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Useful Things

Within the creative side of the web I've seen a lot of people offering information or files that others can download and use. This is my collection of such useful things.

Adobe Illustrator CS

Purge All Unused Swatches.aia (718 bytes, zipped)

This is an action for Adobe Illustrator that basically removes all unused styles, swatches, brushes and finally symbols. This is great to run after the initial concepting is over and you want things ship-shape for a final archiveable file. It works best when you bind the action to a key of your choice for regular use (I use F12).

Vector Video Templates

DVD Menu TEMPLATE 720x540.eps (119.6k, zipped)

DVD Menu TEMPLATE 864x486.eps (78k, zipped)

These are EPS files (created in Adobe Illustrator) that feature action and title safes on both 4:3 and widescreen canvases. Useful if you ever do any vector-based layouts for video in an illustration program, and you can also place these into a page layout application if needed.

Final Cut Pro

Larry Jordan publishes a monthy FCP-based email newsletter with a good selection of tips and tutorials on aspects of the program you may not be as familiar with. This is a great communal resource and well worth a look if you do video work in Final Cut Pro. Readers can also contribute tips and feedback as well.

Larry Jordan's FCP Newsletter (subscribe link is featured on the home page)