Help converting old Freehand files
I have several old Freehand files, to be honest I don't remember the versions, but they were definitely before 9. I'm on a PowerMac running Freehand MX and Illustrator CS3 and do not have the Classic 9...
View ArticleRead or Write Access Denied while exporting
I have a user that is trying to export a file as EPS and is getting a read or write error. The same error pops up when trying to print to a PostScript printer."Could not save the document because read...
View ArticleFreehand File Format Specifications
Hi,Trying to locate file format specifications for Freehand 9, 10 and MX files. From what I've seen on the 'net, they weren't made availabe to the public by Macromedia.With Freehand considered "dead"...
View ArticleFreehand to Truespace
Does anyone have experience using items designed in FreeHand as genuine 3D objects, ex: DXF, 3DS, COB?I have taken a logo in Freehand then traced it and grouped it, so that I am left with a composite...
View ArticleFreeHand Replacement
I've decided there really isn't one! I tried CanvasX (Mac) and it crashed 3times in 5 minutes. I could not get the keyboard shortcuts for zooming towork and a few other things were broken. I wrote to...
View ArticleIs FreeHand going to disapear?
Hi,I've been using FreeHand since version 2, when Aldus bougth it from Altsys, the creator of the program. Macromedia did a great job developing the product into a very robust application. But I worry...
View ArticleHow Do I Change Picas to Inches?
How do I change a document that was set up in picas to inches?
View ArticleDrag-&-dropped bitmaps downscaled, why?
Using Freehand 11.0.2.When I drag-&-drop a .bmp file from Windows Explorer into Freehand, itshows up just fine, except Freehand decides to downscale it for some reason.For example, a 486x450 bitmap...
View ArticleHalftone Screen & Transparency
I have imported two grayscale TIFF photos (of silhouetted objects on a white background) into Freehand. I then applied the "Halftone Screen" round dot pattern each. My problem is: I'm trying to overlap...
View ArticleOther Vector apps
Hi,Just wondering if anyone is using any other vector apps on a mac using os 10? I hear the death bell toll for my beloved FH....just can't seem to get the hang of Frustator.
View ArticleFreehand - Cartography
Hi Everyone,I just wanted to let everyone know that we've opened a forum on Cartography Online for users of Freehand. For those of you who use Freehand for mapping projects, our site is geared...
View ArticleAdobe latest FreeHand MX upgrade, Would you pay?
Dear FreeHand User all over the world,To upgrade Freehand MX (The world most user friendly vector software).We need numbers, the shareholders needs to know how much is the return if Adobe is going to...
View ArticleFreeHand Out of Memory Error
Any way to solve FreeHand's out of memory error? When I tried and do anything complex, FH screams there's not enough memory and it can't complete the task. Mac OSX 10.6.4. iMac Intel with 4 GB memory....
View ArticleBanded Fills
Running FH 11.0.2 on a Mac Pro tower running 10.6.4 and any FH graphic with a graduated fill placed in InDesign looks banded and in the resulting PDFs they look banded as well. I love FH and don't want...
View ArticleHello !! I am trying to open an old Freehand document with FH11 and it finds...
Does somebody know how can I solve this problem???????
View Article.fh10 file won't open
I have a .fh10 file I am trying to open, and it won't open in CS6 Illustrator or InDesign. I don't have freehand, and it doesn't seem to be available through Creative Cloud (I am a creative cloud...
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Macromedia Freehand MX Activation Problem
Dear Team, I have a problem when activating macromedia mx serial number"Unable to connect to the internet" In fact im connected to the Internet need help
View ArticleThumbnails Freehand MX
In Windows 7 64 bit Freehand MX (11.0.2) installation by default does not display thumbnail in windows explorer thumbnail view. Is there a way to fix it?
View ArticleFreehand 4 file
I have an old Freehand file — Freehand 4 probably — which I would dearly love to open. My current version, Freehand MX, will not open it, nor will Adobe Illustrator. Is there any hope for me?
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