Graphic dilemma.

**Big Dave** · 27th November 2006, 20:42

Sally has been laying out KR lately and doing a great job and I've been getting the covers and the glory jobs.

So I have to inset the picture of the 'roost' on the cover but the way it crops I have to delete the great 'rack' in the background. How sad's that!

It's attention to detail that sets me apa rt.

**Clivoris** · 27th November 2006, 20:47

Originally Posted by Big Dave

It's attention to detail that sets me apa rt.

That, and the way your knuckles drag on the ground.

**chanceyy** · 27th November 2006, 20:58

missed the rack on the first glance .. was busy looking at the bikes ..

ohh yeah not that a rack does it for me

so crop it

**Lias** · 27th November 2006, 21:06

I muist be getting old and blind cos I'm really struggling to see any decent rack.

WTB high res version

**riffer** · 27th November 2006, 21:10

Speaking of attention to detail I can't help but notice you've finally upgraded the mac and operating system!

Are you using Version Cue workflow? If not, turn Version Cue off - you'll clean up a lot of system resources by doing so. Watch out also if you're using 10.4.7 in a networked environment involving a Windows Server - there's a couple of bugs there that will cause you to completely destroy a .PSD while saving it.

Are you using CS2? There's a number of cool new features of CS2 which we've found fantastic for our work - number 1 would have to be Smart Objects - you can cut and paste artwork from InDesign and Illustrator and it comes in as a Smart Object - which can be scaled, rotated, stretched etc, and it retains its vector information - and then gets rendered out at 300ppi when you save as a tiff.

Another, if you're using InDesign for Layout (and you should be) is the ability to add .PSD files and manipulate the visibility of the layers. You can also set a shadow layer to multiply and have it work over vector art in InDesign.

We do a lot of work for Telecom and Toyota and use these techniques heaps.

**Clivoris** · 27th November 2006, 21:15

Originally Posted by riffer

Speaking of attention to detail I can't help but notice you've finally upgraded the mac and operating system!

Are you using Version Cue workflow? If not, turn Version Cue off - you'll clean up a lot of system resources by doing so. Watch out also if you're using 10.4.7 in a networked environment involving a Windows Server - there's a couple of bugs there that will cause you to completely destroy a .PSD while saving it.

Are you using CS2? There's a number of cool new features of CS2 which we've found fantastic for our work - number 1 would have to be Smart Objects - you can cut and paste artwork from InDesign and Illustrator and it comes in as a Smart Object - which can be scaled, rotated, stretched etc, and it retains its vector information - and then gets rendered out at 300ppi when you save as a tiff.

Another, if you're using InDesign for Layout (and you should be) is the ability to add .PSD files and manipulate the visibility of the layers. You can also set a shadow layer to multiply and have it work over vector art in InDesign.

We do a lot of work for Telecom and Toyota and use these techniques heaps.

We all just upgraded from crayons to felts so that was all gibberish to me.

**Big Dave** · 27th November 2006, 22:39

Speaking of attention to detail I can't help but notice you've finally upgraded the mac and operating system!

6 months ago. all good.

Are you using Version Cue workflow? If not, turn Version Cue off - you'll clean up a lot of system resources by doing so. Watch out also if you're using 10.4.7 in a networked environment involving a Windows Server - there's a couple of bugs there that will cause you to completely destroy a .PSD while saving it.

Nah - not using version cue. Network is all macs and older OS

Are you using CS2? There's a number of cool new features of CS2 which we've found fantastic for our work - number 1 would have to be Smart Objects - you can cut and paste artwork from InDesign and Illustrator and it comes in as a Smart Object - which can be scaled, rotated, stretched etc, and it retains its vector information - and then gets rendered out at 300ppi when you save as a tiff.

Another, if you're using InDesign for Layout (and you should be) is the ability to add .PSD files and manipulate the visibility of the layers. You can also set a shadow layer to multiply and have it work over vector art in InDesign.

Yep - up with all that thanks. Last 3 KR covers have been indesign lays.

We do a lot of work for Telecom and Toyota and use these techniques heaps.

cheers!

**scumdog** · 27th November 2006, 23:29

I say crock the rap...crap the rock... crack the rop...you know what I mean.

It's not like it's a really good one eh?

**xwhatsit** · 27th November 2006, 23:36

Do you mean the girl in pink? Bleugh. Bit of a fat arse, no? In fact, is it not true that she is in fact lacking a waist entirely? Maybe because it's so low resolution, but surely that can't be the rack you speak of?

**Karma** · 28th November 2006, 00:00

**Big Dave** · 28th November 2006, 00:43

hey! - boobies is boobies. Mongo like big.

So turn it into this we doesss:
I did screen shots of how it goes together if anyone is interested.
This is a draft to go to the Ed.

**xwhatsit** · 28th November 2006, 01:18

*sigh* when I used to read Downbeat regularly it used to seem such a peachy job to work at a magazine... out to the Village Vanguard and Birdland every night to hear Wynton play... or in your case, thrashing the latest bikes around. But I'm sure it's not as easy as that, I'm sure you do a lot of hard and tough work. Such as how to crop a photo so you can squeeze some tits into it...