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I'm a Mac user (using
OSX). I have downloaded the installer and
unStuffed it, but when I launch the installer
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You'll most likely need the
newest version of Stuffit Expander. You can
download it free from Allume Systems (formerly
Aladdin): http://www.allume.com
Once you install this version of Expander,
you'll be good to go.
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I'm a Mac user (using
OSX). I am trying to install
the software and I keep coming to something
called "stuffit". What
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“Stuffit” is
a software application.
A tool really.
It decompresses a .zip or .sit file.
When internet files are put up onto the web
for others to download, they are compressed.
This makes it easy to download the file.
You’ll need to uncompress them. Sort
of like a futuristic pizza. Just add water. ...“Stuffit” is
the water.
http://www.allume.com
Provides a free utility called Stuffit
Expander.
Stuffit is avialable for both Mac
and Windows users. Windows users can also
use a program called Winzip.
Download and install Stuffit Expander (or
Winzip) – then run the installer for
your Laughingbird software.
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I'm a Windows
user. I
am trying to install the software
but my setup file conatain a ".zip"
extension. What is this? |
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When
internet files are put up onto the
web for others to download, they
are compressed. This makes it easy
to download the file.
You’ll
need to uncompress them. Sort of
like a futuristic pizza. Just add
water.
http://www.allume.com
Provides a free utility called Stuffit Expander.
Stuffit
is avialable for both Mac
and Windows users. Windows users
can also use a program called Winzip.
Download and install Stuffit Expander
(or Winzip) – then
run the installer for your Laughingbird
software.
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I purchased your
software YEARS ago! I want to reinstall
it. How do I do this? |
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I use DigitalRiver (http://www.digitalriver.com) for
my eCommerce and download system. They
handle the likes of Adobe, Microsoft and
a good 30,000 others. Including The Logo
Creator :)
They're pretty good at allowing you to view your account info (unlock codes as
well). You can re-download your software up to 100 times (more if you ask!).
Just hop over to: http://www.thelogocreator.com/orderlookup.htm
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How do I take an element
from one logo and use it in another? |
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Try
this trick (It’ll
come in handy):
Delete everything off the canvas except for
the image you want.
Choose “Export > PNG Transparent”
Then, launch the logo you like. Choose Import from the FILE menu and bring
the image in.
This works well when you want to alter the color of
a swoosh, or group
a few objects together to use as one unit.
Choosing the PNG with transparency option will create a file with no background
(clear).
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I
want to write the word Hello World', but
I want to be able to move each word around.
I want the words separate. |
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Try this:
Type
the word “Hello World ”.
Change the font, size, coloring ... What
have you.
Then
choose “Duplicate logo element” from
the MODIFY menu.
This will duplicate your text with all
of the attributes you’ve added to
it.
Click
on this new text, and type “World” into
the text field.
You should now have two words, exactly
the same, that you can move around separately.
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I have the Mac
version of The Logo Creator. When
I try to apply custom text to my
logo, the entire app disappears!
What happend!? |
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This
problem seems to only occur if
you have your keyboard
set to "US Extended with Unicode"
Here is a letter I recieved from Robert
Pritchett, Editor of Mac
Companion
Marc;
This may be hard to believe,
but the Beta Team (Chuck Rogers)
at
MacSpeech identified a fix to the
beta for iListen - The keyboard
was
the issue! I had it set to US Extended
with Unicode. When I set it to
US with Roman, the Beta 9 program
for iListen began playing nice.
so
ZI had a thought, and went with
the flow. Sure enough, The Logo
Creator
customized text for the Taglines
works now!!
Incredible!!
Robert Pritchett
MPN, LLC
macCompanion
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Can I use my own images
with The Logo Creator? I've got a ton
of clip art I want to put into my new logo! |
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Of course! The Logo Creator
can import many different types of graphic
formats. You can import clipart images or
your own drawings that you've scanned in,
or use any number of online photo agencies
that provide high quality photos.
The Logo Creator accepts Jpegs, PNGs,
GIFs, BMPs, and TIFs.
