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Multiple selections
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| peter 2005-08-18, 11:14 pm |
| I am new to Photoshop. I have several images on several layers in a
file. I want to make an odd shaped selection on one of the images and
move that selection to another file. Then I want to use the exact same
shape to do the same thing to another image on another layer, and
repeat this for all images. How can I do this?
Thanks,
Peter
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| Bill Hilton 2005-08-18, 11:14 pm |
| > Peter asks ...
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>I want to make an odd shaped selection on one of the images and
>move that selection to another file. Then I want to use the exact same
>shape to do the same thing to another image on another layer, and
>repeat this for all images. How can I do this?
It's easy to do this if the files are the same size ... make the
selection on the first file and then save it as an alpha channel ...
Select - Save Selection does this ... leave this file open ... on
subseqent files do Select - Load Selection and for 'document' select
the first file name and for 'channel' select the one you just saved
(give it a meaningful name).
Bill
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| peter 2005-08-18, 11:14 pm |
| Well, they are actually different layers in the same file. They are
different size images, but I want to select the exact same shape and
size from each. I wonder if your method would work in this case?
Thanks,
Peter
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| peter wrote:
> Well, they are actually different layers in the same file. They are
> different size images, but I want to select the exact same shape and
> size from each. I wonder if your method would work in this case?
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> Thanks,
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> Peter
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It would. But you can also just choose Reselect as long as the file has
not been closed. It will give you back the last selection.
But learn about Channels as soon as you can because that's one of the
most powerful features in Photoshop.
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| peter 2005-08-18, 11:14 pm |
| Ok, thanks to both of you!
Peter
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| Bill Hilton 2005-08-18, 11:14 pm |
| > Peter writes ...
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>Well, they are actually different layers in the same file.
Ah, OK ... you faked me out when you wrote "move that selection to
another file" :)
>They are different size images, but I want to select the exact same
>shape and size from each. I wonder if your method would work in
>this case?
Yes, it's even easier staying with the same image since the same
selection will still be active as you switch from layer to layer ...
I'd still recommend saving off the selection as an alpha channel just
in case you hose it up somehow ... the Save Selection and Load
Selection commands mentioned in the first post will save a permanent
copy of the selection and let you re-load it as often as you want, even
after you've closed and re-opened the file (by 'file' I mean the .psd
or .tiff document).
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