How to edit existing gif file using photoshop (CS2)

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Eric_W._Holzapfel
Jan 5, 2008
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Hello Forum,

I have some gif images that I have used for creating tabs on a web page. I downloaded these images from somewhere, and did not create them myself. I would like to change the color of these gif files. They are a nice image, with a gradient applied at the top, and I have a left side gif for the tab as well as an "over" image set for the tab(s) as well.

I use the images in a css file to display the tabs on a web page. The gradient is across the top of the tab, which is a lighter color, almost going to white, and the rest of the tab is a light blue, with left and right top a slight rounded corner. I would like to preserve the gradient appearance, but change the light blue theme to an almost black (#333333) color.

How can I do this in photoshop?

Thanks,
eholz1
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Brett_Dalton
Jan 6, 2008

A) your probably using copyrighted material as your source and really need to rethink this. Unless it was a royalty free sight you could have a big problem.

B) in answer to the practical problem, look at the channel mixer, colour replacement or the best option is looking at rebuilding them from scratch.

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Michael_D_Sullivan
Jan 6, 2008
Open a GIF, convert to RGB/8 mode. For the gradient color change, maybe try desaturating it. I suspect you would do better to create your own, using one you have as a model.
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eholz1
Jan 6, 2008
Hello,

Thanks for the tips, the site is royalty free. I will switch the gif to the RGB/8 mode as suggested, and try my luck.

Thanks for the replies,

eric
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Brett_Dalton
Jan 6, 2008
opps sorry forgot to mention that step. BTW I wasn’t assuming you were ripping off the material, some people just don’t know.

Good luck with it.

BRETT
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patricia_Scott
Mar 11, 2008
One more thing, if this is the case for the gif files, how do you unlock the psd or jpg files. For example, when you get a template that is a graphic and on the graphic there is text like "insert your company name or logo here" then how do you edit that text?
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Raven_Plenty
Mar 11, 2008
If there isn’t a text layer in the layers palette, you can’t edit it. You have to recreate it.
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adobeuser20000
Apr 15, 2008
Hi All

I would like to create an action in CS2 to resize an image to e.g 600 x ? pixels and then save for web at max 149kb .

Any clues? I’ve tried a few different files of different file sizes?(possible cause here) and always end up with different results when using my actions or the image processor.

Is this at all possibleto accomplish in a single step?

Let me elaborate more. On a particular forum where post we are limited to 600 x? pixels and file size no greater than 150 kb. When creating this action in CS2 with different file sizes one lands up with files ranging from 70kb (not as good for viewing) to 149kb(perfect size)or 357kb?(way too big). I’d like to have as close to <150kb for ALL files in the "action"

Is this possible without getting into scripting?

Thanks

Don

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