i’m not sure what you’re trying to do, but you CAN transform a selection (without transforming what’s selected in the image). under the Select menu, there’s "Transform Selection" that lets you adjust your selection only without affecting the image itself.
I’m trying to add a mask layer to cover black bars on the top and bottom of a pic captured from widescreen footage. The pic is attached to a polaroid template to make the pic look like a polaroid. I’m not attaching the mask first and then rotating the pic b/c the mask isn’t moving when I move the pic. So, I am trying to apply a mask to a pic already rotated, but I am having a hard time outlining a pic that isn’t perfectly squared. What tool would allow me to outline it (marching ants) without having the picture perfectly squared?
Thanks!
Dave have just given you the answer: Select>Transform Selection or use the shortcut Alt+S then T.
This will bring up a bounding box on your marching ants, enabling you to move, expand, rotate etc.
Or, create your rectangular marquee, then right-click in the document window. Choose "Transform Selection " from the contextual menu that appears.
Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool. Click the Lasso tool and hold down. Pick the Polygonal Lasso Tool from the flyout. You can select any area on your image with straight edges at any angle. If you use it in additive mode you can select all of the Pictures on your image and apply the Polaroid filter to all at once.
Hope that helps.
