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Post Your Image Application Tips Here
OK, so you have a tip for Photoshop that you would like to share with everyone else here. What better than to post that tip here, huh?
I started this thread because I believe that there are ways to do things in Fireworks, Photoshop, etc. that will make life easier for all. Please feel free to post any tips you may have here.
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¤ ¤ ¤ PAZ ¤ ¤ ¤
photoshop shortcuts i use now that i didn't when i started:
- shift + dragging something will move and object in a straight line.
- ctrl + clicking a layer selects that layer.
- alt + click/drag will duplicate and move a layer.
- ctrl + d will remove a selection.
- ctrl + m will open curves dialog.
- ctrl + l will open levels dialog.
- press tab to hide/show all your palettes. handy!
Ah, these boys is all swelled up. So this was earlier...getting set to trade. Then, woooaaah differences.
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Converting BMP files to JPG format
If you have an image that you created in another program but that program will only let you save files as BMP format, here's what you can do:
In Fireworks, open the particular BMP you want to save in JPG format. Then, using either the Export Wizard or just the Export dialog(it doesn't matter what you use), export the BMP file as a JPG photo.
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PHOTOSHOP
If you're on a Windows OS, then instead of Clicking:
File/Open or ctrl+o
Double-click (left mouse btn) in the grey area and it'll bring up the same Open dialog
Ctrl+n : new doc
ctrl+shift+n : new layer
ctrl+[ : move layer down
ctrl+] : move layer up
alt+[ : moves down the layer list (ie it selects the layer below current)
alt+] : moves up the layer list (ie it selects the layer above current)
alt+backspace/delete : fills current layer with foreground colour
ctrl+backspace/dete : fills current layer with background colour
ctrl+~ : RGB channel
ctrl+1 : Red channel
ctrl+2 : Green channel
ctrl+3 : Blue channel
d : resets your colours to B+W
x : swaps colours around (ie, you have it currently at B+W, then pressing x will make it W+B
With the paint brush, pencil, eraser etc:
[ : decrease brush size
] : increase brush size
shift+[ : soften brush size
shift+] : harden brsuh size
With certain tools selected that have more than one option (ie Marquee tool isn't only square; It's got a circular one as well), press:
Shift+(key board letter of that tool) : this cycles through the other tools available for the particular tool
eg: m - current marquee (usually square)
shift+m - circular marquee
Ctrl+U : hue/saturation
ctrl+l : levels
ctrl+m : curves
Got more than one file open in Photoshop.. cycle through the files open using:
Ctrl + Tab
These are all the ones I use regularly and not something out of the book that I've pasted. I think they're useful.
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¤ ¤ ¤ PAZ ¤ ¤ ¤
Originally posted by chewman2k
d : resets your colours to B+W
[ : decrease brush size
] : increase brush size
shift+[ : soften brush size
shift+] : harden brsuh size
wow, wow, wow, wow, and wow!
Ah, these boys is all swelled up. So this was earlier...getting set to trade. Then, woooaaah differences.
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poet and narcisist
ctrl+h hides and unhides selection
the history panel is quite useful aswell, to increase the number of steps that ps stores goto edit>preference>general>history states (i have 40)
also, in the history panel, the first button will duplicate the current document as it is. If you like what you are doing in photoshop, but still think you can improve it, you may also take a snapshop (second button in the history panel). so you can always go back to that state of your pic you liked.
and well, actions, another beautifull thing in ps, just like macros in excel, they'll help you store usual steps you have when using photoshop (like creating a 5 pixel rectangle, or duplicate layer then blur it then change its blending mode)
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Fireworks Animations
When exporting any animation that you do to SWF format, make sure to click on the Options button. From there, you will see a dialog box titled Macromedia Flash SWF Export Options
You should see these options:
Objects
- Maintain Paths
- Maintain Appearance
Text
- Maintain Editability
- Convert To Paths
Since you will most likely not be doing any further editing of the animation in Flash, make sure that Maintain Appearance and Convert To Paths are both selected
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Oh and in Photoshop, Ctrl+j duplicates the current layer.
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