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Contents What’s new 1 ................................................................................................................................................... What’s New in Photoshop CC 2 ................................................
Customizing color pickers and swatches 200 ............................................................................................................................ Converting between color modes 203 ................................................
Selecting a color range in an image 364 ................................................................................................................................... Making quick selections 367 ...................................................
Warp images, shapes, and paths 545 ....................................................................................................................................... Vanishing Point 549 ............................................................
Creating frame animations 745 .................................................................................................................................................. Video and animation overview 754 .........................................
Optimizing images 939 .............................................................................................................................................................. Output settings for web graphics 944 .................................
What's new 1.
What's New in Photoshop CC To the top Adobe® Photoshop® CC ships with several new features and enhancements that enrich your digital imaging experience. Read on for a quick introduction to new features and links to resources offering more information.
New in Photoshop CC | January 2014 With Photoshop, you can print any compatible 3D model without worrying about 3D printer limitations. In preparation for printing, Photoshop automatically makes 3D models watertight. Photoshop also generates the necessary support structures—scaffolding and rafts—to ensure that your 3D prints are successful.
New in Photoshop CC | January 2014 You can now create linked smart objects whose contents are referenced from external image files. The contents of a linked smart object are updated when its source image file changes. With linked smart objects, you can use a shared source file across multiple Photoshop documents.
To the top 10 color samplers instead of 4. You can now change all color samplers in the Info palette at the same time The Missing Fonts dialog has a Do Not Show Again option now Share On Behance is no.
To the top For more information, see Reduce camera shake blurring . Camera shake reduction UI improvements Other enhancements Increased stability while saving files to network locations Photoshop-Behance integration is now available for several languages.
Photoshop features an intelligent mechanism to automatically reduce image blurring caused by camera motion. If necessary, you can adjust advanced settings to further sharpen the image.
Original uncropped image Sharp resized image with details preservation Share your work on Behance New in Photoshop CC 8.
Note: Note: You can upload your creative images as work - in- progress to Behance directly from within Photoshop. Behance is the leading online platform to showcase and discover creative work. Using Behance, you can create a portfolio of your work and broadcast it widely and efficiently to get feedback.
Note: 3D imaging Enhanced in Photoshop CC Also see 3D features | Creative Cloud- only for Creative Cloud -only features added to Photoshop CS6. These features are also available in Photoshop CC. 3D painting Photoshop CC features several enhancements that let you paint 3D models with finer control and greater accuracy.
3D panel Photoshop CC features a revamped 3D panel that makes it easier for you to work with 3D objects. Modeled after the Layers panel, the redesigned 3D panel is structured as a scene graph/tree having root objects and child objects.
and halo effects. The streamlined UI design for this filter offers optimized controls for targeted sharpening. Use the sliders for quick adjustments and advanced controls to fine -tune your results. For more information, see Filter effects reference and Adjusting image sharpness and blur .
Camera Raw Filter (Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + A) in Photoshop For more information, see this video on using Camera Raw as a filter in Photoshop . Adobe Camera Raw For information on the recent improvements in Camera Raw, see the video overview of Adobe Camera Raw 8 .
The new behavior of the Spot Removal ( Camera Raw dialog > Spot Removal tool, or keyboard shortcut B ) tool is similar to the Healing Brush in Photoshop. Use the Spot Removal tool to paint over an element in your photo, select a source area that could be used on your selected area, and the tool does the rest for you.
The Upright feature (Camera Raw dialog > Lens Correction > Manual tab) in Camera Raw enables you to automatically straighten image content. The Upright mode automatically corrects the perspective of the elements in a photograph.
Note: You can adjust dimensions, placement, and the corner radii of a rectangle or rounded rectangle shape after it has been created. Each corner can be adjusted independently and adjustments can be simultaneously made to rectangles on multiple layers.
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Warp perspective | Photoshop CC Introduced in version 14.2 To the top To the top To the top Background Prerequisite: Enable the graphics processor Adjust perspective FAQ Photoshop lets you easily adjust perspective in images.
Define planes Before you adjust perspective, you must define the planes of the architecture in the image. 1 . Open the image in Photoshop. 2 . Select Edit > Perspective Warp. Review the onscreen tip and close it. 3 . Draw quads along the planes of the architecture in the image.
Warp mode 2 . Manipulate perspective in one of the several available ways: Move around the corners of the quads (pins) as appropriate. For example, you can adjust the perspective of this image, such that the two sides of the building exhibit foreshortening in equal measures.
The selected edge is straightened. Also, the straightening of the edge is preserved during further perspective manipulation. Shift -click the edge again if you don't want to preserve its straightening.
Arrow keys H L W Straighten vertically Automatically straighten both vertically and horizontally Straighten horizontally and vertically 3 . Once you're done adjusting the perspective, click the Commit Perspective Warp icon ( ).
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Print 3D objects | Photoshop CC Introduced in version 14.2 To the top Note: Preparing to print 3D objects Previewing and printing the 3D object 3D print utilities FAQ See also With Photoshop, you can print any compatible 3D model without worrying about 3D printer limitations.
5 . Select a local printer or a Shapeways.com printer profile. To view estimated prices for printing the 3D model using available Shapeways.com profiles, select Printer > Estimate Price . 6 . Select a unit for the printer volume—inch, centimeter, millimeter, or pixel.
To the top To the top Previewing and printing the 3D object Once you're done specifying the 3D print settings, follow these steps: 1 . Click the Start Print icon ( ) or select 3D > 3D Print. Photoshop unifies the 3D scene and prepares it for the printing process.
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Create Smart Objects | CC, CS6 To the top Note: Understanding Smart Objects Create embedded Smart Objects | CC, CS6 Create linked smart objects | Photoshop CC Filter the Layers panel by smart objects .
To the top To the top Note: (Photoshop CC) A linked Smart Object in the Layers panel Create embedded Smart Objects | CC, CS6 You can create embedded Smart objects using several methods: by using the O.
To change this default behavior, turn off Preferences > General > Always Create Smart Objects While Placing . Update linked Smart Objects If an external source file changes while a Photoshop document referencing it is open, the relevant linked smart object is automatically updated.
To the top To the top To the top Filter the Layers panel by smart objects | Photoshop CC 1 . In the Layers panel, select Smart Objects from the filtering pop up menu.
To the top Note: To the top To the top In the Properties panel, click Edit Contents. 2 . Click OK to close the dialog box. 3 . Make edits to the source content file, then choose File > Save. Photoshop updates the Smart Object to reflect the changes you made.
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Generate image assets from layers | Photoshop CC To the top Note: Video: Using Generator Generate image assets from layers or layer groups A web design use case Specify quality and size parameters Dis.
To the top Image asset names are generated from layer names/layer group names Image asset generation is enabled for the current document. Once enabled, the feature remains available whenever the document is opened next. In order to disable image asset generation for the current document, deselect File > Generate > Image Assets .
Note: To the top Rename the appropriate layers/layer groups A single image asset is generated from the contents of a layer/layer group. For example, the AdventureCo Logo layer group in the screenshot above contains a shape layer and a live text layer.
Ellipse_4.jpg5 Ellipse_4.jpg50% Add the desired output image size (relative or in supported formats— px, in, cm , and mm ) as a prefix to the asset name. Photoshop scales the image accordingly. For example: 200% Ellipse_4.jpg 300 x 200 Rounded_rectangle_3.
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Reduce camera shake blurring | Photoshop CC To the top To the top Video | Using the camera shake reduction filter Images suitable for camera shake reduction Use automatic camera shake reduction Use mu.
Note: To the top If no corrections seem to be applied to the image in the Shake Reduction dialog, ensure that the Preview option in the right -pane is enabled. Use multiple blur traces for camera shake reduction A blur trace represents the shape and extent of the blur that affects a selected region of the image.
3 . Add more blur traces if necessary. Create a blur trace using the Blur Direction Tool 1 . Select the Blur Direction Tool ( ) from the left panel. 2 . Draw a straight line representing the blur direction on the image. 3 . If necessary, adjust the Blur Trace Length and Blur Trace Direction .
Results for two blur traces displayed side - by- side While previewing the results for two blur traces side - by- side, you can quickly adjust Smoothing and Artifact Suppression and check how your changes affect the image. See Smoothing and Artifact Suppression .
To the top Note: Saving and loading blur traces Advanced blur trace settings Advanced blur trace settings help you further fine - tune camera shake reduction. Blur trace bounds The Blur Trace Bounds setting represents the bound size of the blur trace.
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Share your work on Behance | Photoshop CC Note: Note: To the top You can upload your creative images as work - in- progress to Behance directly from within Photoshop.
4 . If you have a feedback circle on Behance, you can choose to share your work just with the members of that circle. 5 . On the Select Cover Image screen, crop the image to create a cover image for your work. Crop to select a cover image 6 . Click Crop Cover & Publish.
7 . Click View & Share On Behance to sync with social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin. The next time you upload an image, you can choose to share it on Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin directly from within Photoshop. Request feedback through social networks 8 .
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Photoshop getting started tutorials LevelUp for Photoshop article (Jan. 15, 2014) LevelUp for Photoshop is a game of missions, points, and rewards, that guides you along the way of learning basic Photoshop CC skills. Install Adobe Tutorial Player troubleshooting (Nov.
Workspace and workflow How to tune Photoshop for peak performance Jeff Tranberry (Jan. 15, 2014) article Background -save and Auto -recover Kelby (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Protect precious image data. Preset migration and sharing Kelby (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Apply common settings across workgroups.
Share your work on Behance | Photoshop CC Note: Note: To the top You can upload your creative images as work - in- progress to Behance directly from within Photoshop.
4 . If you have a feedback circle on Behance, you can choose to share your work just with the members of that circle. 5 . On the Select Cover Image screen, crop the image to create a cover image for your work. Crop to select a cover image 6 . Click Crop Cover & Publish.
7 . Click View & Share On Behance to sync with social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin. The next time you upload an image, you can choose to share it on Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin directly from within Photoshop. Request feedback through social networks 8 .
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Sync settings using Adobe Creative Cloud | Photoshop CC To the top To the top Video | Syncing presets in Photoshop CC Sync settings Manage Sync settings See also When you work on multiple computers, managing and syncing preferences among the computers can be time - consuming, complex, and prone to error.
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Tool galleries Note: To the top When you start Photoshop, the Tools panel appears at the left of the screen. Some tools in the Tools panel have options that appear in the context - sensitive options bar. You can expand some tools to show hidden tools beneath them.
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Workspace basics To the top Note: To the top Photoshop workspace Workspace overview Manage windows and panels Save and switch workspaces Hide tool tips Photoshop workspace The Photoshop workspace is e.
Default Illustrator workspace A. Tabbed Document windows B. Application bar C. Workspace switcher D. Panel title bar E. Control panel F. Tools panel G.
To the top Note: Note: Note: Note: Note: You can display the tools in the Tools panel in a single column, or side by side in two columns. (This feature is not available in the Tools panel in Fireworks and Flash.
Note: Navigator panel being dragged out to new dock, indicated by blue vertical highlight Navigator panel now in its own dock You can prevent panels from filling all the space in a dock. Drag the bottom edge of the dock up so it no longer meets the edge of the workspace.
Note: zone appears. To remove a panel, right - click (Windows) or Control -click (Mac) its tab and then select Close, or deselect it from the Window menu.
To the top You can collapse panels to icons to reduce clutter on the workspace. In some cases, panels are collapsed to icons in the default workspace. Panels collapsed to icons Panels expanded from icons To collapse or expand all panel icons in a column, click the double arrow at the top of the dock.
Panel Locations Keyboard shortcuts Menus or Menu Customization Note: (Fireworks) Choose Save Current from the workspace switcher in the Application bar. 2 . Type a name for the workspace. 3 . (Photoshop, InDesign) Under Capture, select one or more options: Saves the current panel locations (InDesign only).
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: To restore an individual workspace, choose Window > Workspace > Reset Workspace Name . To restore all the workspaces installed with Photoshop, click Restore Default Workspaces in the Interface preferences.
Panels and menus To the top To the top Enter values in panels, dialog boxes, and the options bar Working with sliders Working with pop - up panels Display and define menus Enter values in panels, dialog boxes, and the options bar Do any of the following: Type a value in the text box, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
To the top Rename Tool Preset Delete Tool Preset Note: Using different kinds of pop - up sliders A. Click to open pop - up slider box. B. Drag slider or angle radius.
To the top 1 . Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the pop - up panel to view the panel menu. 2 . To return to the default library, choose the Reset Tool Presets command. You can either replace the current list or add the default library to the current list.
Application Menus Panel Menus Note: Choose Edit > Menus. Choose Window > Workspace > Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and click the Menus tab. 2 . In the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box, choose a set of menus from the Set drop -down menu.
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Preferences About preferences Numerous program settings are stored in the Adobe Photoshop Prefs file, including general display options, file-saving options, performance options, cursor options, transparency options, type options, and options for plug - ins and scratch disks.
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Default keyboard shortcuts To the top Download | Photoshop CC keyboard shortcut reference (PDF) Keys for selecting tools Keys for viewing images Keys for Puppet Warp Keys for Refine Edge Keys for the .
To the top Note: Keys for selecting tools Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool. To customize shortcuts, see Define new keyboard shortcuts. To view keyboard shortcuts for features that were introduced in Photoshop CS6, see Key shortcuts for CS6 features .
To the top Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool E E Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool G G Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool O O Pen tool Freeform Pen tool P P Horizontal Type tool Vertica.
Keys for viewing images This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Cycle through open documents Control + Tab Control + Tab Switch to.
To the top To the top Keys for Puppet Warp This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Keys for Refine Edge Scroll up or down 10 units Shift + Page Up or Pa.
To the top To the top Keys for the Filter Gallery Keys for Liquify Result Windows Mac OS Apply a new filter on top of selected Alt - click a filter Option - click a filter Open/close all disclosure tr.
To the top Keys for Vanishing Point Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulen.
To the top Note: Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.
Split Toning panel Ctrl+Alt+5 Command+Option+5 Lens Corrections panel Ctrl+Alt+6 Command+Option+6 Camera Calibration panel Ctrl+Alt+7 Command+Option+7 Presets panel Ctrl+Alt+8 Command+Option+8 (Mac OS.
Removal tool. Rotate image left L or Ctrl + ] L or Command + ] Rotate image right R or Ctrl + [ R or Command + [ Zoom in Ctrl + + (plus) Command + + (plus) Zoom out Ctrl + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen) Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected.
To the top To the top Keys for the Black -and -White dialog box Keys for Curves (Filmstrip mode) Add blue label Ctrl+9 Command+9 (Filmstrip mode) Add purple label Ctrl+Shift+0 Command+Shift+0 Camera R.
To the top Keys for selecting and moving objects This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Reposition marquee while selecting Any ma.
To the top To the top Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Keys for editing paths This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.
To the top Keys for painting This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Close path Magnetic Pen tool - double -click Magnetic Pen tool - double -click Clos.
To the top Keys for blending modes Hold down Shift to preserve transparency Result Windows Mac OS Cycle through blending modes Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) Shift + + (plus) or – (minus) Normal Sh.
To the top To the top Keys for selecting and editing text This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Keys for formatting type Saturate Sponge tool + Shift .
To the top This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Keys for slicing and optimizing Result Windows Mac OS Align left, center, or right Horizontal Type to.
To the top To the top Keys for using panels This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips. Keys for the Actions panel Reposition slice while creating slice Spa.
To the top To the top To the top Note: Keys for adjustment layers If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Alt/Option + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.
To the top Keys for the Brush panel panel Switch between timecode and frame numbers (current time view) Alt + click the current - time display in the upper- left corner of the timeline. Option + click the current - time display in the upper- left corner of the timeline.
To the top Keys for the Channels panel If you prefer channel shortcuts starting with Ctrl/Command + 1 for red, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Use Legacy Channel Shortcuts.
To the top To the top To the top To the top Keys for the Clone Source panel Keys for the Color panel Keys for the History panel Keys for the Info panel Result Windows Mac OS Show Clone Source (overlay.
To the top Keys for the Layers panel Result Windows Mac OS Change color readout modes Click eyedropper icon Click eyedropper icon Change measurement units Click crosshair icon Click crosshair icon Res.
Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer Alt + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop - up menu Option + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop - up menu Show/hid.
Note: To the top To the top To the top If Kotoeri is your Japanese language input method, the “Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off” shortcut starts an action in Kototeri. Please switch to another mode (for example, “U.S.”) to enable this shortcut.
To the top Keys for the Swatches panel Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended) To scale on the Y plane, hold down the Shift key. Result Windows Mac OS Create new swatch from foreground color Click in e.
To the top To the top To the top Keys for measurement (Photoshop Extended) Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Keys for Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins) Result Windows Mac OS Record.
Fit in window Control + 0 Command + 0 Zoom in Control + + (plus) Command + + (plus) Zoom out Control + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen) Cycle through controls on right from top Tab Tab Cycle through co.
To the top Function keys Set strength of Cleanup or Edge Touch - up tool 0–9 0–9 Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10 Result (Pattern Maker only) Windows Mac OS Delete current selection Cont.
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Using tools To the top Selecting and displaying tools Using the options bar Tool presets When you start Photoshop, the Tools panel appears at the left of the screen. Some tools in the Tools panel have options that appear in the context - sensitive options bar.
Standard Precise Normal Brush Tip Full Size Brush Tip Show Crosshair In Brush Tip Show Only Crosshair While Painting 1 . Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > General (Mac OS). 2 . Deselect Use Shift Key For Tool Switch.
To the top To the top Using the options bar The options bar appears below the menu bar at the top of the workspace. The options bar is context sensitive—it changes as you select different tools. Some settings in the options bar (such as painting modes and opacity) are common to several tools, and some are specific to one tool.
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Undo and history To the top To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top To the top Use the Undo or Redo commands Revert to the last saved version Restore part of an image to its previously saved vers.
To the top A progress bar indicates that an operation is being performed. You can interrupt the operation or have the program notify you when it has finished the operation. 1 . Do one of the following: (Windows) choose Edit > Preferences > General.
By default, selecting a state and then changing the image eliminates all states that come after it. If you select a state and then change the image, eliminating the states that came after, you can use the Undo command to undo the last change and restore the eliminated states.
Automatically Create First Snapshot Automatically Create New Snapshot When Saving Allow Non -Linear History Show New Snapshot Dialog By Default Make Layer Visibility Changes Undoable Metadata Text File Both Note: Sessions Only 2 . Select an option: Automatically creates a snapshot of the initial state of the image when the document is opened.
Concise Detailed To the top Note: Full Document Merged Layers Current Layer Includes the text that appears in the History panel in addition to the Sessions information. Includes the text that appears in the Actions panel in addition to the Concise information.
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Show or hide non -printing Extras Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: Show or hide Extras Show or hide Extras Guides, grids, selection edges, slices, and text baselines are examples of nonprinting Extras that help you select, move, or edit objects.
Run Photoshop in 32-bit mode (64-bit Mac OS only) Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy In 64 - bit versions of Mac OS 10.5 and later, some older, optional plug - ins are available only if Photoshop is running in 32 -bit mode: 1 .
Rulers To the top To the top To the top About rulers Change a ruler’s zero origin Change the unit of measurement About rulers Rulers help you position images or elements precisely. When visible, rulers appear along the top and left side of the active window.
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Positioning with the Ruler tool To the top Note: Position with the Ruler tool Position with the Ruler tool The Ruler tool helps you position images or elements precisely.
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Positioning elements with snapping Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Guides Grid Layer Slices Document Bounds All None Use snapping Use snapping Snapping helps with precise placement of selection edges, cropping marquees, slices, shapes, and paths.
Placing Photoshop images in other applications To the top To the top Prepare images for page - layout programs Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator Create transparency using image clipping paths.
To the top Note: Adobe Illustrator can both open or place Photoshop files; you do not need to save or export your Photoshop image to a different file format. If you place an image into an open Illustrator file, you can incorporate the image as if it were any other element in the artwork, or you can maintain a link to the original file.
To the top To the top To the top For Path, choose the path you want to save. For Flatness, leave the flatness value blank to print the image using the printer’s default value. If you experience printing errors, enter a flatness value to determine how the PostScript interpreter approximates the curve.
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Placing files To the top Note: Place a file in Photoshop Place PDF or Illustrator files in Photoshop Paste Adobe Illustrator art into Photoshop The Place command adds a photo, art, or any Photoshop- supported file as a Smart Object to your document. Smart Objects can be scaled, positioned, skewed, rotated, or warped without degrading the image.
To the top Note: Bounding Box Media Box Crop Box Bleed Box Trim Box Art Box To the top rasterization, select the Anti - alias option. To produce a hard - edged transition between edge pixels during rasterization, deselect the Anti - alias option.
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Metadata and notes To the top To the top About metadata Notes About metadata Metadata is a set of standardized information about a file, such as author name, resolution, color space, copyright, and keywords applied to it.
Author Color 2 . In the Options bar, enter or specify the following as needed: Specifies the note author’s name. Selects the color for the note icon. Clicking the color box opens the Adobe Color Picker so you can select a color. 3 . Click where you want to place the note.
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Grid and guides To the top Note: Position with guides and the grid Position with guides and the grid Guides and the grid help you position images or elements precisely. Guides appear as nonprinting lines that float over the image. You can move and remove guides.
Dragging to create a horizontal guide Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag from the vertical ruler to create a horizontal guide. Drag from the vertical ruler to create a vertical guide. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag from the horizontal ruler to create a vertical guide.
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Companion apps Note: To the top Note: Note: Connecting Photoshop companion apps to Photoshop Using Adobe Nav Using Adobe Color Lava Using Adobe Eazel To troubleshoot issues with companion apps, please visit the Adobe companion apps user forum . Phone support is not provided.
Note: To the top Note: 3 . In the Password field, enter a six -digit password. 4 . Select Enable Remote Connections and then click OK. Companion app wireless connection settings 1 . In Adobe Nav, Adobe Color Lava, or Adobe Eazel, tap the PS icon in the lower -right corner of the app.
Note: Note: Adobe Nav must be connected to Photoshop. For instructions on how to connect Adobe Nav to Photoshop, see Connecting Photoshop companion apps to Photoshop . Adobe Nav Tools mode Adobe Nav Tools mode allows you to select and work with Photoshop tools.
To the top Note: Adobe Nav Document mode displays image files that are currently open in Photoshop. To enter Document mode, tap at the bottom of the app. The blue dot to the left of the filename indicates the active document. To make a different document active in Photoshop, tap its thumbnail.
Mix colors in Adobe Color Lava To mix colors in Adobe Color Lava, select colors from the sample wells and then “paint” with your finger on the canvas. To load a color, tap its color well. The selected color has a thicker white border. To switch between RGB and grayscale, tap the inner ring of the color wells.
