Layers, masks…????

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Nov 24, 2003
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OK, Perhaps one of you Photoshopers can help me. I have PS v7 (for the MAC). I need to do something with some images that I think PS should be able to handle.

I have a graphic image that has three separate areas of pure white. I have this image in giff, fpg & eps formats, and I’m sure I could save it in others if need be. I also have another image file of a photograph in tiff format. Here is what I need to do with them.

I want to superimpose the graphic image over the photo, but I need to treat 3 separate white areas on the graphic image in different ways. The first white area needs to be transparent so that the phote shows through. The second white area can stay white. The third and final area needs to make the photo transparent where it overlays so that the media which it is printed on shows through. It is the last white area that seems to present the biggest problem. One last thing. I hope that there is an easy enough solution to this, so that I can do it over and over multiple times with different photos.

What do you think?

thanks
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notouchy
Nov 24, 2003
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OK, Perhaps one of you Photoshopers can help me. I have PS v7 (for the MAC). I need to do something with some images that I think PS should be able to handle.

I have a graphic image that has three separate areas of pure white. I have this image in giff, fpg & eps formats, and I’m sure I could save it in others if need be. I also have another image file of a photograph in tiff format. Here is what I need to do with them.
I want to superimpose the graphic image over the photo, but I need to treat 3 separate white areas on the graphic image in different ways. The first white area needs to be transparent so that the phote shows through. The second white area can stay white. The third and final area needs to make the photo transparent where it overlays so that the media which it is printed on shows through. It is the last white area that seems to present the biggest problem. One last thing. I hope that there is an easy enough solution to this, so that I can do it over and over multiple times with different photos.

What do you think?

thanks

Open the four neccessarry files. Select all on the first "white area" image. Copy (command [apple]-c). Select the image that will be used for background. Paste (command-p, aka apple-p). Select the white area of this new layer and delete it or use a layer mask. Select second "white area" image. Copy and paste into the "background image" document. Since you don’t mind having white on this layer, leave it. Finally take the last "white area" image, copy and paste into "background image" document. Adjust transparancy of this new layer according to your desire. If you just want the third "white area" to be completely transparent, select it and delete or again use a layer mask.
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edjh
Nov 24, 2003
bt wrote:
OK, Perhaps one of you Photoshopers can help me. I have PS v7 (for the MAC). I need to do something with some images that I think PS should be able to handle.

I have a graphic image that has three separate areas of pure white. I have this image in giff, fpg & eps formats, and I’m sure I could save it in others if need be. I also have another image file of a photograph in tiff format. Here is what I need to do with them.
I want to superimpose the graphic image over the photo, but I need to treat 3 separate white areas on the graphic image in different ways. The first white area needs to be transparent so that the phote shows through.

Select and make a Layer Mask on top image here. Or delete the area but I prefer to use Layer Masks when possible.

The second white area can stay white.

Leave it alone. The paper will show through when you print. Is that what you want? Most printers cannot print white.

The third and final
area needs to make the photo transparent where it overlays so that the media which it is printed on shows through.

Shows through both images, right? So it would be the same as above.

White is transparent for most printers so you need to have that area filled with white on the final file.

If you want this for something other than printing make a Layer Mask for the same area on both layers and save as psd or transparent tiff. This is what I would normally do anyway, then make a second flattened file for final output.

Are you using a page layout program? How you handle files can vary according to program.

It is the last white area
that seems to present the biggest problem. One last thing. I hope that there is an easy enough solution to this, so that I can do it over and over multiple times with different photos.

What do you think?

Whether this can be done in Batch depends on what the graphic image is. Will it be the same in every case? Will sizes/resolution vary from photo to photo. Need more info.
thanks

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