At first I thought you meant you couldn’t select it, but apparently you can. After it’s selectd you either Invert your selection and delete, or copy and paste to a new image (hint: copy to clipboard, then do File|New Image and it will produce a size to fit what’s in clipboard). You can also hit the mask button at the bottom of the layers pallet to hide the stuff outside the selection.
You can also hit the mask button at the bottom of the layers pallet to
hide the stuff outside the selection.<<
That’s how I’d do it. Reason being, you won’t harm the original image.
Ed,
True, but it depends on image intent. If it’s destined for web and going to be a JPG, then the utility of the mask becomes lessened.
If it’s destined for web and going to be a JPG, then the utility of the
mask becomes lessened.<<
Rarely use jpg’s, They don’t maintain the appearance like a tif does, eh?
Right, but my point was that intent at some level, drives the optimal way to do it. I use the layer mask more often than not, but depending on what’s going on, I may use a different technique.
And for web work, you can’t use a tif, so.. <shrug>
Hi again,
Apparently I was not able to actually *select* that image with the Elipse tool. It is used to make a layer of choice. How can I make the layer be transparent? It is black by default and hides the whole picture.
Thanks again.
Lior,
Use the elliptical Marquee tool rather than the shape tool to select
It was right in front of me and I was too blind to see it… Thanks a bunch 🙂
You can also try the magnetic lasso.
Another question please…
I have a picture that I wish make smaller. I do not wish to crop it I have it in a given size, say 1024* 864 pixels and I wish to make it now 800*600 pixels.
Is this possible in Photoshop?
If yes, how can I do it please?
Thanks.
And once this elliptical selection is made, then what? It sounds like lior is trying to "crop out" an elliptical area of a photo…
If that is true, wouldn’t it be a whole lot simpler to place the image within an elliptical window in a layout application? (assuming he/she has a layout app).
Might be true John, but as I mentionted earlier in the thread, it really depends on the intent of the image, which has never been enunciated.
Myself, I would never do it in a layout app because my work (image intent) wouldn’t be applicable – of course I have like Illustrator 8 or 9, which I never installed so functionally, I don’t really have a layout app in which to do it. But if you do ONLY web work, is a layout app the best choice? I don’t know.
So one of the things I don’t know about layout apps, for example, is, is there a ‘rendering’ issue? I’ve read that layout apps don’t always render well. The other thing is, unless it’s Illustrator, interoperability may play a larger role, especially for someone who does not yet know how to resize an image – if you get my meaning.
Additionally, we don’t know if he’s just trying to vignette something, or trying to isolate an egg.
I don’t claim to be right, it’s just my perspective <shrug>
Peace,
Tony
Hi again,
Thank-you for the replies.
I was attempting to isolate an egg shaped portion from a rectangular given image. I did this eventually with the Elipse Marquee tool.
Now regarding the resize question please… do I have to control the Pixel Dimension OR the document size on the Image->Image size menu item?
Thanks again:-)
What’s the image for? Is it for web or print?
Hi again,
The image is for printing on a greeting card.
Thank-you.
Another question please,
How do I make an effect of an "old" picture on the edges of the picture? Using filter or layer?
Thanks again.
Lior,
If you re-size an image with re-sampling unchecked, you will still have the same number of pixels after the resize, but it will print at a different size.
If you have "re-sample Image" checked, then pixels will be either created or discarded when re-sizing
What are the re-sample options?
Bilinear, Bicubic…?
What is their significance?
Thanks.
Lior,
What is their significance?<<
It is how Photoshop selects which pixels to delete or how to determine the value of created pixels.
Bicubic is the most ‘accurate’, but the slowest method. Nearest neighbour is best for re-sizing screen shots and other restricted palette images.
What are the re-sample options? Bilinear, Bicubic…? What is their significance?
All of the information you ask about resizing is in the help file and manual.
Thanks again,
Very helpful!!
LIOR
