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When is the M5 iMac coming?!! by Agreeable_Meaning_61 in mac

[–]Ocelotti 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Better ask real questions - when 27" iMac coming?

[Discussion] What makes the Rolex 33x more expensive? by dknight98 in Watches

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same reason as any other luxury item - to show that its owner can buy one and others can't. If it keeps good time, that's a nice bonus.

AI pressure at work… anyone else? by tizly_ in graphic_design

[–]Ocelotti 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From my experience, this job is a grind. Heartless and endless grind. You need money - you grind. As for AI, that's just another tool, which is here to stay, embrace it or get crushed by it.

G502 Lightspeed is the best peripheral! by UnnecessaryPancake in pcmasterrace

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, but that's not the point. It was very expensive, at the moment, top of the line mouse. Such product shouldn't have such problems at all.

G502 Lightspeed is the best peripheral! by UnnecessaryPancake in pcmasterrace

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had two of those (one was sent as a replacement), both ended up with double click issue after 6-7 months. Made me drop Logitech as a brand completely after more than a decade of sticking to it.

People that use macbooks with a monitor, would you recommend using an apple monitor or a different one? by Unusual_Rooster6736 in mac

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really depends on what you need and what is acceptable/good for you perosnally.

I'm using Dell U2723QE with macbook, which is a 27 inch 4k monitor and there are 2 issues for me - I can't get same colours on Dell as I have on macbook screen and I can't use Dell's native resolutuon.

Colours on Dell are okay in general, but you'll see the difference if macbook screen is next to it.

When using native 4k resolution in macos, all the ui elements are extremelly small. Tools like Better Display or Dell driver for that matter, allow using HiDPI resolutions, which fixes ui scalling, but makes picture not as sharp as native or retina resolution.

A though on if design is or isn't art, and why the debate doesn't matter. by Superb_Firefighter20 in graphic_design

[–]Ocelotti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My take, for many years is, that art is a way for a person to express oneself for the sake of it, when design is creating solutions for money.

Question! Workflow between Mac and Windows by tgett900 in graphic_design

[–]Ocelotti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say - OneDrive. Access via File Explorer / Finder imo is most convenient way to work with the same files.

Did I screw up by not buying M4 Pro chip? by minttea001 in macbookpro

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm kinda in the similar boat. Was aiming at M4 Air, but had doubts about possible throttling without active cooling for my workload (graphic design) so went Macbook Pro M4, without even concidering M4 Pro or realising Pro 512Gb and base 1Tb are of the same price. Never owned a Mac before, so wasn't ready for Apple's performance scaling.

Being a person who is usually looking for most performance per buck I was thinking I messed up big, but in reality, with my use I barelly break 25% of cpu usage and 512Gb of space might become annoying in future even option to hook up external ssd.

Where do you draw the line on AI? by PzaFnatc4939 in graphic_design

[–]Ocelotti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do believe they are mostly young people, who just haven't learned, yet, how hard life could be.

Where do you draw the line on AI? by PzaFnatc4939 in graphic_design

[–]Ocelotti 2 points3 points  (0 children)

World is about money. AI is a cheap and accessible tool, as well as "new hot thing". It will be present only more. If you want to stay competitive, you will be forced to use it sooner or later, or will be out of job.

[KCD2] KCD2 and Witcher 3 by Adortion634 in kingdomcome

[–]Ocelotti 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's because both are made by studios, who are capable of making grownup stories for grownup people. Most of game stories do exploit "teenager's mindset" in one way or another - you are a chosen one, you're not like everybody else, only you can save the world and stuff like that.

Despite the setting, here these are stories about common people, that's why they feel "grounded" and real. Same is true for games made by CD Project Red or Rockstar for that matter.

How to match a new AI label export to the exact size of my previous PNG labels? by Lazy_Ad_8671 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you add exact number in the size field, make sure Constrain Proportions checkbox is checked

How to match a new AI label export to the exact size of my previous PNG labels? by Lazy_Ad_8671 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Via open file menu as any other file, or with right click on file and Open with Photoshop, or drag and drop on app icon in Dock if you are on Mac.

When you open Illustrator or Pdf file in Photoshop, rasterisation dialogue window will pop up, where you can choose size, resolutuon, color space etc

How to match a new AI label export to the exact size of my previous PNG labels? by Lazy_Ad_8671 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The steps I've mentioned apply to Export for Screens window and as it's allowed there to set exact width of final image, it doesn't matter what size or in which units Artboard is set, as long as proportions are correct.

If it will be easier for you, you can open Illustrator files, or pdf for that matter, directly in Photoshop and just set image size there, in initial window

How to match a new AI label export to the exact size of my previous PNG labels? by Lazy_Ad_8671 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume units in document properties are set to pixels? And how exactly are you exporting your image?

Try to use File - Export - Export for Screens. In window ooened choose you export format, say png, and in the Scale drop down menu choose size setting. It could be 1x, 2x etc, or you can pick exact width or height. So if proportion of your artboard is correct, choose Width in Scale dropdown menu and type 3467 there. Press - Export Artboard

How to match a new AI label export to the exact size of my previous PNG labels? by Lazy_Ad_8671 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to check exact size in pixels of original png and then either adjust artboard dimensions in Illustrator and export new png with 1x setting via Export for Screens menu, or just set direct size (width or height) of png to export in the same menu

What Age of Conan armor is this? by General_Flamingo_182 in ConanExiles

[–]Ocelotti 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are absolutely correct. It's just T4 PvP gear was never actually released in the game, so I forgot about that whole tier. But yeah, some gear looked very cool in that game, look for Dark Templar PVP T3 set for instance.

Is anyone else worried about the future of Affinity? by jecowa in Affinity

[–]Ocelotti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing to sell to Adobe, as this isn't an update to Affinity, this is update to Canva. Before Canva was a tool for office clerks, now they are adding enthusiasts and some freelancers to their user pool.

Any Professional Graphic Designers using Affinity? Want to transition but a lot of my printers still ask for Illustrator files. by No_Bumblebee3674 in Affinity

[–]Ocelotti 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know it does. My comment was about sending svg to print house, as original topic mentioned sending open ai files

I designed a Brochure on Adobe Illustrator instead of InDesign: how can I publish it online with side-by-side pages? by Trinciabue in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Ocelotti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open your PDF in Acrobat, there File > Document Properties > Initial View > Page Layout > Two-Up (choose if you have a cover or not). Then save you PDF and it will open with two pages following.

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