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Effects, Hide All
Menu: Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Effects
Shortcut: – See also: Scale,
Layer Styles
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
Layer styles (effects) that have been applied
to a layer can be temporarily hidden from
view by selecting the Hide All Effects
command (2).
A small ‘f’ icon is displayed on the left end
of any layers that currently have style
applied (1).
The styles can be redisplayed using the
Layer > Layer Style > Show All Effects
command (3).
Hiding the effects ofa picture differs from
clearing them (Layer > Layer Style >
Clear Layer Style), as this option deletes
any effects or styles currently applied to
the layer, rather than just removing them
from view.
Effects, Scale
Menu: Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Effects
Shortcut: – See also: Effects Hide All,
Layer Styles
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Scale Effects command (Layer > Layer
Style > Scale Effects) allows you to alter
the look ofthe styles and effects applied
to layers and text by altering their size
and strength. The Scale slider adjusts
the setting characteristics such as drop
shadow, bevel edges and outline strokes
from 1% ofthe original size up to 1000%.
You can also scale effects with the Scale
Styles option in the Image Size dialog box
(1). These commands are particularly
useful for adjusting the scale of styles and
effects after reducing or increasing the
original image size.
8-bit
Menu: –
Shortcut: – See also: 16-bit, Color depth
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
Standard digital photos contain three
color channels – Red, Green and Blue
(RGB). The vast number of colors we see
in most pictures are created by mixing
various tones of these three primary colors
together.
The number of different tones possible in
each channel is called the color depth of
the fi le. Most photos have an 8-bit color
depth, which means that each channel is
capable of supporting 256 levels of tone.
When you mix this number of tones of
all three channels, it is possible to create
over 16 million different colors in an 8-
bit system.
Some digital cameras can capture pictures
with higher bit modes, providing the
possibility of even more tones per channel
and therefore a greater number of colors
overall.
By default Photoshop creates, enhances
and edits 8-bit fi les, but the program also
has the ability to edit and enhance 16-bit
fi les and, with the release of CS2, make
limited changes to 32-bit fi les
as well.
Moving the tool tip over the
picture surface whilst the Info
palette is displayed shows the
RGB values for each ofthe color channels
(1).
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Embed color profi le
Menu: File > Save for Web, File > Save As
Shortcut: Alt Shft Ctrl/Cmd S,
Shft Ctrl/Cmd S
See also: Color Settings,
ICC profi les
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
A core part ofa color managed editing
system is the ability to save pictures so
that they are tagged or have a color or ICC
profi le attached. The profi le describes the
color space that the picture was created in
and allows the accurate representation of
the colors and tones in the photo on screen
and when printed.
Photoshop allows the saving or embedding
of color profi les (in fi le formats that support
the option) in both the Save for Web (2)
and Save As (1) dialogs. An embedding
or profi le checkbox is contained in each
of these dialogs.
To maintain the completeness ofthe color
management system and the accurate
representation of photos on your and
other systems, ensure that this checkbox
is always ticked.
Elliptical Marquee
Menu: –
Shortcut: M See also: Rectangular Marquee
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
By clicking and dragging the Elliptical
Marquee tool on the picture surface, it is
possible to draw oval-shaped selections.
Holding down the Shift key whilst using
this tool restricts the selection to circle
shapes, whilst using the Alt (Windows) or
Options (Mac) keys will draw the selections
from their centers.
Embedded profi le
mismatch
Menu: –
Shortcut: – See also: ICC profi les
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
This dialog box (1) appears when you open
a picture that has an embedded profi le that
is different tothe one you use for your
working color space. You then have three
options:
Use the embedded profi le – This option
maintains the original color profi le that is
associated with the image.
Convert document’s colors tothe
working space – Selecting this option
makes a conversion between the existing
color space and the one that you have
currently selected as your working
space.
Discard the embedded profi le – This
choice deletes the profi le that
is currently attached tothe
picture you are opening.
The actions that Photoshop
follows when it encounters a
profi le mismatch situation is
governed by the options in the Edit > Color
Settings dialog (2). As a general rule always
select the Ask When Opening item as this
gives you the opportunity to decide which
of the three ‘mismatch’ options is best to
use for the scenario.
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Emboss fi lter
Menu: Filter > Stylize > Emboss
Shortcut: – See also: Filters
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Emboss fi lter, as one ofthe group of
Stylize fi lters, uses the photo to recreate the
look of embossed or beaten metal.
The edges in the picture are used as the
basis for the effect with the three controls
in the dialog providing adjustment over the
strength and quality ofthe effect.
