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| photorock:
It doesn't matter what tool you are using, you have to make a selection before you can use the Free Transform Tool. First click on the Layer (F7 in Windows shows layers menu) you wish to alter, then make a selection with the Marquee Tool or Ctrl A (select the whole Layer) and finally Use the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl T) and Enter. One thing to be aware off, if you start with a low quality image and scale it up in any Bitmap program the image quality will go down. |
| RayB:
OK I know what's going on now dude. First, just ignore everything everyone posted in this thread, cuz it's not relevant to your problem. ;D What's happening is that the Free Form Translation tool is not available when your image in the bottom most layer, which is considered the "background" layer. In this case, just hit CTRL-A which selects ALL, and then CTRL-T for the free form translation tool. That's not very complicated and doesn't involved the marquee tool. ;D The alternative is to make sure you have a new layer when you paste in whatever it is you copied from the other image. And perhaps that's one thing you should get used to... Instead of "dragging" the selection to the other "canvas" just do a copy-paste (CTRL-C then CTRL-V in the other window). ~Ray B |
| photorock:
--- Quote ---OK I know what's going on now dude. First, just ignore everything everyone posted in this thread, cuz it's not relevant to your problem. --- End quote --- What!!! That was uncalled for. ??? --- Quote ---What's happening is that the Free Form Translation tool is not available when your image in the bottom most layer, which is considered the "background" layer. --- End quote --- It is... The free transform tool is allways available on any layer even the Background layer. Most everything in the Edit Menu requires a selection first to be active, including the transform tool. --- Quote ---In this case, just hit CTRL-A which selects ALL, and then CTRL-T for the free form translation tool. That's not very complicated and doesn't involved the marquee tool. --- End quote --- That's what I said and yes it does involve the marquee tool. Thats what makes the selection of everything. The marquee tool Icon may not be highlighted after a Ctrl A but that's the tool used to Select All. The Free Transform tool doesn't work on a selected Empty Layer. --- Quote ---The alternative is to make sure you have a new layer when you paste in whatever it is you copied from the other image. And perhaps that's one thing you should get used to... Instead of "dragging" the selection to the other "canvas" just do a copy-paste (CTRL-C then CTRL-V in the other window). --- End quote --- Not true at all. A new Layer is created when you paste. Creating a new layer when you use the Ctrl C and Ctrl V shortcuts is a waisted step becouse the pasted image/pixels is placed on a new layer. Drag and Drop is a good way to place an image on a selected layer. --- Quote ---I've been using Photoshop for close to 8 years now, and you're comfusing me. --- End quote --- Hmmmmm... 8 years photoshop experience, makes me wonder! ;D |
| Witchboard:
I can't see this coming.... let the pissing match begin. ::) |
| RayB:
--- Quote from: Witchboard on August 10, 2004, 02:27:00 pm ---I can see this coming.... let the pissing match begin. ::) --- End quote --- ;D OK here we go: PhotoRock, please follow these directions exactly and you will see what I described: 1. Go to "NEW" and open a brand new "canvas" (or "window") 2. Look at the layers panel. It will show only 1 layer and it will be labelled "background". 3. Do no click the marquee tool or anything. Hit CTRL-T. Does anything happen? No. 4. Go to EDIT, and look at the Transform menu options. They are greyed out. Now you will say that's exactly what you were saying right? That you HAVE to make a selection first. However this is not true. Only true when PS thinks you're working on the bottom "Background" layer. Proof of this, follow these directions: A. Using the same canvas/window opened before, drag the background layer to the "make layer" icon so that you duplicate it, creating a new layer. B. Now still without making any selections, do steps 3 and 4 from above. See? Now you CAN use the Transform tool without making a selection. And THIS is what is confusing SylentWolf. Sorry if I offended you PhotoRock. Your post was not wrong, but I wanted Sylent to understand the circumstances where PS would allow transform, and where it would not, because that is the problem he was encountering (as I understand it--I could be wrong ::) ) ~Ray B. ;) |
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