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| merging layers for print | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I have designed a poster (100cm x 80cm / 300ppi) which i would like to print. The printers need a ...
A: Here is a neat trick - go to the top most layer and type this - shift+cmd+alt+E and it will take a ...
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| Photoshop elements | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I'm currently using Photoshop Elements 4.0 on my Mac. I would like to upgrade to 6.0 for Mac. ...
A: Unfortunately, there is always going to be "what ifs" for new software. If you go to Adobe's ...
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| adobe photoshop elements 7 | 9/13/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a laptop w/vista. I am looking for a program to run on the laptop for photos(I ...
A: Believe it or not, unless you are going to do professional work consistently on your laptop, CS3 may ...
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| ATN files | 9/11/2008 |
Q: I am using CS3 and im trying to use ATN files but do not know where they go. My only "preset" folder ...
A: An action (ATN) file would be used in Photoshop and loaded in the actions palette. The folder is ...
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| photoshop CS2 eraser error | 9/10/2008 |
Q: Ever since I upgraded to photoshop CS2 I have had a problem with the eraser tool. This problem ONLY ...
A: I see that you have a layer effect turned on along with some layers below this. Is there a teal ...
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| photoshop CS2 eraser error | 9/10/2008 |
Q: Ever since I upgraded to photoshop CS2 I have had a problem with the eraser tool. This problem ONLY ...
A: Two things, if this is a layered file check to make sure that the layer you are erasing is not ...
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| actions - file naming | 9/2/2008 |
Q: For the life of me, I cannot figure this out! please help: My coworkers and I use a PS action that I ...
A: You will have to run these in batches of the same size crops in order to add the prefix to the file ...
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| Photoshop CS2 Printing | 8/30/2008 |
Q: Kevin: I can not get a white backgroung to print white. I have tried on a laser and an inkjet. It ...
A: This has to do more with your printer handling and RGB file than Photoshop. Convert your file to ...
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| Color correction in Photoshop | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Kevin, I recently took in your Photoshop Secrets presentation at the 08 Creative Transitions ...
A: Photoshop cannot calculate color accurately in CMYK mode. That is why when you work in CMYK mode, ...
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| Creating a poster from a digital image | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I'll admit I'm still a beginner in Photoshop so this may be a silly question, but: I am using ...
A: Unfortunately, there is no trick to enlarging something to this size. Your file will be poor quality ...
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| adding photo to photo | 8/16/2008 |
Q: Kevin. I am using photoshop CS 8.0, OS 10.4.11, Imac 2Ghz intel core 2 duo. I want to insert a ...
A: You are going to create a composite using layers. First make sure you have both docs open and the ...
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| CS3 Photoshop | 7/22/2008 |
Q: After installing CS3 I have been unable to arrange my folder and file opening sequence to remain set ...
A: In your normal Windows folder, are the icons arranged alphabetically or by something else? Your ...
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| Which PhotoShop to purchase for the slimming effect? | 7/3/2008 |
Q: Which Photoshop will give me the slimming effect using layers? Which one should I purchase....as ...
A: Nadia, If you have never used Photoshop or plan on just doing "hobbyist" type things and not ...
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| pen tool | 7/3/2008 |
Q: My photoshop cs has a problem with the pen tool, everytime i try to outline a photo or image the ...
A: You have the pen tool selected as a shape layer. Look at the top option bar when you have the pen ...
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| photos | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I am a photographer and I have 100 photos saved in a folder on my computer, is there a way for me to ...
A: You will need to use actions in Photoshop. They are recorded scripts that do automatic functions and ...
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| Color problems galore | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Ok so I'm half way through a project and suddenly my colors are all screwed up. My reds are pinks... ...
A: If it says out of gamut for printing, are you in the CMYK Color mode? You should be in RGB mode. ...
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| Color problems galore | 6/8/2008 |
Q: Ok so I'm half way through a project and suddenly my colors are all screwed up. My reds are pinks... ...
A: You should never use web colors only. They force your color palette into a very limited scale. If ...
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| Cropping/resizing | 5/25/2008 |
Q: I am having a lot of probs resizing a image and maintaining a good dpi for quality prints. The ...
