I posted this in the Photoshop tribe, but I didn't receive a response. Perhaps none of the members there have experience.
I am hoping to use Windows Arabic support in Photoshop CS2. Since most of my graphic design work is in English, I'm not sure if the ME version is the best approach. The added expense is daunting also.
However, I can type in Arabic MSWord, browsers and other applications properly.
When I try to use the Type function in Photoshop, switch to my Arabic keyboard, the disply is only of the independent forms of the letters.
Does anyone have any insights into using Photoshop, or perhaps another *inexpensive* (hopefully freeware) to be able to include Arabic type in my graphics applications?
My current workaround is to enter my text in MSWord, print to a PDF file, then import into Photoshop. Due to resolution concerns and inability to warp the text to my needs (specifically typing in a circle) I'm hoping this will not be my final solution.
thanks
I am hoping to use Windows Arabic support in Photoshop CS2. Since most of my graphic design work is in English, I'm not sure if the ME version is the best approach. The added expense is daunting also.
However, I can type in Arabic MSWord, browsers and other applications properly.
When I try to use the Type function in Photoshop, switch to my Arabic keyboard, the disply is only of the independent forms of the letters.
Does anyone have any insights into using Photoshop, or perhaps another *inexpensive* (hopefully freeware) to be able to include Arabic type in my graphics applications?
My current workaround is to enter my text in MSWord, print to a PDF file, then import into Photoshop. Due to resolution concerns and inability to warp the text to my needs (specifically typing in a circle) I'm hoping this will not be my final solution.
thanks
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Hi Jim,
My sweetie does this - I'll ask him how he does it and get back to you. I have a feeling he types it in word, then does a cut & paste into photoshop (not print to PDF).
Say hello to Matty for me.
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Thanks Shirin.
I'd appreciate the info.
That was the second thing I tried, but curiously enough what happens is that Photoshop will alter the text to the independent forms of the letters.
My arabic teacher also had this problem with her latest ad in our school catalog. She was unaware of it until the catalog was printed.
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I've had the same problem. I haven't found an answer to overcome it directly yet, but what I do is create my image or graphics, then I go into Microsoft Publisher to create the text. Publisher offers some image editing tools and allows you do some text effects, color, word art, etc. It is completely Arabic friendly, right justifies automatically when you switch Arabic, can use any Arabic font I've downloaded, and joins the letters...just as Word will. So I make my text, click to save it as an image and then bring it over to my graphics software to combine them.
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The text does have to be saved as an image in order for it not to change. That's another reason I prefer Publisher over Word, it is really easy to convert text into an image with just a click.
You may also want to contact Photoshop, they might have a PSP Arabic program. Lots of the big software programs will have the program available to other languages. Or perhaps they have a plug-in for your regular Photoshop.
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