which i can learn best designing. Here is my behance portfolio : Aby Abraham on Behance

Yes. I'll go along with Lawrence. You have a nice set of work on Behance. What skills do you have so far Aby? Do you have other Adobe applications? You really need Illustrator, and probably Indesign, (again as suggested by Lawrence). I am not sure about suggesting a book because graphic design is such a large subject, and goes way beyond just knowing how to use the applications. In my experience, having the ideas is the most important starting point, as that will give you focus on what you need to learn. It will also hard wire it into you, in a sort of use it or lose it way, because so much of what you learn in a linear fashion from a book, is going to be forgotten a week later if you've had no need to make use of it.
Unfortunately, this means lots of frustration and pulling your hair out in the early days, but once you get into it, you will start taking it in really quickly.
For Photoshop, I'd recommend all of the Steve Caplin books. These are How to Cheat at Photoshop, 100% Photoshop, and Art & Design in Photoshop. Steve also has a more recent book called '3D Photoshop', which I have not got round to buying yet, but How to Cheat, and 100% are must have titles for a Photoshop illustrator.
http://stevecaplin.com/
What sets Steve apart from other Photoshop authors is that he is constantly employed by the world's media to create illustrations for newspapers and magazines.
I'll also agree with Lawrence about Lynda.com. Look for titles by Nigel French (I love his Photoshop for Designers - Type Essentials). There are also some good titles on logo design.
I don't feel qualified to recommend books on Illustrator and InDesign, but there are forums for those apps.
Good luck and I hope you make it.

Graphical Design on Azure Database

Hi
I have read through a lot of older posts (2009 onwards) regarding the limitations of the SQL management studio when connected to Azure Databases. I'm just making the transition into the cloud, and as far as I can tell, most of the problems still exist,
hopefully someone can tell me I'm wrong...
The big problem is that I cant find a graphical designer for queries within stored procedures. In my local database, within the stored procedure I can just right click and choose 'design query in editor', however when I connect to the Azure database, this
isn't available.
I have tried using the Azure online designer but that's the same, if I right click I just get Silverlight and no obvious option for creating queries graphically.
I'm missing something, as far as I can remember this functionality has been available since way back when, it seems like a pretty big omission? All though its not the end of the world, it was really useful to be able to do this
Any help would be much appreciated
thanks
Andy

Hi Andy,
If your used to create your queries from a graphical tool, I can do nothing but highly recommend SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio. This enables you to create Database projects where you'll have a graphical UI for creating your queries. Moreover, this
feature also enalbes you to do things like schema comparison or data comparison directly within Visual Studio.
Alex

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