Send To Photoshop E - mail To the top Note: To see the RGB, HSL, and hexadecimal values for each swatch in a theme, double - tap the theme. Adobe Color Lava theme details. To rename or delete a theme, tap the Edit button or touch and hold a theme. Then, do one of the following: Tap the X in the upper- left corner of a theme to delete it.
Note: Brush sample Thumb control Index finger control Third finger control Fourth finger control Fifth finger control Adobe Eazel for Photoshop. A. Brush sample B. Finger controls C. Canvas Adobe Eazel automatically detects right and left hands. Shows the color, size, and opacity of the current brush.
Note: 3 . Touch the canvas again to set another option or start painting. Choose colors in Adobe Eazel Adobe Eazel keeps five color swatches in a palette available under your index finger. The selected swatch has a flashing border. Choosing a color in Eazel.
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Customizing keyboard shortcuts Note: To the top Application Menus Panel Menus Tools Define new keyboard shortcuts Clear shortcuts from a command or tool Delete a set of shortcuts View a list of current shortcuts For detailed instructions, click the links below.
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Plug -ins About plug - in modules Plug - in modules are software programs developed by Adobe Systems and by other software developers in conjunction with Adobe Systems to add features to Photoshop. A number of importing, exporting, and special- effects plug - ins come with your program.
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Productivity enhancements (JDI's) in CS6 Note: To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Photoshop CS6 introduces over 60 productivity enhancements, also known as Just Do It (JDI) features. These small improvements address longtime customer requests and collectively can greatly increase your productivity.
To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Added option to ignore adjustment layers to Sample menu in options bar Added option to sample from current layer and below to Sample m.
To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Added Basic and Advanced user interface modes Improved Mac cursor visibility Added option to load last mesh Increased maximum Liquify .
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Key shortcuts To the top To the top To the top To the top Print Blur gallery (Field, Iris, Tilt-Shift) Liquify Crop tool Adaptive Wide Angle This list covers some helpful shortcuts for some Photoshop features. Print To clear print settings, hold down the spacebar while selecting File > Print.
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Presets To the top To the top Text Only Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail Small List or Large List Stroke Thumbnail Migrate presets from earlier versions of Photoshop From an expert: Migrating preset.
Note: Note: Rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager To delete a preset in the Preset Manager, select the preset and click Delete. You can always use the Reset command to restore the default items in a library.
Do one of the following: Select a preset item, and click Delete. Alt - click (Windows) or Option -click (Mac OS) the items you want to delete. Create a new library of presets 1 . Do one of the following: To save all the presets in the list as a library, make sure that all items are selected.
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Resizing images | CC, CS6 To the top The Image Size command in Photoshop CC includes a method to preserve details and provide better sharpness while enlarging images. In addition, the Photoshop CC Image Size dialog box has been updated for ease of use: A window displays the preview image from the resizing parameters.
Note: Automatic Preserve Details (enlargement) Bicubic Smoother (enlargement) Bicubic Sharper (reduction) Bicubic (smoother gradients) Alt - click (Windows) or Option -click (Mac OS) to reduce the magnification. After clicking, the percentage of magnification briefly appears near the bottom of the preview image.
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Image essentials Note: To the top Note: To the top To the top About bitmap images About vector graphics Combining vector graphics and bitmap images Color channels Bit depth Convert between bit depths For detailed instructions, click the links below. To ask questions, request features, or report problems, visit feedback.
Transparency Image Resolution Printer resolution and screen frequency To the top To the top how it will look in its final medium (whether commercially printed, printed on a desktop printer, or viewed on the web). The following factors influence the quality of your final artwork: Many effects add partially transparent pixels to your artwork.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Convert between bit depths Do any of the following: To convert between 8 bpc and 16 bpc, Choose Image > Mode > 16 Bits/Channel or 8 Bits/Channel.
Image size and resolution To the top About pixel dimensions and printed image resolution File size About monitor resolution About printer resolution Determine a suggested resolution for an image View .
To the top To the top Pixel dimensions equal document (output) size times resolution. A. Original dimensions and resolution B. Decreasing the resolution without changing pixel dimensions (no resampling) C. Decreasing the resolution at same document size decreases pixel dimensions (resampling).
To the top Note: To the top Note: A 620 - by 400 - pixel image displayed on monitors of various sizes and resolutions. When preparing images for viewing on - screen, you should consider the lowest monitor resolution that your photo is likely to be viewed on.
Draft Good Best To the top Note: To the top 2 . Click Auto. 3 . For Screen, enter the screen frequency for the output device. If necessary, choose a different unit of measurement. Note that the screen value is used only to calculate the image resolution, not to set the screen for printing.
Nearest Neighbor Bilinear Bicubic Bicubic Smoother Bicubic Sharper To the top To the top Keep in mind that resampling can result in poorer image quality. For example, when you resample an image to larger pixel dimensions, the image loses some detail and sharpness.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top When creating an image for print media, it’s useful to specify image size in terms of the printed dimensions and the image resolution.
Acquiring images from cameras and scanners To the top To the top Note: Acquiring digital images from cameras Import images from a digital camera using WIA (Windows only) Importing scanned images Acquiring digital images from cameras You can copy images to your computer by connecting your camera or a media card reader to your computer.
To the top Note: Importing scanned images To import scanned images, either open TIFF files saved from separate scanning software, or use a TWAIN or WIA interface directly in Photoshop. In either case, make sure to install the software necessary for your scanner.
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Creating, opening, and importing images To the top Note: White Background Color Transparent To the top Create an image Duplicate an image Open files Open PDF files Open an EPS file For detailed instructions, click the links below. To ask questions, request features, or report problems, visit feedback.
To the top Note: Note: Duplicate an image You can duplicate an entire image (including all layers, layer masks, and channels) into available memory without saving to disk. 1 . Open the image you want to duplicate. 2 . Choose Image > Duplicate. 3 . Enter a name for the duplicated image.
Note: Note: To the top Note: Note: Bounding Box To specify the number of files listed in the Open Recent menu, change the Recent File List Contains option in the File Handling preferences. Choose Edit > Preferences > File Handling (Windows), or Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling (Mac OS).
Note: Media Box Crop Box Bleed Box Trim Box Art Box Resolution Mode Bit Depth To the top Bounding Box will not crop white space that is part of a background created by the source application. Crops to the original size of the page. Crops to the clipping region (crop margins) of the PDF file.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 2 . Select the file you want to open, and click Open. 3 . Indicate the desired dimensions, resolution, and mode. To maintain the same height -to- width ratio, select Constrain Proportions.
Viewing images To the top To the top Change the screen mode View another area of an image Use the Rotate View tool Disable trackpad gestures (Mac OS) Use the Navigator panel Zoom in or out Change the screen mode You can use the screen mode options to view images on your entire screen.
To the top To the top To the top Drag the colored box (proxy view area) in the Navigator panel. Use the Rotate View tool You use the Rotate View tool to rotate the canvas non -destructively; it does not transform the image. Rotating the canvas can be useful for any number of reasons, including facilitating easier painting or drawing.
To the top Note: Animated Zoom Zoom Resizes Windows Zoom With Scroll Wheel Zoom Clicked Point To Center To change the color of the proxy view area, select Panel Options from the panel menu. Select a preset color from the Color pop - up menu, or click the color box to choose a custom color.
Choose View > Zoom In or View > Zoom Out . The Zoom In or Zoom Out command becomes unavailable when the maximum image magnification or reduction is reached. Set the zoom level at the lower left corner of the document window or in the Navigator panel.
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Viewing multiple images To the top Cascade Tile Float in Window Float All in Windows Consolidate All to Tabs To the top View images in multiple windows Match zoom and location in multiple images View images in multiple windows The document window is where your images appear.
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Image information To the top Work with the Info panel Display file information in the document window Work with the Info panel The Info panel shows the color values beneath the pointer and, depending on the tool in use, gives other useful information.
Actual Color Proof Color A color mode Total Ink Opacity Document Sizes Click the cursor coordinates icon and choose a unit of measurement. 3 . Select a tool.
Document Profile Document Dimensions Scratch Sizes Efficiency Timing Current Tool Measurement Scale To the top Note: Note: Version Cue size including layers and channels. Displays the name of the color profile used by the image. Displays the dimensions of the image.
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High dynamic range images To the top About high dynamic range images Take photos for HDR images Features that support 32 - bpc HDR images Merge images to HDR Adjust displayed dynamic range for 32 - bi.
To the top To the top Adjustments Note: Blend Modes Create new 32 - bpc documents Edit menu commands File Formats Note: Filters Image commands View Layers Take photos for HDR images Keep the following tips in mind when you take photos to be combined with the Merge To HDR Pro command: Secure the camera to a tripod.
Modes Pixel Aspect Ratio Selections Tools To the top RGB Color, Grayscale, conversion to 8 Bits/Channel or 16 Bits/Channel. Support for square and non -square documents.
Note: Local Adaptation 1 . Do one of the following: (Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > Merge To HDR Pro. (Bridge) Select the images you want to use and choose Tools > Photoshop > Merge To HDR Pro.
Edge Glow Tone and Detail Color Toning Curve Note: Equalize Histogram Exposure and Gamma Highlight Compression Radius specifies the size of the local brightness regions. Strength specifies how far apart two pixels’ tonal values must be before they’re no longer part of the same brightness region.
To the top Exposure And Gamma Highlight Compression To the top In the upper - right corner of the Merge to HDR Pro dialog box, click the response curve menu , and then choose Save Response Curve. (To later reapply the curve, choose Load Response Curve.
HDR Color Picker A. Preview area B. Adjusted color C. Original color D. 32 - bit floating point values E. Intensity slider F. Picked color G. Color slider H. Color values Display the HDR Color Picker With a 32 - bpc image open, do one of the following: In the toolbox, click the foreground or background color selection box.
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Customizing indexed color tables To the top Note: Customize indexed color tables Customize indexed color tables The Color Table command lets you make changes to the color table of an indexed -color image.
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Customizing color pickers and swatches To the top To the top Change the Color Picker Add and delete color swatches Manage swatch libraries Share swatches between applications Change the Color Picker I.
Note: To the top Load Swatches Replace Swatches Name of a color library To the top New colors are saved in the Photoshop preferences file so that they persist between editing sessions. To permanently save a color, save it in a library. Delete a color from the Swatches panel Do one of the following: Drag a swatch to the Delete icon .
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Converting between color modes To the top Note: To the top Note: Convert an image to another color mode Convert an image to Bitmap mode Convert a color photo to Grayscale mode Convert a Bitmap mode im.
50% Threshold Pattern Dither Diffusion Dither Halftone Screen Note: Custom Pattern To the top image resolution appears as both the input and the output resolutions.
Note: To the top To the top Note: Palette Type Convert a color photo to Grayscale mode 1 . Open the photo you want to convert to black- and -white. 2 . Choose Image > Mode > Grayscale. 3 . Click Discard. Photoshop converts the colors in the image to black, white, and shades of gray.
Exact System (Mac OS) System (Windows) Web Uniform Local (Perceptual) Local (Selective) Local (Adaptive) Master (Perceptual) Master (Selective) Master (Adaptive) Custom Previous Number Of Colors Color Inclusion And Transparency Forced options, you can choose using a local palette based on the current image’s colors.
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Color and monochrome adjustments using channels To the top Note: Mix color channels Mix color channels Using the Channel Mixer adjustment, you can create high - quality grayscale, sepia tone, or other tinted images. You can also make creative color adjustments to an image.
5 . Drag the slider or enter a value for the Constant option. This option adjusts the grayscale value of the output channel. Negative values add more black, and positive values add more white. A - 200% value makes the output channel black, and a +200% value makes the output channel white.
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Color modes To the top To the top To the top RGB Color mode CMYK Color mode Lab Color mode Grayscale mode Bitmap mode Duotone mode Indexed Color mode Multichannel mode RGB Color mode Photoshop RGB Color mode uses the RGB model, assigning an intensity value to each pixel.
Note: To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Photoshop PDF, Photoshop Raw, or TIFF formats. The DCS 1.0 and DCS 2.0 formats convert the file to CMYK when opened. Grayscale mode Grayscale mode uses different shades of gray in an image. In 8 - bit images, there can be up to 256 shades of gray.
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About color Note: To the top Understanding color Color models, spaces, and modes Adjusting color hue, saturation, and brightness For detailed instructions, click the links below. To ask questions, request features, or report problems, visit feedback.photoshop.
To the top To the top Hue Saturation use the color wheel to predict how a change in one color component affects other colors and also how changes translate between RGB and CMYK color models.
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Choosing colors in the Color and Swatches panels To the top Color panel overview Select a color in the Color panel Select a color in the Swatches panel Color panel overview The Color panel (Window > Color) displays the color values for the current foreground and background colors.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Note: Select a color in the Color panel 1 . In the Color panel, click the foreground or background color box to make it active (outlined in black).
Choosing colors To the top To the top To the top About foreground and background colors Choose colors in the toolbox Choose colors with the Eyedropper tool Adobe Color Picker overview Choose a color w.
Point Sample 3 by 3 Average, 5 by 5 Average, 11 by 11 Average, 31 by 31 Average, 51 by 51 Average, 101 by 101 Average All Layers Current Layer To the top Reads the precise value of the pixel you click. Reads the average value of the specified number of pixels within the area you click.
To the top Adobe Color Picker A. Picked color B. Original color C. Adjusted color D. Out- of- gamut alert icon E. Not a web- safe color alert icon F. Displays only web -safe colors G.
To the top Note: 3 . (Optional) Select either the S option or B option to display the color’s saturation or brightness in the color field for making further adjustments. Choose a color using the RGB model Choose a color by specifying its red, green, and blue components.
To the top 1 . Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > General (Mac OS). 2 . From the HUD Color Picker menu, choose Hue Strip to display a vertical picker or Hue Wheel to display a circular one. Choose a color from the HUD color picker 1 .
To the top Note: To the top Note: 2 . Choose an option for selecting a web - safe color: Choose Make Ramp Web Safe from the Color panel menu. Any color you pick with this option selected is web - safe. Choose Web Color Sliders from the Color panel menu.
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Blending modes To the top Note: Normal Dissolve Behind Clear Darken Multiply Color Burn Linear Burn Lighten Blending mode descriptions Blending mode examples The blending mode specified in the options bar controls how pixels in the image are affected by a painting or editing tool.
Screen Color Dodge Linear Dodge (Add) Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light Hard Mix Note: Difference Exclusion Subtract Divide darker than the blend color are replaced, and pixels lighter than the blend color do not change.
Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Lighter Color Darker Color To the top Creates a result color with the luminance and saturation of the base color and the hue of the blend color. Creates a result color with the luminance and hue of the base color and the saturation of the blend color.
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Adding a conditional mode changeto an action Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Add a conditional mode .
Add swatches from HTML CSS and SVG Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: This feature was introduced in the Creative Cloud release for Photoshop CS6. You can add all colors specified in an HTML, CSS, or SVG document to the Swatches panel.
High dynamic range images To the top To the top About high dynamic range images Take photos for HDR images Features that support 32 - bpc HDR images Merge images to HDR Adjust displayed dynamic range .
To the top To the top Secure the camera to a tripod. Take enough photos to cover the full dynamic range of the scene. You can try taking at least five to seven photos, but you might need to take more exposures depending on the dynamic range of the scene.
1 . Do one of the following: (Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > Merge To HDR Pro. (Bridge) Select the images you want to use and choose Tools > Photoshop > Merge To HDR Pro. Skip to step 5. 2 . In the Merge To HDR Pro dialog box, click Browse to select specific images, click Add Open Files, or choose Use > Folder.
To the top To the top Equalize Histogram Compresses the dynamic range of the HDR image while trying to preserve some contrast. No further adjustments are necessary; this method is automatic. Exposure and Gamma Lets you manually adjust the brightness and contrast of the HDR image.
HDR Color Picker A. Preview area B. Adjusted color C. Original color D. 32 - bit floating point values E. Intensity slider F. Picked color G. Color slider H. Color values Display the HDR Color Picker With a 32 - bpc image open, do one of the following: In the toolbox, click the foreground or background color selection box.
; To the top Paint on HDR images You can edit and add effects to HDR/32 - bpc images using any of the following Photoshop tools: Brush, Pencil, Pen, Shape, Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp, Eraser, Gradient, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, and History Brush. You can also use the Text tool to add 32 - bpc text layers to an HDR image.
Converting between color modes To the top To the top Convert an image to another color mode Convert an image to Bitmap mode Convert a color photo to Grayscale mode Convert a Bitmap mode image to Grays.
To the top To the top To the top correct screen frequencies. Enter a value for the screen angle in degrees from - 180 to +180. The screen angle refers to the orientation of the screen. Continuous - tone and black-and -white halftone screens commonly use a 45° angle.
To convert to indexed color, you must start with an image that is 8 bits per channel and in either Grayscale or RGB mode. 1 . Choose Image > Mode > Indexed Color. Note: All visible layers will be flattened; any hidden layers will be discarded. For grayscale images, the conversion happens automatically.
; Dithering Unless you’re using the Exact color table option, the color table may not contain all the colors used in the image. To simulate colors not in the color table, you can dither the colors. Dithering mixes the pixels of the available colors to simulate the missing colors.
Understanding color management To the top To the top Why colors sometimes don’t match What is a color management system ? Do you need color management ? Creating a viewing environment for color mana.
To the top To the top Do you need color management ? Without a color management system, your color specifications are device - dependent. You might not need color management if your production process is tightly controlled for one medium only.
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Layer basics To the top About Photoshop layers Photoshop Layers panel overview Convert background and Photoshop layers Duplicate Photoshop layers Sample from all visible Photoshop layers Change transp.
To the top You use layers to perform tasks such as compositing multiple images, adding text to an image, or adding vector graphic shapes. You can apply a layer style to add a special effect such as a drop shadow or a glow. See a Video tutorial: Understanding layers for an overview on working with Layers.
To the top Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel. Change the size of Photoshop layer thumbnails Choose Panel Options from the Layers panel menu, and select a thumbnail size. Change thumbnail contents Choose panel Options from the Layers panel menu, and select Entire Document to display the contents of the entire document.
Note: To the top 3 . Click OK. Convert a Photoshop layer into a background 1 . Select a Photoshop layer in the Layers panel. 2 . Choose Layer > New > Background From Layer. Any transparent pixels in the layer are converted to the background color, and the layer drops to the bottom of the layer stack.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Create a new document from a Photoshop layer or group 1 . Select a layer or group from the Layers panel. 2 .
Generate image assets from layers | Photoshop CC To the top Note: Video: Using Generator Generate image assets from layers or layer groups A web design use case Specify quality and size parameters Dis.
To the top Image asset names are generated from layer names/layer group names Image asset generation is enabled for the current document. Once enabled, the feature remains available whenever the document is opened next. In order to disable image asset generation for the current document, deselect File > Generate > Image Assets .
Note: To the top Rename the appropriate layers/layer groups A single image asset is generated from the contents of a layer/layer group. For example, the AdventureCo Logo layer group in the screenshot above contains a shape layer and a live text layer.
Ellipse_4.jpg5 Ellipse_4.jpg50% Add the desired output image size (relative or in supported formats— px, in, cm , and mm ) as a prefix to the asset name. Photoshop scales the image accordingly. For example: 200% Ellipse_4.jpg 300 x 200 Rounded_rectangle_3.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: To the top Delicious.png (a 24- bit PNG image scaled 42%) Delicious_2.jpg (a 90% -quality JPG image that has an absolute size of 100x100 px ) Delicious.
Create Smart Objects | CC, CS6 To the top Note: Understanding Smart Objects Create embedded Smart Objects | CC, CS6 Create linked smart objects | Photoshop CC Filter the Layers panel by smart objects .
To the top To the top Note: (Photoshop CC) A linked Smart Object in the Layers panel Create embedded Smart Objects | CC, CS6 You can create embedded Smart objects using several methods: by using the O.
To change this default behavior, turn off Preferences > General > Always Create Smart Objects While Placing . Update linked Smart Objects If an external source file changes while a Photoshop document referencing it is open, the relevant linked smart object is automatically updated.
To the top To the top To the top Filter the Layers panel by smart objects | Photoshop CC 1 . In the Layers panel, select Smart Objects from the filtering pop up menu.
To the top Note: To the top To the top In the Properties panel, click Edit Contents. 2 . Click OK to close the dialog box. 3 . Make edits to the source content file, then choose File > Save. Photoshop updates the Smart Object to reflect the changes you made.
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Managing layers To the top To the top To the top Type Shape Rename a layer or group Assign a color to a layer or group Rasterize layers Delete a layer or group Export layers Merging layers Rename a layer or group As you add layers to an image, it’s helpful to give them names that reflect their content.
Fill Content Vector Mask Smart Object Video 3D (Extended only) Layer All Layers Note: To the top To the top To the top Rasterizes the fill of a shape layer, leaving the vector mask. Rasterizes the vector mask on a layer, turning it into a layer mask. Converts a Smart Object into a raster layer.
Note: Note: Note: Note: You cannot use an adjustment or fill layer as the target layer for a merge. In addition to merging layers, you can stamp them. Stamping allows you to merge the contents of more than one layer into a target layer while leaving the other layers intact.
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Selecting, grouping, and linking layers To the top Note: Select layers Group and link layers Show layer edges and handles Select layers You can select one or more layers to work on them. For some activities, such as painting or making color and tonal adjustments, you can work on only one layer at a time.
To the top Right- click (Windows) or Control -click (Mac OS) in the image, and choose a layer from the context menu. The context menu lists all the layers that contain pixels under the current pointer location. Select a layer in a group 1 . Click the group in the Layers panel.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Select a linked layer, and click the link icon. To temporarily disable the linked layer, Shift - click the Link icon for the linked layer.
Copy CSS from layers | CC, CS6 Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Copy CSS generates Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties from shape or text layers. The CSS is copied to the clipboard and can be pasted into a style sheet.
Nondestructive editing Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Working with adjustment layers Transforming w.
Moving, stacking, and locking layers To the top Note: To the top To the top Change the stack order of layers and groups Move the content of layers Rotate a layer Lock layers Change the stack order of layers and groups Do one of the following: Drag the layer or group up or down in the Layers panel.
To the top Note: Lock Transparent Pixels Lock Image Pixels Lock Position Note: 3 . Choose Edit > Transform > Rotate. A box defining the boundaries of the layer (called a bounding box) appears. 4 . Move the pointer outside of the bounding box (the pointer becomes a curved, two- sided arrow), and then drag.
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Layer opacity and blending To the top Note: To the top Note: Specify overall and fill opacity for selected layers Specify a blending mode for a layer or group Group blend effects Exclude channels from.
To the top Note: 1 . Select a layer or group from the Layers panel. 2 . Choose a blending mode: From the Layers panel, choose an option from the Blend Mode pop - up menu. Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and then choose an option from the Blend Mode pop - up menu.