The Angle dial (1) alters the direction ofthe
light used to provide highlight and shadow
lines for the embossing. The Height slider
(2) alters apparent depth ofthe embossing
by increasing the size ofthe shadow and
highlight detail, and the Amount control
(3) varies the contrast and prominence of
the effect.
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After selection Equalize
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Equalize
Menu: Image > Adjustments > Equalize
Shortcut: – See also: Auto Levels,
Auto Contrast
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
A quick fi x that can help brighten up a
dark scanned or underexposed picture
that cannot be improved using features
like Auto Levels.
When you apply the Equalize command
Photoshop redistributes the brightness
values ofthe image’s pixels so that they
more evenly represent the entire range of
brightness levels. It does this by fi nding
the brightest and darkest values in the
image and then adjusts the levels so
that the brightest value is white and the
darkest value is black. It then equalizes the
brightness by distributing the intermediate
pixels evenly throughout the grayscale.
You can also equalize just a selected area of
an image by using one ofthe selection tools
before you go tothe Equalize menu. In this
mode you also have the option of applying
the values within that selected area tothe
whole photo. Equalizing the whole picture
can sometimes overcompensate and darken
the image (1), but making a selection ofthe
important area and then choosing ‘Equalize
entire image based on selected area’ can
produce a better result (2).
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Eraser tool
Menu: –
Shortcut: E See also: Magic Eraser tool,
Background Eraser tool
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS,
CS2, CS3, CS4
The Eraser tool changes image pixels as it
is dragged over them. If you are working
on a background layer then the pixels are
erased or changed tothe background color.
In contrast, erasing a normal layer will
convert the pixels to transparent, which
will let the image show through from
beneath. As with the other painting tools,
the size and style ofthe eraser is based on
the selected brush tip – (1) Erasure with a
hard-edged brush tip and (2) erasure with a
soft-edged brush tip. But unlike the others
the eraser can take the form ofa paint-
brush, pencil or block (Mode in the options
bar). Setting the opacity will govern the
strength ofthe Erasing action.
Apart from the straight Eraser tool, two
other versions of this tool are available
– the Background Eraser and the Magic
Eraser. These extra options are found hidden
under the Eraser icon in the toolbox. The
Background Eraser is used to delete pixels
around the edge of an object.
The tool pointer is made of two parts – a
circle and a cross hair. The Magic Eraser
uses the selection features ofthe Magic
Wand to select similarly colored pixels to
erase.
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Magic Eraser
To use the Background Eraser tool, the cross
hair is positioned and dragged across the
area to be erased, whilst at the same time
the circle’s edge overlaps the edge ofthe
object to be kept. The success of this tool
is largely based on the contrast between
the edge ofthe object and the background.
The greater the contrast, the more effective
the tool. Again, a Tolerance slider is used
to control how different pixels need to be
in order to be erased.
The Magic Eraser selects and erases pixels
of a similar color from a picture. The
selection part ofthe tool works in a similar
way tothe Paint Bucket or Lasso tools in
that pixels are selected based on their color
and tone.
The Contiguous setting forces the feature
to select similar pixels that are adjacent to
each other and the Tolerance value
determines how alike the colors need to be
before they are erased.
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Exclusion blend mode
Menu: –
Shortcut: – See also: Blend modes
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Exclusion blending mode is one ofthe
group of modes that base their effects on
the differences between two pictures.
This option is similar tothe Difference
mode but produces less dramatic and less
contrasty results. When the upper layer is
changed tothe Exclusion mode the result
displays the tonal difference between the
two layers.
The difference is calculated by locating
the lighter and darker pixels and then
subtracting these from either ofthe two
layers producing the resultant color.
Blending with a black top layer produces
no change. Blending with a white top layer
inverses the value ofthe bottom layer.
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EXIF data
Menu: File > File Info, Bridge: View > Metadata Panel
Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd Alt/Opt Shift I See also: Metadata panel,
Filter panel
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
EXIF, or the Exchangeable Information
Format, is a data format that is used for
recording camera capture details and then
displaying them inside software applications
such as Photoshop. The information
recorded by the camera and saved in this
format can include shutter speed, aperture,
camera model, date and time the photo was
taken, exposure mode that the camera was
set to and much more.
There are two places where you can view
the available EXIF data for a picture:
In Bridge EXIF details are displayed as part
of the greater metadata available for the
picture. To display the metadata panel select
the option from the View menu (1).
When working in thePhotoshop workspace
selecting the File > File Info option will
display all the metadata associated with
the picture including the camera-related
EXIF data (2).
