The standard kind of layer is called simply "Layer" in most programs. It contains just a picture which can be superimposed on another one. The picture can cover the same area as the resulting picture, just a part of it, or, in some cases, a bigger part than the final picture.
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Export photoshop layers to individual PNG files - batch process?
I am a web dev and competent in Fireworks but not so much in Photoshop.
I have just received a layered PSD file to turn into a web page. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to export all layers to ...
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Is there a way to get the equivalent of a color in different blending modes?
I have to make a button with some shadows using HTML/CSS and I've been provided with a PSD file, which has a shape of the button and some effects applied to it. One of the effects is an inner shadow.
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Photoshop - adjustment layer to change colors of multiple layers?
I remember I opened a PSD file which did this.
It had like 4 hidden "adjustment" layers, each for a specific color, and all the elements that used a certain color were being changed depending on ...
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Automation of repetitive tasks in Photoshop?
Is there a way to automate some highly repetitive tasks in Photoshop?
Example 1
I have a folder of images.
For each of them, and I want to import each as its own layer
I'd like them to be resized ...
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How to create frames from layers in Photoshop extended?
Is there a way to automatically create frames from layers in a Photoshop document?
Bridge lets you open several images into one Photoshop document as layers, now I would like to get these layers ...
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Saving Illustrator as PDF without the hidden layers
We have roughly 55 cards that all have the exact same text. The titles and backgrounds differ among the cards. So I've made just one AI with the different backgrounds and all the text as one copy in a ...
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How do I expand a folder of layers in Photoshop Elements?
In Photoshop Elements, how do I expand a layer group to see the layers inside? I mean "Register form" or "login form" in the following screenshot:
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Photoshop — convert 'overlay' layer to normal
I have 2 layers: first layer is just regular layer with some graphics, and second layer has additional graphics which are on top of the first and it has blending mode set to "Overlay".
What I need is ...
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How to get Layer size (Width and Height)?
I have a number of layers in a Photoshop document.
I want to find out what a specific layer's width and height is. How do I do that?
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Extract image x/y coordinates and width and height info from PDF via IL or PS
We have a professionally designed floor plan in PDF form for an event we are running currently. It is similar to a CAD drawing. We have booths (rectangular squares) drawn on it.
I have a colleague ...
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How do you create a new document from a layer group that's also the size of the group?
I'd like to create a new document from a group of layers. It should be the same size as the largest layer in the group, even if the current document is a lot bigger.
For example, I have a web page ...