To the top Note: To the top Advanced blending options Select Transparency Shapes Layers to restrict layer effects and knockouts to opaque areas of the layer. Deselecting this option, which is always selected by default, applies these effects throughout the layer.
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Layer effects and styles To the top To the top Note: About layer effects and styles Apply preset styles Layer Style dialog box overview Apply or edit a custom layer style Layer style options Modify la.
To the top Choose Window > Styles. Apply a preset style to a layer Normally, applying a preset style replaces the current layer style. However, you can add the attributes of a second style to those of the current style. Do one of the following: Click a style in the Styles panel to apply it to the currently selected layers.
To the top Note: Layer Style dialog box. Click a check box to apply the current settings without displaying the effect’s options. Click an effect name to display its options. You can create custom styles using one or more of the following effects: Drop Shadow Adds a shadow that falls behind the contents on the layer.
To the top Altitude Angle Anti - alias Blend Mode Choke Color Contour Distance Depth Use Global Light Gloss Contour Gradient Highlight or Shadow Mode Jitter Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow When you next open the dialog box, your custom defaults are automatically applied.
Noise Opacity Pattern Position Range Size Soften Source Spread Style Technique Texture To the top Specifies the number of random elements in the opacity of a glow or shadow. Enter a value or drag the slider. Sets the opacity of the layer effect. Enter a value or drag the slider.
To the top When you create custom layer styles, you can use contours to control the shape of Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Bevel and Emboss, and Satin effects over a given range. For example, a Linear contour on a Drop Shadow causes the opacity to drop off in a linear transition.
To the top To the top Choose Layer > Layer Style > Global Light. In the Global Light dialog box, enter a value or drag the angle radius to set the angle and altitude, and click OK. In the Layer Style dialog box for Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, or Bevel, select Use Global Light.
To the top To the top To the top In the Layers panel, Alt -drag (Windows) or Option -drag (Mac OS) a single layer effect from one layer to another to duplicate the layer effect, or drag the Effects bar from one layer to another to duplicate the layer style.
Note: To the top image layers, you can enhance the result by painting or applying commands and filters. However, you can no longer edit the layer style on the original layer, and the layer style no longer updates as you change the original image layer.
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Layer comps To the top Note: To the top About layer comps Create a layer comp Apply and view layer comps Change and update a layer comp Clear layer comp warnings Delete a layer comp Export layer comps About layer comps Designers often create multiple compositions or comps of a page layout to show clients.
To the top To the top To the top To the top 4 . Click OK. The options you chose are stored as defaults for your next comp. To duplicate a comp, select a comp in the Layer Comps panel and drag the comp to the New Comps button.
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Knockout to reveal content from other layers To the top Note: Note: Create a knockout Create a knockout Knockout options let you specify which layers “punch through” to reveal content from other layers. For example, you can use a text layer to knock out a color adjustment layer and reveal a portion of the image using the original colors.
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Create and manage layers and groups To the top Name Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask Color Mode Opacity Fill With Mode- Neutral Color Note: Create layers and groups View layers and groups wi.
Note: To the top To the top 2 . Move, scale, or rotate the imported image. (See Place a file in Photoshop.) 3 . Press Enter or Return. By default, Photoshop creates a Smart Object layer. To create standard layers from dragged files, deselect Place Or Drag Raster Images As Smart Objects in the General preferences.
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Combine images with Auto -Blend Layers To the top Panorama Stack Images Auto blend layers Auto blend layers Use the Auto- Blend Layers command to stitch or combine images with smooth transitions in the final composite image.
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Blending modes To the top Note: Normal Dissolve Behind Clear Darken Multiply Color Burn Linear Burn Lighten Blending mode descriptions Blending mode examples The blending mode specified in the options bar controls how pixels in the image are affected by a painting or editing tool.
Screen Color Dodge Linear Dodge (Add) Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light Hard Mix Note: Difference Exclusion Subtract Divide darker than the blend color are replaced, and pixels lighter than the blend color do not change.
Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Lighter Color Darker Color To the top Creates a result color with the luminance and saturation of the base color and the hue of the blend color. Creates a result color with the luminance and hue of the base color and the saturation of the blend color.
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Applying Smart Filters To the top To the top About Smart Filters Apply a Smart Filter Edit a Smart Filter Hide Smart Filters Reorder, duplicate, or delete Smart Filters Mask Smart Filters About Smart Filters Any filter applied to a Smart Object is a Smart Filter.
Note: To the top Note: To the top To the top Choose a filter from the Filter menu. You can choose any filter, including third - party filters that support Smart Filters, except Extract, Liquify, Pattern Maker, and Vanishing Point. Choose Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight or Image > Adjustments > Variations.
Note: To the top Note: Reorder, duplicate, or delete Smart Filters You can reorder Smart Filters in the Layers panel, duplicate them, or delete Smart Filters if you no longer want to apply them to a Smart Object. Reorder Smart Filters In the Layers panel, drag a Smart Filter up or down in the list.
Note: 3 . Do one of the following: To hide portions of the filter, paint the mask with black. To show portions of the filter, paint the mask with white. To make the filter partially visible, paint the mask with gray. You can also apply image adjustments and filters to filter masks.
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Aligning layers To the top Top Edges Vertical Centers Bottom Edges Left Edges Horizontal Centers Right Edges To the top Top Edges Align objects on different layers Distribute layers and groups evenly Automatically align image layers Align objects on different layers You can align the content of layers and groups using the Move tool .
Vertical Centers Bottom Edges Left Edges Horizontal Centers Right Edges To the top Note: Auto Perspective Spaces the layers evenly, starting from the vertical center pixel of each layer. Spaces the layers evenly, starting from the bottom pixel of each layer.
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Masking layers with vector masks Note: Add and edit vector masks A vector mask is a resolution independent path that clips out the contents of the layer. You create vector masks with the pen or shapes tools. For more information on working with the pen or shapes tools, see Drawing.
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Revealing layers with clipping masks Note: A clipping mask lets you use the content of a layer to mask the layers above it. The masking is determined by the content of the bottom or base layer . The non - transparent content of the base layer clips (reveals), the content of the layers above it in the clipping mask.
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Masking layers To the top Note: About layer and vector masks Add layer masks Unlinking layers and masks Disable or enable a layer mask Apply or delete a layer mask Select and display the layer mask ch.
To the top Background painted with black; description card painted with gray; basket painted with white A vector mask creates a sharp -edged shape on a layer and is useful anytime you want to add a design element with clean, defined edges.
To the top To the top To create a mask that hides the entire layer, Alt -click (Windows) or Option -click (Mac OS) the Add Layer Mask button, or choose Layer > Layer Mask > Hide All. In CS5, you can also use the Masks panel (Window > Masks). Add a layer mask that hides part of a layer 1 .
To the top Note: To the top Disable or enable a layer mask Do one of the following: Select the layer containing the layer mask you want to disable or enable, and click the Disable/Enable Mask button in the Properties panel (CC, CS6) or the Masks panel (CS5).
To the top To the top Change the layer mask rubylith color or opacity 1 . Do one of the following: (CS5) Double - click the layer mask thumbnail. Double - click the layer mask channel in the Channels panel. 2 . To choose a new mask color, in the Layer Mask Display Options dialog box, click the color swatch and choose a new color.
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Selecting Refine a selection Infinite Skills (Aug. 9, 2012) video-tutorial Refine a selection or mask edge Selecting areas of a photo video2brain (May.
Making selections To the top Note: To the top About selecting pixels Select, deselect, and reselect pixels About selecting pixels A selection isolates one or more parts of your image. By selecting specific areas, you can edit and apply effects and filters to portions of your image while leaving the unselected areas untouched.
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Adjusting pixel selections To the top Note: Move, hide, or invert a selection Adjust selections manually Expand or contract a selection by a specific number of pixels Create a selection around a selec.
To the top Choose View > Extras. This command shows or hides selection edges, grids, guides, target paths, slices, annotations, layer borders, count, and smart guide. Choose View > Show > Selection Edges. This toggles the view of the selection edges and affects the current selection only.
To the top To the top 2 . Using any selection tool, do one of the following: Select the Intersect With Selection option in the options bar, and drag. Hold down Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) and drag over the portion of the original selection that you want to select.
To the top Note: To the top To the top pixels creates a new, soft -edged selection that extends 10 pixels inside the original selection border and 10 pixels outside it.
View Mode Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools Smart Radius Radius Video tutorial: Quickly creating refined selections Video tutorial: Using improved selecting and masking 1 . Create a selection with any selection tool. 2 . Click Refine Edge in the options bar, or choose Select > Refine Edge.
Smooth Feather Contrast Shift Edge Decontaminate Colors Note: Amount Output To To the top Anti - aliasing Note: Feathering Note: Reduces irregular areas (“hills and valleys”) in the selection border to create a smoother outline. Blurs the transition between the selection and surrounding pixels.
Note: To the top Select pixels using anti - aliasing 1 . Select the Lasso tool, the Polygonal Lasso tool, the Magnetic Lasso tool, the Elliptical Marquee tool, or the Magic Wand tool. 2 . Select Anti -aliased in the options bar. Define a feathered edge for a selection tool 1 .
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Moving, copying, and deleting selected pixels To the top To the top Note: Copy Copy Merged Paste Paste In Place Move a selection Copy selections Copy between applications Delete selected pixels Move a selection 1 . Select the Move tool . 2 . Move the pointer inside the selection border, and drag the selection to a new position.
Paste Into or Paste Outside Pastes a copied selection into or outside another selection in any image. The source selection is pasted onto a new layer, and the destination selection border is converted into a layer mask. Copy a selection 1 . Select the area you want to copy.
Note: To the top If you’re pasting outside, select an area smaller than the copied selection. 3 . Do either of the following: Choose Edit > Paste Special > Paste Into. The contents of the source selection appear within the destination selection.
Note: Smart Object Pixels Paths Shape Layer Note: Note: copy artwork between Photoshop and Illustrator by dragging and dropping. In some cases, the contents of the clipboard are converted to a raster image. Photoshop prompts you when vector artwork will be rasterized.
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Saving selections and alpha channel masks To the top Note: To the top About masks and alpha channels Create and edit alpha channel masks Save and load selections About masks and alpha channels When you select part of an image, the area that is not selected is masked , or protected from editing.
Masked areas Selected Areas Spot Color Color You can create a new alpha channel and then use painting tools, editing tools, and filters to create a mask from the alpha channel. You can also save an existing selection in a Photoshop image as an alpha channel that appears in the Channels panel.
To the top Document Channel Replace Channel optionselections:replacing in channelReplace Channel Paint on a channel to mask image areas When the new channel appears at the bottom of the Channels panel, it is the only channel visible in the image window.
selections:adding to channelAdd to Channel selections:subtracting from channelSubtract From Channel Intersect With Channel optionselections:intersecting in channelIntersect With Channel Note: Document Channel Invert New Selection Add To Selection Adds the selection to the current channel contents.
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Selecting with the lasso tools To the top To the top Select with the Lasso tool Select with the Polygonal Lasso tool Select with the Magnetic Lasso tool Select with the Lasso tool The Lasso tool is useful for drawing freeform segments of a selection border.
To the top Selection options A. New B. Add To C. Subtract From D. Intersect With 3 . (Optional) Set feathering and anti- aliasing in the options bar. See Soften the edges of selections .
Width Contrast Frequency Stylus Pressure A. New B. Add To C. Subtract From D. Intersect With 3 . (Optional) Set feathering and anti- aliasing in the options bar. See Soften the edges of selections . 4 . Set any of these options: To specify a detection width, enter a pixel value for Width.
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Selecting with the marquee tools Rectangular Marquee Elliptical Marquee Single Row or Single Column Marquee Normal Fixed Ratio Fixed Size The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, and 1 - pixel rows and columns. 1 . Select a marquee tool: Makes a rectangular selection (or a square, when used with the Shift key).
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Extract an object from its background To the top To the top Note: Brush Size Highlight Fill Use the more effective and flexible Refine Edge command Use the older, optional Extract plug - in (Windows only) When you extract an object, Photoshop erases its background to transparency.
Smart Highlighting Note: Textured Image Smooth Channel Force Foreground Note: Show Display Select this option if you are highlighting a well -defined edge. The option helps you keep the highlight on the edge, and applies a highlight that is just wide enough to cover the edge, regardless of the current brush size.
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Duplicate, split, and merge channels To the top Note: Duplicate channels Split channels into separate images Merge channels Duplicate channels You can copy a channel and use it in the current image or another image. Duplicate a channel If you are duplicating alpha channels between images, the channels must have identical pixel dimensions.
To the top To the top Note: 3 . Do one of the following: Drag the channel from the Channels panel into the destination image window. The duplicated channel appears at the bottom of the Channels panel. Choose Select > All, and then choose Edit > Copy.
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Create a temporary quick mask To the top Note: Creating and editing a quick mask Change Quick Mask options Creating and editing a quick mask To use Quick Mask mode, start with a selection and then add to or subtract from it to make the mask. You can also create the mask entirely in Quick Mask mode.
To the top Masked Areas Selected Areas Painting in Quick Mask mode A. Original selection and Quick Mask mode with green chosen as mask color B. Painting with white in Quick Mask mode adds to the selection C. Painting with black in Quick Mask mode subtracts from the selection 5 .
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Channel calculations To the top To the top Note: Blending layers and channels Blend channels with the Apply Image command Blend channels with the Calculations command Add and Subtract blending modes Blending layers and channels You can use the blending effects associated with layers to combine channels within and between images into new images.
To the top Note: To the top 7 . Enter an Opacity value to specify the effect’s strength. 8 . To apply the results only to opaque areas in the result layer, select Preserve Transparency. 9 . If you want to apply the blending through a mask, select Mask.
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Channel basics To the top Note: To the top About channels Channels panel overview Show or hide a channel Show color channels in color Select and edit channels Rearrange and rename alpha and spot chann.
To the top To the top To the top Choose Windows > Channels. Resize or hide channel thumbnails Choose Panel Options from the Channels panel menu. Click a thumbnail size or click None to turn off the display of thumbnails.
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Selecting a color range in an image To the top Selection Image Select a range of colors From an expert: Adjusting skin tones Save Skin Tones settings as a preset | Creative Cloud only Select a range of colors The Color Range command selects a specified color or color range within an existing selection or an entire image.
None Grayscale Black Matte White Matte Quick Mask Sampling color To adjust the selection: To add colors, select the plus eyedropper, and click in the preview area or image. To remove colors, select the minus eyedropper, and click in the preview area or image.
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Making quick selections To the top Sample All Layers Auto- Enhance Select with the Quick Selection tool Select with the Magic Wand tool Select with the Quick Selection tool You can use the Quick Selection tool to quickly “paint” a selection using an adjustable round brush tip.
To the top Tolerance Anti - aliased Contiguous Sample All Layers To subtract from a selection, click the Subtract from option in the options bar, then drag over the existing selection. To temporarily switch between add and subtract modes, hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key.
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Warp perspective | Photoshop CC Introduced in version 14.2 To the top To the top To the top Background Prerequisite: Enable the graphics processor Adjust perspective FAQ Photoshop lets you easily adjust perspective in images.
Define planes Before you adjust perspective, you must define the planes of the architecture in the image. 1 . Open the image in Photoshop. 2 . Select Edit > Perspective Warp. Review the onscreen tip and close it. 3 . Draw quads along the planes of the architecture in the image.
Warp mode 2 . Manipulate perspective in one of the several available ways: Move around the corners of the quads (pins) as appropriate. For example, you can adjust the perspective of this image, such that the two sides of the building exhibit foreshortening in equal measures.
The selected edge is straightened. Also, the straightening of the edge is preserved during further perspective manipulation. Shift -click the edge again if you don't want to preserve its straightening.
Arrow keys H L W Straighten vertically Automatically straighten both vertically and horizontally Straighten horizontally and vertically 3 . Once you're done adjusting the perspective, click the Commit Perspective Warp icon ( ).
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Reduce camera shake blurring | Photoshop CC To the top To the top Video | Using the camera shake reduction filter Images suitable for camera shake reduction Use automatic camera shake reduction Use mu.
Note: To the top If no corrections seem to be applied to the image in the Shake Reduction dialog, ensure that the Preview option in the right -pane is enabled. Use multiple blur traces for camera shake reduction A blur trace represents the shape and extent of the blur that affects a selected region of the image.
3 . Add more blur traces if necessary. Create a blur trace using the Blur Direction Tool 1 . Select the Blur Direction Tool ( ) from the left panel. 2 . Draw a straight line representing the blur direction on the image. 3 . If necessary, adjust the Blur Trace Length and Blur Trace Direction .
Results for two blur traces displayed side - by- side While previewing the results for two blur traces side - by- side, you can quickly adjust Smoothing and Artifact Suppression and check how your changes affect the image. See Smoothing and Artifact Suppression .
To the top Note: Saving and loading blur traces Advanced blur trace settings Advanced blur trace settings help you further fine - tune camera shake reduction. Blur trace bounds The Blur Trace Bounds setting represents the bound size of the blur trace.
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Adjusting image sharpness and blur | CC, CS6 To the top Note: To the top Video | Sharpening in Photoshop CC Sharpening recommendations Sharpen using Smart Sharpen Sharpen using Unsharp Mask Sharpen selectively Add lens blur Blur image areas Sharpen image areas Sharpening recommendations Sharpening enhances the definition of edges in an image.
Amount Radius Reduce Noise Remove Angle More Accurate Fade Amount Tonal Width Radius (Photoshop CC) Smart Sharpen dialog 1 . Zoom the document window to 100% to get an accurate view of the sharpening. 2 . Choose Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen.
To the top 5 . Click OK. Sharpen using Unsharp Mask The Unsharp Mask sharpens an image by increasing contrast along the edges in an image. The Unsharp Mask does not detect edges in an image. Instead, it locates pixels that differ in value from surrounding pixels by the threshold you specify.
To the top 4 . Drag the Amount slider or enter a value to determine how much to increase the contrast of pixels. For high - resolution printed images, an amount between 150% and 200% is usually recommended.
Note: Selecting a channel with the greatest contrast Duplicate the selected channel. With the duplicate channel selected, choose Filter > Stylize > Find Edges.
To the top To the top Add lens blur Adds blur to an image to give the effect of a narrower depth of field so that some objects in the image stay in focus and others areas are blurred.
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Understanding color adjustments To the top To the top Before making color and tonal adjustments Correcting images Adjustments panel overview Color adjustment commands Make a color adjustment Save adju.
To the top 3 . Adjust the color balance to remove unwanted color casts or to correct oversaturated or undersaturated colors. See Color adjustment commands .
3 . (Optional) Do any of the following: To toggle the visibility of the adjustment, click the Toggle Layer Visibility button . To return the adjustment to its original settings, click the Reset button . To discard an adjustment, click the Delete This Adjustment Layer button .
To the top Adjust Levels Auto Levels command Curves command Exposure command Vibrance command Photo Filter command Color Balance command Hue/Saturation command Match Color command Replace Color comman.
Note: To the top To the top To the top Click an adjustment icon in the Adjustments panel. In CS5, you can also select an adjustment preset in the Adjustments panel. Create an adjustment layer. See Create and confine adjustment and fill layers . Double - click the thumbnail of an existing adjustment layer in the Layers panel.
To the top Although you can perform all color and tonal corrections in RGB mode and most adjustments in CMYK mode, choose a mode carefully. Avoid multiple conversions between modes, because color values are rounded and lost with each conversion. Don’t convert RGB images to CMYK mode if they are meant for on - screen display.
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Levels adjustment To the top To the top Levels overview From an expert: Levels command Adjust tonal range using Levels Adjust color using Levels Add contrast to a photo with Levels Levels overview You.
Note: Note: Note: The outer two Input Levels sliders map the black point and white point to the settings of the Output sliders. By default, the Output sliders are at level 0, where the pixels are black, and level 255, where the pixels are white.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: To the top To the top Moving the middle Input slider to the left makes the overall image lighter. This slider adjustment maps a lower (darker) level up to the midpoint level between the Output sliders.
Targeting images for press To the top To the top To the top Setting highlight and shadow target values Using Levels to preserve highlight and shadow details for printing Set target values using the ey.
When you select Levels or Curves, the Eyedropper tool is active outside the Properties panel (CC, CS6) or Adjustments panel (CS5). You still have access to the scroll controls, the Hand tool, and the Zoom tool through keyboard shortcuts.
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Viewing histograms and pixel values To the top To the top About histograms Histogram panel overview View the histogram for a multilayered document Preview histogram adjustments Refresh the histogram d.
Expanded View Compact View All Channels View Histogram panel (Expanded view) A. Channel menu B. panel menu C. Uncached Refresh button D. Cached Data Warning icon E. Statistics Adjust the view of the Histogram panel Choose a view from the Histogram panel menu.
Mean Std Dev (Standard deviation) Median pixels:histogram display ofPixels Level View a specific channel in the histogram If you chose the Expanded View or All Channels View of the Histogram panel, you can choose a setting from the Channel menu.
Count Percentile Cache Level To the top Entire Image Selected Layer Adjustment Composite To the top Note: To the top Shows the total number of pixels corresponding to the intensity level underneath the pointer. Displays the cumulative number of pixels at or below the level underneath the pointer.
Note: To the top A higher cache level setting will increase the redraw speed for large, multi- layer files, but requires additional usage of system RAM.
To the top Note: To the top 3 . If you selected the Color Sampler tool , place up to four color samplers on the image. Click where you want to place a sampler.
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Matching, replacing, and mixing colors To the top Matching colors Replacing colors Mixing colors selectively Matching colors Match the color in different images The Match Color command matches colors between multiple images, between multiple layers, or between multiple selections.
In the Image Statistics area, select Use Selection In Source To Calculate Colors if you made a selection in the source image and want to use the colors in the selection to compute the adjustment. Deselect this option to ignore the selection in the source image, and use the colors from the entire source image to compute the adjustment.
To the top 8 . To adjust the range of color pixel values in the target layer, adjust the Color Intensity slider. Alternatively, enter a value in the Color Intensity box. The maximum value is 200, the minimum is 1 (which produces a grayscale image), and the default is 100.
Selection Image 1 . Select the object you want to change. The Quick Selection tool often produces good results. For additional techniques, see Select a color range and Refine selection edges. 2 . In the Adjustments panel, click the Hue/Saturation icon.
Note: Continuous exposed by the mask. 5 . To refine the selection, do any of the following: Shift -click or use the Add To Sample Eyedropper tool to add areas. Alt - click (Windows), Option -click (Mac OS), or use the Subtract From Sample Eyedropper tool to remove areas.
