Not sure I understand, but… make a new transparent layer and merge it with the layer that has the effects on it?
I think you should try right-clicking on the (f) on the layer which has the effects and selecting "Create Layer".
This will put the drop shadow on its own layer, which can be modified/transformed any way you like.
thanks for answers! Ed’s advise – is what i mean.
but i have about a 40-60 layers!!! 🙂
is there any keyboard shortcut or any way to make an action for this? can’t believe developers of PS haven’t created such a usefull feature 😉
I don’t see why it’s useful. I would rarely do this. Do you need it to import into another program?
You could probably make an action to do it on a layer by layer basis, but for the whole document, probably not. Maybe a script?
it’s useful because i’d rather press 40 times one button, than make new layer, move it down, select both and merge them 🙂 think it’s as useful as "rasterize shape" or "rasterize text" 🙂
i’ll try an action, but i think that layer needs to be named properly first… and in the end we have to rename layers 40 times again 🙁
thanks anyway!
Facinating question…
Send me an e-mail (click my name above) and I will reply with an action I just wrote. (easier than trying to write out the instructions)
I believe it will do what you want and NOT require renaming of the target layer.
~Danny~
Unite,
But why is it useful to you to rasterize the effects? That’s what I was wondering. I have never found it useful to do so.
There are ways to do it with "Current Layer" rather than a named layer. In general, if you choolse you r layer by stepping up from the bottom or down from the top rather than clicking on the layer, then starting to record your action…
Further thoughts…
re:
Maybe a script?
Definitely true. Beyond my ability to script, however :), and perhaps overkill considering an action solution is possible.
You could probably make an action to do it on a layer by layer basis, but for the whole document, probably not.
You are correct that a general purpose action that would work on any image regardless of # of layers is not doable.
But one could build an action that calls the "process one layer at a time and when done move up/down to the next layer" action, say, 5 or 10 times. This would enablee one to knock off multiple layers in a single click. Ass-u-me-tion: All layers in a multiple layer block are candidate layers, that is, not adjustment layer or layers with layer masks that needed to be preserved.
2 Danny Raphael:
I need an action to proceed just with one layer, not the whole document. And I just don’t know how to select previous or next layer in actions. If I only could… 🙂
2 Ed Hannigan:
Personally I need to rasterize effects because I have to add one more effect atop. 🙂 But there are more reasons. For example: I need to know borders of the layer, but effects are not consider as pixels of this layer…
Yoiu can move up and down the Layers palette using the Bracket keys [ ] and Ctrl, Alt or Shift depending what you want to do. This is helpful in making actions but maybe not so much for what you are doing.
I think a script is your only hope. Maybe ask on the Photoshop Scripting forum.
I did it!
Special thanx to Ed!
Here’s my action.
Step by step.
1.Create new layer [it appears above current layer]
2.Move it down. Ctrl+,
3.Select it plus forward layer Shift+Alt+]
4.Merge Selected Ctrl+E
So, you see, guys, I definately CAN proceed with whole document without using a script :))) I just have to add last line in action. "Select previous layer – Alt+["
Okay. I was thinking more that you wanted to batch the action, not do it one document at a time.
By the way, you can create a new transparent layer below the current layer by holding down Ctrl and clicking the New Layer icon on te bottom of the palette. So no need to move the layer.
Thanx a lot! It always easier than you think it is 🙂
I’m happy now and I’ll get drunk today maybe :))) (joke) :))
