The January 2012 Tutorial Discussion

**Gare** · 16 January 2012, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by stygg2003

...without my computer going into egg timer oblivion!

and then lose all the work I have done, another

I learned and used the "trick" of making a bitmap copy of largish bitmaps that have any Live Effect attached when I did a candy cane illustration two years ago for Gary Priester's end-of-year Show. I had a really nice, diffuse snow field the canes were sticking into, and even with a Quad Core at the time, my machine was melting down because of the processing overhead involved in holding the effect as a dynamic one. My personal lesson was/is: when you're certain you have an effect the way you want it, it doesn't have to be dynamic (editable, reversible) any longer.

If you or anyone else is interested in a collection I've made of seamless tiling fills (not precisely suitable for Emboss, but still interesting, I put some up on TalkGraphics about a year ago:some of Bouton's seamless tiles.

I encourage experimentation.
I encourage taking artistic risks.
I encourage large, non-sequentially numbered bills in an unmarked bag at my doorstep.

My Best,
Gary

**David O'Neil** · 17 January 2012, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by Gare

I learned and used the "trick" of making a bitmap copy of largish bitmaps that have any Live Effect attached when...

If you think you may play more in the future, you can always keep the original objects on a hidden layer, only showing the bitmap copy, and the same processor free-up is achieved. May also be useful for star fields and other traditional-drawing like uses which have lots of brush work on them - when processor starts crunching create a high-resolution transparent bitmap copy of that portion, hide or delete the originals, and continue on.

Best wishes,
David

PS - your changes are fantastic! Nice WordPress work!

**jvila** · 17 January 2012, 10:43 AM

WOW, I never noticed that processor frees-up when you hide the layer.
Really good tip.
Thank you very much.

**Big Frank** · 17 January 2012, 01:10 PM

If Gary gives us the script, maybe some us multi-lingual types could do dub the tutorial in various languages? I'm happy to do the French one if there's a demand. I'll also do one in English for those who don't speak Merican

Now there's a thought, having the tutorials in multiple languages would really help sell Xara.

**jvila** · 17 January 2012, 01:13 PM

I'm not sure,
But I wonder, why does xara have foreign language versions? may be english one is just more than enough.
Best regards

**Gare** · 17 January 2012, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by beretgascon

If Gary gives us the script, maybe some us multi-lingual types could do dub the tutorial in various languages?

Well, I can do a script in English, and one in Brooklynese if this helps.

Seriously, Barbara and I were considering the idea last night, and it's do-able IF we get volunteers to do translations here on tg.

1. Necessarily, the translations could not be posted at the same time as the video. But I think it's acceptable to post them (I think we can park the scripts in the Tutorials section of the Xone, in a soon-to-be created archive) a day or two after the video.

2. If we do this, and I discover that, for example, the German translation contains passages about Lindsay Lohan and Swedish massage therapy, I will stop offering the service right after I read and re-read the passages several times (for accuracy).

Javier has a point: are translations actually necessary if people who speak English as a second language can handle the scripts in an okay fashion?

This is worth discussing.

—Gary

**jvila** · 17 January 2012, 05:19 PM

Gare,
English script is right to very low english level people.
I made a spanish translation of your script, is a pleasure to me to be able to help, if you need the audio in spanish We can try to recorde it, may be my voice is not as impressive like yours

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As long as I have free time I have no problems to help translating.
I'm attaching the old document with translation in blue.
Best regards

**Gare** · 17 January 2012, 05:27 PM

Thank you so VERY much, Javier!

It will take us 24 hours to find a place on Xara Xone to put it where all Spanish-speaking people can download it!

I will probably make a PDF of it because all people do not own Microsoft Word.

My Best,

Gary

**jvila** · 17 January 2012, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Gare

Well, I can do a script in English, and one in Brooklynese if this helps.

Seriously, Barbara and I were considering the idea last night, and it's do-able IF we get volunteers to do translations here on tg.

1. Necessarily, the translations could not be posted at the same time as the video. But I think it's acceptable to post them (I think we can park the scripts in the Tutorials section of the Xone, in a soon-to-be created archive) a day or two after the video.

2. If we do this, and I discover that, for example, the German translation contains passages about Lindsay Lohan and Swedish massage therapy, I will stop offering the service right after I read and re-read the passages several times (for accuracy).

Javier has a point: are translations actually necessary if people who speak English as a second language can handle the scripts in an okay fashion?

This is worth discussing.

—Gary

It's possible I don't read the German version, please let me know if something about Lindsay Sweddish massage appears
Best regards