A: When you go into image size, turn on the resample image box at the bottom. What you are doing is ...
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| Chinese Font | 5/23/2008 |
Q: I already have number of Chinese Fonts worked in Word document. How can I get installed them in ...
A: You will either need to load them into your font management program (such as suitcase or ...
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| images wont reopen | 5/2/2008 |
Q: Here is a weird one. I recently installed the CS3 suite extended (PC). This was done after ...
A: Easy answer, harder solution. Your uninstaller does not do a clean uninstall. You still have to ...
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| Computer | 4/28/2008 |
Q: My daughter is going to become a graphic designer. Can you recommend a computer that will handle ...
A: I would definitely go with an Apple Macintosh. However, I would wait til she actually takes a class ...
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| Can't Save Non- | 4/25/2008 |
Q: I have a new Mac and new Photoshop CS3. When I save JPEGs, they have a .jpg file extension, but ...
A: Chris, While I appreciate the feedback, although negative, I felt I should explain your situation ...
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| Can't Save Non- | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have a new Mac and new Photoshop CS3. When I save JPEGs, they have a .jpg file extension, but ...
A: Jpgs always have compression, even at the highest setting, hence why they are preferred for web and ...
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| backround | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I'm using a Nikon D80(if that matters) to take pictures of some models and since their in my room I ...
A: Im going to let you in on a little secret - the Magnetic lasso tool sucks. Heres my trick for model ...
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| resolution | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I have a pdf camera ready ad for print from client at an overall 300dpi. There are a series of ...
A: Even though your document image size is 300, the lower res images placed in the file will still ...
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| Can't Save Non-"Adobe Photoshop" JPEGs? | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I have a new Mac and new Photoshop CS3. When I save JPEGs, they have a .jpg file extension, but ...
A: A jpg by any other name. The jpegs saved out by Photoshop are standard Jpegs. The difference is in ...
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| help | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Have a beautiful picture but have 3 small signs i would like to take out of the picture....I have ...
A: I wish I could fix it for you but if you are in a hurry to understand how to use the clone tool, I ...
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| help | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Have a beautiful picture but have 3 small signs i would like to take out of the picture....I have ...
A: This is a very involved question but I can point you in the right direction. You will use the ...
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| Printing | 4/22/2008 |
Q: We recently got our print head and pump cap assembly replaced on our Epson 10000 since we were ...
A: When you print from Preview, it is a low resolution print. When you are printing from PS, Im ...
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| Slimming in photoshop | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have a picture which i look a bit fat and i have a big tummy. Can you pls tell me a way where i ...
A: I would use the Liquify filter with the pucker tool and reduce. Be sure to change your brush size ...
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| Vista | 4/14/2008 |
Q: Realize that you stated Photoshop 8.0, but just had a basic question. Do you know if Adobe Photoshop ...
A: 8 unfortunately wont run well on Vista either. Unless you are doing professional end photo ...
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| Vista | 4/13/2008 |
Q: Realize that you stated Photoshop 8.0, but just had a basic question. Do you know if Adobe Photoshop ...
A: 7.0 will not run on Vista, or I should say, won't run well at all. Yes you can install 7 on a Vista ...
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| Reinstalling Photoshop cs3 | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure if anyone can help, but i purchased the Photoshop CS3 Student edition last year. ...
A: Here is the phone number for Adobe customer service. They will be able to assist you with an ...
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| Composite Images | 4/4/2008 |
Q: Am I able to create composite images with the photoshop software? If so, which version should I use? ...
A: You can create composites in all versions of photoshop. However, I would recommend you look into ...
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| saving formats for videos | 4/3/2008 |
Q: How are you doing? I was wondering what format do I save a video file in after I added a filer to ...
A: The format you save in depends completely on what your output source is. If you are going just to ...
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| move tool | 4/1/2008 |
Q: I have a problem with the move tool, it only moves around in the navigation window. I can't get it ...
A: When you say Navigation window, are you referring to the small navigation palette or the main ...
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| on photoshop | 3/27/2008 |
Q: No probs if you can't give your id .but can u send me a mail through these all expert site.Actually ...
A: What I can do is point you in the right direction. Creating a webpage from Photoshop is very easy, ...