In addition, metadata entries can also
be used as a means to sort images in the
content area of Bridge using the options
in the new Filter panel (3).
EXIF data is one part ofa set of metadata
information that can be viewed and, to
some extent, edited and even created
in Photoshop. Other metadata options
include File Properties, IPTC or copyright
information, edit history and any GPS
details.
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Exit command
Menu: File > Exit
Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd Q See also: Blend modes
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
To exit or close thePhotoshop program
select File > Exit or File > Quit for Macintosh
users.
If any fi les are open at the time of selecting
the Exit command, a confi rmation dialog
will be shown asking the user if they want
to save the fi le before quitting or cancel
the action (1).
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Expand selection
Menu: Select > Modify > Expand
Shortcut: – See also: Contract selection,
Refi ne Edge
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
An active selection can be altered and
adjusted using the options listed under
the Select > Modify menu.
One option is the Expand command which
increases the size ofthe selection by the
number of pixels entered into the feature’s
dialog (1).
If the selection incorporates part ofthe
document edge this part ofthe marquee
will not be changed by the command.
In Photoshop CS3 you can also access the
Expand option via the Contract/Expand
slider in the Refi ne Edge (2) feature. The
preview options available in the Refi ne Edge
dialog enable more accurate control over
the Expand settings than using the tool
with just the Expand selection dialog.
Export
Menu: File > Export
Shortcut: – See also: Export – Render Video,
Export – Zoomify
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The File > Export menu contains several
different options for transporting
information created or edited in
Photoshop into formats that can be used
by other programs or displayed on different
hardware. The options are:
Data Sets as Files – Exports the data sets
used in Photoshop fi les that contain data
driven graphics options as fi les suitable for
importing into a database or spreadsheet
program.
Paths to Illustrator – Saves Photoshop
paths as Illustrator documents.
Render Video (CS3) – Allows for the export
of QuickTime video or image sequences. In
Photoshop Extended you can also export
timeline animations with video layers.
Send Video Preview to Device –
Outputs the current image toa Firewire
connected video device using the settings
that were previously set in the Video
Preview dialog.
Video Preview – Allows you to set the
preview options that will be used to display
the current image on a connected (via
Firewire) video device.
Zoomify (CS3) or ZoomView (CS2) –
This option converts the current image
into the components necessary to display
a Zoomify/ZoomView image in a web
browser. The format is designed to deliver
high resolution pictures via the web and
this export option creates the Zoomify/
ZoomView components.
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Export from Clipboard
Menu: Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels
Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd Alt/Opt Shft L See also: Curves, Shadow/
Highlight
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2, CS4
As with most programs that handle
pictures and text, when you copy an item
it is saved in the program’s clipboard.
Photoshop is just the same, so pictures
can be copied, stored temporarily on the
computer’s clipboard and then pasted into
other programs.
To use this option in Photoshop make
sure that the Export Clipboard item is
selected in the Edit > Preferences > General
dialog (1).
As the storing of data on the Clipboard
takes up RAM there is also an option to
remove copied pictures using the Edit >
Purge > Clipboard command (2).
Unlike other applications Photoshop
manages its own clipboard and doesn’t use
the one that is maintained by the operating
system.
Export – Render Video
Menu: File > Export > Render Video
Shortcut: – See also: Export
Version: CS3/CS4 Extended
The Render Video option is available in the
File > Export menu ofthe Extended version
of Photoshop CS3. This feature is designed
to work hand in hand with the video and
animation options in the program.
After importing a sequence of video fi le
footage (File > Import > Video Frames to
Layers) and editing/enhancing the frames
in Photoshop CS3 Extended the fi nal
sequence can be written back toa video
format with this option.
The Render Video dialog (1) has four
distinct sections:
Location – determines the place on your
computer where the rendered footage will
be saved.
File Options – contains controls for the
selecting QuickTime Presets (2), adjusting
QuickTime settings (3), image sequence
variables and document size.
Range – options for selecting all or part of
the image sequence for rendering.
Render Options – specifi es how the Alpha
channel in the sequence is rendered and
the frames rate ofthe resultant video.
Export – Zoomify
Menu: File > Export > Zoomify
Shortcut: – See also: Export
Version: CS3, CS4
Zoomify is an export to web utility used
to create high quality zoomable pictures
that are a fraction of their original size.
Designed for photographers who don’t
want to sacrifi ce the ability to show off
the sharpness and quality of their high
resolution captures for the convenience
of web display, this feature creates all the
necessary web components and saves them
to a single folder and HTML page.
