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Resurrect the Extract Command

 

The Extract command is no longer offered in Photoshop CS4, but you can still access its functionality in the new version of Photoshop by transferring a file called “Extract-Plus.plugin” from the Plug-Ins>Filters folder of Photoshop CS3 to the same folder in Photoshop CS4. It works and hopefully, there’ll be something even better in CS5.

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  1. Resurrect the Extract Command | Photoshop tutorials | Graphics Tips and Tricks,Tutorials,Wordpress tut,Photoshop,Free Stock images,templates Pingback on — June 10, 2009 @ 2:02 pm

    [...] Original post: Resurrect the Extract Command [...]

  2. Cherrone said on — July 18, 2009 @ 9:02 pm

    You can also download the file of goodies that were remove from CS3
    directly from the adobe site.

    The file includes a lot more than just the ‘Extract’ filter.

    http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4048

    This file also includes info on how to use them in English, French and Spanish.

  3. Lorgen Shadouness said on — September 21, 2009 @ 4:55 am

    Excellent, thank you! I just installed it and it works. You just need to restart PS if it’s open.

  4. Vicki said on — February 20, 2010 @ 9:23 am

    That’s great, but what if you don’t have CS3?

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