Once Background Swatch Discontiguous Contiguous Find Edges To the top Note: Replaces the targeted color only in areas containing the color that you first click Replaces only areas containing the current background color. 4 . From the Limits menu, select one of the following: Replaces the sampled color wherever it occurs under the pointer.
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Making quick tonal adjustments To the top Note: To the top Apply the Auto Contrast adjustment Remove a color cast using Auto Color Set Auto adjustment options Using the Equalize command Adjust black and white points with the Auto option Apply the Auto Contrast adjustment The Auto Contrast command adjusts image contrast automatically.
Note: To the top Enhance Monochromatic Contrast Auto Levels command:aboutEnhance Per Channel Contrast Auto Color command:aboutFind Dark & Light Colors You can also choose Image > Auto Color to apply the adjustment directly to the image layer. Keep in mind that this method discards image information and is automatic.
Note: To the top 4 . Select Snap Neutral Midtones if you want Photoshop to find an average nearly -neutral color in an image and then adjust the gamma (midtone) values to make the color neutral. The Auto Color command uses this algorithm. 5 . To specify how much to clip black and white pixels, enter percentages in the Clip text boxes.
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High dynamic range images To the top About high dynamic range images Take photos for HDR images Features that support 32 - bpc HDR images Merge images to HDR Adjust displayed dynamic range for 32 - bi.
To the top To the top Adjustments Note: Blend Modes Create new 32 - bpc documents Edit menu commands File Formats Note: Filters Image commands View Layers Take photos for HDR images Keep the following tips in mind when you take photos to be combined with the Merge To HDR Pro command: Secure the camera to a tripod.
Modes Pixel Aspect Ratio Selections Tools To the top RGB Color, Grayscale, conversion to 8 Bits/Channel or 16 Bits/Channel. Support for square and non -square documents.
Note: Local Adaptation 1 . Do one of the following: (Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > Merge To HDR Pro. (Bridge) Select the images you want to use and choose Tools > Photoshop > Merge To HDR Pro.
Edge Glow Tone and Detail Color Toning Curve Note: Equalize Histogram Exposure and Gamma Highlight Compression Radius specifies the size of the local brightness regions. Strength specifies how far apart two pixels’ tonal values must be before they’re no longer part of the same brightness region.
To the top Exposure And Gamma Highlight Compression To the top In the upper - right corner of the Merge to HDR Pro dialog box, click the response curve menu , and then choose Save Response Curve. (To later reapply the curve, choose Load Response Curve.
HDR Color Picker A. Preview area B. Adjusted color C. Original color D. 32 - bit floating point values E. Intensity slider F. Picked color G. Color slider H. Color values Display the HDR Color Picker With a 32 - bpc image open, do one of the following: In the toolbox, click the foreground or background color selection box.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Preview Stop Size Relative to Document To the top Sets the stop increments for each preview swatch. For example, a setting of 3 results in swatches of - 9, - 6, - 3, +3, +6, +9.
Applying special color effects to images To the top Note: To the top Note: Note: To the top Desaturate colors Invert colors Create a two -valued black and white image Posterize an image Apply a gradient map to an image Desaturate colors The Desaturate command converts a color image to grayscale values, but leaves the image in the same color mode.
Note: To the top Note: To the top Note: 1 . Do one of the following: Click the Threshold icon in the Adjustments panel. Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Threshold.
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Applying the Color Balance adjustment To the top Note: To the top Note: Apply the Color Balance adjustment Change the color balance using the Photo Filter command Apply the Color Balance adjustment The Color Balance command changes the overall mixture of colors in an image for generalized color correction.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Warming Filter (85 and LBA) and Cooling Filter (80 and LBB) Warming Filter (81) and Cooling Filter (82) Individual Colors 2 .
Apply a Brightness/Contrast adjustment Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: Note: Apply the Brightn.
Adjustment and fill layers To the top To the top About adjustment and fill layers Create and confine adjustment and fill layers Edit or merge adjustment and fill layers About adjustment and fill layers An adjustment layer applies color and tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing pixel values.
Adjustment and fill layers A. Adjustment layer confined to “Log home” layer only B. Layer thumbnail C. Fill layer D. Layer mask Create an adjustment layer Do one of the following: Click the New Adjustment Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel, and choose an adjustment layer type.
To the top Create an adjustment or fill layer mask using a selection or path 1 . In the Layers panel, select the layer to which you want to apply the adjustment or fill layer. 2 . In the image, create a pixel selection, or create and select a closed path.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Editing adjustment and fill layers You can edit an adjustment or fill -layer setting. You can also edit the mask of an adjustment or fill layer to control the effect that the layer has on the image.
Adjust color and tone with Levels and Curves eyedroppers To the top To the top Note: Set black and white points using the Eyedropper tools Color correct using the eyedroppers Set black and white points using the Eyedropper tools Keep in mind that using the eyedroppers undoes any previous adjustment you made in Levels or Curves.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 3 . In the Adjustments panel (CS5) or the Properties panel (CS6), double - click the Set Gray Point tool .
Curves adjustment To the top Note: To the top Curves overview From an expert: Working with Curves Adjust image color and tone with Curves Add contrast to the midtones of a photo with Curves Keyboard shortcuts: Curves Curves overview In the Curves adjustment, you adjust points throughout an image’s tonal range.
Note: the bottom of the curve upward. Moving a point either up or to the left maps a lower Input value to a higher Output value, and the image lightens. 1 . To apply a Curves adjustment, do one of the following: Click the Curves icon in the Adjustments panel.
Note: To remove a control point, do any of the following: Drag the control point off the graph. Select the control point and press Delete. Ctrl- click (Windows) or Command - click (Mac OS) the control point. Set Curve display options You can control the curve grid display using the Curve display options.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Add contrast to the midtones of a photo with Curves If the image uses the full tonal range, but needs midtone contrast, Click the Curves icon in the Adjustments panel.
Adjusting image color and tone To the top Note: To the top To the top Overview of adjusting image color and tone Adjusting image color and tone with adjustment layers Adjusting image color and tone in.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: 4 . Use the controls in Adobe Camera Raw to adjust the settings. You can use the Adjustment brush to apply edits to specific areas of the image.
Adjust shadow and highlight detail To the top Note: Note: Note: Improve shadow and highlight detail The Shadow/Highlight command is one method for correcting photos with silhouetted images due to strong backlighting or correcting subjects that have been slightly washed out because they were too close to the camera flash.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Amount Note: Tonal Width Radius Brightness Midtone Contrast Black Clip And White Clip Shadow/Highlight command options Controls (separately for the highlight and shadow values in the image) how much of a correction to make.
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Adjusting hue and saturation To the top Note: Apply a Hue/Saturation adjustment Adjust color saturation using Vibrance Adjust color saturation in image areas Hue/Saturation lets you adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of a specific range of colors in an image or simultaneously adjust all the colors in an image.
Note: Color wheel A. Saturation B. Hue You can also select the On-image adjustment tool in the Adjustments panel (CS5) or the Properties panel (CS6), and then Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command - click (Mac OS) a color in the image. Drag left or right in the image to modify the hue value.
To the top Note: Hue/Saturation adjustment slider A. Hue slider values B. Adjusts fall - off without affecting range C. Adjusts range without affecting fall - off D.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Saturate Desaturate 2 . In the Adjustments panel (CS5) or the Properties panel (CS6), drag the Vibrance slider to increase or decrease color saturation without clipping when colors become more saturated.
Adjust HDR exposure and toning Note: Note: Exposure Offset Gamma Note: In Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC. Photoshop CC does not have a separate Extended offering.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . Open a 32 - , 16 - , or 8 -bit image in RGB or Grayscale color mode. 2 . Choose Image > Adjustments > HDR Toning. For detailed information about each setting, see Options for 16 - or 8- bit images .
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Camera Raw Camera Raw 7 plug -in Kelby (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Tap into the latest noise, color, and dynamic range controls. Enhancing Raw images video2brain (May.
What's new in ACR 8.x To the top To the top Note: ACR 8.3 ACR 8.1 and 8.2 New feature Enhanced feature ACR 8.3 Adobe Camera Raw now offers the following enhancements: Automatic straightening of an image through one of the following three interactions: Double - click the Straighten tool ( ) in the toolbar.
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Introduction to Camera Raw To the top Note: To the top Note: About camera raw files About Camera Raw About the Digital Negative (DNG) format Processing images with Camera Raw Camera Raw dialog box ove.
To the top To the top note : A caution icon appears in the thumbnails and preview image in the Camera Raw dialog box while the preview is generated from the camera raw image. You can modify the default settings that Camera Raw uses for a particular model of camera.
Save Image Open Image or OK Done Cancel To the top Adjust color. Color adjustments include white balance, tone, and saturation. You can make most adjustments on the Basic tab, and then use controls on the other tabs to fine -tune the results.
Note: Camera Raw dialog box A. Filmstrip B. Toggle Filmstrip C. Camera name or file format D. Toggle full- screen mode E. Image adjustment tabs F. Histogram G.
To the top Note: To the top Fine - tune tonality using a Parametric curve and a Point curve. Detail Sharpen images or reduce noise. HSL / Grayscale Fine - tune colors using Hue, Saturation, and Luminance adjustments. Split Toning Color monochrome images or create special effects with color images.
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Automatic Perspective Correction in Camera Raw | Photoshop CC Straighten geometrical shapes that appear skewed because of lens distortion Note: To the top Caution: Using an incorrect lens, or camera shake can cause the perspective of photographs to be tilted or skewed.
To the top Choose an Upright mode, and make further adjustments with the sliders 5 . Cycle through the Upright modes until you find the most preferable setting. The four Upright modes correct and manage distortion and perspective errors. There is no recommended or preferable setting.
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Radial Filter in Camera Raw | Photoshop CC Highlight portions of a photo, or enhance specific regions with localized corrections To the top Applying a Radial Filter to enhance a photo Keyboard shortcu.
To create a Radial Filter , click and drag the mouse across the region, and draw a circular or elliptical shape. This shape determines the area that is affected or excluded from the alterations you are about to perform. To edit a Radial Filter , click any of the gray handles on the photo.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top The Radial Filter tool options allow you to apply effects to an elliptical mask. 8 . Follow steps 3 through 6 to continue adding or editing Radial Filters.
Enhanced Spot Removal Tool in Camera Raw | Photoshop CC Remove any unwanted aspects of a photo in simple steps, with the Spot Removal Tool that now behaves like the Healing Brush To the top Using the .
To the top 5 . In the photo, click and drag the part of the photo to retouch. A red -and - white marquee area (red handle) designates your selection. A green- and -white marquee area (green handle) designates the sampled area. Identify the part of the image to heal, and then use the Spot Removal tool, to paint the area.
checkbox (found in the options for the Spot Removal tool), the image is inverted. You can then use the Spot Removal tool in the Visualize Spots mode, to clean up the image further.
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Make color and tonal adjustments in Camera Raw To the top Note: To the top Histogram and RGB levels Preview highlight and shadow clipping White balance controls Adjust tone Fine- tune tone curves Clar.
Note: To the top Note: White Balance As Shot Auto Note: Temperature Note: To see only the pixels that are being clipped, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while dragging the Exposure , Recovery , or Blacks sliders. For the Exposure and Recovery sliders, the image turns black, and clipped areas appear white.
Tint To the top Note: Note: Correcting the white balance A. Moving the Temperature slider to the right corrects a photo taken with a higher color temperature of light B. Moving the Temperature slider to the left corrects a photo taken with a lower color temperature of light C.
Exposure (All) Contrast (All) Highlights (PV2012) Shadows (PV2012) Whites (PV2012) Blacks (PV2012) Blacks (PV2010 and PV2003) Recovery (PV2010 and PV2003) Fill Light (PV2010 and PV2003) Brightness (PV2010 and PV2003) To the top Adjusts the overall image brightness.
Note: To the top Clarity Vibrance Saturation To the top Hue Saturation Luminance Grayscale Mix To the top Drag the Highlights , Lights , Darks , or Shadows slider in the nested Parametric tab. You can expand or contract the curve regions that the sliders affect by dragging the region divider controls along the horizontal axis of the graph.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Dragging up or right increases values; dragging down or left decreases values. Sliders for more than one color may be affected when you drag with the Targeted Adjustment tool.
Manage Camera Raw settings To the top To the top Save image states as snapshots Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings Specify where Camera Raw settings are stored Copy and paste Camera Raw setting.
Save Settings Save New Camera Raw Defaults Reset Camera Raw Defaults Load Settings To the top Note: Camera Raw Database Sidecar “.XMP” Files Note: these locations if you don’t save them to the Camera Raw settings folder. However, you can use the Load Settings command to browse for and apply settings saved elsewhere.
To the top To the top Image Settings Camera Raw Defaults Previous Conversion Preset name must check your sidecar files in and out to change camera raw images; similarly, you must manage (e.g., rename, move, delete) XMP sidecar files together with their camera raw files.
Note: To the top To the top Space Depth Size Applying a preset You can also apply presets from the Presets tab. Export Camera Raw settings and DNG previews If you store file settings in the Camera Raw database, you can use the Export Settings To XMP command to copy the settings to sidecar XMP files or embed them in DNG files.
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Rotate, crop, and adjust images in Camera Raw To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top Rotate images Straighten images Crop images Remove red- eye Remove spots Rotate images Click the Rotate Image 90° Counter Clockwise button (or press L). Click the Rotate Image 90° Clockwise button (or press R).
Note: To the top Note: To the top Heal Clone To cancel the crop operation, press Esc with the Crop tool active, or click and hold the Crop tool button and choose Clear Crop from the menu.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To specify the sampled area, drag inside the green - and - white circle to move it to another area of the image. To specify the selected area being cloned or healed, drag inside the red -and - white circle.
Adjust color rendering for your camera in Camera Raw ACR version Adobe Standard Camera Matching Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS To the top Note: To the top Apply a camera profile Specify a d.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top To the top Note: 1 . Select a profile from the Camera Profile pop - up menu in the Camera Calibration tab of the Camera Raw dialog box.
Vignette and grain effects in Camera Raw To the top Amount Size Roughness To the top Simulate film grain Apply a postcrop vignette Simulate film grain The Grain section of the Effects tab has controls for simulating film grain for a stylistic effect reminiscent of particular film stocks.
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Navigate, open, and save images in Camera Raw To the top Note: To the top Process, compare, and rate multiple images Automating image processing Open images Save a camera raw image in another format Process, compare, and rate multiple images The most convenient way to work with multiple camera raw images is to use the Filmstrip view in Camera Raw.
To the top To the top If you plan to use the action with the Batch command, you may want to use the Save As command and choose the file format when saving the camera raw image. When you use an action to open a camera raw file, the Camera Raw dialog box reflects the settings that were in effect when the action was recorded.
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Correct lens distortions in Camera Raw To the top To the top To the top About lens corrections Correct image perspective and lens flaws automatically From an expert: Correct image perspective and lens flaws manually Correcting Chromatic Aberration in Camera Raw 7.
Note: Distortion Chromatic Aberration Vignetting To the top Distortion Vertical Horizontal Rotate Scale 1 . In the nested Profile tab of the Lens Corrections tab, select Enable Lens Profile Corrections. 2 . If Camera Raw does not find a suitable profile automatically, selecte a Make, Model, and Profile.
Fix Red/Cyan Fringe Fix Blue/Yellow Fringe Defringe Amount Midpoint To the top Note: of the image that extend beyond the crop boundary. 3 . Under Chromatic Aberration, adjust any of the following: Adjusts the size of the red channel relative to the green channel.
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Sharpening and noise reduction in Camera Raw To the top Amount Radius Detail Masking To the top Note: Sharpen photos Reduce noise Sharpen photos The sharpening controls on the Detail tab adjust edge definition in the image.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Luminance Luminance Detail Luminance Contrast Color Color Detail Adjusting the Color and Color Detail sliders reduces chroma noise while preserving color detail (lower right).
Make local adjustments in Camera Raw To the top To the top Note: Temp (PV2012) Tint (PV2012) Exposure (All) Highlights (PV2012) Shadows (PV2012) About local adjustments Apply local adjustments with th.
Brightness (PV2010 and PV2003) Contrast (All) Saturation (All) Clarity (All) Sharpness (All) Noise Reduction (PV2012) Moiré Reduction (PV2012) Defringe (PV2012) Color (All) Size Feather Flow Density Auto Mask Show Mask Note: Adjusts the image brightness, with a greater effect in the midtones.
Note: To the top Note: Temp (PV2012) Tint (PV2012) Exposure (All) Highlights (PV2012) to Add. 6 . (Optional) Refine the adjustment by doing any of the following: Drag any of the effect sliders in the Adjustment Brush tool options to customize the effect in the image.
Shadows (PV2012) Brightness (PV2010 and PV2003) Contrast (All) Saturation (All) Clarity (All) Sharpness (All) Noise Reduction (PV2012) Moiré Reduction (PV2012) Defringe (PV 2012) Color (All) Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image. Adjusts the image brightness, with a greater effect in the midtones.
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Repair and restoration Using Content -Aware Patch Lynda.com (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Seamlessly repair imperfections. Using Content -Aware Move and Extend Lynda.
Content -Aware Patch and Move To the top Patch Adaptation Sample All Layers To the top Content- Aware Patch Content- Aware Move For information about using the Patch tool in versions earlier than Photoshop CS6, see Patch an area. Content-Aware Patch The Patch tool is used to remove unwanted image elements.
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Retouching and repairing images To the top To the top About the Clone Source panel Retouch with the Clone Stamp tool Set sample sources for cloning and healing Retouch with the Healing Brush tool Reto.
Aligned Sample Note: Note: To the top 3 . To specify how you want to align the sampled pixels and how to sample data from the layers in your document, set any of the following in the options bar: Samples pixels continuously, without losing the current sampling point, even if you release the mouse button.
To the top Scale or rotate the sample source 1 . Select the Clone Stamp or Healing Brush tool and set one or more source samples. 2 . In the Clone Source panel, select a clone source and then do any of the following: To scale the sample source, enter a percentage value for W (width) or H (height) or scrub W or H.
Note: Mode Source Aligned Sample Note: transparency, and shading of the sampled pixels to the pixels being healed. As a result, the repaired pixels blend seamlessly into the rest of the image. (Photoshop Extended) The Healing Brush tool can be applied to video or animation frames.
To the top Proximity Match Create Texture Content- Aware The sampled pixels are melded with the existing pixels each time you release the mouse button. If there is a strong contrast at the edges of the area you want to heal, make a selection before you use the Healing Brush tool.
To the top Note: Patch an area The Patch tool lets you repair a selected area with pixels from another area or a pattern. Like the Healing Brush tool, the Patch tool matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled pixels to the source pixels.
Note: To the top Pupil Size Darken Amount 4 . To extract texture with a transparent background from the sampled area, select Transparent. Deselect this option if you want to fully replace the target area with the sampled area.
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Correcting image distortion and noise To the top To the top Correction About lens distortion Correct lens distortion and adjust perspective Reduce image noise and JPEG artifacts About lens distortion Barrel distortion is a lens defect that causes straight lines to bow out toward the edges of the image.
Search Criteria Lens Profiles Remove Distortion Fix Fringe settings Vignette Amount Vignette Midpoint Vertical Perspective Horizontal Perspective The Edge menu specifies how to handle blank areas that result from pincushion, rotation, or perspective corrections.
Angle Note: Scale To the top Rotates the image to correct for camera tilt or to make adjustments after correcting perspective. You can also use the Straighten tool to make this correction. Drag along a line in the image that you want to make vertical or horizontal.
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Reshaping and transforming New Crop tool Lynda.com (Oct. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Interactive previews help you precisely trim images down to size. Wide-angle lens correction Kelby (Oct. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Quickly compensate for lens quirks, drawing from a detailed database.
Transforming objects To the top Note: From an expert: Free Transform command Apply transformations Select an item to transform Set or move the reference point for a transformation Scale, rotate, skew,.
Scale Rotate Skew Distort Perspective Warp Rotate 180, Rotate 90 CW, Rotate 90 CCW Flip To the top Note: To the top A. Original image B. Layer flipped C.
To the top Note: Note: All transformations are performed around a fixed point called the reference point . By default, this point is at the center of the item you are transforming. However, you can change the reference point or move the center point to a different location using the reference point locator in the options bar.
To the top Note: To the top To the top To the top Note: 6 . (Optional) If you want to warp the image, click the Switch Between Free Transform And Warp Mode button in the options bar.
2 . Do one of the following: Choose Edit > Free Transform. If you are transforming a selection, pixel-based layer, or selection border, choose the Move tool . Then select Show Transform Controls in the options bar. If you are transforming a vector shape or path, select the Path Selection tool .
Note: To the top When you transform a bitmap image (versus a shape or path), the image becomes slightly less sharp each time you commit a transformation; therefore, performing multiple commands before applying the cumulative transformation is preferable to applying each transformation separately.
Note: To the top To the manipulate the shape, drag the control points, a segment of the bounding box or mesh, or an area within the mesh. When adjusting a curve, use the control point handles. This is similar to adjusting the handles in the curved segment of a vector graphic.
Mode Density Expansion Show Mesh Determines the overall elasticity of the mesh. Choose Distort for a highly elastic mesh good for warping wide -angle images or texture maps. Determines the spacing of mesh points. More Points increases precision but requires more processing time; Fewer Points does the opposite.
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Adjusting crop, rotation, and canvas To the top Crop images Transform perspective while cropping | CS5 Crop and straighten scanned photos Straighten an image Rotate or flip an entire image Change the canvas size Make a frame Crop images Cropping is the process of removing portions of an image to create focus or strengthen the composition.
Cropped Area Note: Crop Guide Overlay Shield 4 . If necessary, adjust the cropping marquee: To move the marquee to another position, place the pointer inside the bounding box and drag. To scale the marquee, drag a handle. To constrain the proportions, hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle.
To the top Note: Bottom Right Pixel Color to remove an area the color of the lower right pixel from the image. 3 . Select one or more areas of the image to trim away: Top, Bottom, Left, or Right. Transform perspective while cropping | CS5 To learn how to transform perspective in Photoshop CC and CS6, see Transform perspective while cropping.
To the top To the top To the top Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), click the Commit button in the options bar, or double - click inside the cropping marquee. To cancel the cropping operation, press Esc or click the Cancel button in the options bar.
180° 90° CW 90° CCW Arbitrary Flip Canvas Horizontal or Vertical Note: To the top Rotating images A. Flip Horizontal B. Original image C. Flip Vertical D. Rotate 90° CCW E. Rotate 180° F. Rotate 90° CW Choose Image > Image Rotation, and choose one of the following commands from the submenu: Rotates the image by a half -turn.
Note: To the top 3 . For Anchor, click a square to indicate where to position the existing image on the new canvas. 4 . Choose an option from the Canvas Extension Color menu: Foreground to fill the ne.
