Questions tagged [adobe-photoshop]
Graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. So ubiquitous its use in photo manipulation that it birthed term "Photoshopping".
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How to I reproduce Web Arial? - Photoshop
I'm designing web page elements in Photoshop at the moment, but...
Arial text in Photoshop looks nothing like the one displayed in web pages.
Anything I can do about it?
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How to create transparent pixels in photoshop CS4
I want to create a .png icon with transparent pixels to show what is beneath. How do I change the white pixels to be transparent using Adobe Photoshop CS4?
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How do I split a Photoshop Document into a grid?
If I have a Photoshop Document containing an image for example.
How can I break it into a grid ?
Similar to doing:
- Select a rectangle
- new Layer Via Cut
- move to the next rectangle vertically
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how to arrange photoshop layers as rows and columns like a grid?
I have a bunch of images, all the same dimensions loaded onto different layers(1 image per layer) inside a psd.
I was wondering if there is any fast way to do this or any utility/script already ...
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Photoshop performance gain - ram/disk
What performance gain would i expect to see when going from a 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM (2+2), 250GB 5400RPM system to a 2.4GHz, 6GB Ram (4+2), 128GB Falcon SSD (230/190mb/s)? (Ram is 1066Mhz)
In particular im ...
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Can i increase performance of adobe photoshop if i use Graphic card which are mainly built for Games?
I use photoshop for to make 2d designs , do not use photoshop 3D functionality. If answer is yes then please suggest me which budget card can increase the performance of Adobe photoshop.
Would it be ...
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Photoshop: batch resizing for web
I would like to take a group of 65K images and downsample it so that it is around 10K.
Can someone tell me what I need to know to do this? I am not as concerned right now about each file being the ...
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Creating a disc image on a Mac
My MacBook Pro is on the fritz! I bought a new iMac because I couldn't afford the new laptop. Is it possible for me to take a disc image of a MacBook Pro and have it all work on a new iMac with a ...
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Photoshop - how to mirror a path about an axis?
Let's say i have a photoshop path. I want to mirror it horizontally or vertically and connect the two paths together. How can i do this?
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"The monitor profile appears to be defective" warning from Photoshop Elements 6.0
When I start the Photoshop Elements 6.0 editor I get the following warning dialogue box:
I've also found that the Windows Photo Viewer shows colours completely incorrectly, and I suspect this is a ...
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Photoshop not creating vector masks(w/ shape tool)
Using CS3, I'm unsure how I've managed to turn this off, but now when I use the shape tool, the shape does not create/appear in it's own vector mask. It now just appears on the layer directly.
I've ...
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Photoshop; Export New Document Presets
As most Photoshop users have have probably noticed, when creating a new document you have the ability to save the new document settings as a preset for later use.
I have a few dozen of these presets, ...
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How to change default Photoshop CS4 resolution to 96 dpi?
Using Adobe Photoshop CS4 on Windows, it defaults the resolution on new images to being 72 dpi, but I want 96 dpi. How can I configure Photoshop so that 96 dpi is the default instead of 72 dpi?
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How can I create perspective images?
How can I create an image like this?
I use GIMP. Are there any plugins to do this? If not, are there any other ways to accomplish this, such as in Photoshop?
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Photoshop: HSL Color picker plugin?
Is there a plugin that can let Photoshop use a HSL color picker, rather than HSV (which Adobe calls HSB)?
In other words, any/all of the following locations could have an HSL option:
Or perhaps a ...
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How to make transparent fade for underneath color (ie. underneath layer) in Photoshop?
I want to make a transparent fade for the underneath color so that it could be possible to change the color dynamically (through JS) without losing the effect of the fading. How would I go about doing ...
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Color Management, Linux, Photoshop C2 via Wine
I am new to Color Management CMS, so doing it on Linux, and then throw Wine into the mix ... and I am a little lost.
However, I have Photoshop CS2 running okay with Crossover Professional on Ubuntu 9....
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Multiple Image outputs
I'd like to output different sizes of the same image from photoshop all at the same time. For example, I have a 1920x150 banner that I would like to output into smaller sizes but the same dimensions, ...
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What is the best format/compatibility to save a PSD file if needing to open it in GIMP in Mac OS X?
The standard PSD I have is being displayed incorrectly in GIMP. Colours are missing etc...
I have access to PhotoShop. Which method should I use to save the file under PhotoShop to maximise ...
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Every time I open Photoshop CS3, it says it needs to repair itself
It happens every time I open, and I do click Repair. I repaired disk permissions on my drive to no avail. The problem started after using Apple's magical migration tool to move from my Powerbook G4 (...
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How to automate photoshop from the command line
I have a tool which writes some tags to a photo. On some photos it fails, and for those I want to open them in photoshop, and resave it with maximum quality (jpeg). Ideally I would like to do that ...
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How to add a border to a shape in Adobe Photoshop CS2?
How do I add a border to a simple shape in Adobe Photoshop CS2? I'm creating a polygon that is white; I want it to have a black border.
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Where is Photoshop's default temp file location on Windows 7?
I'm new to Windows 7 and would like to know where Photoshop's default temp file is. The reason is that I am lacking space on my local disk, and I would like to delete the large temp file that ...
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Color variables in photoshop?
I'm doing a lot of website design and I'm looking for a feature that would allow me to set the main colors of website in variables and use the variables in color overlays and such.
It would make ...