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What if I don't have
any of my own images? I don't even know
how to use a scanner! |
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Don't worry. The Logo Creator was meant to
be used as a stand alone product! Everything
you need is contained in The Logo Creator!
You don't need any graphic design ability.
A little creativity will help, but you
don't really need that to produce a professional
logo. We've done all of the hard work
for you.
if you ARE a logo creation designer, The
Logo Creator can be used as a great jump
off point to jump start your creative process.
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When
I try to open up a saved logo (a ".tlc"
file), after double clicking it, Corel
Paint Shop (or some other graphics program)
opens up. What gives? |
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It may be that your computer has changed the file association. It thinks a
logo creator file is a Corel Paint Shop file. You need to change the "file association"
in your settings.
A) try opening your logo from within The Logo Creator (choose Open from the File menu).
B) Right click over a ".tlc" icon on your desktop. Choose "open
with..." and choose 'The Logo Creator'. On some machines, you may
have to restart in order for the changes to take effect. When you next double
click on a TLC file, it should launch The Logo Creator and open your logo.
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Are Laughingbird Software
products
selling in any retail stores? |
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Oh yes! CompUSA, BestBuy,
Frys Electronics, Circuit City, Office Max,
Office Depo and many others! Visit any of
them if you would like to purchase a boxed
copy.
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How do I create a
transparent background? I want to use my
final logo on my website! I don't want
a white bounding box behind my logo |
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To create a transparency, first create your
logo over the same color background that
you'll have on your website. You can
change the logo's background color by
selecting the "Set Canvas Color" under
the MODIFY menu.
Create
your logo, and then choose the "More
Export Options... " menu item (under
the EXPORT menu).
Select the transparent GIF option. When
you push this button, your cursor will
turn into an eye dropper. Move it over
your logo's background and select the background
color.
When you hit the big Export button, you're
logo will be saved as a transparent Gif
(no white bounding box!)
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If you use the logo
creator software to create a logo for your
company, can that logo be copyrighted?
It seems that another company could use
the same logo with their name.
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Yes, you can copyright your
logo.
Even if a user uses the same template - which
is highly likely! - the name will be different
... and thus, the logo is different as far
as the copyright office is concerned.
If a user happens to have the same name,
the same byline, then you're going to have
a hassle anyway whether they've used the
same template or not! :)
Chances are, you're going to be the only
one with your company name. Unless you create
a name like "CyberHosting" or something
generic like that.
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How
can I export my logo in a higher "DPI" ?
I want to export it as a 300 dpi TIF.
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Under
the EXPORT menu, you'll see "set
export resolution". Change the DPI here.
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I purchased the software
but right in the middle of the download,
my machine quit on me! How do I re-download!?
What can I do?
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No worries.
We use DigitalRiver for
our eCommerce and download system. They
have great backup servers. You can re-download
your software, check the status of your
order and other things. Just hop over to our
tech support section (Help Center).
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I think $39.95 is
too expensive. I wish you were offering
The Logo Creator's logo sets for less. |
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I appreciate this question.
I personally think that $39.95 for 80 professional
logos is a steal! :) I often have month
end sales on most of my logo sets as well.
Sometimes I drop the prices to $29.95.
If you're a webmaster, graphic designer,
or a motivated entrepreneur, you can sell each
logo you create.
If you're looking to have a logo created
for your own business, you're saving yourself
hours of searching, and potentially hundreds
of dollars. A graphic designer on the net
charges anywhere from $200 - $1000 (USD)
per logo. With The Logo Creator modules,
you're getting 75 logos for under $30. If
you want to be creative, you can literally
make hundreds of logos from just one of the
modules.
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I've
just tried to save my logo as a .gif!
I'm getting a "TLC" file format
that my browser can't read!
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Don't get confused with "save" and "export".
They're different.
If you "Save" a logo, you save
it as a '.tlc' document. This is different
than "Exporting" the logo as a
jpeg or a gif.
Saving allows you to re-modify the logo later.
You can bring in a saved logo by using the "Open" menu
option. Exporting will basically take a screen
shot of your finished piece and export it
as a picture... a non editable image. You
can export using the "Export" pull
down menu.