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Crop and straighten photos | CC, CS6 To the top Size and proportions View Crop Options Use Classic mode Auto- center preview Show Cropped Area Enable crop shield Crop or remove part of an image Crop t.
Delete cropped pixels To the top Note: To the top Auto Adjust Opacity , the opacity is reduces when you edit the crop boundaries. Disable this option to apply a non -destructive crop and retain pixels outside the crop boundaries. Non - destructive cropping does not remove any pixels.
To the top To the top Rotate the image using the crop tool to straighten it To straighten an image do one of the following: Place the pointer a little outside the corner handles and drag to rotate the image. A grid displays inside the crop box and the image rotates behind it.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 2 . Drag the crop handles outwards to enlarge the canvas. Use the Alt/Option modifier key to enlarge from all sides. 3 . Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to confirm the action.
Warp images, shapes, and paths To the top Warp an item Puppet Warp Warp an item The Warp command lets you drag control points to manipulate the shape of images, shapes, or paths, and so on. You can also warp using a shape in the Warp Style pop - up menu in the options bar.
Note: To the top Mode Dragging a control point to warp the mesh To the manipulate the shape, drag the control points, a segment of the bounding box or mesh, or an area within the mesh. When adjusting a curve, use the control point handles. This is similar to adjusting the handles in the curved segment of a vector graphic.
Density Expansion Show Mesh Determines the spacing of mesh points. More Points increases precision but requires more processing time; Fewer Points does the opposite. Expands or contracts the outer edge of the mesh. Deselect to show only adjustment pins, providing a clearer preview of your transformations.
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Vanishing Point To the top Vanishing Point dialog box overview Work in Vanishing Point Export measurements, textures, and 3D information About perspective planes and the grid Define and adjust perspec.
Edit Plane tool Create Plane tool Marquee tool Stamp tool Brush tool Transform tool Eyedropper tool Measure tool Vanishing Point dialog box A. Vanishing Point menu B. Options C. Toolbox D. Preview of vanishing point session E. Zoom options For the keyboard shortcuts in Vanishing Point, see Keys for Vanishing Point.
Zoom tool Hand tool To the top Measures distances and angles of an item in a plane. See also Measure in Vanishing Point (Photoshop Extended) Magnifies or reduces the view of the image in the preview window.
To the top By default, the Create Plane tool is selected. Click in the preview image to define the corner nodes. Try to use a rectangle object in the image as a guide when creating the plane. To tear off additional planes, use the Create Plane tool and Ctrl -drag (Windows) or Command - drag (Mac OS) an edge node.
To the top To the top 1 . Open the Vanishing Point menu and choose either Export to DXF or Export To 3DS. 2 . In the Export DXF or Export 3DS dialog box, select a location for the saved file and click Save.
Note: Overlapping planes Create related perspective planes After creating a plane in Vanishing Point, you can create (tear off) additional planes that share the same perspective. Once a second plane is torn off from the initial perspective plane, you can tear off additional planes from the second plane and so forth.
Note: Blue Red Yellow Note: Note: To the top To the top Once you create a new (child) plane from an existing (parent) plane, you can no longer adjust the angle of the parent plane. Bounding box and grid alerts in Vanishing Point The bounding box and grid change colors to indicate the plane’s current condition.
Note: Feather Opacity Selections can be helpful when you’re painting or retouching to correct flaws, add elements, or enhance an image. In Vanishing Point, making selections let you paint or fill specific areas in an image while honoring the perspective defined by the planes in the image.
Heal menu Note: obscure or reveal the image underneath. Choose a blending mode if you plan to use a selection to move image content. This option determines how the moved pixels blend with the surrounding image: Choose Off so the selection doesn’t blend with the colors, shadows, and textures of the surrounding pixels.
To the top To the top Transform tool options To scale a floating selection, make sure that it is in a perspective plane. Select the Transform tool and move the pointer on top of a node. When the pointer changes to a straight double arrow drag to scale the selection.
To the top Note: 2 . Alt -drag (Windows) or Option -drag (Mac OS) the selection with the Marquee tool to create a copy of the selection and its image pixels.
Note: To the top To the top The image conforms to the perspective of the plane. After pasting the image in Vanishing Point, do not click anywhere in the image with the Marquee tool except to drag the pasted image to a perspective plane. Clicking anywhere else deselects the floating selection and permanently pastes the pixels into the image.
To the top Note: painting obscures or reveals the image beneath it). 3 . Choose a blending mode from the Heal menu: To prevent the strokes from blending with the colors, shadows, and textures of the surrounding pixels, choose Off. To blend the strokes with the lighting of the surrounding pixels, choose Luminance.
3 . (Optional) Draw additional measurements. The size of these measurements are scaled to the size of your initial measurement. 4 . (Optional) Do one of the following: If you want the size of the grid to be independent of the Length value you assigned to the initial measurement, make sure Link Measurements To Grid is deselected.
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Liquify filter To the top Liquify filter overview Liquify filter enhancements | Creative Cloud only Applying Liquify as a smart filter | Creative Cloud only Distortion tools Distort an image Freeze an.
To the top To the top To the top Forward Warp tool Reconstruct tool Twirl Clockwise tool Pucker tool Bloat tool Navigate in the preview image Select the Hand tool in the Liquify dialog box, and drag in the preview image. Alternatively, hold down the spacebar with any tool selected, and drag in the preview image.
Push Left tool (CS5) Mirror tool (CS5) Turbulence tool Brush Size Brush Density Brush Pressure Brush Rate (CS5) Turbulent Jitter (CS5) Reconstruct Mode Stylus Pressure To the top Note: Moves pixels to the left when you drag the tool straight up (pixels move to the right if you drag down).
To the top Using the Freeze Mask tool Using an existing selection, mask, or transparency channel Freezing all thawed areas Inverting thawed and frozen areas Showing or hiding frozen areas Changing the color of frozen areas Replace Selection Add To Selection Use the Reconstruct tool or Reconstruct Options to fully or partially reverse the changes.
Subtract From Selection Intersect With Selection Invert Selection Note: To the top Note: To the top Note: Shows the mask in the original image, so that you can add to the selection using the Freeze Mask tool. Adds selected pixels in channel to the current frozen area.
Showing the backdrop Showing changes to the target layer without showing the backdrop Changing the blending between the target layer and the backdrop Determining how the target layer and the backdrop .
Revert Rigid Stiff Smooth Loose Reconstruct part of a distorted image 1 . Freeze areas you want to keep distorted. 2 . Select the Reconstruct tool and specify brush options in the Tool Options area of the dialog box. 3 . (CS5 only) Choose an option from the Reconstruct Mode menu in the Tool Options area of the dialog box.
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Free transformations of images,shapes, and paths To the top Note: Transform freely Transform freely The Free Transform command lets you apply transformations (rotate, scale, skew, distort, and perspective) in one continuous operation. You can also apply a warp transformation.
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Create panoramic images with Photomerge To the top To the top Overlap images sufficiently About Photomerge Take pictures for Photomerge Create a Photomerge composition Create 360 - degree panoramas (P.
Use one focal length Keep the camera level Stay in the same position Avoid using distortion lenses Maintain the same exposure To the top Note: Files Folders Auto Perspective assemble the panorama. However, keep in mind that the images shouldn’t overlap too much.
Cylindrical Spherical Collage Reposition Blend Images Together Vignette Removal Geometric Distortion Correction To the top matched. Reduces the “bow - tie” distortion that can occur with the Perspective layout by displaying individual images as on an unfolded cylinder.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . Choose File > Automate > Photomerge. 2 . In the Photomerge dialog box, add the images you want to use. Do not include images that cover the top (zenith) or bottom (nadir) of the scene.
Content -aware scaling To the top To the top Reference Point Location Use Relative Positioning For Reference Point Resize images and protect content Preserve visual content when scaling images Specify.
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Drawing and painting Vector Shapes Infinite Skills (Oct. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Drawing shapes in CS6 New shape, type, and design tools Lynda.com (May.
Modify shapes | CC, CS6 To the top Note: To the top Modify rectangles and rounded rectangles Set shape stroke options Modify rectangles and rounded rectangles You can adjust dimensions and placement of a rectangle. In Photoshop CC, you can also modify the corner radii of rounded rectangle shapes after they have been drawn.
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About drawing To the top To the top Shape Layers Paths Fill Pixels Understanding shapes and paths Drawing modes Understanding shapes and paths Drawing in Adobe Photoshop involves creating vector shapes and paths. In Photoshop, you can draw with any of the shape tools, the Pen tool, or the Freeform Pen tool.
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Drawing shapes To the top Note: To the top Create a shape on a shape layer Creating, editing, and working with shape layers Draw multiple shapes in a layer Draw a wheel shape Draw a custom shape Save .
To the top Add To Shape Area Subtract From Shape Area Intersect Shape Areas Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas To the top Photoshop team member Jeanne Rubbo shows you how to create, edit, and work with shape layers in a series of informative videos.
To the top To the top To the top Mode 5 . Drag within the new shape to create the cutout. When you release the mouse, the image underneath the new shape shows through. 6 . To reposition either shape, click the Path Selection tool in the toolbox (it may be hidden by the Direct Selection tool ), and select the path.
Opacity Anti - Aliased To the top Arrowheads Start And End Note: Circle Defined Proportions Defined Size Fixed Size From Center Indent Sides By Proportional Determines to what degree the shape will obscure or reveal the pixels beneath it. A shape with 1% opacity appears nearly transparent, while one with 100% opacity appears completely opaque.
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Painting tools To the top To the top Note: About painting tools, presets, and options Paint with the Brush tool or Pencil tool Paint tool options Selecting a cursor preference About painting tools, presets, and options Adobe Photoshop provides several tools for painting and editing image color.
To the top Mode Opacity Flow Airbrush Auto erase Tablet pressure buttons To the top 4 . Set tool options for mode, opacity, and so on, in the options bar. 5 . Do one or more of the following: Click and drag in the image to paint. To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image.
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Creating and modifying brushes To the top Brush panel overview Create a brush tip from an image Create a brush and set painting options Standard brush tip shape options Bristle tip shape options Erodi.
To the top Note: To the top Display the Brush panel and brush options 1 . Choose Window > Brush. Or, select a painting, erasing, toning, or focus tool, and click the panel button on the left side of the options bar. 2 . Select an option set on the left side of the panel.
Note: To the top Size Use Sample Size Flip X Flip Y Angle 6 . To save the brush for use later, choose New Brush Preset from the Brush panel menu. To save your new brush permanently or distribute it to other users, you must save the brush as part of a set of brushes.
Roundness Hardness Spacing To the top Angled brushes create a chiseled stroke Specifies the ratio between the brush’s short and long axes. Enter a percentage value, or drag the points in the preview box. A value of 100% indicates a circular brush, a value of 0% indicates a linear brush, and intermediate values indicate elliptical brushes.
Shape Bristles Length Thickness Stiffness Spacing Angle Brush preview Note: To the top Size Softness Shape Sharpen Tip Spacing Brush preview To the top Size Determines the overall arrangement of bristles. Controls overall bristle density. Changes bristle length.
Hardness Distortion Granularity Spatter Size Spatter Amount Spacing Brush preview To the top Tilt X Tilt Y Rotation Pressure To the top Noise Wet Edges Airbrush/Build - up Smoothing Protect Texture To the top Controls the size of the brush’s hard center.
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Managing paths To the top Note: To the top Paths panel overview Create a new path in the Paths panel Create a new work path Manage paths Paths panel overview The Paths panel (Window > Paths) lists the name and a thumbnail image of each saved path, the current work path, and the current vector mask.
To the top Add To Path Area Subtract From Path Area Intersect Path Areas Exclude Overlapping Path Areas To the top Note: To create a path without naming it, click the Create New Path button at the bottom of the Paths panel. To create and name a path, make sure no work path is selected.
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Gradients To the top Note: Linear Gradient toolLinear gradient Radial Gradient toolRadial gradient Angular Gradient toolAngle gradient Apply a gradient fill Manage gradient presets Gradient Editor ove.
Reflected Gradient toolReflected gradient Diamond Gradient toolDiamond gradient To the top Mirrors the same linear gradient on either side of the starting point. Shades from the middle to the outer corners of a diamond pattern. 5 . Do the following in the options bar: Specify a blending mode and opacity for the paint.
Note: Text Only Small or Large Thumbnail Small or Large List To the top Click Load to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load. Choose Replace Gradients from the panel menu to replace the current list with a different library.
To the top Gradient Editor dialog box A. Panel menu B. Opacity stop C. Color stops D. Adjust values or delete the selected opacity or color stop E. Midpoint Create a smooth gradient 1 . Select the Gradient tool . 2 . Click inside the gradient sample in the options bar to display the Gradient Editor dialog box.
Note: To the top To the top New presets are saved in a Preferences file. If this file is deleted or damaged, or if you reset presets to the default library, the new presets will be lost.
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Generate a pattern using the Pattern Maker Note: Pattern Maker is an optional plug -in that you can download for Windows or Mac OS . The Pattern Maker filter slices and reassembles an image to make a pattern. The Pattern Maker works in two ways: Fills a layer or selection with a pattern.
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Filling and stroking selections, layers, and paths javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException: /content/help/en/photoshop/using/filling-stroking -selections -layers - paths/jcr:content/jcr:title: not allowed to .
To the top Foreground Color, Background Color, Black, 50% Gray, or White Note: Color To the top If you’re working on a layer and don’t want to fill transparent areas, make sure that the layer’s transparency is locked in the Layers panel. (See Lock layers.
Content- Aware patterns:filling selections withPattern Note: History To the top 1 . Select the part of the image you want to fill. 2 . Choose Edit > Fill. On the Background layer, press Delete or Backspace to quickly access the Fill dialog box. 3 .
To the top Note: To the top Stroke a selection or layer with color You can use the Stroke command to paint a colored border around a selection, path, or layer.
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Drawing with the Pen tools To the top To the top About the Pen tools Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool Draw curves with the Pen tool Finish drawing a path Draw with the Freeform Pen tool D.
Note: Note: To the top Clicking Pen tool creates straight segments. 1 . Select the Pen tool. 2 . Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point (do not drag). The first segment you draw will not be visible until you click a second anchor point.
Note: Drawing the first point in a curve A. Positioning Pen tool B. Starting to drag (mouse button pressed) C. Dragging to extend direction lines 4 . Position the Pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and do one of the following: To create a C - shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line.
To the top Note: To the top To the top Finish drawing a path Complete a path in one of the following ways: To close a path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer when it is positioned correctly.
To the top To the top A. Straight segment completed B. Positioning Pen tool over endpoint (the Convert Point icon appears only in Illustrator and InDesign) C. Dragging direction point 3 . Position the pen where you want the next anchor point; then click (and drag, if desired) the new anchor point to complete the curve.
To the top Draw using the magnetic pen options The Magnetic Pen is an option of the Freeform Pen tool that lets you draw a path that snaps to the edges of defined areas in your image. You can define the range and sensitivity of the snapping behavior, as well as the complexity of the resulting path.
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Converting between paths and selection borders To the top Feather Radius edges, smoothingsmoothing:selection edgesAnti - aliased Convert paths to selection borders Convert a selection to a path Convert paths to selection borders Paths provide smooth outlines that you can convert into precise selection borders.
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Brush presets To the top Note: Diameter Use Sample Size Hardness To the top To the top Select a preset brush Change how preset brushes are displayed Load, save, and manage brush presets Create a new preset brush A preset brush is a saved brush tip with defined characteristics, such as size, shape, and hardness.
To the top Note: You can manage libraries of preset brushes to keep your brushes organized. Change the displayed library of preset brushes 1 . To load a library of preset brushes, choose one of the following from the Brush Presets panel menu. Load Brushes to add a library to the current list.
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Blending modes To the top Note: Normal Dissolve Behind Clear Darken Multiply Color Burn Linear Burn Lighten Blending mode descriptions Blending mode examples The blending mode specified in the options bar controls how pixels in the image are affected by a painting or editing tool.
Screen Color Dodge Linear Dodge (Add) Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light Hard Mix Note: Difference Exclusion Subtract Divide darker than the blend color are replaced, and pixels lighter than the blend color do not change.
Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Lighter Color Darker Color To the top Creates a result color with the luminance and saturation of the base color and the hue of the blend color. Creates a result color with the luminance and hue of the base color and the saturation of the blend color.
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Adding color to paths To the top Note: Fill paths with color Stroke paths with color Fill paths with color A path created with the Pen tool does not become an image element until you stroke or fill it. The Fill Path command fills a path with pixels using a specified color, a state of the image, a pattern, or a fill layer.
Feather Radius Anti - aliased To the top Note: The Mode list includes a Clear mode that lets you erase to transparency. You must be working in a layer other than the background to use this option. 6 . Choose Preserve Transparency to limit the fill to layer areas that contain pixels.
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Editing paths To the top Path segments, components, and points Select a path Reorder paths Duplicate paths Adjust path segments Add or delete anchor points Convert between smooth points and corner points Adjust path components Path segments, components, and points A path consists of one or more straight or curved segments.
To the top A path does not have to be one connected series of segments. It can contain more than one distinct and separate path components. Each shape in a shape layer is a path component, as described by the layer’s clipping path.
Note: To the top To the top To the top 1 . In the Path panel, do any of the following to make the paths visible: Shift -click to select contiguous paths.
When you initially draw a smooth point with the Pen tool, dragging the direction point changes the length of the direction line on both sides of the point. However, when you edit an existing smooth point with the Direct Selection tool, you change the length of the direction line only on the side you’re dragging.
Note: Note: In Photoshop CC and CS6, adjusting a path segment also adjusts the related segments, letting you intuitively transform path shapes. To only edit segments between the selected anchor points, similar to earlier Photoshop versions, select Constrain Path Dragging in the options bar.
To the top Note: To the top Note: Move or nudge anchor points or segments using the keyboard 1 . Select the anchor point or path segment. 2 . Click or hold down any of the arrow keys on the keyboard to move 1 pixel at a time in the direction of the arrow.
To the top 3 . Position the Convert Point tool over the anchor point you want to convert, and do one of the following: To convert a corner point to a smooth point, drag away from the corner point to make direction lines appear.
Combine Shapes (CC, CS6) or Add To Shape Area (CS5) Subtract From Shape Area Intersect Shape Areas Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas Note: objects, whether they are described by a saved path, work path, or vector mask, can be moved, reshaped, copied, or deleted.
2 . Drag the point or its handles to a new location. Merge overlapping path components 1 . Select the path name in the Paths panel, and select the Path Selection tool .
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Creating textured brushes To the top Invert Scale Texture Each Tip Mode Depth Minimum Depth Depth Jitter and Control Off Fade Textured brush options Copy textures between tools Dual brushes Textured brush options A textured brush uses a pattern to make strokes look as if they are painted on textured canvas.
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Adding dynamic elements to brushes To the top Note: Size Jitter and Control Off Fade Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel Adding brush dynamics Color dynamics brush options Transfer brush options Adding brush dynamics The Brush panel provides many options for adding dynamic (or changing) elements to preset brush tips.
Minimum Diameter Tilt Scale Angle Jitter and Control Off Fade Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel, Rotation Initial Direction Direction Roundness Jitter and Control Off Fade Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, S.
Foreground/Background Jitter and Control Off Fade Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel, Rotation Hue Jitter Saturation Jitter Brightness Jitter Purity To the top Opacity Jitter and Control Off Fade Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel If unchecked, dynamic changes occur once at the beginning of each stroke.
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Painting with the Mixer Brush Current Brush Load swatch Preset pop -up menu Wet Load Paint with the Mixer Brush The Mixer Brush simulates realistic painting techniques such as mixing colors on the canvas, combining colors on a brush, and varying paint wetness across a stroke.
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Painting with a pattern Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Set the following in the options bar. Options available vary with each tool. Paint with a pattern The Pattern Stamp tool paints with a pattern.
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Erasing parts of an image To the top To the top Erase with the Eraser tool Change similar pixels with the Magic Eraser tool Change pixels to transparent with the Background Eraser tool Auto Erase with the Pencil tool Erase with the Eraser tool The Eraser tool changes pixels to either the background color or to transparent.
To the top Note: Example of erasing similar pixels 1 . Select the Magic Eraser tool . 2 . Do the following in the options bar: Enter a tolerance value to define the range of colors that can be erased. A low tolerance erases pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click.
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Managing pattern libraries and presets You can keep your patterns organized in libraries that you can load or remove from pattern pop - up panels. Load a library of patterns Choose one of the following from a Pattern pop - up panel menu: Load Patterns to add a library to the current list.
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Creating patterns Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: A pattern is an image that is repeated, or tiled , when you use it to fill a layer or selection.
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Formatting characters To the top Note: To the top Select characters Character panel overview About Dynamic Shortcuts Specify type size Change the type color Change the color of individual letters Unde.
Note: To the top Choose Window > Character, or click the Character panel tab if the panel is visible but not active. With a type tool selected, click the Panel button in the options bar. To set an option in the Character panel, choose a value from the pop - up menu on the right side of the option.
To the top PostScript (72 points/inch) Traditional (72.27 points/inch) To the top Specify type size The type size determines how large the type appears in the image.
To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top on that layer. Change the color of individual letters 1 . Select the Horizontal Type tool . 2 . In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the type. 3 . In the document window, select the characters you want to change.
To the top To the top Regular capital letters (top) compared to small - cap letters (bottom) 1 . Select the type you want to change. 2 . Do one of the following: Click the All Caps button or the Small Caps button in the Character panel. Choose All Caps or Small Caps from the Character panel menu.
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Formatting paragraphs To the top To the top Format paragraphs Paragraph panel overview Specify alignment Specify justification for paragraph type Adjust word and letter spacing in justified text Inden.
To the top Left Align Text Center Text Right Align Text Top Align Text Center Text Bottom Align Text To the top Paragraph panel A. Alignment and justification B. Left indent C. First line left indent D. Space before paragraph E. Hyphenation F. Right indent G.
Justify Last Left Justify Last Centered Justify Last Right Justify All Justify Last Top Justify Last Centered Justify Last Bottom Justify All Note: To the top Word Spacing Letter Spacing Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be affected.
Glyph Scaling To the top Indent Left Margin Indent Right Margin Indent First Line To the top To the top The width of characters (a glyph is any font character). Values can range from 50% to 200%; at 100%, the height of characters is not scaled. Spacing options are always applied to an entire paragraph.
Note: To the top Words Longer Than _ Letters After First _ Letters And Before Last _ Letters Hyphen Limit Hyphenation Zone Hyphenate Capitalized Words Paragraph without hanging punctuation (left) compared to paragraph with hanging punctuation (right) 1 .
Note: To the top Note: To the top Hyphenation settings apply only to Roman characters; double - byte characters available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts are not affected by these settings.
