how to cut out neatly?

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icehalcyon
Sep 17, 2003
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Dear guys,

I’m using photoshop 7.

I wanna learn how can I cut out a circlur shape neatly out from an image so I can save the cut out as a new copy. Here’s an example but I juz dunt know how to do it.
Thx again!

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dave milbut
Sep 17, 2003
have you tried the circular marquee tool? hold the shift key to make the selection a circle. position it. hit crtl-shift-i (invert selection). hit delete.
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LenHewitt
Sep 17, 2003
Slight correction to Dave’s post….

Use the Circular marquee. Hold down ALT+SHIFT to pull the circle out from the centre of the cursor-point. When you have created your selection, CTRL+C to copy, CTRL+N (New), Yes, CTRL+V (Paste).

That way you won’t destroy your original image…
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Phosphor
Sep 17, 2003
Slight added efficiency to Len’s post (heh heh) 🙂

Use the Circular marquee. Hold down ALT+SHIFT to pull the circle out from the centre of the cursor-point. When you have created your selection,

(at this point) select the move tool and hold down the alt key and that will maintain your original and duplicate your circle selection to move wherever you want!

Patty
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JasonSmith
Sep 17, 2003
or when you have your selection, copy, then create new file (which PS automatically sizes to the copied selection), then paste.

Export to whatever file format you need.
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YrbkMgr
Sep 17, 2003
OR… once you have your selection, hit the Add Layer Mask button and you still retain the image but only the part selected shows.

Nifty trick. When you use the circular marquee tool and are drawing your circle, press the space bar and you can move the circle to re-position it without changing the size.

So, Alt-Shift to draw from center, don’t let go, press space bar, readjust, let go of space bar, continue sizing.
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Photo Help
Sep 17, 2003
Don’t forget CTRL+J Duplicate selection to a new layer.

I still think Tony has the right idea with the mask. But that is just because I prefer non destructive editing. Lately I have been using vector masks for specific shapes so I would start with the ellipse tool and convert the path to a vector mask. Raster masks are nice if you need to tweak them with a brush or selection.

Finish up by using the stroke layer style to better define the edge.
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Patty Clarke
Sep 17, 2003
Okay guys, does this mean we’re having another 3 way (a photoshop menage a trois!) It was great for me—I love learning all this new stuff!

Patty
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YrbkMgr
Sep 17, 2003
<chuckle>
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Loren Smith
Sep 17, 2003
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:12:01 -0700, "Patty Clarke" wrote:

Okay guys, does this mean we’re having another 3 way (a photoshop menage a trois!) It was great for me—I love learning all this new stuff!
Patty

And I like to watch
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John R Nielsen
Sep 18, 2003
There’s ALWAYS three ways (at least) in Photoshop!
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MAGNUM357
Sep 18, 2003
WELL I MUST SAY EVERYONE IS CORRECT…CUTE PUPPY!!!
1.SELECT THE ELLIPTICAL(CIRCULAR)MARQUEE TOOL(DO YOUR DIRTY WORK).
2.THEN RIGHT CLICK OVER THE CIRCLE AND SELECT INVERSE.
3.CLICK THE LASSO TOOL THEN EDIT-CUT OR CNTRL+X(SAME THING). THIS WILL DO THAT CUT OUT FOR YOU…AND THERE YOU HAVE IT YOUR THREE WAYS WITH PHOTOSHOP 7.0!!! NOW IF YOU HAVE THE PERFECT CIRCLE BUT A LITTLE OFF JUST USE YOUR ARROW KEYS < > ^ AND DOWN… :::M A G N U M:::
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John Slate
Sep 18, 2003

4. Place in an circular window in a layout program if you have one, and forget about how to do it in PS.

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