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| spherize | 3/24/2008 |
Q: good day sir. i just started using photoshop cs3, the problem is that: i prepared a 1000 px by ...
A: Im guessing that one of two things has snagged you. The first is your color mode, make sure it is ...
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| Photoshop cs 8.0 | 3/23/2008 |
Q: I have Photoshop CS 8.0 I've tried to install maybe 30 different times only to get the same error: ...
A: Access is Denied is a common error which means you do not have privileges to install software and is ...
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| removing background | 3/22/2008 |
Q: i have a tiff file that i am working with & it has a very light gray background, i would like to ...
A: You will have to select the background and delete it. The easiest would be the magic wand tool. ...
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| adobe distiller | 3/22/2008 |
Q: not sure if you can help, we have adobe distiller 5.0 i think is simple question. when we distill ...
A: First, you should be using one of the presets when distilling from PS that solves a lot of problems. ...
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| Watermark | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I wanted to know how I can create a watermark to put into my photos. I have a logo that is avaible ...
A: The easiest way is to drag your jpg file on top of your photo and turn the layer blending mode to ...
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| Contact sheets | 3/4/2008 |
Q: My Co. has decided to make a few of us gate keepers to all the images coming and going out. My ...
A: Sorry Lindsay, What photoshop does is opens in numerical order 1-1, 1-11, 1-12, then goes to 1-2, ...
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| Saving as Gif or JPEG in CS2 (9.02) | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I have Photoshop CS2, version 9.03, and when I go to save as, GIF and JPEG are not an option. And ...
A: Two things come to mind. One, check your color mode and make sure it is RGB, Grayscale, or bitmap ...
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| Photo Image Adjustment In Photoshop (To Much White Light) | 2/29/2008 |
Q: Good Day. I am not an expert in Photoshop. I have a photo of a group that was taken and the photo ...
A: I would use an adjustment layer. This is found in the layers palette. You could use something like ...
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| I can't open photoshop | 2/28/2008 |
Q: I use photoshop CS installed on PowerPC G4 with high specs. today morning when i want to open ...
A: It sounds like you are having a conflict with another application or shared component. If you have ...
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| Bypassing Jpeg Options during actions | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I've tried to create actions for resizing and saving jpegs but even in 'Batch' mode it always stalls ...
A: You need to record your action all the way through the saving process being sure to choose the ...
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| brushes | 2/20/2008 |
Q: When using my feathered brush at 30 percent I'm finding that it leaves, what I can only describe as ...
A: I created my brush with the 30% hardness and it seems to be ok. I thought perhaps it was a bad ...
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| Photoshop CS2 question | 2/17/2008 |
Q: I have a question about drawing straight line with the bruch or pencil tool in PS CS2. I have done ...
A: This is a Mac OS issue, one of the few bugs. Sometimes the keyboard does not work as it should. Try ...
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| Photoshop CS2 question | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I have a question about drawing straight line with the bruch or pencil tool in PS CS2. I have done ...
A: No your files are not corrupt. You are just doing one small thing out of order. Hold the shift key ...
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| converting from RGB to CMYK | 2/13/2008 |
Q: What is the best way to convert an RGB image to CMYK without losing the > color quality? I have an ...
A: There is no way to keep your RGB values when converting to CMYK. It is the nature of the two ...
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| color profile conversion | 2/12/2008 |
Q: .. I shoot on a Canon Mark II in RAW format, and I then process my images down to JPEGs in the ...
A: First, what version of Photoshop are you using? You should be converting these in Photoshop using ...
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| Live Trace- Live Paint | 2/8/2008 |
Q: I'm wondering if Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Illustrator are two different things? If it is just ...
A: Illustrator and Photoshop are night and day. They are definitely not the same product nor have they ...
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| Editing circled pictures | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I don't have Adobe Photoshop but I do have Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition 4.0 and Microsoft's ...
A: Im not familiar with either of those programs, but if you can find a circular selection tool and ...
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| Photoshop to Illustrator | 2/4/2008 |
Q: When I open an image in photoshop, delete the background or white space save and then place the ...
A: Thats what I am running and did it in one shot. Heres what I did step by step, you may be missing ...
