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Affinity designer reviews6/4/2023 ![]() ![]() I will write a more complete review with the pros and cons once I scratched more than just the surface. The results can easily be used inside the game engines. Its ease of use and the good quality of exporting the artwork to bitmaps is excellent. As far as creating illustrations and artwork for games, the program has convinced me. I want to explore the more advanced features. I will definitely spend more time using this tool. Those can be altered quickly in the settings to fit your own needs and habits. Affinity Designer has some shortcuts set in unusual ways like the duplicate on CTRL + J. To me, the shortcuts are the key to working with a tool efficiently. Overall, I was impressed by how easy it was to use the tools and modify the design. I was combining objects, using gradient fills, opacity and opacity gradients. ![]() Here’s the resulting illustration while trying some of the frequently used features. The bottom right holds another panel for transforming, showing and editing your history and navigating the display area. Affinity Designer offers the essential tools you need when working with layers, such as locking and hiding elements or layer groups for easier handling. Showing preview icons makes selecting elements via the layers panel easy. The layer panel underneath is very user-friendly. To the right you have your colour panel (with the HSL colour wheel as preset but more schemes to pick from), swatches to help you organize frequently used colours, strokes to define the outlines and brush settings. The amount can be quickly altered by dragging a marker or by entering a value. It offers 5 different shapes from plain to rounded and rounded inverse to steps. Features:Īnother nice feature is the corner tool allowing easy modifying of the corners of a node. ![]() The background illustration matches the desired proportions and sizes from the start. It’s a very helpful feature when designing a full-screen layout. I really liked the canvas setting as it offered a choice of device-specific settings such as iPad, iPad pro or iPhone 6.
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Red giant trapcode 166/4/2023 ![]() There are now over 355 presets included with Particular. Presets - 21 new presets have been added to give you instant results and help you get started with new features.Shadowlet softness - Control the softness of your shadowlet.Previously, all shadowlets were circular. Shadowlet particle type matching - Match the shadowlet shape to the particle type for shadowing that matches the source.Updated Designer - New in this version is support for text and masks, making it possible to create text and mask path-based effects directly in the Designer.Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along mask paths. Mask Emitters - Use masks as an emitter, making it simple to create uniquely shaped emitters or to use parts of an image as the source of particle emissions.Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along text paths. Text Emitters - Use text as an emitter, speeding up the creation process dramatically from previous versions. ![]() Create organic 3D particle effects, complex motion graphics elements and more with Red Giant Trapcode Particular 4.1.
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Windows 11 health checker6/4/2023 To determine if your current PC will be able to run Windows 11, you can check out this list of system specifications on Microsoft's website, or in the chart below. ![]() ![]() Option 3: Check Microsoft's list of system specifications for Windows 11 Here's more information from TechRadar on how to use it to determine your own device's compatibility with Windows 11. The Github app, created by a developer not affiliated with Microsoft, has a less friendly interface, but it should give you more information and go into more detail about various potential compatibility issues. Option 2: Try the WhyNotWin11 app to check Windows 11 compatibilityĪn open-source app called WhyNotWin11 is a good alternative to the PC Health Check app. 5, but Microsoft is planning a staggered rollout, and many devices will not see the upgrade until 2022. ![]() The official Windows 11 release date was Oct. If your machine is compatible, you can download the Windows 11 update for free.
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Affinity designer 3d6/4/2023 ![]() If you want to insert a mask to one of the instances, but keep the rest as is, simply turn Sync OFF temporarily.Ī group can be a symbol. NOTE: When an object is dragged to the Symbols panel, it also becomes one instance. Then I dragged two copies of the symbol to the artboard and skewed them differently.Īll edits except placement and other geometrical transformations I do to one of the instances of the symbol, happen also to the other instances, if Sync is selected ON in the symbols panel. ![]() I have selected the leftmost rectangle and clicked Create in the Symbols panel. ![]() The linking of an embedded object seem not work.
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Photoshop brushes for krita6/4/2023 Multiple Panels: It has the facility to display multiple panels such as FGC panel, RGB panel, ARD panel, HSV panel, HSL panel, Hue panel, YUV panel, Gam panel, Dot panel, and Obj panel. ![]() Harmony Rules: It has rules for Harmony such as Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous, Double Complementary, and Split Complementary Double.Harmony Color Management: Harmony Colors display on a number of categories such as Active color and ARD, HSL, HSV, HUE panels.You can also lock Luminosity with this plugin. Color Management: It can display your active color as well as your previous color.Definition: This plugin has its expertise as Color Picker and Mixer tool and offers a number of tools for achieving this good result.We have a number of good features that makes this plugin most supported with Krita, and these features are: 3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others 1.
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Aws personal backup6/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping.
