Information bleeding past shapes or clipping paths

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ronviers
Dec 10, 2006
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Adobe Photoshop Version: 9.0.2 (9.0.2×296)
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Hi,
I have a Photoshop (PSD) document that uses ‘shapes’ in the form of jigsaw puzzle pieces to define areas of a bitmap image that will either be displayed or hidden from view. You can see a close approximation of how this is supposed to work here:

< http://picasaweb.google.com/ronviers/PuzzleProject/photo#500 6662602802570322>

This effect is achieved by using two styles. One style is used to knockout to background the pieces that are to be hidden and the other styles is used to a bevel with a rounded contour and a satin finish to the pieces that are to be displayed. You can see the Styles Palette with the two relevant styles, ‘Puzzle show piece’ and ‘Puzzle knockout piece’ along side the layers palette that shows the structure of the shapes with their associated clipping masks and the Style dialogue, here:

< http://picasaweb.google.com/ronviers/PuzzleProject/photo#500 6644679904044098>

You can see the settings in the Style dialogue used for hiding parts of the image here:

< http://picasaweb.google.com/ronviers/PuzzleProject/photo#500 6669530584818786>

You can also see on that same image, and this is the problem, that parts of the bitmap bleed past the edges of the shapes. This occurs if the pieces are knocked out to transparency or to background. Here is the same thing knocked out to background:

< http://picasaweb.google.com/ronviers/PuzzleProject/photo#500 6670097520501874>

I have also tried doing this same project using vector masks with clipping paths rather than shapes but get identical results – bleeding past masks.
Finally, the problem is compounded by adding a drop shadow to the individual smart objects that contain the vectors and other smart objects. You can see that here:

< http://picasaweb.google.com/ronviers/PuzzleProject/photo#500 6670587146773634>

I have tried and tried to fix this problem but I am new to Photoshop and ran out of things to try that made sense early on. Since then I have just be changing things at random with no success.
If you want me to send you small version of the puzzle project then you can provide me your email address privately at (It is about 8MB)

Thanks,
Ron

This is my first question so if I did it incorrectly please let me know.
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YrbkMgr
Dec 10, 2006
From what I can see, your pictures absolutely do not tell the story you are trying to tell. Others may disagree, but I for one can hardly make out the dialog box settings. But from what I can pick out of your message, it doesn’t really matter.

Basically, what you are experiencing is normal behavior of how layer styles work. The layer styles bleed past the masks. I experience it all of the time, only it isn’t critical for my work, only noteworthy.

In your Layer Styles dialog, have you tried using Layer Mask Hides Effect?
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ronviers
Dec 10, 2006
wrote:
From what I can see, your pictures absolutely do not tell the story you are trying to tell. >Others may disagree, but I for one can hardly make out the dialog box settings. But from what >I can pick out of your message, it doesn’t really matter.

You can access a higher resolution version of the images if you click on the link to the right that says ‘Download Photo’ wherein the details can be seen easily.

it isn’t critical for my work

It is to mine

In your Layer Styles dialog, have you tried using Layer Mask Hides Effect?

I have, and it does not help.

Thank you for taking a look,
Ron

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