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| Photoshop to Illustrator | 2/4/2008 |
Q: When I open an image in photoshop, delete the background or white space save and then place the ...
A: I have recreated your question without problem. So the only thing I can come up with is to make sure ...
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| CS3 version | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I am having problems printing a 43x90 image at 150 res on a ink jet printer. For some reason I can ...
A: Ok, I can easily tell you right now, your file is too large for your printer, unless you are using a ...
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| Component Transfer Error when intsalling | 1/28/2008 |
Q: Kevin, I recently had Photoshop CS 8.0 UNINSTALLED from my computer because it was not being used ...
A: Courtney, You will need to go through and do a manual uninstall. Adobe's uninstaller does not ...
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| inserting images | 1/27/2008 |
Q: This is probably a simple question, but I am new to photoshop. I can make small edits on it here it ...
A: First, open each image in Photoshop as a separate item before you drag them into a new doc. Then ...
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| Photoshop Version 8 - on a Mac Tiger | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I've been opening various photos in Photoshop and I don't seem to be able to use the lighting ...
A: It sounds like you are missing some components from the original install. Step 1: Reset your ...
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| calibration monitor s/ware | 1/23/2008 |
Q: ONLY when opening Adobe CS2 I get a message telling me my monitor is faulty and I should re-run ...
A: Sorry, I am out of answers. I am unaware of any conflicts with CS2 and "monitor calibration ...
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| calibration monitor s/ware | 1/23/2008 |
Q: ONLY when opening Adobe CS2 I get a message telling me my monitor is faulty and I should re-run ...
A: I have never experienced this problem with monitor calibration software, nor have I heard of bugs ...
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| New to editing | 1/20/2008 |
Q: I am a grandma with 10 grandchildren. I have seen photo's you can have done where a child has been ...
A: I would recommend Adobe Photoshop Elements. It is easy to use and doesn't have a lot of the ...
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| Printing true to size | 1/15/2008 |
Q: Last night i created the canvas the same size as the paper i intended to print my save the date ...
A: This is a common mistake, you forgot to take into account your printers image area. Each printer has ...
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| Change a color photo to one color | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have a cymk photo that I need to change into a one color photo using one pms color for a two color ...
A: This has to happen in two parts. First you have to convert this to a grayscale image under ...
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| Colors fade when saving image | 1/9/2008 |
Q: First off... I am very new to Photoshop. I have CS2 and when I open my RAW image and edit it, it ...
A: it is a good idea to calibrate CS2 to your Computer. Heres how you do this: First, go to (PC) the ...
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| Colors fade when saving image | 1/8/2008 |
Q: First off... I am very new to Photoshop. I have CS2 and when I open my RAW image and edit it, it ...
A: The only reasons I could see your photos looking desaturated when saving from Photoshop is because ...
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| Hey:))) | 1/5/2008 |
Q: What`s a channel mask,i can`t seem to understand.
A: I think you mean an Alpha Channel. An Alpha Channel is a saved selection, which you can create by ...
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| Match Color | 1/3/2008 |
Q: At the bottom of the Match Color window there are two windows, Load Statistics and Save Statistics. ...
A: The save statistics saves out your current documents color space and information as a data file. The ...
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| PhotoMerge | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I am having an issue with photomerge. After choosing the file and selecting OK, Photoshop processes ...
A: Are you using Leopard yet? There may be a conflict if you are. I checked the Adobe site for ...
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| callibration | 12/22/2007 |
Q: How do I calibrate printer with CS2? Thanks.
A: There is no easy way to calibrate CS2 with your printer. It can depend on many variables, what ...
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| Adobe Photoshop Help | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to build a certificate in Adobe Photoshop cs2. Are there any certificate templates in ...
A: To change the background color, click the background swatch (normally white) on your tool bar. This ...
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| Grid | 12/19/2007 |
Q: How to draw a grid in Photoshop 7.0
A: The easiest way is to create a pattern and fill your document. If you need this to be a specific ...
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| about skin tone adjustment | 12/18/2007 |
Q: how to change skin tone in different regional people
A: You can create different skin tones by creating color overlays in layers. Mask the color to the ...
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