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Line and character spacing To the top Note: To the top Note: Set leading Kern and track Shift the baseline Turn fractional character widths off or on Set leading The vertical space between lines of type is called leading (rhymes with sledding ).
Note: To the top You can automatically kern type using metrics kerning or optical kerning. Metrics kerning (also called Auto kerning ) uses kern pairs, which are included with most fonts. Kern pairs contain information about the spacing of specific pairs of letters.
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Fonts To the top Windows Mac OS To the top About fonts Previewing fonts Choose a font family and style Change the font on multiple layers About missing fonts and glyph protection OpenType fonts Apply .
To the top Note: To the top To the top Choose a font family and style 1 . Choose a font family from the Font Family menu in the Character panel or options bar. If more than one copy of a font is installed on your computer, an abbreviation follows the font name: (T1) for Type 1 fonts, (TT) for TrueType fonts, or (OT) for OpenType fonts.
To the top To the top Standard Ligatures Contextual Alternates Discretionary Ligatures Note: OpenType fonts OpenType fonts use a single font file for both Windows® and Macintosh® computers, so you can move files from one platform to another without worrying about font substitution and other problems that cause text to reflow.
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Editing text To the top To the top To the top Edit text Specify curly or straight quotes Apply anti- aliasing to a type layer Check and correct spelling Find and replace text Assign a language for text Scaling and rotating type Change the orientation of a type layer Rasterize type layers Edit text 1 .
Note: None Sharp Crisp Strong Smooth To the top Anti -aliasing produces smooth- edged type by partially filling the edge pixels. As a result, the edges of the type blend into the background.
Ignore Ignore All Change Change All Add To the top Note: Search All Layers Forward Case Sensitive Whole Word Only To check specific text, select the text. To check a word, place the insertion point in the word. 4 . Choose Edit > Check Spelling. 5 .
Change Change All Change/Find To the top Note: To the top word, “many” is disregarded. 5 . Click Find Next to begin the search. 6 . Click one of the following buttons. Replaces the found text with the revised text. To repeat the search, select Find Next.
Note: To the top 1 . Select the characters or type objects you want to change. If you don’t select any text, the scale applies to new text you create.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Choose Change Text Orientation from the Character panel menu. Rasterize type layers Some commands and tools—such as filter effects and painting tools—are not available for type layers.
Creating type effects To the top Create type along or inside a path Warp and unwarp type Create a work path from type Convert type to shapes Create a type selection border Add a drop shadow to text Fill type with an image You can perform various operations on type to change its appearance.
Horizontal and vertical type on an open path. Horizontal and vertical type on a closed path created by a shape tool Enter type along a path 1 . Do one of the following: Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool . Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool or the Vertical Type Mask tool .
To the top Note: Using the Direct Selection tool or Path Selection tool to move or flip type on a path. To move type across a path without changing the direction of the type, use the Baseline Shift option in the Character panel.
Note: To the top Note: To the top Note: Warp type 1 . Select a type layer. 2 . Do one of the following: Select a type tool, and click the Warp button in the options bar. Choose Type > Warp Text (CC, CS6) or Layer > Type > Warp Text (CS5). You can use the Warp command to warp text in a type layer.
To the top To the top To the top Create a type selection border When you use the Horizontal Type Mask tool or Vertical Type Mask tool, you create a selection in the shape of the type. Type selections appear on the active layer, and can be moved, copied, filled, or stroked just like any other selection.
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Creating type Note: To the top Note: About type layers Entering type Enter point type Enter paragraph type Paste lorem -ipsum placeholder text (CC, CS6) Resize or transform a type bounding box Convert between point type and paragraph type For detailed instructions, click the links below.
Note: To the top To the top To transform part of the type layer, you must first rasterize the type layer. Use layer styles. Use fill shortcuts (see Keys for painting). Warp type to conform to a variety of shapes. Entering type There are three ways to create type: at a point, inside a paragraph, and along a path.
Note: To the top To the top 3 . Select additional type options in the options bar, Character panel, or Paragraph panel. 4 . Enter the characters. To begin a new line, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). You can also transform point type while in edit mode.
To the top Note: To the top Note: Paste lorem -ipsum placeholder text (CC, CS6) Lorem- ipsum placeholder text lets you quickly fill a text block for layout purposes. 1 . Select a type tool, and click to insert the cursor in an existing text line or box.
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Asian type Note: To the top Show Font Names In English East Asian (CC, CS6) or Show Asian Text Options (CS5) To the top To the top Display and set Asian type options Reduce spacing around Asian type c.
bottom - to - bottom leadingtop - to - top leadingleading in Asian typeAsian type:leading inTop -to -top Leading Bottom-to -bottom Leading Note: To the top Note: To the top Specify how leading is measured in Asian type 1 . Select the paragraphs you want to adjust.
Roman Baseline Em box Top/Right, Em box Center, or Em box Bottom/Left ICF Top/Right and ICF Bottom/Left To the top To the top Note: A. Small characters aligned to the bottom B.
To the top Japanese 78 Character Map (Mac OS) In the Kotoeri Character panel, select Glyph from the View menu. Kotoeri Character panel A. View menu B. Font menu C. Character Information D. Insert With Font button 6 . Choose an Asian OpenType font from the Font menu.
Japanese Expert Japanese Traditional Proportional Metrics Kana Roman Italics To the top None Mojikumi Set 1 Mojikumi Set 2 Mojikumi Set 3 Mojikumi Set 4 Substitutes the standard glyph with the expert-variant glyphs. Substitutes the standard glyph with the traditional-variant glyph.
To the top None JIS Weak or JIS Maximum Mojikumi Set 3, and Mojikumi Set 4 Set kinsoku shori options Kinsoku shori specifies line breaks for Japanese text. Characters that cannot begin a line or end a line are known as kinsoku characters. Photoshop includes weak and maximum kinsoku sets based on the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) X 4051 - 1995.
Push In First Push Out First Push Out Only To the top None Regular Specify a kinsoku line - breaking option Kinsoku shori or mojikumi must be selected to use the following line - breaking options.
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Arabic and Hebrew type | CC, CS6 To the top To the top To the top How to access Arabic and Hebrew features in Photoshop Enable Middle Eastern features Text direction Digit Types Legacy font support De.
To the top To the top To the top To the top Digit type selection (InDesign panel shown) Legacy font support Fonts that have been traditionally used (for example, AXT fonts) can continue to be used in this release of the software. However, it is recommended that newer Open Type fonts be used for text- based elements.
To the top To the top To the top Hyphenation Sentences that have more words that can fit into one line of text automatically wrap into the next line. The type of text justification when wrapping occurs sometimes causes unnecessary spaces to appear in the line that are not aesthetically pleasing or linguistically correct.
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Video editing | CC, CS6 To the top Video | Walk through a video project Timeline video creation Apply filters to video layers Apply motion effects to text, still images, and Smart Objects Import a wid.
To the top To the top Separate audio tracks in the Timeline allow for easy editing and adjusting. Adjust audio in clips Right- click audio clips to mute them, adjust volume, or fade in and out. Right- click video clips, and click the musical notes to adjust audio they contain.
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Editing video and animation layers To the top To the top Transform video layers Create new video layers Specify when a layer appears in a video or animation Trim or move a video layer Lift work area E.
To the top Note: Note: 2 . Choose Layer > Video Layers > New Video Layer From File. 3 . Select a video or image sequence file and click Open. Add a blank video layer 1 . For the active document, make sure that the Timeline (CC, CS6) or the Animation (CS5) panel is displayed in the timeline mode.
To the top Move Layer In Point To Current Time Move Layer End Point To Current Time Trim Layer Start To Current Time Trim Layer End To Current Time Note: To the top Trim or move a video layer To hide frames at the start or end of a video or animation layer, trim the layer.
To the top To the top Layers after applying the Lift Work Area command (Photoshop Extended CS5) Extract work area To delete portions of video and automatically remove the time gap, use the Extract Work Area command. The remaining content is copied to new video layers.
To the top To the top Note: Resulting two layers after using the Split Layer command (Photoshop Extended CS5) Group layers in a video or animation As you add more layers to your video or animation, you might want to organize them into a hierarchy by grouping the layers.
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Previewing video and animations To the top Note: To the top Preview a frame animation Set the timeline area to preview Previewing video or timeline animations Preview your document on a video monitor Preview a frame animation 1 . Do one of the following: Click the Play button in the Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6).
To the top To the top Note: 2 . (Optional in Photoshop Extended CS5) To remove the portions of the timeline not in the work area, choose Trim Document Duration To Work Area from the panel menu. Previewing video or timeline animations Your video or animation can be previewed in the document window.
Note: Note: Note: Center Pillarbox Crop to 4:3 Letterbox Crop To 14:9/Letterbox Do Not Scale Scale To Fit Within Frame The Video Preview plug - in supports RGB, grayscale, and indexed images. (The plug - in converts 16 - bpc images to 8 - bpc images.) The Video Preview plug - in does not support alpha channels.
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Painting frames in video layers To the top Note: To the top Note: Paint frames in video layers Cloning content in video and animation frames Restore frames in video layers Managing color in video layers Paint frames in video layers You can edit or paint on individual video frames to create an animation, add content, or to remove unwanted details.
To the top 2 . Do one of the following: Select a video layer in the Layers panel, Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5), or Timeline panel (CS6), and then move the current -time indicator to the frame you want to sample. Open the image you want to sample.
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Importing video files and image sequences To the top To the top Open or import a video file Import image sequences Place a video or image sequence Reload footage in a video layer Replace footage in a .
Note: To the top Note: Note: To the top To the top 3 . In the Open dialog box, navigate to the folder with image sequence files. 4 . Select one file, choose the Image Sequence option, and then click Open. Selecting more than one file in an image sequence disables the Image Sequence option.
To the top Ignore Straight- Unmatted Premultiplied- Matte 2 . Choose Layer > Video Layers > Replace Footage. 3 . In the Open dialog box, select a video or image sequence file, and then click Open.
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Creating timeline animations To the top Timeline animation workflow Use keyframes to animate layer properties Create hand - drawn animations Insert, delete, or duplicate blank video frames Specify oni.
Note: A new video layer for adding video content. A new blank video layer for cloning content to or creating hand -drawn animations. 3.Add content to the layer. 4.(Optional) Add a layer mask. A layer mask can be used to reveal a portion of the layer’s content.
To the top Linear keyframe Hold keyframe command, or as an image sequence or video using the Render Video command. You can also save it in PSD format, which can be imported into Adobe After Effects. Use keyframes to animate layer properties You can animate different layer properties, such as Position, Opacity, and Style.
Note: Move the current -time indicator to a keyframe After you set the initial keyframe for a property, Photoshop displays the keyframe navigator, which you can use to move from keyframe to keyframe or to set or remove keyframes.
To the top Note: To the top 6 . Open the Animation panel menu and choose Paste Keyframes. Delete keyframes In the Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6), select one or more k.
Insert Blank Frame Delete Frame Duplicate Frame To the top Onion Skin Count Frame Spacing Max Opacity Min Opacity Blend Mode Inserts a blank video frame in the selected blank video layer at the current time. Deletes the video frame in the selected blank video layer at the current time.
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Creating images for video To the top Note: About creating images for video Aspect ratio Create an image for use in video Load video actions Adjust pixel aspect ratio Prepare images for use in After Ef.
To the top Note: To the top Some video -editing programs can import individual layers from a multilayer PSD file. If the file has transparency, some video- editing programs preserve it.
Note: To the top To the top 2 . From the Preset menu in the New dialog box, choose the Film & Video preset. 3 . Choose the size that’s appropriate for the video system on which the image will be shown. 4 . Click Advanced to specify a color profile and specific pixel aspect ratio.
Append OK Cancel To the top You can create a custom pixel aspect ratio in existing documents, or delete or reset pixel aspect ratios previously assigned to a document.
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Creating frame animations To the top Note: Frame animation workflow Add frames to an animation Select animation frames Edit animation frames Unifying layer properties in animation frames Copy frames w.
Add content to your animation. If your animation includes several objects that are animated independently, or if you want to change the color of an object or completely change the content in a frame, create the objects on separate layers. Add a frame to the Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6).
To the top To the top To the top Save as an animated GIF using the Save For Web & Devices (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Save For Web (CS6) command. Save in Photoshop (PSD) format so you can do more work on the animation later. Save an image sequence, QuickTime movie, or as separate files.
Note: Note: To the top 1 . In the Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6), select one or more frames. 2 . Do any of the following: To edit the content of objects in animation frames, use the Layers panel to modify the layers in the image that affect that frame.
Automatic Always Show Always Hide To the top Replace Frames Paste Over Selection Paste Before Selection or Paste After Selection To the top Displays the unify layers buttons when the Animation panel is open. In Photoshop Extended, the Animation panel must be in frame animation mode.
All Layers Selected Layer Position Opacity Effects Next Frame First Frame (position, opacity, or effect parameters) evenly between the new frames to create the appearance of movement.
Previous Frame Last Frame To the top To the top To the top To the top Adds frames between the selected frame and the preceding frame. This option is not available when you select the first frame in the Animation (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline (CS6) panel.
automatic frame disposalAutomatic Note: Do Not Dispose Restore To Background optionDispose To the top Note: Choose a frame disposal method The frame disposal method specifies whether to discard the current frame before displaying the next frame.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Delete an entire animation Select Delete Animation from the Animation panel menu (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel menu (CS6).
Video and animation overview Note: To the top Note: Note: Note: To the top About video layers Supported video and image sequence formats Animation panel overview Switch animation modes Specify timelin.
To the top Image sequence formats BMP DICOM JPEG OpenEXR PNG PSD Targa TIFF Cineon and JPEG 2000 are supported if the plug - ins are installed. For more information on plug - ins and how to install them, see Plug - ins.
Note: Looping Options Frame Delay Time Tween Animation Frames Duplicate Selected Frames Convert To Timeline Animation Cached frames indicator Comments track You can use the Animation panel in either frame mode or timeline mode. Timeline mode shows the frame duration and animation properties for document layers.
Convert To Frame Animation Timecode Or frame number display Current -time indicator Global Lighting track Keyframe navigator Layer duration bar Altered Video track Time ruler Time- Vary stopwatch Animation panel menu Work area indicators Converts a timeline animation using keyframes to frame animation.
To the top Note: To toggle between units, Alt - click (Windows) or Option -click (Mac OS) the current - time display in the upper- left corner of the timeline. Show or hide layer properties in the timeline As you add layers to a document, they appear as tracks in the timeline.
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Saving and exporting video and animations Note: To the top To the top Bounding Box Redundant Pixel Removal Note: Video and animation export formats Optimize animation frames Flatten frames into layers.
To the top To the top All Frames Start Frame and End Frame (CC, CS6) Work Area (CC, CS6) Flatten frames into layers When you flatten frames into layers, a single layer is created for each frame in a video layer.
In Frame and Out Frame (Photoshop Extended CS5) Currently Selected Frames (Photoshop Extended CS5) Note: Alpha Channel 3D Quality (CC, CS6) Frame Rate (Photoshop Extended CS5) 3G FLC Flash Video (FLV) QuickTime Movie AVI DV Stream Image Sequence MPEG - 4 Note: Specify the sequence of frames to render.
File Format Video Video Format Data Rate Optimized For Image Size Preserve Aspect Ratio Using Frame Rate Key Frame Video Options Audio Text Streaming Enable Streaming Optimize For Server 3G export settings (Photoshop Extended CS5) For more information on 3G settings, search for 3G on the Apple Computer web site.
Advanced Restrict Distribution Fragment Movie Color Table Motion Note: Compression Type Frame Per Second Key Frame Every Limit Data Rate To Depth Choose Advanced from the pop - up menu below the File Format menu and specify the following: Specifies how many times the file can play back on the handset once downloaded.
Quality Scan Mode Aspect Ratio Options DV Format Video Format Scan Mode Aspect Ratio Preserve Aspect Ratio Using Note: Format Frames Per Second Insert Space Before Number Options If available, drag the slider or type a value to adjust the exported video’s picture quality and, consequently, its file size.
Video Format Data Rate Optimized For Image Size Preserve Aspect Ratio Using Frame Rate Key Frame Re - sync Markers Restrict Profile(s) To Encoding Mode To the top Note: 3 . Under Video, specify the following: Chooses the codec to compress your video. For the highest quality at the lowest data rate (or the smallest file), H.
Settings Filter Size Fast Start Fast Start- Compressed Header Hinted Streaming Compression Type Motion Data Rate Compressor Note: Dimensions Preserve Aspect Ratio Using 4 .
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Filters and effects Blur gallery overview Kelby (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Quick, creative control in a dedicated blur workspace. Using the new three-part Blur Gallery Lynda.com (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Focus the eye with precisely placed blurs.
Filter effects reference | CC, CS6 Note: To the top To the top Colored Pencil List of filters supporting 16- bit/channel and 32 - bit/channel documents Artistic filters Blur filters Brush Stroke filte.
Cutout Dry Brush Film Grain Fresco Neon Glow Paint Daubs Palette Knife Plastic Wrap Poster Edges Rough Pastels Smudge Stick Sponge Underpainting Watercolor To the top Note: Makes an image appear as though it were constructed from roughly cut pieces of colored paper.
Average Blur and Blur More Box Blur Gaussian Blur Lens Blur Motion Blur Radial Blur Shape Blur Smart Blur Surface Blur To the top Accented Edges Angled Strokes Finds the average color of an image or selection, and then fills the image or selection with the color to create a smooth look.
Crosshatch Dark Strokes Ink Outlines Spatter Sprayed Strokes Sumi - e To the top Diffuse Glow Displace Glass Ocean Ripple Pinch Polar Coordinates Ripple Shear Spherize Twirl Wave Preserves the details and features of the original image while adding texture and roughening the edges of the colored areas with simulated pencil hatching.
ZigZag To the top Add Noise Despeckle Dust & Scratches Median Reduce Noise To the top Color Halftone Crystallize Facet Fragment Mezzotint Mosaic Distorts a selection radially, depending on the radius of the pixels in your selection.
Pointillize To the top Clouds Difference Clouds Fibers Lens Flare Lighting Effects To the top Sharpen and Sharpen More Sharpen Edges and Unsharp Mask Smart Sharpen Breaks up the color in an image into randomly placed dots, as in a pointillist painting, and uses the background color as a canvas area between the dots.
To the top Bas Relief Chalk & Charcoal Charcoal Chrome Conté Crayon Graphic Pen Halftone Pattern Note Paper (Photoshop CC) Enhanced Smart Sharpen filter UI Here is a recommended approach to sharpening images with Photoshop CC: 1 . To begin, set Amount to a high value.
Photocopy Plaster Reticulation Stamp Torn Edges Water Paper To the top Diffuse Emboss Extrude Find Edges Glowing Edges Solarize Tiles Trace Contour Wind To the top Stylize > Emboss and Texture > Grain filters. Dark areas of the image appear as holes in the top layer of paper, revealing the background color.
Craquelure Grain Mosaic Tiles Patchwork Stained Glass Texturizer To the top De- Interlace NTSC Colors To the top Custom High Pass Maximum and Minimum Texture filters Use the Texture filters to simulate the appearance of depth or substance, or to add an organic look.
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Add Lighting Effects | CC, CS6 To the top Note: Colorize Exposure Gloss Metallic Ambience Texture Apply the Lighting Effects filter From an Expert: Lighting Effects tutorials Lighting Effects types Ad.
To the top To the top Point Infinite Spot To the top To the top To the top From an Expert: Lighting Effects tutorials Quickly master the dedicated Lighting Effects workspace. This tutorial from Dan Moughamian gives you a step - by -step tour. Also, see this CS6 Lighting Effects overview video by Matt Kloskowski.
To the top 2 o’clock Spotlight Blue Omni Circle Of Light Crossing Crossing Down Default Five Lights Down/Five Lights Up Flashlight Flood Light Parallel Directional RGB Lights Soft Direct Lights Soft Omni Soft Spotlight 1 . At the top of the Properties panel, choose Spot.
Three Down Triple Spotlight To the top To the top To the top Three white spotlights of soft (35) intensity with a wide (96) focus. Three spotlights of slight (35) intensity with a wide (100) focus.
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Photographic blur gallery To the top To the top Field blur Iris blur Tilt-Shift Blur effects Applying Blur gallery effects as smart filters | Creative Cloud only Use the Blur gallery to quickly create three distinct photographic blur effects with intuitive on - image controls.
To the top focus points, an effect almost impossible to achieve using traditional camera techniques. 1 . Choose Filter > Blur > Iris Blur . The default Iris blur pin is placed on the image. Click the image to add additional blur pins. A. Sharp area B.
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Adaptive wide angle filter Focal Length Crop Factor Fisheye Perspective Panorama Full Spherical Auto Scale Focal Length Crop Factor As Shot Use the Adaptive Wide Angle filter to correct lens distortions due to using wide angle lenses.
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Oil Paint filter Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Use the Oil Paint filter gives an image the look of a classic painting. 1 . Choose Filter > Oil Paint. 2 . Experiment with the Brush and Lighting options.
Layer effects and styles To the top To the top Note: About layer effects and styles Apply preset styles Layer Style dialog box overview Apply or edit a custom layer style Layer style options Modify la.
To the top Choose Window > Styles. Apply a preset style to a layer Normally, applying a preset style replaces the current layer style. However, you can add the attributes of a second style to those of the current style. Do one of the following: Click a style in the Styles panel to apply it to the currently selected layers.
To the top Note: Layer Style dialog box. Click a check box to apply the current settings without displaying the effect’s options. Click an effect name to display its options. You can create custom styles using one or more of the following effects: Drop Shadow Adds a shadow that falls behind the contents on the layer.
To the top Altitude Angle Anti - alias Blend Mode Choke Color Contour Distance Depth Use Global Light Gloss Contour Gradient Highlight or Shadow Mode Jitter Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow When you next open the dialog box, your custom defaults are automatically applied.
Noise Opacity Pattern Position Range Size Soften Source Spread Style Technique Texture To the top Specifies the number of random elements in the opacity of a glow or shadow. Enter a value or drag the slider. Sets the opacity of the layer effect. Enter a value or drag the slider.
To the top When you create custom layer styles, you can use contours to control the shape of Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Bevel and Emboss, and Satin effects over a given range. For example, a Linear contour on a Drop Shadow causes the opacity to drop off in a linear transition.
To the top To the top Choose Layer > Layer Style > Global Light. In the Global Light dialog box, enter a value or drag the angle radius to set the angle and altitude, and click OK. In the Layer Style dialog box for Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, or Bevel, select Use Global Light.
To the top To the top To the top In the Layers panel, Alt -drag (Windows) or Option -drag (Mac OS) a single layer effect from one layer to another to duplicate the layer effect, or drag the Effects bar from one layer to another to duplicate the layer style.