Users can preview the results ofthe
Zoomify conversion by selecting the Open
in Browser option at the bottom ofthe
dialog before clicking the OK button.
Both the folder and display page need to
be uploaded toa web server before being
viewable on the internet.
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Exposure
Menu: Image > Adjustments > Exposure
Shortcut: – See also: HDR, 32-bit fi les
Version: CS2, CS3, CS4
Designed to be used exclusively with the
new 32-bits per channel fi les the Exposure
feature provides a mechanism for adjusting
the contrast and brightness ofthe new
HDR fi les.
The dialog contains three slider controls
plus three eyedropper buttons. The
Exposure (1) slider essentially controls
the highlight and midtone areas ofthe
picture and the Gamma (3) option adjusts
the overall contrast. The Offset control
(2) alters the shadow and midtone areas
without affecting the highlights.
The Eyedropper tools are used to set or ‘peg’
black, white and middle tone values and
can be used in the same way that they are
in the Curves and Levels features (4).
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Extract fi lter
Menu: Filter > Extract
Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd Alt/Opt X See also: Filters
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Extract fi lter was fi rst included in
Photoshop back in version 5.5 ofthe
program; where it was hidden away
under the Image menu. Now the feature
has pride of place in the fi rst section of
the Filter menu and provides users with
a specialist Selection tool that removes
the background from the surrounds of an
object.
The concept is simple: draw around the
outside ofthe object you want to extract,
making sure that the highlighter overlaps
the edge between background and
foreground and then fi ll in the middle. The
program then analyzes the edge section of
the object using some clever fuzzy logic to
determine what should be kept and what
should be discarded, and ‘Hey Presto’ the
background disappears.
The tool provides extracted objects faster
than using the lasso or pen tools as you
don’t need to be as accurate with your
edge drawing, and it defi nitely handles
wispy hair with greater fi nesse than most
manual methods.
Extraction tips
1. When previewing the
results you can refi ne
the edges left by the
extraction process using
the Cleanup and Edge
Touch up tools.
2. Make sure that the highlight slightly
overlaps the object edges and its
background.
3. For items such as hair, use a larger brush
to encompass all strands.
4. Make sure that the highlight forms a
complete and closed line around the object
before fi lling.
5. Use the Smart Highlighting option to
automatically locate the edge between
foreground and background objects and
to adjust the size ofthe highlighter to suit
the clarity ofthe edge.
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Eyedropper tool
Menu: –
Shortcut: I See also: Info palette
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Eyedropper tool is used to sample
colors in a picture. After selecting the tool
click on the color in the picture to set a new
foreground color and Alt-click (Option-
click for Macintosh) for a background
color. The size ofthe area sampled can be
adjusted using the options in the Sample
Size menu in the options bar. Large pixel
samples average the color and tone ofthe
areas they select.
Extrude fi lter
Menu: Filter > Stylize > Extrude
Shortcut: – See also: Filters
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Extrude fi lter, as one ofthe group
of Stylize fi lters, projects the photo
onto a series of extruded shapes that
seem to explode from the middle ofthe
document.
By altering the settings in the fi lter’s dialog
you can choose the shape ofthe extrusions
– blocks or pyramids (1). The size (2) and
depth (3) ofthe extruded shapes can be
set in pixels. Partly completed blocks can
be masked or shown as part ofthe fi nal
image (4).
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Facet fi lter
Menu: Filter > Pixelate > Facet
Shortcut: – See also: Filters
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Facet fi lter, as one ofthe group of
Pixelate fi lters, simulates the look ofa
hand-worked painting by recreating the
photo with blocks of color.
The fi lter contains no controls to alter
the strength or appearance ofthe effect.
Some changes in end results are possible
by altering the image size before applying
the fi lter. The fi ltering process produces
more dramatic results when applied to
low resolution fi les than when used with
pictures with large pixel dimensions.
As the fi lter doesn’t have an image preview
option it may be necessary to fi lter the
picture several times with different
resolution settings before deciding on
the best values to use. Use Edit > Undo to
reverse the last fi lter change.
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Fade command
Menu: Edit > Fade
Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd Shft F See also: Undo
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
The Fade command allows any fi lter or
color change to be reduced in strength
using this Fade control.
In its standard mode the slider in the feature
gradually applies (or takes away) the fi lter’s
effect. Another approach is to use the Fade
option in conjunction with a blend mode
selection (also included in the dialog)
making the fi lter appear as though it’s on a
separate layer to give a completely different
feel. Defi nitely one to experiment with.
The Fade command moved tothe Edit menu
in version 6.0. Users of earlier versions will
fi nd it in the Filter menu.
