saving selections??????

hi all, im trying to save a complicated selection that i created using the pen tool.

If you use the Pen tool, the path should be in the Paths palette.

what i do is to go to select-save selection. the problem is, when i close photoshop and restart, i can load the image but not my selection(saved as "k1").

You load a selection with the "Load Selection" command.

When you saved the selection, where did you save it? As a channel in the same document? In a new document?

When you saved the file, what format did you save it in? PSD? TIFF? EPS? JPEG? Some formats, such as JPEG and EPS and BMP, do not permit alpha channels. If you save a selection as a channel, then save the file in a format that does not allow alpha channels, the saved selection is gone when you open that file.

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what would you reccomend?
i was trying to save as a tif.

cheers

steve
"Tacit" wrote in message

hi all, im trying to save a complicated selection that i created using

the

pen tool.

If you use the Pen tool, the path should be in the Paths palette.

what i do is to go to select-save selection. the problem is, when i close photoshop and restart, i can load the image but not my selection(saved as "k1").

You load a selection with the "Load Selection" command.
When you saved the selection, where did you save it? As a channel in the

same

document? In a new document?

When you saved the file, what format did you save it in? PSD? TIFF? EPS?

JPEG?

Some formats, such as JPEG and EPS and BMP, do not permit alpha channels.

If

you save a selection as a channel, then save the file in a format that

does not

allow alpha channels, the saved selection is gone when you open that file.
—
Rude T-shirts for a rude age: http://www.villaintees.com Art, literature, shareware, polyamory, kink, and more:
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sorry for the incomplete answer..
i just clicked "save selection – destination – desktop, channel-new saved in tiff format.
the prob is, when i go to "load selection" after i restart photoshop, its greyed out, i cant select it. i cannot see anything in paths either.

thanx

steve

"Tacit" wrote in message

hi all, im trying to save a complicated selection that i created using

the

pen tool.

If you use the Pen tool, the path should be in the Paths palette.

what i do is to go to select-save selection. the problem is, when i close photoshop and restart, i can load the image but not my selection(saved as "k1").

You load a selection with the "Load Selection" command.
When you saved the selection, where did you save it? As a channel in the

same

document? In a new document?

When you saved the file, what format did you save it in? PSD? TIFF? EPS?

JPEG?

Some formats, such as JPEG and EPS and BMP, do not permit alpha channels.

If

you save a selection as a channel, then save the file in a format that

does not

allow alpha channels, the saved selection is gone when you open that file.
—
Rude T-shirts for a rude age: http://www.villaintees.com Art, literature, shareware, polyamory, kink, and more:
http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

oops never mind, i got it.
thanx anyway
steve

"beef & onion crisps" wrote in message

sorry for the incomplete answer..
i just clicked "save selection – destination – desktop, channel-new saved

in

tiff format.
the prob is, when i go to "load selection" after i restart photoshop, its greyed out, i cant select it. i cannot see anything in paths either.
thanx

steve

"Tacit" wrote in message

hi all, im trying to save a complicated selection that i created using

the

pen tool.

If you use the Pen tool, the path should be in the Paths palette.

what i do is to go to select-save selection. the problem is, when i close photoshop and restart, i can load the image but not my selection(saved as "k1").

You load a selection with the "Load Selection" command.
When you saved the selection, where did you save it? As a channel in the

same

document? In a new document?

When you saved the file, what format did you save it in? PSD? TIFF? EPS?

JPEG?

Some formats, such as JPEG and EPS and BMP, do not permit alpha

channels.

If

you save a selection as a channel, then save the file in a format that

does not

allow alpha channels, the saved selection is gone when you open that

file.

—
Rude T-shirts for a rude age: http://www.villaintees.com Art, literature, shareware, polyamory, kink, and more:
http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html