Making a Layer Its Own File

GA wrote:

How do I take a layer (say, a photo within a psd) and make it into its own file?

Thanks,

GA

Select copy and paste?

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:08:23 +1000, Rob wrote:

GA wrote:

How do I take a layer (say, a photo within a psd) and make it into its own file?

Thanks,

GA

Select copy and paste?

Is there a way to select just a layer, without having to do it carefully with the select tool? I have a bunch of photos in one psd I want to separate from it.

Thanks,

GA

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GA wrote:

Is there a way to select just a layer, without having to do it carefully with the select tool? I have a bunch of photos in one psd I want to separate from it.

You do not need to make a selection.

Create a new document, then with the Move tool just drag the layer from the old to the new window. That’s all there is to it. Easy as pie; no selection and no copy/paste necessary. 🙂

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tacit wrote:

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GA wrote:

Is there a way to select just a layer, without having to do it carefully with the select tool? I have a bunch of photos in one psd I want to separate from it.

You do not need to make a selection.

Create a new document, then with the Move tool just drag the layer from the old to the new window. That’s all there is to it. Easy as pie; no selection and no copy/paste necessary. 🙂

If you do that then you have to decide what the size of the image is forehand.

If you are on that layer – select – copy – new – then it will automatically make the correct sized "box" with which you can paste the copy onto.

GA wrote:

How do I take a layer (say, a photo within a psd) and make it into its own file?

Thanks,

GA

Easy way: From the flyout arrow on the Layers palette select Duplicate Layer and specify New as the Destination.

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How do I take a layer (say, a photo within a psd) and make it into its own file?

Thanks,

GA

FILE>SCRIPTS>EXPORT LAYERS TO FILES

Alternatively …. seeing we are all offering different ones

:)))

When ‘in’ the desired layer

Ctrl+A – File-NEW – ENTER – Ctrl+V

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How do I take a layer (say, a photo within a psd) and make it into its own file?

Thanks,

GA

FILE>SCRIPTS>EXPORT LAYERS TO FILES

mindesign wrote:

Ctrl+A – File-NEW – ENTER – Ctrl+V

Ctrl+A, Ctrl+N, ENTER, Ctrl+V

🙂

Or make an action.

John Boy wrote:

mindesign wrote:

Ctrl+A – File-NEW – ENTER – Ctrl+V

Ctrl+A, Ctrl+N, ENTER, Ctrl+V

🙂

Or make an action.

Aren’t you guys forgetting one step? How about acutally copying something to the clipboard at one stage? That will make Ctrl+V so much more useful…

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Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

Aren’t you guys forgetting one step? How about acutally copying something to the clipboard at one stage? That will make Ctrl+V so much more useful…

Oh, DUH! Of course you are right! It has become so routine that I can’t even explain.

Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+N, ENTER, Ctrl+V

edjh wrote:

Easy way: From the flyout arrow on the Layers palette select Duplicate Layer and specify New as the Destination.

OMG, I have become stupid from a matter of habit. Thanks for that.

BTW – Would love to learn about Comic Book coloring in Illustrator (or PS). It strikes me as an art in itself.

I have been mucking with my old photos to that end. Yah, losing my mind or something. http://www.digoliardi.net/combined.jpg 🙁

jj wrote:

edjh wrote:

Easy way: From the flyout arrow on the Layers palette select Duplicate Layer and specify New as the Destination.

OMG, I have become stupid from a matter of habit. Thanks for that.
BTW – Would love to learn about Comic Book coloring in Illustrator (or PS). It strikes me as an art in itself.

I have been mucking with my old photos to that end. Yah, losing my mind or something. http://www.digoliardi.net/combined.jpg 🙁

To tell you the truth, I left the comics biz before they were using computers extensively, but I have seen tutorials on the web for coloring comics. I think someone has a book out about it too (who I don’t know)I did do some cartoon coloring in Photoshop for another job I had at a publishing company.

Basically it was a matter of coloring on a layer underneath the line art layer, which was set to Multiply. You don’t have to, but I preferred isolating the line art on a transparent background. In a 4 color press Multiply translates to Overprint, which is what you want.

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edjh wrote:

Basically it was a matter of coloring on a layer underneath the line art layer, which was set to Multiply. You don’t have to, but I preferred isolating the line art on a transparent background. In a 4 color press Multiply translates to Overprint, which is what you want.

I was thinking more of the artistic challenge of making the correct color choices. The mechanics is fairly easy.

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If you do that then you have to decide what the size of the image is forehand.

If you are on that layer – select – copy – new – then it will automatically make the correct sized "box" with which you can paste the copy onto.

When you create a new file, there’s a little trick that many people, even people who have been using Photoshop for a long time, often don’t know.

If you bring up the New dialog, then click on the Window menu and choose a file you already have open, the New dialog will automatically fill in the size of whatever file you have selected.

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tacit wrote:

If you bring up the New dialog, then click on the Window menu and choose a file you already have open, the New dialog will automatically fill in the size of whatever file you have selected.

I love it! Thanks!

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tacit wrote:

If you bring up the New dialog, then click on the Window menu and choose a file you already have open, the New dialog will automatically fill in the size of whatever file you have selected.

I love it! Thanks!

I tried this and it did not seem to work (CS3). Clicking on one of the open files in the Window menu caused the color space setting in the New dialog to change, but neither the size nor resolution settings changed. Might there be a preference setting that’s inhibiting this?

Jason

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