Note: To the top image layers, you can enhance the result by painting or applying commands and filters. However, you can no longer edit the layer style on the original layer, and the layer style no longer updates as you change the original image layer.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: Drag a style to the Delete icon at the bottom of the Styles panel. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the layer style in the Styles panel.
Filter basics Note: To the top To the top Using filters Apply a filter from the Filter menu Filter Gallery overview Apply filters from the Filter Gallery Blend and fade filter effects Tips for creating special effects Improve filter performance For detailed instructions, click the links below.
To the top To apply a filter non - destructively so you can change your filter settings later, select the Smart Object that contains the image content you want to filter. 2 . Choose a filter from the submenus in the Filter menu. If no dialog box appears, the filter effect is applied.
To the top To the top Note: Drag in the preview area with the Hand tool Hide filter thumbnails Click the Show/Hide button at the top of the gallery Apply filters from the Filter Gallery Filter effects are applied in the order you select them.
Note: To the top Creating edge effects Applying filters to layers Applying filters to individual channels Creating backgrounds Combining multiple effects with masks or duplicate images Improving image quality and consistency To the top 2 . Choose Edit > Fade.
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Applying specific filters To the top To the top To the top Load images and textures for filters Set texture and glass surface controls Defining undistorted areas Apply the Dust And Scratches filter Ap.
Wrap Around Repeat Edge Pixels Set To Background (Offset filter only) To the top Note: To the top The Displace, Shear, and Wave filters in the Distort submenu and the Offset filter in the Other submen.
To the top To the top To the top 4 . Choose Wrap Around or Repeat Edge Pixels to determine how undistorted areas of the image are treated. 5 . Click OK. 6 . Select and open the displacement map. The distortion is applied to the image. Apply the Color Halftone filter 1 .
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top 1 . Choose Filter > Stylize > Trace Contour.
Smudge image areas Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy The Smudge tool simulates the effect you see when you drag a finger through wet paint. The tool picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it in the direction you drag.
Add Lighting Effects (CS5) To the top To the top Note: Run Photoshop in 32 - bit mode (64 -bit Mac OS only) Apply the Lighting Effects filter Lighting Effects types Adjust an Omni light Adjust directi.
Gloss Material Exposure Ambience To the top Omni Directional Spotlight To the top To the top 5 . To set light properties, drag the corresponding slider for the following options: Determines how much the surface reflects light (as on the surface of a piece of photographic paper), from Matte (low reflectance) to Shiny (high reflectance).
To the top To the top 2 o’clock Spotlight Blue Omni Circle Of Light Crossing Crossing Down 2 . For Light Type, choose Directional. 3 . Adjust the light: To move the light, drag the center circle. To change the direction of the light, drag the handle at the end of the line to rotate the light’s angle.
Default Five Lights Down/Five Lights Up Flashlight Flood Light Parallel Directional RGB Lights Soft Direct Lights Soft Omni Soft Spotlight Three Down Triple Spotlight To the top To the top To the top A white spotlight of medium intensity (35) with a wide focus (69).
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Supported file formats Asterisks (*) indicate formats whose support was introduced in CS6. Audio import formats The following formats can now be opened in Photoshop Standard and Extended. (In Photoshop CS5 and prior, Extended was required.) AAC* AIFF* M2A* M4A* MP2* MP3* Video import formats .
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Saving PDF files To the top To the top About Photoshop PDF format Save in Photoshop PDF format Adobe PDF presets About PDF/X and PDF/A standards PDF compatibility levels General options for Adobe PDF .
Note: Note: To the top High Quality Print Illustrator Default (Illustrator only) Oversized Pages (Acrobat only) PDF/A-1b: 2005 (CMYK and RGB) (Acrobat only) Users of Photoshop 7.0 and earlier can open a Photoshop PDF as a generic PDF with flattened layers.
PDF/X - 1a (2001 and 2003) Note: PDF/X - 3 PDF/X - 4 (2008) Press Quality Note: Rich Content PDF Note: Smallest File Size Magazine Ads 2006 (Japan) Standard (Acrobat only) To the top PDF/X - 1a requires all fonts to be embedded, the appropriate marks and bleeds to be specified, and color to appear as CMYK, spot colors, or both.
Note: To the top Note: To the top The most widely used standards for a print publishing workflow are several PDF/X formats: PDF/X - 1a, PDF/X - 3, and (in 2007) PDF/X - 4. The most widely used standards for PDF archiving are PDF/A - 1a, and PDF/A - 1b (for less stringent requirements).
Description Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities Embed Page Thumbnails Optimize For Fast Web View View PDF After Saving To the top Downsampling Average Downsampling To Subsampling To Bicubic Downsa.
Image Quality Tile Size Convert 16 Bit/Channel Image To 8 Bit/Channel To the top Color Conversion No Conversion Convert To Destination Destination Profile Inclusion Policy Output Intent Profile Name Output Condition Output Condition Identifier Registry Name To the top Determines the amount of compression that is applied.
Note: To the top Note: To the top category), the encryption level will be high or low. Adobe PDF presets don’t support passwords and security settings. If you select passwords and security settings in the Export Adobe PDF dialog box, and then click Save Preset, the passwords and security settings won’t be preserved.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Choose Edit > Adobe PDF Presets and do any of the following: To save settings as a new preset, click the New button, specify settings in the New PDF Preset dialog box, and clic OK.
Saving images Note: To the top Note: Note: Save a file Set file saving preferences Save large documents Export layers to files Testing Photoshop images for mobile devices with Adobe Device Central (CS5) Create mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Photoshop (CS5) For detailed instructions, click the links below.
As A Copy Alpha Channels Layers Notes Spot Colors Use Proof Setup, ICC Profile (Windows), or Embed Color Profile (Mac OS) Note: Thumbnail (Windows) Use Lower Case Extension (Windows) Image Previews op.
Save As to Original Folder Save in Background (CC, CS6) Automatically Save Recovery Information (CC, CS6) Icon Full Size Macintosh Thumbnail Windows Thumbnail To the top Large Document Format (PSB) Photoshop Raw TIFF To the top When saving, defaults to the folder images originated from.
To the top To the top 2 . In the Export Layers To Files dialog box, under Destination, click Browse to select a destination for the exported files. By default, the generated files are saved in the sample folder as the source file. 3 . Enter a name in the File Name Prefix text box to specify a common name for the files.
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Saving files in graphics formats To the top Bit depth (32 - bit only) Image Compression Note: Pixel Order Byte Order Save Image Pyramid Save Transparency Layer Compression Save in TIFF format Save in .
Note: To the top Matte Image Options Format Options Note: To the top Note: None Interlaced To the top To have Photoshop prompt you before saving an image with multiple layers, select Ask Before Saving Layered TIFF Files in the File Handling area of the Preferences dialog box.
Note: Normal Interlaced Note: To the top Preview Encoding Include Halftone Screen and Include Transfer Function Transparent Whites PostScript Color Management Note: Include Vector Data Image Interpolation format. The image is automatically converted to Indexed Color mode.
ASCII or ASCII85 Binary JPEG To the top DCS 1.0 format DCS 2.0 format To the top To the top Photoshop EPS encoding options Encodes if you’re printing from a Windows system, or if you’re experience printing errors or other difficulties. Produces a smaller file and leaves the original data intact.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top 1 . Choose File > Save As , and choose BMP from the Format menu. 2 . Specify a filename and location, and click Save.
File formats Note: To the top Note: Choosing a file format About file compression Maximize compatibility for PSD and PSB files Photoshop format (PSD) Photoshop 2.
To the top RLE (Run Length Encoding) LZW (Lemple - Zif -Welch) JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) CCITT ZIP To the top Note: Always Ask Never To the top About file compression Many file formats use compression to reduce the file size of bitmap images.
To the top To the top To the top Note: To the top Note: versions of Photoshop change the behavior of some features. Including the composite also makes the image much faster to load and use in applications other than Photoshop, and may sometimes be required to make the image readable in other applications.
To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top processing. Digital Negative format (DNG) Digital Negative (DNG) is a file format that contains the raw image data from a digital camera and metadata that defines what the data means.
To the top Note: To the top To the top To the top Note: Photoshop PDF files Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format is commonly used to display photographs and other continuous- tone images in hypertext markup language (HTML) documents over the World Wide Web and other online services.
Standard PDF files To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Created when Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities is deselected in the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, or by using another application such as Adobe Acrobat or Illustrator.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top To the top To the top Scitex CT Scitex Continuous Tone (CT) format is used for high -end image processing on Scitex computers.
Digimarc copyright protection Note: To the top To the top To the top Color variation Pixel dimensions File compression Read a Digimarc watermark Adding digital copyright information Before adding a di.
Workflow To the top Note: Restricted Use Do Not Copy Adult Content quality over file size (a JPEG compression setting of 4 or higher works best). In addition, the higher the Watermark Durability setting you choose when embedding the watermark, the better the chances that the digital watermark will survive compression.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top 8 . Click OK. Using the Watermark Durability setting The default Watermark Durability setting is designed to strike a balance between watermark durability and visibility in most images.
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Print 3D objects | Photoshop CC Introduced in version 14.2 To the top Note: Preparing to print 3D objects Previewing and printing the 3D object 3D print utilities FAQ See also With Photoshop, you can print any compatible 3D model without worrying about 3D printer limitations.
5 . Select a local printer or a Shapeways.com printer profile. To view estimated prices for printing the 3D model using available Shapeways.com profiles, select Printer > Estimate Price . 6 . Select a unit for the printer volume—inch, centimeter, millimeter, or pixel.
To the top To the top Previewing and printing the 3D object Once you're done specifying the 3D print settings, follow these steps: 1 . Click the Start Print icon ( ) or select 3D > 3D Print. Photoshop unifies the 3D scene and prepares it for the printing process.
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Printing from Photoshop | CC, CS6 To the top Types of printing Types of images Color separation Quality of detail To the top To the top Printing basics About desktop printing Print images Position and.
Print Print One Copy To the top Note: Print images Photoshop provides the following printing commands in the File menu: Displays the Print dialog box, where you can preview the print and set options. (Customized settings are saved as new defaults when you click Done or Print.
Note: To the top To the top Note: Choose File > Print, and expand the Position And Size settings at right. Then do one of the following: To center the image in the printable area, select Center Image. To position the image numerically, deselect Center Image, and then enter values for Top and Left.
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Printing with color management To the top Rendering Intent Black Point Compensation Match Print Colors Gamut Warning Show Paper White Let Photoshop determine printed colors Let printer determine printed colors Print a hard proof To better understand color management concepts and workflows, see Understanding Color Management .
To the top Note: To the top 7 . Access the color management options for the printer driver from the Print Settings dialog box, which automatically appears after you click Print. In Windows, click the Print Settings button to access the printer driver options.
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Contact Sheets and PDF Presentations Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. To the top To the top Contact Sheet II and PDF Presentation plug -ins in Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC are 64 - bit compatible for optimal performance on modern systems.
Print photos in a picture package layout To the top Place multiple photos into a picture package Customize a picture package layout Flexible picture packages with Smart Objects Place multiple photos into a picture package To use the optional Picture Package plug - in described below, first download it for Windows or Mac OS .
To the top If you’re using only the frontmost image or a selected image from Bridge, skip to step 3. 4 . Add one or more images to the layout by doing one of the following: In the Source Images area of the Picture Package dialog box, choose either File or Folder from the Use menu and click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
Customize a picture package layout You can modify existing layouts or create new layouts using the Picture Package Edit Layout feature. Custom layouts are saved as text files and stored in the Layouts folder inside the Presets folder. You can then reuse your saved layouts.
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Printing spot colors To the top To the top About spot colors Create a new spot channel Convert an alpha channel to a spot channel Edit a spot channel to add or remove color Change a spot channel’s c.
Note: To the top If you made a selection, that area is filled with the currently specified spot color. 4 . In the New Spot Channel dialog box, click the Color box. Then in the Color Picker, click Color Libraries to choose from a custom color system such as PANTONE or TOYO and choose a color.
To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top To the top Note: 7 . To apply the color to the selected area of the channel, choose Image > Adjustments > Invert. Edit a spot channel to add or remove color 1 . Select the spot channel in the Channels panel.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 2 . Choose Select > Load Selection. To quickly select an image in a channel, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS), and click the channel in the Channels panel.
Printing images to a commercial printing press To the top Note: To the top Preparing images for press Set output options Print separations from Photoshop Prepare an image with spot channels for printi.
Calibration Bars Note: Registration Marks Corner Crop Marks Center Crop Marks Description Labels Emulsion Down Negative Page marks A. Gradient tint bar B. Label C. Registration marks D. Progressive color bar E. Corner crop mark F. Center crop mark G. Description H.
Background Border Bleed Interpolation To the top Note: Note: Note: To the top Selects a background color to be printed on the page outside the image area. For example, a black or colored background may be desirable for slides printed to a film recorder.
Note: To the top To the top 3 . In the DCS 2.0 Format dialog box, deselect the Include Halftone Screen and the Include Transfer Function options. 4 . Open or import the image in Photoshop, and set your screen angles. Make sure that you’ve communicated to the printer the spot color you want for each of the color plates.
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Duotones To the top To the top Note: About duotones Convert an image to duotone Modify the duotone curve for a given ink Specifying overprint colors Adjust the display of overprint colors Saving and l.
To the top To the top To the top 8 . Click OK. To apply a duotone effect to only part of an image, convert the duotone image to Multichannel mode—this converts the duotone curves to spot channels. You can then erase part of the spot channel for areas that you want printed as standard grayscale.
To the top To the top Note: To the top To the top 3 . Click the color swatch of the ink combination that you want to adjust. 4 . Select the desired color in the Color Picker, and click OK. 5 . Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you are satisfied with the ink combination.
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Printing with color management | CS5 To the top Rendering Intent Black Point Compensation Match Print Colors Gamut Warning Show Paper White Let Photoshop determine printed colors Let printer determine printed colors Print a hard proof To better understand color management concepts and workflows, see Understanding Color Management .
Note: To the top 7 . Turn off color management for the printer, so the printer profile settings won’t override your profile settings. Every printer driver has different color management options. If it’s not clear how to turn off color management, consult your printer documentation.
Note: To the top Proof Setup Many non -PostScript printer drivers ignore this option and use the Perceptual rendering intent. (For more information, see About rendering intents .) 6 . Access the color management options for the printer driver from the Print Settings dialog box, which automatically appears after you click Print.
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Printing from Photoshop CS5 To the top Types of printing Types of images Color separation Quality of detail To the top To the top Printing basics About desktop printing Print images Position and scale.
Print Print One Copy Print images Photoshop provides the following printing commands: Displays the Print dialog box, where you can preview the print and set options. (Customized settings are saved as new defaults when you click Done or Print.) Prints one copy of a file without displaying a dialog box.
Note: To the top Note: To print the image, click Print. To close the dialog box without saving the options, click Cancel. To preserve the options and close the dialog box, click Done. If you get a warning that your image is larger than the printable area of the paper, click Cancel, choose File > Print, and select the Scale To Fit Media box.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: Note: To fit the image within the printable area of the selected paper, click Scale To Fit Media. To rescale the image numerically, deselect Scale To Fit Media, then enter values for Height and Width.
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Scripting Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Note: To the top To the top Run a JavaScript Set scripts and actions to run automatically Photoshop supports external automation through scripting. In Windows, you can use scripting languages that support COM automation, such as VB Script.
Processing a batch of files To the top Note: Save As JPEG Convert files with the Image Processor Process a batch of files Create a droplet from an action Batch and droplet processing options Convert files with the Image Processor The Image Processor converts and processes multiple files.
Quality Resize To Fit Convert Profile To sRGB Save As PSD Maximize Compatibility Save As TIFF LZW Compression Run Action Copyright Info Include ICC Profile To the top Note: Sets the JPEG image quality between 0 and 12. Resizes the image to fit within the dimensions you enter in Width and Height.
Folder Import Opened Files Bridge Note: To the top Batch - process files 1 . Do one of the following: Choose File > Automate > Batch (Photoshop) Choose Tools > Photoshop > Batch (Bridge) 2 . Specify the action you want to use to process files from the Set and Action pop - up menus.
To the top Override Action “Open” Commands Include All Subfolders Suppress Color Profile Warnings Droplet icon Actions are the basis for creating droplets—you must create the desired action in the Actions panel before creating a droplet. (See Creating actions.
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Playing and managing actions To the top Note: To the top Accelerated Note: Play an action on a file Specify playback speed Manage actions Manage action sets For more information about actions Play an action on a file Playing an action executes the action’s recorded commands in the active document.
Step By Step Pause For __ Seconds To the top Completes each command and redraws the image before going on to the next command in the action. Specifies the amount of time the application should pause between carrying out each command in the action.
To the top Note: Note: Rename an action or change options 1 . Select the action, and choose Action Options from the Actions panel menu. 2 . Type a new name for the action, or change the options for its set, function key combination, or button color. 3 .
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Creating data -driven graphics Define variables Rename a variable Define a data set Preview or apply a data set Generate graphics using data sets Creating data sets in external files Import a data set Data -driven graphics make it possible to produce multiple versions of an image quickly and accurately for print or web projects.
To the top Note: Visibility Pixel Replacement Text Replacement A. Source file template B. User defines layers as variables. C. Different versions of the image can be created, each with a different variable data set. Define variables You use variables to define which elements in a template change.
To the top To the top Note: 5 . For Pixel Replacement variables, set the following options. Choose a method for scaling the replacement image: Fit scales the image so that it fits in the bounding box .
Note: To the top Note: To the top To the top applied to leave the layer in its current state. Do Not Replace does not reset the file to its original state if another replacement has been applied previously. For Text Replacement variables , enter a text string in the Value text box.
Note: To the top Use First Column For Data Set Names All the variable names are listed on the first line, in the order that the values are given in subsequent lines. Each subsequent line represents one data set, with the values for each variable given.
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Creating actions To the top Note: To the top Guidelines for recording actions Record an action Record a path Insert a stop Change settings when playing an action Exclude commands from an action Insert.
Function Key Note: Color Note: To the top Note: To the top Assigns a keyboard shortcut to the action. You can choose any combination of a function key, the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac OS), .
To the top To the top task, click the Play button in the Actions panel to complete the action. You can also display a short message when the action reaches the stop as a reminder of what needs to be done before continuing with the action. You can include a Continue button in the message box in case no other task needs to be done.
To the top Note: To the top Insert a non-recordable menu command You cannot record the painting and toning tools, tool options, View commands, and Window commands. However, you can insert many non - recordable commands into an action using the Insert Menu Item command.
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Adding a conditional mode changeto an action Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Add a conditional mode .
About actions and the Actions panel To the top To the top Note: About actions Actions panel overview For more information about actions About actions An action is a series of tasks that you play back on a single file or a batch of files—menu commands, panel options, tool actions, and so on.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Select actions in the Actions panel Click an action name.
Adding conditional actions | CC, CS6 Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: To the top Conditional actions let you build actions that choose what to do based on one of several different conditions.
Recording tools in actions | CC, CS6 Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Photoshop lets you record tools such as the brush tool in your action. To enable this feature, choose Allow Tool Recording from the Actions panel menu.
Web graphics 912.
Copy CSS from layers | CC, CS6 Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Copy CSS generates Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties from shape or text layers. The CSS is copied to the clipboard and can be pasted into a style sheet.
Working with web graphics Note: To the top To the top Creating rollover images Export to Zoomify Working with hexadecimal color values For detailed instructions, click the links below. To ask questions, request features, or report problems, visit feedback.
Template Output Location Image Tile Options Browser Options To the top Export to Zoomify You can post high - resolution images on the web that viewers can pan and zoom to see more detail. The basic -size image downloads in the same time as an equivalent size JPEG file.
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Slicing web pages To the top Slice types Slice a web page Convert auto and layer - based slices to user slices View slices and slice options Slices divide an image into smaller images that are reassembled on a web page using an HTML table or CSS layers.
To the top Normal Fixed Aspect Ratio Fixed Size User slices are created with the Slice tool. Layer -based slices are created with the Layers panel. Slice a web page You can use the slice tool to draw slice lines directly on an image, or design your graphic using layers, and then create slices based on the layers.
To the top To the top Slice lines Slice colors Slice numbers Slice badges A layer -based slice is updated when the source layer is modified. Layer -based slices are less flexible than user slices; however, you can convert (“promote”) a layer - based slice to a user slice.
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Modifying slice layout To the top To the top Select one or more slices Move, resize, and snap user slices Divide user slices and auto slices Duplicate slices Copy and paste a slice Combine slices Chan.
X Y Note: W H To the top Note: Divide Horizontally Into Divide Vertically Into 2 . Click the Options button in the options bar. You can also double -click a slice to show the options.
To the top To the top Note: Note: To the top Note: slices each 30 pixels wide, the remaining 10 - pixel - wide area becomes a new slice. 6 . Click OK. Duplicate slices You can create a duplicate slice with the same dimensions and optimization settings as the original.
To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top 1 . Select two or more slices. 2 . Right -click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) and choose Combine Slices. Change the stacking order of slices When slices overlap, the last slice you create is the top slice in the stacking order.
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HTML options for slices To the top To the top Note: To the top Note: Display the Slice Options dialog box Specify a slice content type Rename a slice Choose a background color for a slice Assign URL l.
To the top To the top _blank _self _parent _top Note: To the top Message Text Choose a background color for a slice You can select a background color to fill the transparent area (for Image slices) or entire area (for No Image slices) of the slice.
Alt Tag/Alt To the top Note: Default Left Center Right Default Top Baseline Middle Bottom Specifies an Alt tag for a selected slice or slices. The Alt text appears in place of the slice image in nongraphical browsers. It also appears in place of the image while the image is downloading and as a tool tip in some browsers.
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Creating web photo galleries To the top To the top About web photo galleries Create a web photo gallery Making sure that your colors match Web photo gallery options Web photo gallery styles About cust.
Selected Images From Bridge Folder Book excerpt: Create galleries with Adobe Bridge Use the older, optional Photoshop plug- in 1 . Download and install the older Web Photo Gallery plug- in for Windows or Mac OS . 2 . Run Photoshop in 32 - bit mode (64 - bit Mac OS only).
To the top To the top General Extension Use UTF 8 Encoding For URL Add Width And Height Attributes For Images Preserve All Metadata Banner Site Name Photographer 8 . Click Destination, and then select a folder in which to store the images and HTML pages for the gallery.
Contact Info Date Font and Font Size Large Images Add numeric links Resize Images Note: Border Size Titles Use Font and Font Size Thumbnails Size Columns and Rows Border Size Titles Use Font and Font .
Windows Mac OS Caption.htm FrameSet.htm IndexPage.htm SubPage.htm Thumbnail.htm To the top To the top Web photo gallery styles To create web galleries with Photoshop CS5, see Create a web photo gallery in Adobe Bridge Help. To use the older, optional Web Photo Gallery plug - in described below, first download and install it for Windows or Mac OS .
