ptg 414 Chapter 17 The PDF (Portable Document Format) format from Adobe lets you cre- ate individual documents that can be opened by literally any computer or operating system using Adobe Acrobat Reader (free at www.adobe.com ). Photoshop recognizes two types of PDF files: Generic PDF (multiple pages and images) and Photoshop PDF (single image only). If you need to create specialized PDFs, you can create your own PDF presets to make the job easier. Adobe provides standard presets to make PDF creation quick and easy, and you can even create your own customized presets. Creating a PDF Document Create a PDF Document Click the File menu, and then click Save. Enter a name for the file in the File Name (Win) or Save As (Mac) box. Click the Format list arrow, and then click Photoshop PDF. Click the Save In (Win) or Where (Mac) list arrow, and then choose where to store the image. Select the save and color options that you want. Click Save. Select from the general options: ◆ Adobe PDF Preset. Select from predefined compression options (Smallest File Size, recommended). ◆ Standard. Select from various PDF standards with which the file should be compliant (None, recommended). 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 See Also See “Saving a Document” on page 28 for information on the save options in the Save As dialog box. 4 5 2 3 6 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 17 Working with Automate Commands 415 ◆ Compatibility. Select a version of the PDF reader application with which the file should to be compatible (5.0, recommended). ◆ Description. Enter a new description, if desired. Select from the other PDF options: ◆ Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities. Disabled for PDF presentations. ◆ Embed Page Thumbnails. Check to add thumbnails to the presentation (optional; creates larger files). ◆ Optimize For Fast Web Preview. Check to optimize for viewing on the Web (recommended). ◆ View PDF After Saving. Check to view the presentation after it's created. Click Compression to modify compression values (typically not required), Output to set color management and PDF/X (for prepress) options, Security to set passwords and print options, and Summary to review your settings. To cr eate your own presets, click Save Preset, enter a name, and then click Save. ◆ You can access the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box from the Edit menu. Click the Edit menu, and then click Adobe PDF Presets. Click Save PDF to save your PDF document. 11 10 9 8 Creating and Working with Custom PDF Presets If you need to create specialized PDFs, you can create your own PDF presets to make the job easier. Click the Edit menu, click Adobe PDF Presets, click New to create a preset, or select a preset and click Edit (you can't edit the default presets). In the Save Adobe PDF dia- log box, select the options you want (see steps 7-11 for details), name the file and save (if necessary), and then exit the dialog boxes. Adobe PDF presets are saved as files with a ".joboptions" extension, which can be accessed by all CS5 programs using the Load button. Creating a PDF Presentation There are times when you want to create a slide show of your latest summer vacation and distribute it via e-mail or DVD. You have the entire image collection in a folder; it’s ready to go, but you need a format in which to save all of the images so that your relatives, can open them. The answer is PDF (Portable Document Format). Open Adobe Bridge, display the Output workspace, select the files that you want to put into your presentation, click the PDF button, select a template, click the Document option, select a background (White, Gray, or Black), specify how long you want each image to appear on the screen, determine whether to loop after the last page, select transition options, and then click Save. Follow steps 7-11 (in this topic) to complete the process. For Your Information 8 7 10 119 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 416 Chapter 17 Ever wanted to create a panoramic photograph? Panoramas are those great-looking images that incorporate a wide view into one photograph. For example, you want to create a single photograph of a big lake, but the lens on your camera doesn't go that wide. So you start at the left of the lake, and take a photo. Then you move slightly to the right and take another photo, and another, until you have reached the far right canyon wall. So, now you have four or five separate images of a lake, and you want to stitch them together into a single panoramic view. If you have Photoshop, you have what you need to make it happen. Using Photomerge Use Photomerge Click the File menu, point to Automate, and then click Photomerge. Click the Use list arrow, and then select from the following options: ◆ Files. Click the Browse button, and then select the images. ◆ Folder. Click the Browse button, and then select the folder containing all the images. To qu ickly add currently opened files to the list, click Add Open Files. To re move any images from the list, click the file name, and then click Remove. Click one of the layout options: ◆ Auto. Analyzes the images and uses the Perspective, Spherical, or Cylindrical layout. ◆ Perspective. Creates a stretched or skewed effect on the side images. ◆ Cylindrical. Creates a bow-tie effect like an unfolded cylinder. ◆ Spherical. Aligns the layers as if mapped inside a sphere. Great for images that cover 360 degrees. ◆ Collage. Matches overlapping content and transforms source. 