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Identify Out-of-Gamut Colors

If you’re prepping a flattened copy of an image for press reproduction and need to tame out-of-gamut colors prior to converting to CMYK, choose Gamut Warning from the View menu. Flat gray will appear over colors that are out of gamut.

June 8th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (2)

Transfer Selections or Alpha Channels

If you have different images open that share the same pixel dimension, you can load a selection from any of the other images, or save a selection to any of the other open files. Choose Select>Load Selection or Save Selection and in the Document menu at the top of the dialog, choose the file where you want to either access an existing alpha channel, or where you want to save a new channel.

June 5th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (1)

Select with Color Channels

Sometimes, targeting a specific color channel can help create a much better selection, especially if there are distinct color differences you can take advantage of. In this example, the same diagonal move with the Quick Selection tool resulted in a much better selection of the heart when it was applied only to the Red channel in the Channels panel (Window>Channels).

June 4th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (1)

Zoom in the Color Range Preview

The preview in the Color Range dialog shows the entire image by default, which can make it hard to judge the potential selection mask if you’re trying to select only small areas. The solution is to first create a selection around the area on which you want to work before you choose Select>Color Range. Once you do, the preview in the dialog will only show what you have pre-selected.

June 3rd, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (0)

Remove Lasso Tools’ Control Points

When using either the Polygonal Lasso or the Magnetic Lasso tools (both nested under the Lasso tool [L]), you can remove control points in the order in which they were put down by backtracking along the selection path and pressing the Delete (PC: Backspace) key for each point. The Magnetic Lasso tool may try to add new points as you back up; just delete them until you get back to where you need to be.

June 2nd, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (0)

Fine-Tuning with the Quick Selection Tool

When adding or subtracting small areas with the Quick Selection tool (W), your results will be more accurate if you use the Zoom tool (Z) for a close view and then use a smaller brush tip combined with shorter strokes.

June 1st, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (1)

Change the Default Eye-dropper Sample Setting

The sample size of the Eyedropper tool (I), found in the Options Bar, controls the size of the area that’s evaluated when it provides color and tonal feedback, but it can also a?ect how certain selection tools work—e.g., the Magic Wand or the Color Range command. The default Sample Size value is Point Sample, which samples a single pixel; however, this isn’t ideal for photo-graphs, where using 3 by 3 Average or 5 by 5 Average will give you better results.

May 29th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (0)

Where Are My Palettes?

They are still there only their name has changed. Palettes no longer exist in Photoshop CS4. O?cially, they are now called panels.

May 28th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (0)

Skin Smoothing Camera Raw Style

Flawless skin can be key to successful portraits of ladies. Make their skin creamy soft by tapping the K key in Adobe Camera Raw 5 to call up the Adjustment Brush. Set the Clarity slider to –40 for starters. Brush over the skin you want to smooth. Want it smoother? Drag the slider farther to the left. This is a great way to get proofs out quickly without losing gallons of time with the Healing Brush tool in Photoshop.

May 27th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (4)

Pre-clipped Adjustment Layers

Want to clip your next adjustment layer before you even make it? Open the Adjust-ments panel, click the triple-black-over-white-circle icon to clip the next adjust-ment layer you choose from the panel. Now the adjustment only a?ects the layer immediately below it before the adjust-ment is made. Bliss!

May 26th, 2009 | Web Editor | Tip of the Day | Comments (0)

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Viewing and Basking in your Image

When I’m done working with an image, I like to sit and admire it (hey, I spent six hours working on it, I should). To do that, I hit the Tab key, then hit the F key three times. This hides all of the panels and toolbars and lets you see the image by itself surrounded by black. To get back to regular mode, press the F key and the Tab key one more time.