Modifying a PSD file

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5 total messages Started by Water Cooler v2 Tue, 23 May 2006 19:13

#178

Author: Water Cooler v2
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 19:13

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I have a PSD file that someone has sent me. Some portion of the photo
has been cut or something, I can't tell. I am not a graphics designer.
The portion that I presume has been cut has the gray colored rectangles
on it, the same look when you make a background transparent.

Is there some way I can see the cut out part also?

Re: Modifying a PSD file

#179

Author: Mike Hyndman
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 19:32

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"Water Cooler v2" <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1148411627.319753.182160@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I have a PSD file that someone has sent me. Some portion of the photo
> has been cut or something, I can't tell. I am not a graphics designer.
> The portion that I presume has been cut has the gray colored rectangles
> on it, the same look when you make a background transparent.
>
> Is there some way I can see the cut out part also?

It sounds like the file is corrupted.

MH

Re: Modifying a PSD file

#180

Author: Annika1980
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:39

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>It sounds like the file is corrupted.

Either that or the gray colored part is on it's on layer.
Send me the file and I'll check.

Re: Modifying a PSD file

#181

Author: edjh
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 12:32

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Water Cooler v2 wrote:
> I have a PSD file that someone has sent me. Some portion of the photo
> has been cut or something, I can't tell. I am not a graphics designer.
> The portion that I presume has been cut has the gray colored rectangles
> on it, the same look when you make a background transparent.
> 
> Is there some way I can see the cut out part also?
> 
The gray checkerboard denotes Transparency. That means either part of 
the image has been erased and cannot be reclaimed or it's masked with a 
Layer Mask. Is there an icon to the right of the image icon in the 
Layers Palette? If so, click on it and paint on the mask with white and 
see if some image starts to appear.

-- 
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http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
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http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

Re: Modifying a PSD file

#177

Author: Hunt
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 21:24

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In article <4474523c$0$3701$4d3efbfe@news.sover.net>, edjhann@hotmail.com 
says...
>
>Water Cooler v2 wrote:
>> I have a PSD file that someone has sent me. Some portion of the photo
>> has been cut or something, I can't tell. I am not a graphics designer.
>> The portion that I presume has been cut has the gray colored rectangles
>> on it, the same look when you make a background transparent.
>> 
>> Is there some way I can see the cut out part also?
>> 
>The gray checkerboard denotes Transparency. That means either part of 
>the image has been erased and cannot be reclaimed or it's masked with a 
>Layer Mask. Is there an icon to the right of the image icon in the 
>Layers Palette? If so, click on it and paint on the mask with white and 
>see if some image starts to appear.
>
>-- 
>Comic book sketches and artwork:
>http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
>Comics art for sale:
>http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

Or Shift-click on the Mask icon (if there is one) to temporarily remove it's 
view. Does info on that Layer now become visible? Also, that Layer might be 
larger than the Canvas, and, unless Trimmed, may still be there, just beyond 
what you are able to see. The Canvas acts like a smaller window when the Layer 
size exceeds the Canvas size.

All of this assumes that the PSD is Layered, and that the Layers were 
transmitted to you, along with any Masks, etc.

Hunt

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