5 4 3 2 1 3 4 2 5 3 separate images used as sources for Photomerge. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 17 Working with Automate Commands 417 ◆ Reposition. Aligns the layers and matches overlapping content without transforming source. Select the Blend Images Together check box to create seams between the image borders and match the image color. Clear the checked box to apply a simple rectangular blend to the images. ◆ Vignette Removal. To compensate for darkened corners, usually when using wide-angle lenses. ◆ Geometric Distortion Correction. Allows Photoshop to fix problems caused by wide- angle and fisheye lenses. Click OK. Photoshop merges the images into a single, panoramic document file. 7 6 Single panoramic document 7 Assembled image using the Collage option Did You Know? You can use the following hints for the best results with Photomerge. For the best results, use the following rules of thumb when you take pictures. Overlap images by approximately 25% to 40%, don’t change the zoom distance, keep the camera level, stay in the same position, maintain the same exposure, and avoid using distortion lenses. You can start the Photomerge com- mand from Bridge. In Adobe Bridge, select the images you want, click the Tools menu, point to Ph ot os ho p, and then click Photomerge. 6 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 418 Chapter 17 Merging Images to HDR Use Merge To HDR Pro Click the File menu, point to Automate, and then click Merge To HDR Pro. Click the Use list arrow, and then select from the following options: ◆ Files. Click the Browse button, and then select the images. ◆ Folder. Click the Browse button, and then select the folder containing all the images. To qu ickly add currently opened files to the list, click Add Open Files. To re move any images from the list, click the file name, and then click Remove. 4 3 2 1 2 4 3 Did You Know? You can start the Merge To HDR com- mand from Bridge. Select the images you want, click the Tools menu, point to Photoshop, and then click Merge To HD R Pro. The Merge to HDR Pro command (New!) allows you to combine multi- ple images or different exposures of the same image or scene (i.e., a bracketed exposure). This command takes the best elements of each photograph and combines them to create a single HDR (High Dynamic Range) image with more dynamic range than is possible with a single image, creating 32-bit high-quality digital images. Since several photos will be combined to create a single image, it's important to place the camera on a tripod (so the camera won't move between shots), and then take enough photographs (a minimum of 3) at different exposures to capture all the dynamic range of the scene. You can have Photoshop automatically align the merging images and remove any ghosting due to people moving or misalignment during consecutive shots, or you can do it manually. HDR Pro comes with custom presets—such as Flat, Monochromatic, Photorealistic, Saturated, or Surrealistic—to make it easier to set options. HDR includes faster, smoother exposure adjust- ments. You can even use HDR Pro along with Photomerge—an image stitching feature—for high-quality panoramic images. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 17 Working with Automate Commands 419 Select the Attempt To Automatically Align Source Images check box to let Photoshop try to align the images together. Click OK. If you did not check the option in step 5, specify any of the following options, and then click OK. ◆ Select Files. Select or clear the check box under each thumb- nail to specify which images to use. ◆ Preset. Select a preset, such as Flat, Photorealistic high or low contrast, Monochromatic artistic, and Surrealistic. ◆ Remove Ghosts. Select to remove image ghosts. Ghosts are slight shifts in elements when you take consecutive photos. ◆ Mode. Click the Mode list arrow, and then select a bit depth for the merged image. ◆ Method. Click the Method list arrow, and then select from the available options (vary based on the method): ◆ Exposure. Adjusts the highlight end of the image's tonal scale. ◆ Gamma. Adjusts the image gamma, using a simple power function. Similar to adjusting the midpoints in an image's brightness. ◆ Save Settings. Click the Preset Options button, click Save Preset, type a name, and then click Save. Photoshop attempts to combine the elements of all the images. 