In the example shown here the Fresco fi lter
from the Artistic menu has created a moody
oil painting (1). The Fade command, set to
Luminosity blend mode, gives added sparkle
in the greens which is further enhanced by
increasing brightness and contrast (2).
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Faux fonts
Menu: –
Shortcut: – See also: Fonts selecting
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2, CS4
Some font families include several different
versions ofthe typeface that you can use in
conjunction with the Type tool. Typically
the typeface options or styles include Bold,
Italic and Bold Italic as well as the standard
Regular faces (1). Each ofthe font faces
shares the same basic letter design but a
different alphabet is installed for each face
option (i.e. a different set of letters for Bold,
Italic and Bold Italic options).
For fonts that don’t have these face or style
options Photoshop has several ‘faux’ font
choices (2) (available from the Character
palette) that can be used as a substitute.
Faux fonts simulate the look of different
font faces and include Bold (3), Italic (4),
Underline (5) and Strikethrough (6).
Favorites panel, Bridge
Menu: Bridge: View > Favorites Panel
Shortcut: – See also: Bridge
Version: CS2, CS3, CS4
The Favorites panel, like all Bridge panels,
is located on the left-hand side ofthe
window.
Along with the standard My Computer,
Adobe Stock Photos, Version Cue,
Collections and Bridge Center (Creative
Suite only) options you can optimize the
list of entries included in the panel to store
your own selections. This is a handy place
to position entries for regularly used folders
of images or project directories. Rather
than repeatedly searching for often used
locations through the Folder panel add
these folders to your Favorites list for
quicker fi le access.
Two quick ways to add locations tothe
Favorites panel are:
1. Locate the directory in the Folders
panel and then click-drag the folder tothe
Favorites panel. Once the folder is dropped
on the panel Bridge will automatically
create a new entry (1).
2. Again locate the directory in the Folders
Panel and then right-click the folder name
and select Add to Favorites from the options
in the pop-up menu (2).
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Feather command
Menu: Select > Modify > Feather
Shortcut: Alt/Opt Ctrl/Cmd D See also: Selections,
Refi ne Edge
Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2,
CS3, CS4
By default most selections are created
with a sharp edge that marks the parts of
the picture that are included within the
selection and those areas that are outside.
When changes are made toa photograph
via these sharp-edged selections the
distinction between edited and non-edited
sections ofthe image is very obvious.
The Feather command softens the
transition between selected and non-
selected areas.
The example shows a vignetting or edge
darkening effect created with a sharp
selection (1) and then the same effect
repeated with a feathered selection (2).
You can feather a selection in two ways:
Before making a selection – Add a
feather amount in the options bar of
the Selection tool before drawing the
selection.
After a selection is created – To feather
an existing selection, draw the selection and
then choose the Select > Modify > Feather
(3) command and add a feather amount in
the dialog that appears. Alternatively CS3
users can use the Feather slider control
in the new Refi ne Edge (4) feature (Select
> Refi ne Edge). This feature provides a
preview ofthe feather effects on the image
or mask and so is preferable to use than the
straight Feather command located in the
Select > Modify menu.
The greater the value used for the Feather
Radius the smoother the transition
will be.
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Fibers fi lter
Menu: Filter > Render > Fibers
Shortcut: – See also: Filters
Version: CS, CS2, CS3, CS4
A useful background creating fi lter,
introduced with Photoshop CS, that
produces a fi ber style effect from the
foreground and background colors. Once
created you can adjust the pattern using
blur and transform tools, as seen here. The
fi lter was been upgraded to work in 16 bits
per channel mode in CS2.
It may come in useful for producing
scratched metal effects, worn wood and
various cloth styles, making it suitable as
another background creator.
The fi lter contains two slider controls
– Variance (1) that controls the contrast
of the fi nal results and Strength (2) that
alters the extent of fi bers in the picture. The
Randomize produces a variety of variations
of fi ber designs (3).
The fi lter does not use any ofthe picture
information in open documents to create
its effect, instead the results are based solely
on the current foreground and background
hues and the settings in the fi lter dialog.
Once you have created your
Fibers picture go to Filter >
Blur > Motion Blur and add a
Horizontal Blur. Then soften
the whole composition with a
slight Gaussian Blur and add
some texture with the Add Noise fi lter to
create a weather look.
FEATHER COMMAND
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Apart from the straight Eraser tool, two
other versions of this tool are available
– the Background Eraser and the Magic
Eraser more.
There are two places where you can view
the available EXIF data for a picture:
In Bridge EXIF details are displayed as part
of the greater metadata available