Comments on: It’s Going to Be Brilliant: Adobe Illustrator CS4

By: Rivera

Rivera — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:35 +0000

Anyone who hails the new clipping mask behavior is clearly a shortsighted amateur, the level of flexibility that allowed the “classic” clipping mask behavior was unparalleled by any other “alternative”, the isolate clipping mask (reminiscent of the edit powerclip feature that corel did have since the early 90’s) is not as efficient as selecting the clipping mask, selecting inverse (custom command command + i), locking everything else, doing your edit and then unlock all, all this without navigation menus or control clicks.

Some people says that the hide clipped artwork outlines is a nice feature, but what about the command + h function that we had in previous versions?

Even to make simple operations like selecting a clipping mask FROM A GROUP OF OVERLAPPING CLIPPING MASKs now get all messed up, because now there is no way someone can tell what’s inside overlapping clipping masks!!! and NO THE HAVENT FIXED THE GROUP RELEASE CLIPPING MASK BUG!!! so if i accidentally release the clipping mask (trying to know what belongs to where) without releasing any other nested clipping mask that were inside the original clipping mask… then you UNDO and get ready for this: YOU ARTWORK TOTALLY DISAPPEARS!!!

In trying to appeal a mainstream non-power user base, adobe has really fucked it up with the professional, efficient-leaned user base in not including at least an “Use Classic Clipping mask behavior” option on the preferences…

This UPDATE, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT IS AN UPDATE really had it messed up in one of the most important and most used features of adobe illustrator, let’s hope the FIX THIS PROBLEM.

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By: Runa

Runa — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:18:40 +0000

Hmm, I have seen the blob tool in a movie already. Pls Adobe, keep AI free from the Flash look&feel. These muddy pixel stripes they call vector and that feel like baby toys. I am already angry when AI is talking about “Save symbol as movie clip?” What fucking movie clip?! It is a symbol.

By: Grafiko

Grafiko — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:32:11 +0000

Simply can’t wait

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By: Dainis Graveris

Dainis Graveris — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:54:12 +0000

Nice review! It’s really going to be brilliant! )

By: Nathan Rutman

Nathan Rutman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:02:14 +0000

The one thing I was hoping CS4 would have was cutting-edge tracing, ala VectorMagic (http://vectormagic.com/). It does an amazing job, and it’s a shame I have to pay $300 for an app when Illustrator should do this just as well. That aside, it looks like a fantastic release!

By: Mr Kuzio

Mr Kuzio — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:44:46 +0000

This feature is really useful.
Thanks to Adobe and thanks to you guys.

By: Sporky

Sporky — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:00:30 +0000

Oh wow. Now I am looking forward to Illustrator CS4. Especially with the new features for working with gradients. The current version of Flash has them and I’ve always thought Illustrator could use a tool like that. Though it looks like AI CS4’s will be better.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:34:46 +0000

yup, gonna buy it. can’t wait to try out the blob brush and the new clipping mask behavior is pretty cool as well.