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Resizing objects in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3

shorelint — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:35:26 +0000

Say you create a new Color Matte to quickly cover up some spot in your movie. How do you resize it without keeping the dimension proportions the same? Well, in the Effects Controls Panel (Window > Effects Controls or Shift+S), under Scale Width, uncheck “Uniform Scale”.

Google Buzz

shorelint — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:13:53 +0000

Annoyed with Google’s new feature? Can’t seem to find how to turn it off? Well, it’s like turning off the chat feature: go to the bottom of the UI and click on the link “turn off buzz”.

[original solution via Gmail Help]

Using a semicolon

shorelint — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:44:16 +0000

When used properly, semicolons can make you look pretty smart on paper. Use it incorrectly, and it’s like confusing “your” with “you’re”: everyone thinks you’re a dumbass. Learn to use the semicolon correctly here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon [via The Oatmeal].

“sight” vs “site”

shorelint — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:01:39 +0000

Inspired by a comment to this Lifehacker post:

“sight” is a sense, a perception of the world.
["sight" definition via Dictionary.com]

“site” is a location. It can be used to refer to a website.
["site" definition via Dictionary.com]

Got it?!!!

cannot use adobe reader to view pdf in your web browser

shorelint — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:43:35 +0000

Cannot use adobe reader to view PDF in your web browser. Reader will now exit. Please exit your browser and try again.

Ever get this error when trying to view a PDF in your FF browser (especially after installing Acrobat Pro)?

Here’s a fix that worked for me:

Open firefox browser/goto tools/click options/goto applications tab.

In my browser applications, adobe 7.0 was the first thing listed and the action was set as “always ask”. I clicked on the action of adobe 7.0 and set it to “Use adobe acrobat 8.1″. Saved it, and it now opens pdfs.

[Original post via Mozilla Support Forums]