Vignette – The command "Feather" is not currently available.

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Kov-Ice
Aug 9, 2004
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Trying to get the ‘Vignette’ Action results in this error using Photoshop CS in WinXP: The command "Feather" is not currently available.

Is there a step or three that I’m not doing before trying to Vignette an image?

Thanks,
Scott
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LenHewitt
Aug 9, 2004
Scott,

Sounds as though there is no active selection area when calling for feather
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Kov-Ice
Aug 10, 2004
Not sure what I’m missing. Taking a simple .jpg, I try ‘Select All’ and then the Action. I’ve tried double clicking to create a layer by renaming the background, and then the Action. I’ve tried ‘Add Layer Mask – Reveal All’ and the Action. Obviously I’m inexperienced, but I can’t find a cure in my searching or reading… Any ideas?
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YrbkMgr
Aug 10, 2004
Kov-Ice,

It’s what Len said. You need to make a selection, ostensibly an oval selection of an area, THEN run the action. The action name is "Vignette (selection)".

Peace,
Tony
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Kov-Ice
Aug 10, 2004
Yikes… It all seems so simple now. I see that the feather command needs room outside the selection to do its thing, which allows me to choose the size and shape of the Vignette. I thought that the Action just fit the Vignette to the size of the picture automatically, I guess. Much better this way. Thanks for bearing with me and my lack of knowledge!
Scott

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