history recall

JT
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justin turner
Sep 6, 2003
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I was working on an image about a week ago, where i did lots of experimentation with different settings and such….and when i was finished and came back to it later, i realized that i had no idea how i got to where i was, and had no way to duplicate the effect i had obtained, for say another image. now i would like to edit a similar image to match the same look…..

so is there a way to view a history of all the commands i used in the process? that way i could create an action. i noticed the actions pallette was erased the next time i came to the image, so should i just write down my steps next time? does it have to be that old school? if im experimenting with an image i certainly cant create an action, because i would have to know beforehand what i was going to do, right?

thanks in advance!

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Sep 6, 2003
"i noticed the actions pallette was erased the next time i came to the image"

I take it that you meant the history palette since actions are saved and do not clear.

You need to remember to review the history and record an action while you are working.

You could always just hit record when you start experimenting and go back and clean up the action when you are done.

writing things down works as well, even if you do record an action it is a good idea to have something to reference if you don’t remember why you did something.
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YrbkMgr
Sep 6, 2003
Jay Arraich has a nifty little Step Log to write down you steps. I never use them but you may find it useful.

<http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_ssteplog1.htm>
JT
justin turner
Sep 8, 2003
thanks!

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