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Stamp Visible

 

This is one of those tips that you’ll either use all the time or never. Press Command – Option – Shift – E (PC: Ctrl – Alt – Shift – E) to Stamp Visible layers, which creates a new layer on top of all the visible layers below. This is really useful when you want to apply a filter to the compiled image but want to keep all of your existing layers intact. The only downside is that it can increase the file size dramatically.

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  1. Wes said on — June 25, 2009 @ 12:22 pm

    Good Tip, I use it all the time.

  2. Richard said on — June 25, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

    Aha, that’s the one I have been looking for….

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith

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