A graphics and photo editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. So ubiquitous is its use in photo manipulation that it became a verb: "To Photoshop".
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When shrinking images, does it matter what percentage I use?
I frequently shrink down large images for online photo galleries. What I want to know is, when I tell photoshop, et al, to shrink my image to a certain size/percentage, will it retain better quality ...
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replace single color
How do I replace a single Color in photoshop!?
All, and I really mean all, sites I find with Google either use the replace color tool box (which just replaces hue), the replace color tool (which just ...
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How to change smart object outlines and colors?
I was wondering if there is a way to alter the color of the Smart object that has been inputted into Photoshop. Basically, I have a series of glyphs that need to be altered so they have new ...
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Cut large photo into a grid of smaller photos automatically?
Is there a way (script?) that would help me cut an image into say 50 images?
I have a massive panorama I would like to print on normal stock photo paper.
I am using Photoshop.
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Why are colors shifting when converting from CMYK to RGB in Photoshop?
I have an image that is CMYK and I have tried to convert it to RGB so that I can edit the colour of the image. However it won't let me work in 32 bit and asks me to convert the image to 16 or 8 bit to ...
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If you were to teach Photoshop, what would you suggest are the most important principles?
I've been using Photoshop for many years now and because of my experience I was asked to teach Photoshop on a one-off basis to a class of 20. These people are beginners and have likely never even ...
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CMYK JPEGs extracted from PDF appear inverted
I am having to deal with CMYK JPEGs extracted from a PDF source. The PDFs were created with Photoshop.
The problem is that Photoshop stores JPEG CMYK data in PDF/EPS using "normal" values, whereas in ...
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Check image compression used in PDF document?
Is it possible to find out what compression algorithms have been used for images in a PDF document?
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exporting layers to files and applying the background image to all layers
I have a file with about 80 layers that I want to export to png's. That bit I know how to do but what I'm stuck with is how to include the background layer with every layer being exported? Each layer ...
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Nesting Photoshop Smart Objects without losing the “link” between them?
I have created a text layer, converted it to a Smart Object, and duplicated the Smart Object twice. I then applied Stroke blending option to both copies and set their Fill to zero:
At this point, ...
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What are my options for gallery-quality prints of digital artwork?
I have some traditional media artwork that I'd like to scan and then have printed to be shown in an art show. I'll be doing the scanning.
Where do I go to get this done? (What is the generic name ...
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What makes a design professional?
Can anyone define why something might not look "professional"?
What differentiates between professional/unprofessional designs?
I have clients who have said my design does not look very ...
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How do i convert a color transparent PNG to white (not B&W) transparent PNG?
I'm trying to create two states for an image. I have a color transparent png icon and I need a duplicate of it that is a 'white' transparent png. This will be used in for a mouseover effect in CSS ...
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Invert background to white in Photoshop
I have this image:
What's the easiest way to convert the background from black to white?
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How can I use Photoshop to imitate a photo taken with a low-quality camera?
How can I create an image in Photoshop that imitates a photo taken with a low-quality phone camera? Examples of qualities I want to simulate:
blurring in some areas caused by a dirty lens
low ...
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What are the different applications in Adobe Creative Suite for?
So, I have never really been into design beyond a few wireframes and paper-pen sketches and have now now bought David Kadavy's book, Design for Hackers and am getting into design a little bit.
I am ...
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How to select colours that match each other?
Looking at the colours in this logo, it is clear that the colours match each other.
How is an orange and purple found that matches the same colour scheme?
I suppose the colour in the 'R' is yellow?
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1980's brushed metal stereo knob
How do you make the circular knobs shown at the right? When zoomed in enough, there will be a fine texture of concentric circles. I only use Photoshop and Illustrator.
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Colors in Website Design
It's not a kind of question but rather it's a kind of thing which effects a lot in web designing.
What are some important rules to follow for making a color combination in web design?
I always fail ...
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logo on building
I have a company logo i would like to photoshop on a building for a promotional ad. The problem is that when i put the logo on the building it doesn't look very real, it should look like its painted ...
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How can I prevent Photoshop from applying anti-aliasing to a layer when it's resized?
I want to size down an already small rasterized layer in Photoshop. I notice that Photoshop distorts the layer by applying anti-aliasing after the resizing is applied. During the resizing, when we can ...
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How to design sleek magnifying glass effects like these?
I'm wondering how I can create the magnifying glass effect I've seen a lot lately on pages that sell software (either desktop or web-applications).
Here are two examples. I really like the first one ...
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Is there a way to sort fonts inside Photoshop, as “serif,” “sans-serif,” “script,” etc.?
In my years as a graphic designer (and now web designer and developer,) I've acquired a great number of fonts; inasmuch as backing them up was a responsibility paramount attendant upon formatting my ...
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Rotate every text in a row by 25 degree?
Is there a way to rotate each row in a row by 25 Degrees,
in Illustrator or Photoshop,
as seen on the following picture?
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How do I create realistic looking gold in Photoshop?
How do you make a realistic looking Gold in Photoshop? I have tried using Layer Styles and using Gradient Overlay > Metallic Styles > Gold but at best that looks just okay and many time not the best. ...
