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Creating A Flattened Version Of Your Layered Image

 

Alright, you’re working on a Photoshop file that has a “bizillion” layers, and you want to create a new layer that’s an exact copy of what your flattened image would look like. First, create a new blank layer by clicking on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette, then press Command-Option-Shift-E (PC: Control-Alt-Shift-E). You can also go to the Layers palette’s flyout menu and choose Merge Visible while pressing Option/Alt. Either way, the new layer you created will now have a flattened version of your image.

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Open in Camera Raw from Bridge

You can open RAW images in Camera Raw right from Bridge in Photoshop CS3. This frees up Photoshop to continue working on your files while they’re being processed in Camera Raw. Just select one or more images in Bridge, Control-click (PC: Right-click) on them, and choose Open in Camera Raw. This will open the image(s) in Bridge’s Camera Raw rather than Photoshop. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Command-R (PC: Ctrl-R).

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