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Photoshop CS4 color profile weirdness
My color profile in Photoshop CS4 on Windows is always set to "Monitor RGB" when I startup photoshop, which gives me a weird color tone as shown in the screenshot below.
For example, this is how ...
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Making a new background layer from existing layer in Photoshop
In Photoshop I have Background layer, Layer 1 and Layer 2.
I wanted the picture to have a black background so I painted all of Layer 2 black.
But now it covers the other layers.
How do I get it to ...
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Photoshop masking: Drawing a shape on top of an image, and masking what is outside the shape
I have an image that I want to turn into a button. I want to draw a rounded rectangle on top of the image. I want to then be able to see the image inside the button, and outside of the button, I ...
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Can Photoshop extract similar content from two dissimilar images?
I have two fairly different image files, except for a single element in the photo. Is there a procedure that can be done in Photoshop (or any other app, for that matter) to extract a mask for that ...
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How to get Photoshop to retain toolbox / panel positions when swapping displays?
I use a laptop to do my daily work. When at the office, 80% of the time I am plugged into an external monitor. The other 20% I am going mobile -- in meetings, at home, etc. Whenever I go from being ...
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How to easily make a sequence of circular images resembling a pie charts in Photoshop?
I am trying to make a set of images similar to this: http://petewilliamsagency.com/oldsite/css/examples/pie/slices.gif. This won't actually be used for a pie chart, but instead a more unique method ...
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Is there a Photoshop plug-in that reduces PNG file size using pngcrush? [closed]
I’ve used pngcrush to reduce the size of PNGs produced by Photoshop. It’d be neat if there was a plug-in for Photoshop that ran pngcrush automatically on PNGs when saving them for the web.
Is there ...
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How to copy text from Photoshop to text editor?
I have a Photoshop file where I have a text layer with a very long paragraph. I would like to copy and paste the text to the editor where I write XHTML markup instead of rewriting it.
How can I do ...
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Automatic Edit Photoshop Canvas Dimensions in Bulk
On a website that I maintain I am required to edit hundreds of images to have a certain canvas size. The images come in all different shapes and sizes. I am trying to figure out a way to automatically ...
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Photoshop Technique for Such Effect - How Was It Done?
If you take a look at the DevDays logo, or the Graphic Design presentation from FOWA, there are certain letters in the logos that are extended upwards or in some direction, such as the V and Y ...
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Using Photoshop's scratch disk
What is the best way of setting up a machine to utlize Photoshop's scratch disk feature. I am using Photoshop CS2 with a machine with three hard drives.
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How to See Hidden Layers of PSD File in Preview of Mac OS X
I am using Preview in Mac OS X 10.5.8 which is able to open .psd files (Photoshop documents). I couldn't find an option for enable & disable view of some layers.
My client has sent me a .psd file ...
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How to resize a bmp photo to be well printed
I have a bmp photo. It is the photo of a signature. I am going to use the bmp photo for a pdf file. When I dynamically create the pdf file, the bmp file appears with its pixels visible.
What should ...
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Changing image color
I have an image of a gradient. It's in a dull grey, and I would like to shift the enter thing to a bluer color without changing any of its other properties.
What's an easy way to do this?
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tool for creating seamless pattern?
I'm a designer, that uses Illustrator and Photoshop to create my artworks. Now I know it can be done in photshop and illustrator but the process is kinda time consuming, You have to keep adjusting the ...
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No valid interface language found on Photoshop CS on Windows 7
I downloaded Photoshop CS (Photoshop 8) for Windows 7. When I tried to open it I get the follow error message:
No valid interface language is present
How do I fix this?
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What are the real-world performance gains of having a photoshop scratch disk?
I've used Photoshop for quite a while and often hear that providing it with a scratch disk will help with performance.
Most computers come with tons of RAM and hard drive space so does a scratch ...
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Is there any automated quick way of cartoonizing in Photoshop?
I found this website which does what I want but it seems very tedious. I would have thought Photoshop would have a way of automating this.
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Export Photoshop preferences
Can I somehow export/backup my Adobe Photoshop settings?
All the stuff in Edit -> Preferences
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What color profile to use for scanning?
I have a Dell v305 printer/scanner/etc... What color profile should I use with scanning photos? I am scanning them into Photoshop CS4.
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How to setup default interlacing for PNGs in Photoshop?
Every time I want to save a PNG in photoshop, asks me what type of interlacing I want. Is it possible to set the default to None and never hear about that dialog box again?
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What’s a good way to extract the layers from a PhotoShop file, without using PhotoShop?
I would install PhotoShop. I really would. But Adobe seems to insist on me also having Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Updater, and something else — about a gigabyte of software I don’t want gumming up my ...
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What is the equivalent of Group layers in Photoshop Elements 8?
In Photoshop you can select two objects, then press CTRL-G to group the layers, but in Photoshop Elements (8) it seems you can just merge layers which is a more permanent way to connect them without ...
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Cannot create persistent "open with" association for Photoshop CS4
I'm trying to fix a computer from a friend, which has for some unknonwn reason installed the 64bit and 32bit version of CS4. The 64bit version does not work, the 32bit does.
However it seems that the ...
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JPGs become zero-byte images
I had a few files in my computer that became zero bytes files automatically. When I try to open the files, it says invalid pics. How can I retrieve these images?
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How to get the width / height of an element in Photoshop?
This is something I always wondered about but never really asked.
Say I have a rectangle box, image or other element in photoshop, when I make the desired element active and I check the info panel, ...
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