I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since
about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all
Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above
the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the two
,
but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many
instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer. 
All
I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the borde
r,
then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes desire
d.
Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and
Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to 
do
this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Hunt wrote:

> I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Sinc
e
> about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting a
ll
> Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it abo
ve
> the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the t
wo,
> but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many
> instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer
. All
> I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the bor
der,
> then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes desi
red.
> Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and
> Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way t
o do
> this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
> Hunt
>
Ctrl-G?

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In article <IKurc.2347$Hf.1366071@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.com
says...
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>Hunt wrote:
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border,
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desired.
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do
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>Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

Hunt wrote:

> In article <IKurc.2347$Hf.1366071@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.c
om
> says...
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> two,
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> Al
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> border,
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> desired.
> 
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> do
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> No, that's not it.
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That's as close as you can get. There isn't a one step process.

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Hunt wrote:

> In article <IKurc.2347$Hf.1366071@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.c
om
> says...
> 
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> two,
> 
>
> Al
> 
>
> border,
> 
>
> desired.
> 
>
> do
> 
>
>
> No, that's not it.
>
You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get
the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what
you want.

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In article <m3wrc.2350$Hf.1367452@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.com
says...
>
>Hunt wrote:
> 
all 
above 
>That's as close as you can get. There isn't a one step process.

Thank you. Maybe I'll request that function from Adobe for CS.x

In article <z7wrc.2351$Hf.1367491@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.com
says...
>
>Hunt wrote:
> 
all 
above 
>You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get
>the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what
>you want.
>
Unfortunately, Alt-clicking on the New Adjustment Layer icon (I assume that
that is the icon that you are referring to) doesn't do anything. I see the
Adjustment Layer drop-down for a split second, but it doesn't stay, and noth
ing
else happens.

The big drawback with the method that I am now using, besides the extra
clicking, is that I have usually accept an un-corrected Adjustment Layer, as
any changes that I'm likely to make will effect the entire image. In my case
s,
I'm doing selective Adjustment Layer corrections on just my active layer. I 
can
then Alt-click to Link the AL with the correct Layer, and go in and do my
corrections, but it would be very nice to it in a more simple manner.

Thanks for your ideas. I'll continue to play with it and then do a request t
o
Adobe for a new feature.

Hunt

In article <z7wrc.2351$Hf.1367491@newshog.newsread.com>, edjhann@hotmail.com
says...
>
>Hunt wrote:
> 
all 
above 
>You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get
>the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what
>you want.

No - wait! You've got it. If I Alt-click on New AL icon, and then drag the
mouse to the drop-down (pop-up in this case) menu, it stays and I get a New
Layer dialogue box for whichever function I have chosen. In that dialogue bo
x,
I can check, "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" and it's done.

You just saved me a bunch of time - double thanks!
Hunt

Hunt wrote:

> One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above
> the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border
> between the two, but I'm looking for a way to do this in the
> creation process.

Apart from what's already said about the Alt key and the
New AL icon in the bottom of the Layer palette, you can also
have a look inside Keyboard Shortcuts in the Edit menu (of
Photoshop CS only). In there you can define a shortcut for
Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or whatever.
Then all you need to do is to press that shortcut on your
keyboard, check the "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping
Mask" in the dialog box, and you're done.

Xpost to alt.graphics.photoshop and comp.graphics.apps.photoshop.

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Regards
Madsen

Thomas G. Madsen wrote:
> Hunt wrote:
>
> 
>
>
> Apart from what's already said about the Alt key and the
> New AL icon in the bottom of the Layer palette, you can also
> have a look inside Keyboard Shortcuts in the Edit menu (of
> Photoshop CS only). In there you can define a shortcut for
> Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or whatever.
> Then all you need to do is to press that shortcut on your
> keyboard, check the "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping
> Mask" in the dialog box, and you're done.
>
> Xpost to alt.graphics.photoshop and comp.graphics.apps.photoshop.
>
Right, but then potentially you'd have over a dozen actions and their
shortcuts just for this function. Seems so much easier to create an AL
and hit Ctrl-G. Are you sure that shortcut doesn't exist in CS? Or can't
be given to a key in the keyboard shortcuts dialog?

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