7 6 5 5 6 7 Selected files ModePreset Method Remove ghosts Save Settings From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 420 Chapter 17 The Image Processor command in Photoshop allows you to convert and process multiple files without first creating an action, which is something you need to do with the Batch command. The Image Processor options make it easy to convert a set of files to either JPEG, PSD, or TIFF, or all three formats at the same time. When you take a lot of digital pictures, you can process the raw files all at once using the same options. If you are working on a collage with specific size and color requirements, you can use Image Processor to resize images to specific dimensions and embed a color profile or change the color mode to sRGB (the default working space for most Adobe color settings and the one recommended for web and digital camera images). In addi- tion, you can include copyright metadata into any of the converted images. Processing Multiple Image Files Use the Image Processor Command Click the File menu, point to Scripts, and then click Image Processor. Click the Use Open Images option or click Select Folder to select the images or folder to process. You now also have the option to choose to include sub-folders. Select the Open First Image To Apply Settings check box to apply the same settings to all the images. This allows you to adjust the settings in the first image, and then apply the same settings to the rest of the images. Click the Save in Same Location option or click Select Folder to select the location in which to save processed images. You also now have the option to keep the original folder structure when saving. If you process the same file multiple times and save it to the same location, each file is saved with a unique file name so it’s not overwritten. 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 17 Working with Automate Commands 421 Select from the following options: ◆ Save As JPEG. Saves image in JPEG format. ◆ Quality. Enter a quality value between 0 and 12 (3 or 4 recommended for web graphics). ◆ Resize To Fit. Resizes the images to fit the width and height in pixels. ◆ Convert Profile To sRGB. Converts the color profile to sRGB; select the Include ICC Profile check box to save it. ◆ Save As PSD. Saves images in the PSD Photoshop format. ◆ Maximize Compatibility. Saves a composite of a layer image for programs that can’t read layered images. ◆ Save As TIFF. Saves images in the TIFF format. ◆ LZW Compression. Saves TIFF files using the LZW compression scheme. Select from the following Preferences options: ◆ Run Action. Runs a selected Photoshop action. ◆ Copyright Info. Includes file information entered in the IPTC copyright metadata. ◆ Include ICC Profile. Embeds the color profile with the saved image files. To sa ve your settings, click Save, enter a name, and then click Save. To lo ad saved settings, click Load, select the settings file, and then click Open. Click Run. 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 5 6 Batch Renaming Files with Adobe Bridge You can rename files and folders in a batch, or group, to save time. With Bridge, you can select the same settings for all the files you want to process. Launch Adobe Bridge, select the files you want to rename or select a folder in the Folders panel that contains the files you want to rename. Launch the Batch Rename command from the Bridge Tools menu. You will need to decide whether to rename in the same folder, move, or copy the files and choose a destination folder if you choose to move or copy them. Then you can choose how the new file names will look by choosing options from drop-down menus or entering your own text to create file names (click plus (+) to add and minus (-) to remove data options). You can also choose to pre- serve the original file name in the XMP Metadata and choose your preferred operating system compatibility. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 422 Chapter 17 The Fit Image command is a quick way to adjust an image to a specific width and height without changing its current aspect ratio. While the same process can be accomplished using Photoshop's Image Size dia- log box, this way is quicker and works more reliably when used to change the size of an image within an action. Like another one of the Automate commands called Conditional Mode Change, the Fit Image command is designed to work best when incorporated into an action. When the action is executed, the Fit Image command will adjust the image size without opening any dialog boxes or requiring you to answer any formatting questions. Using the Fit Image Command Use the Fit Image Command Open a document. Click the File menu, point to Automate, and then click Fit Image. Enter a Width and Height for the transformation. Photoshop maintains the image's aspect ratio. Click OK. 4 3 2 1 4 3 1 From the Library of Wow! eBook . wide-angle lenses. ◆ Geometric Distortion Correction. Allows Photoshop to fix problems caused by wide- angle and fisheye lenses. Click OK. Photoshop merges the images into a single, panoramic document. presets are saved as files with a ".joboptions" extension, which can be accessed by all CS5 programs using the Load button. Creating a PDF Presentation There are times when you want. cre- ate individual documents that can be opened by literally any computer or operating system using Adobe Acrobat Reader (free at www.adobe.com ). Photoshop recognizes two types of PDF files: