Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Unit H: Improving Productivity

Objectives Use the Image Processor Create and run an action Batch process an action Use the History panel Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Objectives Create a snapshot and use the History Brush tool Clone with the Clone Stamp tool Clone with the Healing Brush tool Experiment with cloning options Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Improving Productivity Photoshop   Provides design and photograph enhancements   Plays many roles in a graphics environment Photoshop workhorse   Many built-in modules   Image processor in a graphics workflow environment Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Using the Image Processor Repetitive tasks workflows   Often found in web environments   Example: Converting images to the same file format Image Processor feature   Quickly converts groups of files to other file formats   Many options available Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Using the Image Processor Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Image Processor dialog box

Creating and Running an Action Actions involve repetition   Save repetitive steps as an action Good practice Saves time   Created, stored   Automatically saved in the Actions panel   Available on the Actions panel for all future files once created Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Creating and Running an Action Smart set of actions   Advantageous for getting work completed quickly Exporting an action   Allows action availability on different computers Copy to a portable file;   Saved file Extension of ATN Loaded from the Actions panel Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Creating and Running an Action Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated New action added to the Actions panel Three commands added to the Invert action

Batch Processing an Action Batch process   Applying an action to an entire folder of images Image Processor primary function   Convert files from one format to another Batch processing   Allows application of a single action simultaneously to multiple images Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Batch Processing an Action Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Batch dialog box

Using the History Panel History panel features   Can quickly revert a file to its first opened state Then bring it back to its current state   Lists the last twenty by default (states) Last state in the list represents last change made to the file   Clicking a state in the list Returns file to that point Can then start working from that state Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Using the History Panel History panel logs each command performed as a new state   Logs specific number of states Saving more states requires more memory to keep the states active File Menu Revert command   Returns file to a previous state Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Using the History Panel Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Viewing states on the History panel

Creating a Snapshot and Using the History Brush Tool History Brush tool (“revert” brush)   Paints using any one of the snapshots as a source Using the History Brush tool   Click the Sets the source for the history brush icon Can paint in artwork from a saved state Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Creating a Snapshot and Using the History Brush Tool History Brush artistic function   Set to a low opacity   Gradually “paint in” artwork from a saved state Tip:   Set History panel to automatically save a snapshot every time artwork saved Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Creating a Snapshot and Using the History Brush Tool Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Viewing the snapshot added to the History Panel Applying the History brush tool to the artwork

Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool Cloning   Copying pixels from one area to another Clone Stamp tool   Brush used to clone pixels   Options: brush size, hardness and opacity Part of cloning   Sample: source of clone   Clone: copied pixels from sample Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool Current & Below sampling option   Used with the Clone Stamp tool   Clone Stamp tool samples artwork from the current layer and all the layers below Aligned option   Available on the Tools panel   Previously sampled items are continued Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool Working “non-destructively”   Considered a Photoshop best practice Applies to cloning Using the Clone Stamp tool   Work in a manner not permanently affecting the original artwork   Current & Below option is key   When needing to clone Create an empty layer above the artwork for the clone Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Viewing the finished artwork Viewing the cloned bird

Cloning with the Healing Brush Tool Healing Brush tool: cloning tool   Sample using the Healing Brush Clone to another   Matches clone to the texture, lighting, and shading of the area being cloned to   Useful for cloning large areas of non- specific data Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Cloning with the Healing Brush Tool Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Viewing the first clone Viewing the finished artwork

Experimenting with Cloning Options Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tool options: both similar Sampling options   Current Layer Samples artwork only on the targeted layer Artwork or adjustments on layers above or below targeted layer not involved in the sample Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Experimenting with Cloning Options Sampling options (cont’d.)   Current & Below Samples appearance of the artwork as a composite of the current layer and all layers beneath it Artwork or adjustments on layers above the targeted layer not involved in the sample   All Layers Samples the appearance of the artwork as the result of all layers in the image Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Experimenting with Cloning Options Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated Viewing the first clone Viewing the second clone

Summary Photoshop workhorse   Many built-in modules   Effective image processor in a graphics workflow environment Photoshop’s Image Processor feature   Quickly converts groups of files to other file formats Smart way to work in Photoshop   Have history panel automatically save a snapshot every time artwork saved Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Summary Cloning   Copying pixels from one area to another Clone Stamp tool   Brush used to clone pixels Cloning parts: sample and clone Working “non-destructively”   Photoshop best practice Includes cloning Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated

Summary Using the Clone Stamp tool   Work in a manner not permanently affecting the original artwork   Current & Below option is key Healing Brush tool: cloning tool Sampling options   Current Layer   Current & Below   All layers Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Illustrated