Tips 2 Wet Ur Self Bi
Submitted by deke on 1 August 2008 - 12:01am.
Hey gang,
Because today is Friday, and according to conventional wisdom, nobody reads blogs on Friday, I thought I'd invite one and all to join in on an extemporaneous contest.
So here goes: I want you to submit a really simple Photoshop tip -- one of those key-and-click things -- that absolutely blows you away each and every time you run into it.
Here are two examples:
- Windows-only: Double-click the empty gray area behind an open image window to display the Open dialog box.
- Either platform: With two or more images open, zoom in on all images. Then press the Shift and spacebar keys . . . got 'em down? . . . and drag. All images scroll together. (!)
Now it's your turn.
Go down to the Comments area and give me your best shot. For now, Photoshop tips only. (We'll open it up to other stuff later.) And just one trick. The winner (one and only one) gets both of my One-on-One books and one copy of any one of my lynda.com videos, your choice.
The contest ends one week from today. Hit me.
Comments
Is it Friday where you are yet?
Who won, who won?! :-D
DekeConfuciusZen say: "IngTay ofWay otoshopPhay". Naturally, I disagree.
The day's not over
I'll be reading all the tips and coming up with a winner tonight at midnight, or tomorrow morning if I accidentally dose off.
So if anyone's still hankering for three sweet prizes, now's your time to submit!
But it's Saturday already!
It's even almost beer o'clock on a Saturday. You weird time zone people are so slow!
But I kid, of course. I know you are a very busy man, and I hope you have a great weekend, Deke. Thanks for all you do for us out here in WorldWidePhotoshopLand. :)
Magnetic Lasso Madness!
Here's a tip to gain maximum control when using the Magnetic Lasso tool.
Start off by clicking in the image to start selecting it, now if you want to maintain complete control without having to start another selection, try these shortcuts-
[ ] (bracket keys) - To change the width value!
, . (comma, full stop) - To change the contrast setting!
; ' (Semi-colon, apostrophe) - To change the frequency!
Now you can select as much as you need in one hit!!
Matt
Repeat Transform
OK, So I have an image, I have Cmd T'd it to bring up my transform box, Scaled it down slightly, and rotated it to the left slightly... hmm, not small enough, not rotated enough! HERE GOES.... Rather than Cmd T it again, I can Repeat the Transform options I just carried out same % reduction in size, same rotation angle or whatever you have done to the image, by just pressing Cmd SHIFT and T!!!
Cool!
Merge to HDR
If you like HDR images but think Photoshop doesn't do a very good job of them, then convert your image from the HDR generated 32 bit mode to 16 bit mode. This will automatically bring up more options that allow you to tweak your HDR pic to perfection.
Navigation, navigation, navigation
Cheers, Deke! I want my book signed, thank you very much :-)
With a scroll-wheel zoom enabled use Shift + Scroll to zoom in and out real fast. If you prefer not to enable the scroll zoom, use Alt + Shift + Scroll instead. Then use Home key to jump to the top left pixel and End key for the bottom right.
While I got yer attention, you got enough push with Adobe, Deke - could you get them to build in a "Play it again, Sam" function? Kind of like the Ctrl+Y in a whole lot of other apps out there (Dreamweaver, for example). I have been hoping for this for 5 versions, but alas - nada! What gives?
-Fly
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Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard drive?
Bypass auto-allignment
Everytime I move objects close to a border or something, Photoshop automatically snaps the object to that border. To put an object very close to a border without Photoshop's auto-alligment, holding the Ctrl/Cmd-key while dragging the object will do the job.
Just dropping by
To say I'm loving the tips. Lots of god ones!
Thanks to everyone who's contributed! I'll pick a favorite on Friday, so keep 'em coming!
Ooching Pen tool active points.
When I use the pen tool to create a path to be used for a separation, for example, it's not uncommon to click a point which is not positioned perfectly. Rather than go back and edit the points later on, simply tap the keyboard arrow keys to "ooch" the active (current) point as required to position it exactly where you want it. I find this technique quicker and easier than editing the points later.
Mozella