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I've
just exported my new logo as a 300 dpi
TIF image. From my desktop, I double
clicked the new TIF image to see what
it looks like ... but it looks VERY pixilated!
What gives? I thought this was a high
rez file?
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The Logo Creator has output
the file as a 300dpi image. Now, you need
a program that can handle the DPI information.
Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and Fireworks will
view and print the image just fine. The image
will look smaller than what you see on The
Logo Creator's canvas, but it will print
sharp and clear.
If you have a program that is printing your
high rez image large and grainy... try selecting "page
setup" and set the "scale" or "percentage" to
25%. This will print the image smaller, but
crisp and clear.
You can also print the logo directly from
The Logo Creator.
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This
software seems great for website design.
But if one of my clients asks me to create
a logo for their company. ... this may
include letterhead, envelopes, business
cards. etc. Will this program help me
to create company logos for use on stationary
and the like?
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The Logo Creator will output
most any format that your local print shop
can handle. You can create your logo, and
simply export it as a high resolution TIF
image (or any one of the other formats).
Your print shop will use it to create your
new business card.
We've made it even easier. Check out the Print
Resources page!
We've also got a few tutorials on
using your printed logo!
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My
exported Jpeg files are a little too
big. I'd like to reduce them in "k
size" so that my web page loads
faster.
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The Logo Creator is a logo
creation tool. To produce the highest quality
image, we don't compress the final output.
You can, however, download a number of shareware
programs that will compress the file with
ease. There are so many out there, we don't
want to single any one out. But use a shareware
site like Download.com or TwoCows.com.
Search for "jpeg compressor" or "gif
compression software". You'll find dozens
to choose from.
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I couldn't unpack
the installer. That was a pity! Can you
help me?
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We compress our installers
so that they download easily from the internet.
We Zip our Windows installer, we Stuff our
Mac installer. You should have the latest
versions of both Winzip (or some other unZipping
utility) for Windows, or Stuffit Expander
from Aladdin Systems if you're on the Mac.
(Aladdin has a great unzipper for Windows
too!) Both of these utilities are free to
download from the links below:
Winzip: http://www.winzip.com
Stuffit Expander: http://www.aladdinsys.com
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Hi, if I want to have
TLC in a CD-Rom can you ship it to me?
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Yes! We use an eCommerce company
called DigitalRiver. They do offer a 'back
up CD option. When you purchase The Logo
Creator, you'll have the option of getting
a back up CD sent to you!
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I ordered the Corporate
Edition and it still shows that I am running
the DEMO version. I still see the watermark
over each logo.
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Make sure you type in your
unlock key in CAPS. This seems to do the
trick. If you need help with your unlock
key (can't find it), hop over to my support
pages: http://www.thelogocreator.com/tech_support.php (we've
got additional logo creation support there
as well.
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I just upgraded to
the new v4.1 and it still shows that I
am running the DEMO version. (or : My logos
no longer exist!)
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Sounds like you may have installed
the updater into the wrong folder.
I bet if you did a search for 'the logo creator
v3' you'll find 2 versions. Make sure to
install the upgrader into the same folder
that your original TLC resides in! Try the above once more. If you continue
to have troubles, please
let me know!
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Can I resell the logos
I create with the software?
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You bet! Just don't tell us
if you're getting $1000 for each one.
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How much can I sell
each logo for?
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That, my fine entrepreneur,
is up to you.
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How can I print business
cards? Or letterhead? Or Envelopes!
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You're in luck! Visit:
http://www.cicreator.com
The new Corporate Identity Creator! An
online service that will create Business
Cards, Letterhead and Envelopes using your
new logo!
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Can you tell me if
The Logo Creator is compatible with Windows
XP? Mac OSX?
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Yes! Version 3.0 and above
is fully OSX and XP native! AND, it'll run
on lower end operating systems too. You won't
be able to run in in Windows 95 however.
If you still have Windows 95, you should
probably buy a newer machine :) Microsoft
doesn't even support it anymore! - logo creation
does take some resources away from your computer
no matter the graphic design software.
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