I need Photoshop help

alarid0 · #1 11-20-2006, 03:43 PM

I've never bothered looking into this much...this entire time I've just accepted that I dont know how to fix it.

When transforming something in photoshop, it automatically smooths it out, blurring the inside and around the outside edge has a fade to transparent.

How do I remove that? I know how to change it when adjusting the entire document size (resample image: nearest neighbor) but that doesn't help. I need to transform an item into many different angles and perspectives, but cant have that anti aliased edge

Magadal · #2 11-20-2006, 04:49 PM

You cant remove it, sorry. Tried this myself many times and also asked other guys who work alot with PS, and they also told me that its not possible.

excaliber7388 · #3 11-20-2006, 05:16 PM

Put the image in indexed mode, it will have more jagged lines then, but no blur.

WanDaMan · #4 11-20-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by excaliber7388

Put the image in indexed mode, it will have more jagged lines then, but no blur.

Isn't it already Indexed when it does this? I think it's RBG Mode....

alarid0 · #5 11-20-2006, 05:51 PM

Perfect!
Thank you!

One more thing, now...
I an action set up do to alot of work for me...
Is there a way to duplicate an action like duplicating a layer?
I have to edit it alot since indexed mode has no layers

WanDaMan · #6 11-20-2006, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by alarid0

Perfect!
Thank you!

One more thing, now...
I an action set up do to alot of work for me...
Is there a way to duplicate an action like duplicating a layer?
I have to edit it alot since indexed mode has no layers

Yeah, get the Layer Window open and then drag the Layer you want duplicating in to the new layer image.

alarid0 · #7 11-20-2006, 06:47 PM

No no...
I want to duplicate an action in the action window
make photoshop do it twice

WanDaMan · #8 11-20-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alarid0

No no...
I want to duplicate an action in the action window
make photoshop do it twice

Oh, Sorry. I believe you can do it with filters - not sure about any other action.

Magadal · #9 11-20-2006, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by alarid0

No no...
I want to duplicate an action in the action window
make photoshop do it twice

I guess double clicking the action should work. Im not sure though.

alarid0 · #10 11-20-2006, 08:14 PM

Not quite what I was looking for, Madagal, but that does help...I've had to pick out a single action before but never knew I could just double click....

I tried double clicking an action while I had it recording, maybe then it would write the action down again, yeah? It wouldn't let me. Can't bring up a recorded action while it's in the middle of recording.

BUT I found what I was looking for! I just had to look under the little arow button

Screenie: notice there are two of the same set selection

The problem I had was the action was meant to transform the entire layer after it pastes it down. Photoshop makes the pasted image as a new layer, so I could skip the trouble of selecting the area -again- With everything as a single layer, though, thats a problem....
But now it selects the area to paste the image into, places it down, selects what it just pasted and transforms it

Now I just need to remove all the mergers...

Thanks everyone

Edit: shoot...I havn't even tested it yet but I know it wont work. The action is "Transform Current Layer" ... not "Transform Selection"...I might have to redo the entire thing

Edit again: No problem, works fine!
Edit..one last time: ......Ok now I feel dumb. I'll blame this one on staying up all night (again.) When you paste the item, it doesnt automatically deselect itself. It's still selected. This was all redundant work...
But hey it was a learning experience? Heh

Quote:

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

Isn't it already Indexed when it does this? I think it's RBG Mode....

I felt bad leaving this unanswered...
RBG mode, each pixel has 3 values stating what the red, blue, and green values are. With this, you can get thousands of colors
Indexed mode is like any gif - the image is given a limited pallete of certain color values, and the image pixel by pixel refers to it

Magadal · #11 11-20-2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alarid0

Not quite what I was looking for, Madagal, but that does help...I've had to pick out a single action before but never knew I could just double click....

I tried double clicking an action while I had it recording, maybe then it would write the action down again, yeah? It wouldn't let me. Can't bring up a recorded action while it's in the middle of recording.

BUT I found what I was looking for! I just had to look under the little arow button

Screenie: notice there are two of the same set selection

The problem I had was the action was meant to transform the entire layer after it pastes it down. Photoshop makes the pasted image as a new layer, so I could skip the trouble of selecting the area -again- With everything as a single layer, though, thats a problem....
But now it selects the area to paste the image into, places it down, selects what it just pasted and transforms it

Now I just need to remove all the mergers...

Thanks everyone

Edit: shoot...I havn't even tested it yet but I know it wont work. The action is "Transform Current Layer" ... not "Transform Selection"...I might have to redo the entire thing

Edit again: No problem, works fine!
Edit..one last time: ......Ok now I feel dumb. I'll blame this one on staying up all night (again.) When you paste the item, it doesnt automatically deselect itself. It's still selected. This was all redundant work...
But hey it was a learning experience? Heh

I felt bad leaving this unanswered...
RBG mode, each pixel has 3 values stating what the red, blue, and green values are. With this, you can get thousands of colors
Indexed mode is like any gif - the image is given a limited pallete of certain color values, and the image pixel by pixel refers to it

PS indexing roxx, because it wont limit your pallette to specific colors, theres just a limit on the number of different colors. Btw, what are you trying to do? Maybe I could help you this way :O

Demisis_P2P · #12 11-21-2006, 04:19 AM

This is really easy in Paintshop Pro.
Just limit it to 256 colours and then rotate. It can't AA then because that would require it to create new colours that aren't on the palette.

Maybe try that in PS, although I think PS just automatically creates the new colours anyway and unlimits the palette.

xAndrewx · #13 11-21-2006, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Demisis_P2P

This is really easy in Paintshop Pro.
Just limit it to 256 colours and then rotate. It can't AA then because that would require it to create new colours that aren't on the palette.

Maybe try that in PS, although I think PS just automatically creates the new colours anyway and unlimits the palette.

I think it uses existing colors on the palette.

For the layer style effects, right click on the layer's effect you're wanting, and then click on 'Copy layer style', it'll then copy that layer style. Right click on the new laye and then click on 'Paste layer style'.
I think that's what you're wanting?