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How can I get more efficient at designing tables for web in Photoshop?
It takes me too much time (IMO) to design tables in Photoshop. I need to move rows, columns and stuff easily. I'd like to be able to get through this faster.
I've tried InDesign and Illustrator and ...
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How does Photoshop's snap feature affect the image?
Hey does anyone know how this feature affects the image if it is turned off? I am confused with this one.
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How to use Digimarc-protection on my files in Photoshop?
How many of you use or have used Digimarc? (It's kind of embedded, human–imperceptible watermark for your creation such as wallpaper, images and artwork.)
If anyone has used it (Digimarc watermark), ...
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File backups for Photoshop
I've been working with Photoshop for a long time, and every once in a while I work on a file, sometimes in a rush, sometimes just being lazy.. what happens is that I end up ruining it.
I save, go on ...
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Time requirement for Photoshop Vs Illustrator for mobile app
First of all I am not a designer but a developer, please bear with me if this an amateurish question.
I am looking to get some graphics done for a mobile app. I want to get vector graphics done so ...
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Checking through different fonts quickly
There's a trick I've seen other graphic designers do wehre they'll highlight a block of text, and then seemingly down-arrow through their whole list of fonts, seeing how it looks on that text block, ...
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How do I remove background from this image?
I am having hard time removing background from this image.
I tried using Magic Eraser and also Background eraser tool. Both of these do not work perfectly.
The reason could be the fact that lower ...
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Inner shadow issue in Illustrator CS5
I gave a comp to my client that I did in Photoshop. I used an inner shadow but now have realized the in Illustrator CS5 I have no such "easy" filter. I have spent 2 days seaching the web, trying ...
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Photoshop - Is there a keyboard shortcut for creating a new frame?
In Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 / CS6, is there a keyboard shortcut to make a new frame using the animation window and timeline?
I make a lot of gif animations and would like to reduce mouse movement for ...
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How can I produce this drop-shadow effect in Photoshop?
More specifically, how do I produce this square background shadow:
Source
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Photoshop Background layer
The background layer is locked by default. When I unlock it, PS creates a new layer layer0 and deletes the background layer.
Is this a bad thing to do. Does the background layer have any special ...
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Life size image in Photoshop
I've noticed that Photoshop makes my image size, specified in inches, smaller than it really is. Approximately 1 inch both in height and width. Since this is an approximation and not exact, and ...
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How to create a fabric pattern
I would like to create a fabric pattern, like this one:
I'm not very experienced in graphics design.
Of course, I understand that you can't lead me through the whole process, but I would be ...
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Photoshop - retrieve graphic from off screen / outside canvas
I've got some text somewhere outside of the canvas border but I can't find it. Usually using move tool I can squiggle around until it peeks onto the canvas, but this time it must be WAY outside.
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Scale layers in a psd file by 200% for retina iPad
I have a PSD file that my designer gave me fitted for iPad dimensions. I need to support the retina iPad as well. What's the best way to create the 2x retina images? Should I scale up the layers by ...
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Which program to use for a 3D logo
I am starting to develop a logo, but I want to know the best medium to work with. The size of the logo should never have to exceed 500 x 500 pixels, so I'm not sure if that should be taken into ...
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Photoshop: Get history paramaters
Is it possible to get the paramaters used at any point of the history? Say I used the color balance tool, is it possible to view from the history the settings I used when applying it? (Photoshop must ...
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Exporting groups of layers from a PSD to a single PNG file using Photoshop
What is the fastest way by which I can save a group of layers as a single PNG with empty spaces around the group of layers trimmed. I know I can run a script to export every single layer to a PNG, ...
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How do I create a gif with a transparent background using Adobe Photoshop?
How do I create a .gif with a transparent background using Adobe Photoshop?
It's a bit late in the evening to ask my web developer to do this. Here's a screenshot of the image I've created:
But I ...
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What file types should my web designer provide me with?
I am building web site, and I paid a designer to design my site,
What should the designer provide me?
png cut images?
psd file?
Should I insist on getting psd file?
What is the disadvantage of ...
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Is it possible to render readable screen type at a size of 3px?
I just created an icon in fireworks with a size 17*15 (which is small) and when i try to label the icon the minimum size of the text is 8 pixels which is very big . I want to have a label with text ...
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When saving an image as a PNG or JPEG, does photoshop/GIMP only save the top layers or all the data?
I need to send a file to someone but it has sensitive information on it that I would not like to share. I was going to just scan the document and edit out the sensitive information with a layer ...
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Split image into 16x16px or 32x32px sections then save them individually?
I want to split up the terrain.png image from Minecraft to use in some projects. Is there a quicker way to split the image than selecting each 16x16px section and copy-pasting the sections into new ...
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How can I fix the edges of foreground objects pasted onto a new background?
How can I cut out a foreground object, e.g. a person, from one picture and superimpose it onto a new background without making the edges look bad?
The problem I've come across is that if I have for ...
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How do I drain this pattern of color to add it?
I'd like to add the below leather pattern effect to the bookmark I have made below that:
The bookmark is simply white pixels with some layer effects added. How do I "drain" the texture of colour ...