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How to copy a google drive folder6/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When a user moves a file from a shared folder to My Drive, they see a warning before the move takes effect. Users A, B and D have access to the file, but user C no longer sees it in folder X and no longer has access to the file. If you would like more advanced features or just to help me continue to develop free Add-ons please consider purchasing the PRO version for a one time cost of $5. A file that is shared with user D is moved to folder Y. The PRO version also copies subfolders and creates the copies in a folder in MyDrive rather than as a subfolder of the original folder. This Add-on is free and only allows you to copy the files within one folder. Today, I’m going to teach you how to force copy an entire Google folder with one click Add your file id to this URL I had coffee with some friends today. If you have a lot of files that need copying and the Add-on times out simply click on “Copy More” in the sidebar to resume they copying. Gmail accounts are only allotted 5 minutes of run time for Google Apps Script Add-ons. You will see the complete list of copied files. You will need to manually create a duplicate by creating a new folder and then. There is nothing else to do besides wait for it to finish copying the files. Make a copy of a folder: Currently, theres no way to easily copy a folder. ![]() Google Apps Script is not super fast to run and copy all of the files. Choose Your FolderĬlick on “Select a folder” and SINGLE CLICK on the folder you wish to copy from your Google Drive. Select all of your folders and files by shift clicking or using the control + A or command + A shortcut. After authorizing, click on “Copy Folder” in the sidebar.
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Europa universalis 5 reddit6/3/2023 ![]() While WebRTC Leak Shield protects you from this. While I was connected, I also ran DNS and WebRTC leak .Compatible with Chrome and Chromium browsers, WebRTC Leak Prevent prevents WebRTC leaks by controlling hidden WebRTC privacy settings. Some vendors I've tested didn't offer a Russian VPN destination, but Hotspot Shield does. Unfortunately, WebRTC can happen even if you’re using a VPN.If your VPN is involved in WebRTC leaks, anyone can monitor and track your activities via your IP address.Thus, to check if your VPN is working fine, run a test for WebRTC leaks. WebRTC is like a double-edged sword that despite offering benefits can be vulnerable for your digital privacy.WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an API. Note: this addon does not have any options page, settings or toolbar popup UI. Toolbar icon serves as a toggle button that enables you to quickly Disable or Enable WebRTC Control addon (note: icon will change once you click on it). ![]() WebRTC Control is an Opera addon that brings you full control over WebRTC and protects your IP address from leak.
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You additionally may be prompted to restart the device to complete changes. The installation should be now be successful. If so, enter credentials to make changes. You may be prompted to enter credentials if User Account Control is configured. Another prompt may appear, in which case Uninstall can be selected again. Using the search bar, search for Symantec Endpoint Protection: On the Policies tab, under Location-independent Policies and Settings, click General Settings. You should now be redirected to the " Apps & features" settings in System Preferences. Under Clients, select the group for which you want to set up password protection. Search for the phrase " Add or remove programs" and select the System Settings option with a gear icon: Use the Windows key or icon to open the S tart Menu. Note: If your some reason you are unable to uninstall Symantec by following the instructions in this document, you may have to remove the program manually see Manually Uninstalling Symantec Products. Select Windows 10 and later and Endpoint detection and response (MDM) Enter in a Name. Go to Endpoint security followed by Endpoint detection and reporting. Switch back to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager Portal. Onboard your Windows Endpoints into Microsoft Defender via MEM. To learn more about Windows Defender, and to check that it is enabled, follow the instructions here. We now need to enroll our Windows endpoints into Defender. ![]() ![]() Note: Uninstalling Symantec should automatically enable Windows Defender, Windows’ built-in protection suite. Easy now.Symantec Endpoint Protection has been very decent, especially the last 2 major versions. Maybe theyve improved it, but no way would I trust that. If you have questions about Symantec on your UW owned device, please contact your local IT support, otherwise feel free to open a case with the DoIT Help Desk. Id disable it and just use Windows Defender before relying on SEP. Sources also indicate that Windows Defender Firewall component remains enabled despite Windows Defender being disabled. ![]() Microsoft docs recommend disabling Windows Defender if a third-party AV is being used. Regarding UW-owned devices, if you have IT support, they will likely coordinate the removal of Symantec from your device (do not remove yourself). My organisation has Windows Server 2016 OS and uses Symantec Endpoint Protection as the AV. Note: Please remove Symantec from any personally owned devices.
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Testing ssd drives6/3/2023 ![]() Cannot be used in conjunction with the "-n" option "-drive X" - drive (X is a letter without a colon).Cannot be used in conjunction with the "-drive" option ![]() "-n N" is the physical disk number (N is a number)."-seq" or "-ran" - sequential or random read / write.Optionally, for more sophisticated testing, you can add the following parameters to the "winsat disk" command: For Windows 7, it will be in the range from 1.0 to 7.9, and for Windows 8 and 10, from 1.0 to 9.9. Disk Sequential 64.0 Write - write speed of 256 sequential 64 KB blocks (16 MB of test data).Īlso, next to the speed results, you can see the performance index of your disks, the same one that is displayed in the properties window Windows systems 7.Disk Sequential 64.0 Read - read speed of 256 sequential 64 KB blocks (16 MB of test data).Disk Random 16.0 Read - read speed of random 256 16 KB blocks (i.e.We are interested in the following lines: ![]() When this command completes, the speed test results will be displayed in the console window. To run a predefined set of tests, type the command:Īnd press the "Enter" key. Right-click on it, in the context menu that opens, select the "Advanced> Run as administrator" sub-item and confirm the action. To do this, in Windows, click the "Start" button, in the list of programs, find the "System Tools - Windows" section and the "Command Prompt" item in it. To test the read / write speed of a disk, run a command prompt as administrator. |