Note: To the top %ALINK% %ALT% %ANCHOR% %BANNERCOLOR% %BANNERFONT% %BANNERFONTSIZE% %BGCOLOR% Customize or create a web photo gallery style 1 . Locate the folder that stores the existing web photo gallery styles.
%CAPTIONFONT% %CAPTIONFONTSIZE% %CAPTIONTITLE% %CHARSET% %CONTACTINFO% %CONTENT_GENRATOR% %COPYRIGHT% %CREDITS% %CURRENTINDEX% %CURRENTINDEXANCHOR% %DATE% %EMAIL% %FILEINFO% %FILENAME% %FILENAME_URL% .
%IMAGESRC% %IMAGE_WIDTH% %IMAGE_WIDTH_NUMBER% %LINK% %NEXTIMAGE% %NEXTIMAGE _CIRCULAR% %NEXTINDEX% %NUMERICLINKS% %PAGE% %PHOTOGRAPHER% %PREVIMAGE% %PREVINDEX% %SUBPAGEHEADER% %SUBPAGETITLE% %TEXT% %T.
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Optimizing images To the top To the top About optimization Save For Web & Devices overview Preview image gamma at different values Optimize an image for the web Save or delete optimization presets.
To the top To the top Save For Web & Devices dialog box (Photoshop version) A. Display options B. Toolbox C. Optimize pop - up menu D. Color Table pop - up menu E. Animation controls (Photoshop only) F. Zoom text box G. Preview In Browser menu H. Original image I.
To the top To the top 2 . Click a tab at the top of the dialog box to select a display option: Optimized, 2 - Up, or 4 - Up. If you select 4 - Up, click the preview you want to optimize. 3 . (Optional) If your image contains multiple slices, select one or more slices you want to optimize.
To the top To the top To the top linking the slices. Linked slices in GIF and PNG - 8 format share a color palette and dither pattern to prevent the appearance of seams between the slices. To show or hide all slices, click the Toggle Slices Visibility button .
To the top To the top Preview optimized images in a web browser You can preview an optimized image in any web browser installed on your system from the Save For Web & Devices dialog box (File > Save For Web & Devices).
Output settings for web graphics To the top To the top To the top Set output options HTML output options Slice output options Background output settings Saving Files output settings Include title and .
To the top To the top To the top Generate Table Aligns slices using an HTML table rather than a cascading stylesheet. Empty Cells Specifies how empty slices are converted to table cells. Select GIF, IMG W&H to use a 1 - pixel GIF with width and height values specified on the IMG tag.
Web graphics optimization options To the top To the top Web graphic formats JPEG optimization options GIF and PNG - 8 optimization options Optimize transparency in GIF and PNG images View the color ta.
To the top are blended with the selected color. GIF and PNG - 8 optimization options GIF is the standard format for compressing images with flat color and crisp detail, such as line art, logos, or illustrations with type. Like the GIF format, the PNG - 8 format efficiently compresses solid areas of color while preserving sharp detail.
Pattern Applies a halftone- like square pattern to simulate any colors not in the color table. Noise Applies a random pattern similar to the Diffusion dither method, but without diffusing the pattern across adjacent pixels. No seams appear with the Noise dither method.
To the top To the top To the top Example of Pattern Transparency dithering (left) and applied to a web page background (right) Interlace Displays a low -resolution version of the image in a browser while the full image file is downloading. Interlacing can make downloading time seem shorter and can assure viewers that downloading is in progress.
Sort By Hue sorts by the location of the color on the standard color wheel (expressed as a degree from 0 to 360). Neutral colors are assigned a hue of 0 and located with the reds. Sort By Luminance sorts by the lightness or brightness of a color. Sort By Popularity sorts by the colors’ frequency of occurrence in the image.
To revert all web -shifted colors in the color table, choose Unshift All Colors from the Color Table palette menu. Map colors to transparency You can add transparency to an optimized image by mapping existing colors to transparency. 1 . Select one or more colors in the optimized image or color table.
To the top To the top To the top Load a color table 1 . Select Load Color Table from the Color Table palette menu. 2 . Navigate to a file containing the color table you want to load—either an Adobe Color Table (.act) file, an Adobe Color Swatch (.aco) file, or a GIF file (to load the file’s embedded color table).
To the top Note: SWF supports object - level opacity only. Use the Export command instead of the Save For Web & Devices command to maintain artwork’s stacking order by exporting each layer to a separate SWF file. You can then import the exported SWF files into Adobe Flash simultaneously.
processors. (UTF - 8 is an 8 - bit format; UTF - 16 is a 16 - bit format.) ISO 8859 - 1 and UTF - 16 encoding don’t preserve file metadata. Optimize For Adobe SVG Viewer Optimizes images for Adobe SVG Viewer .
3D and technical imaging New 3D reflections and dragable shadows Lynda.com (May. 7, 2012) video-tutorial Add realism with ease. Streamlined 3d controls Lynda.
Print 3D objects | Photoshop CC Introduced in version 14.2 To the top Note: Preparing to print 3D objects Previewing and printing the 3D object 3D print utilities FAQ See also With Photoshop, you can print any compatible 3D model without worrying about 3D printer limitations.
5 . Select a local printer or a Shapeways.com printer profile. To view estimated prices for printing the 3D model using available Shapeways.com profiles, select Printer > Estimate Price . 6 . Select a unit for the printer volume—inch, centimeter, millimeter, or pixel.
To the top To the top Previewing and printing the 3D object Once you're done specifying the 3D print settings, follow these steps: 1 . Click the Start Print icon ( ) or select 3D > 3D Print. Photoshop unifies the 3D scene and prepares it for the printing process.
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3D painting | CC, CS6 To the top Video | 3D painting - The next level Available 3D painting methods Some tips to paint 3D models Paint an object in the Live 3D Painting mode | Photoshop CC Switch to t.
To the top To the top To the top Note: To the top Live 3D Painting Some tips to paint 3D models If the model area is hidden, you can temporarily cut away surface areas that are blocking your view.
To the top Note: To the top To the top While painting (after completing a stroke), you can view the effect of the painting on the texture map itself. Do one of the following: Double - click the texture map in the Layers panel to open it. In the Materials section of the 3D panel, select the material for the area you are painting.
Hide Nearest Surface Only Hide Enclosed Polygons Invert Visible Surfaces Reveal All Surfaces To the top To the top 1 . Select an area of the model that you want to cut away, using a selection tool such as the Lasso or Marquee tool.
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3D panel enhancements | Photoshop CC To the top To the top The Photoshop 3D panel in Photoshop CC makes it easier for you to work with 3D objects. Modeled after the Layers panel, the 3D panel is structured as a scene graph/tree having root objects and child objects.
To the top Create an instance of a 3D object An instance of a 3D object is a linked copy that reflects the changes made to the original object. If you want to modify the object and its instance independently, you can decouple the two. Follow these steps to create an instance of a 3D object: 1 .
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Essential 3D concepts and tools Note: To the top Meshes Note: Materials Lights Understanding and displaying 3D files 3D object and camera tools 3D Axis In Photoshop CS5 and CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC.
To the top Rotate Roll Pan Slide Scale 1 . Choose Edit > Preferences > 3D (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences 3D (Mac OS). 2 . For information about options, hover the pointer over them, and read the Description section at the bottom of the dialog box.
Rotate Roll Pan Walk Zoom Perspective Camera (Zoom only) Orthographic Camera (Zoom only) DOF (Zoom only) Note: Use the 3D camera tools to move the camera view while leaving the position of the 3D object fixed. For tips about each 3D tool, choose Panel Options from the Info panel menu , and select Show Tool Hints.
To the top Note: Note: 3D Axis The 3D Axis shows the current X, Y, and Z - axis orientation of models, cameras, lights, and meshes in 3D space. It appears when you select any 3D tool, providing an alternative way to manipulate the selected item. 3D Axis with Mesh Rotate tool selected A.
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3D workflow | CC, CS6 Note: To the top To the top 3D features | Creative Cloud- only Video | 3D in CS6 3D panel targets scene elements Properties panel provides contextual settings Move tool consolida.
Note: To the top To the top To the top To the top A minimum of 512 MB of VRAM is required for the 3D features in the Creative Cloud version of Photoshop. 3D panel targets scene elements In the streamlined 3D panel, select specific elements you want to edit: 1 .
To the top To the top To the top To the top On-image controls directly edit elements With on -image controls, you can often edit an entire 3D scene without accessing any workspace panels. To maximize your view, press the F key to cycle between full screen and standard screen modes.
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Adjust HDR exposure and toning Note: Note: Exposure Offset Gamma Note: In Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC. Photoshop CC does not have a separate Extended offering.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . Open a 32 -, 16 -, or 8- bit image in RGB or Grayscale color mode. 2 . Choose Image > Adjustments > HDR Toning. For detailed information about each setting, see Options for 16 - or 8- bit images .
Photoshop and MATLAB (Photoshop Extended) To the top Note: To the top Note: About Photoshop and MATLAB Set up MATLAB and Photoshop Connect/disconnect to Photoshop from MATLAB Using MATLAB Help MATLAB .
To the top To the top To the top (Optional) Set access to Photoshop from MATLAB You can set up a path to Photoshop Extended to allow direct access to Photoshop commands from MATLAB. 1 . From MATLAB, choose File > Set Path. 2 . Click Add Folder and select the MATLAB folder where Photoshop Extended is installed.
Note: To the top Note: W H R N M F A B Typing commands in the MATLAB command line lets you connect and disconnect to Photoshop, and generate pixels viewable in a Photoshop document. For a list of all MATLAB Photoshop commands, browse the file psfunctionscat.
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Measurement (Photoshop Extended) To the top To the top Note: About measurement (Photoshop Extended) Set the measurement scale (Photoshop Extended) Use scale markers (Photoshop Extended) Performing a m.
To the top 3 . Enter the Logical Length and Logical Units that you want to set equal to the Pixel Length. For example, if the Pixel Length is 50, and you want to set a scale of 50 pixels per micron, enter 1 for Logical Length, and microns for the Logical Units.
Length Font Font Size Display Text Text position Color Note: To the top Enter a value to set the length of the scale marker. The length of the marker in pixels depends on the measurement scale that is currently selected for the document. Choose the font for the display text.
Note: Note: Create a selection area to measure values such as height, width, perimeter, area, and pixel gray values. You can measure one selection or several selections at once. Draw a line with the Ruler tool to measure linear distance and angle. Use the Count tool to count items on the image, then record the number of items.
Angle Area Circularity Count Date and Time Document Gray Value Height Histogram Integrated Density Label Length Perimeter Scale Scale Units Scale Factor Source Width Measurement Data Points Angle of orientation (±0 - 180) of the Ruler tool.
To the top 1 . Choose Analysis > Select Data Points > Custom. 2 . Select data points to include in the preset. 3 . Click Save Preset and name the preset. 4 . Click OK. The preset is saved and is now available from the Analysis > Select Data Points submenu.
Select rows in the log Do one of the following: Click a row in the log to select it. To select multiple contiguous rows, click the first row and drag through additional rows, or click the first row and then Shift -click the last row.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . Select one or more rows of data in the log. 2 . Do one of the following: Choose Export from the Measurement Log options menu. Click the Export icon at the top of the panel.
Image Stacks (Photoshop Extended) To the top To the top Note: Note: About image stacks Creating an image stack Use a script to create an image stack About image stacks An image stack combines a group of images with a similar frame of reference, but differences of quality or content across the set.
For removing objects from the image, use the Median plug - in. The output is a composite image the same size as the original image stack. You may need to experiment with different plug - ins to get the best enhancement for a particular image. To change the rendering effect, choose a different Stack Mode from the submenu.
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DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) To the top Note: Note: Note: To the top About DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Open a DICOM file (Photoshop Extended) Create a 3D volume from DICOM frames (Photoshop E.
Frame Import DICOM Dataset Windowing To the top To quickly scroll through frames, use the mouse scroll wheel (Windows) or click the Right or Left Arrow buttons below the large preview area. 3 . Choose from the following options, and then click Open. Import Frames As Layers places DICOM frames on layers.
Note: Enhanced Boundaries Full Range Color Scale High Range Highlights Low Range Highlights Maximum Intensity Projection Red - Blue Color Scale Thin Isolines X - Ray White -Black Color Scale To the top 3 . Use the position or camera tools in the options bar to rotate, move, or scale the 3D volume.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top to select noncontiguous frames, or click Select All to select all frames. 3 . Enter a prefix in the Prefix box in the Export Options area.
Counting objects in an image (Photoshop Extended) To the top Count Group Color Marker Size Label Size Note: Manually count items in an image Automatic counting using a selection You can use the Count Tool to count objects in an image. To count objects manually, you click the image with the Count tool and Photoshop tracks the number of clicks.
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Combining and converting 3D objects To the top Note: To the top Combine 3D objects Combine 3D and 2D layers Convert a 3D layer to a 2D layer Convert a 3D layer to a Smart Object Combine 3D objects Merging 3D layers allows you to combine multiple 3D models in one scene.
Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. To the top To the top Do one of the following: With the 2D file open, choose 3D > New Layer from 3D File, and open a 3D file. With both a 2D file and a 3D file open, drag either the 2D or 3D layer from one file into the open document window of the other file.
3D texture editing Note: To the top Edit a texture in 2D format Display or hide a texture Create UV overlays Reparameterize a texture map Create a tile for a repeating texture You can use the Photoshop painting and adjustment tools to edit the textures contained in a 3D file, or to create new textures.
To the top To the top Note: Wireframe Shaded Normal Map Note: To the top 3 . Make the window containing the 3D model active to see the updated texture applied to the model. 4 . Close the texture document and save changes. Display or hide a texture You can display and hide a texture to help identify what area of the model the texture is applied to.
To the top The Reparameterization command remaps a texture to the model to correct distortion and create more effective surface coverage. 1 . Open a 3D file with a poorly mapped diffuse texture, and select the 3D layer containing the model. 2 . Choose 3D > Reparameterize.
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Creating 3D objects and animations Note: To the top Note: Mesh tools Repoussé Presets Extrude Create 3D repoussé | CS5 Create 3D objects from 2D images Create 3D animations In Photoshop CS5 and CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC.
Inflate Materials Bevel Scene Settings Note: Inactive constraints curved extrusion, or Shear for a straight one, then set X and Y Angle to control the horizontal and vertical tilt. If desired, enter Twist in degrees. To change the bend or shear origin, click a point on the reference icon .
Active Constraints Hole Constraints Constraint tools Position coordinates Inflated object with inactive constraint Expand or contract the surface along constraint paths. Dragging active constraint to different position in 3D space Cut out the surface along constraint paths.
Side Strength Angle To the top Lets you apply uniform Strength and Angle settings to both sides, or unique settings to each. Each constraint curve has two sides; the orientation of those sides depends on how a curve divides the surface. The Left and Right menu options reflect a vertical constraint.
Note: 1 . Open a 2D image and select the layer you want to convert to a postcard. 2 . Choose 3D > New 3D Postcard From Layer. The 2D layer is converted to a 3D layer in the Layers panel. The 2D layer content is applied as a material to both sides of the postcard.
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3D rendering and saving Note: To the top Note: Change 3D render settings Render a 3D file for final output Saving and exporting 3D files In Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC.
Face Style Solid Unlit Texture Flat Constant Bounding Box Normals Depth Map Paint Mask Texture A. Default (Quality set to Interactive) B. Default (Quality set to Ray Traced and ground plane visible) C. Bounding Box D. Depth Map E. Hidden Wireframe F. Line Illustration G.
Render For Final Output Reflections, Refractions, Shadows Remove Backfaces Edge Style Crease Threshold Line Width Remove Backfaces Remove Hidden Lines Vertex Style Radius Remove Backfaces Remove Hidde.
To the top Note: To the top Save or delete a render preset 1 . At the top of the 3D panel, click the Scene button . 2 . Click Render Settings. 3 . Do either of the following: To save a preset, customize settings, and click the Save button . To delete a preset, select it from the Preset menu, and click the Delete button .
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3D panel settings Note: To the top 3D panel overview 3D Scene settings 3D Mesh settings 3D Materials settings 3D Lights settings In Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS6, 3D functionality was part of Photoshop Extended. All features in Photoshop Extended are part of Photoshop CC.
Note: Display the 3D panel Do one of the following: Choose Window > 3D. Double - click the 3D layer icon in the Layers panel. Choose Window > Workspace > Advanced 3D. Filter the 3D options displayed Click the Scene, Mesh, Materials, or Lights button at the top of the 3D panel.
Note: To the top Render Settings Quality Interactive (Painting) Ray Traced Draft Ray Traced Final Note: The ground plane is a grid that reflects the position of the ground relative to the 3D model. To view the ground plane, click the Toggle icon at the bottom of the 3D panel, and select 3D Ground Plane.
Paint On Global Ambient Color Cross Section Plane Intersection Flip Cross Section Offset and Tilt Alignment Tiles are temporarily drawn across the image during Ray Traced rendering. When painting directly on the 3D model, use this menu to choose which texture map to paint on.
To the top Note: Catch Shadows Note: Cast Shadows Invisible Shadow Opacity To the top 2 . Click Render Settings, or choose 3D > Render Settings. 3 . At the top of the dialog box, click the currently unselected Cross Section button . By default all render settings are turned off for the alternate cross section, making it appear invisible.
Diffuse Opacity Bump Normal Note: but use different materials in different areas. A selected material and its associated texture maps. A. Displays Materials options B. Selected material C. Materials picker D. Material Drop and Select tools E. Texture map menu icon F.
Environment Reflection Illumination Gloss Shine Note: Specular Ambient Refraction Stores the image of the environment surrounding the 3D model. Environment maps are applied as spherical panoramas. The contents of the environment map can be seen in the reflective areas of the model.
2 . Move the pointer over the 3D object in the document window. When the material you want to select is outlined, click. Apply, save, or load material presets Material presets let you quickly apply groups of texture settings. The default presets provide various materials like steel, fabric, and wood.
3 . Enter the name, dimensions, resolution, and color mode for the new map, then click OK. To match the aspect ratio of an existing texture map, view its dimensions by hovering the mouse pointer over the map name in the Layers panel. The name of the new texture map is displayed next to the texture map type in the Materials panel.
Target U and V Scale U and V Offset To the top Delete a texture map 1 . Click the image icon next to the texture type. 2 . Choose Remove Texture. If the deleted texture is an external file, you can reload it using the Load Texture command from the texture map menu.
Preset Light Type Intensity Color Image Create Shadows Softness Hotspot Falloff Use Attenuation Rotate tool Pan tool Adjust light properties 1 . In the Lights section of the 3D panel, select a light from the list. 2 . In the lower half of the panel, set the following options: applies a saved group of lights and settings.
Slide tool Point Light at Origin Move to Current View Save Lights Preset Add Lights Replace Lights (Spot and point lights only) Moves the light to a different 3D plane. (Spot light only) Directs light at the center of the model. Places light in the same position as the camera.
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Color management 1030.
Understanding color management To the top To the top Why colors sometimes don’t match What is a color management system ? Do you need color management ? Creating a viewing environment for color mana.
To the top To the top Do you need color management ? Without a color management system, your color specifications are device - dependent. You might not need color management if your production process is tightly controlled for one medium only.
Keeping colors consistent To the top To the top About color management in Adobe applications Basic steps for producing consistent color Synchronize color settings across Adobe applications Set up colo.
To the top To the top To the top 3. Add color profiles to your system for any input and output devices you plan to use, such as scanners and printers. The color management system uses profiles to know how a device produces color and what the actual colors in a document are.
To the top Pure CMYK black (K=100) appears jet black (or rich black) when viewed on - screen, printed to a non - PostScript desktop printer, or exported to an RGB file format.
Color settings To the top To the top To the top Customize color settings About color working spaces Working space options About missing and mismatched color profiles Color management policy options Co.
To the top To the top Note: In Acrobat, you can use the color space in an embedded output intent instead of a document color space for viewing and printing.
To the top To the top To the top Missing Profiles: Ask When Opening Displays a message whenever you open an untagged document. You will be given the option to override the policy’s default behavior. Select this option if you want to ensure the appropriate color management of documents on a case -by - case basis.
Working with color profiles To the top About color profiles About monitor calibration and characterization Calibrate and profile your monitor Install a color profile Embed a color profile Embed a colo.
To the top To the top Managing color with profiles A. Profiles describe the color spaces of the input device and the document. B. Using the profiles’ descriptions, the color management system identifies the document’s actual colors.
To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top Most profiling software automatically assigns the new profile as the default monitor profile. For instructions on how to manually assign the monitor profile, refer to the Help system for your operating system.
To the top To the top To the top not want to color -manage the document. After you remove the profile from a document, the appearance of colors is defined by the application’s working space profiles, and you can no longer embed a profile in the document.
Color-managing documents for online viewing To the top To the top To the top Color -managing documents for online viewing Color -managing PDFs for online viewing Color -managing HTML documents for online viewing Color-managing documents for online viewing Color management for online viewing is very different from color management for printed media.
Color-managing documents when printing To the top To the top To the top To the top Printing with color management Letting the printer determine colors when printing Letting the application determine c.
To the top fluorescent brighteners in them that look different to a scanner than they do in room light.) Create your own profile using a hardware profile - creation tool. This method is expensive but can provide the best results. A good hardware tool can create an accurate profile even with glossy papers.
Color-managing imported images To the top To the top To the top To the top Color -managing imported images (Illustrator, InDesign) Using a safe CMYK workflow Preparing imported graphics for color mana.
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Proofing colors To the top To the top About soft -proofing colors Soft - proof colors Save or load a custom proof setup (Photoshop, InDesign) Soft - proof colors (Acrobat) About soft-proofing colors I.
To the top Custom soft - proof options Device To Simulate Specifies the color profile of the device for which you want to create the proof. The usefulness of the chosen profile depends on how accurately it describes the device’s behavior. Often, custom profiles for specific paper and printer combinations create the most accurate soft proof.
To the top the default location. To load a custom proof setup, click Load. Soft-proof colors (Acrobat) 1 . Do one of the following, depending on your version of Acrobat: (Acrobat 9) Choose Advanced > Print Production > Output Preview . (Acrobat X) Choose Tools > Print Production > Output Preview .
System requirements 1051.
Memory and performance To the top To the top To the top Allocate RAM to Photoshop Assigning scratch disks Change the scratch disk assignment Specify history and cache settings Free memory Enable OpenG.
To the top To the top Note: To the top 2 . Click OK. 3 . To apply the changes, restart Photoshop. Specify history and cache settings In the Performance preferences, do any of the following: Specify the maximum number of History States that appear in the History panel.
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