Tip 1: How to run an action in Photoshop
Tip 1: How to run an action in Photoshop
The program Adobe Photoshop has a wide rangetools for working with images. The number of possible actions is so great that one can take a lot of time to qualitatively process one photo.
You will need
- Adobe Photoshop.
Instructions
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However, if you repeat a certain set of actions from a photo to a photo, you can combine this algorithm in the so-called "shooter"And add it to the program menu. Run Adobe Photoshop using the shortcut in the Start menu. Find the menu item Window, and in it the Actions section, which opens a window of available programs shooters. To create a new shooter, click on the Create New Action button.
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The parameters window for the item you are creating will open. Give shooterhave a clear name so that you can easilyby one name they could understand what the given algorithm is doing. After clicking on the Record button, the program will begin the process of compiling a new algorithm of actions. If you have Adobe Photoshop software not Russified, then the name of the menu and editing commands will be displayed by other names.
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Do a group of operations that must enter the new shooter. You can stop recording by clicking on the corresponding button, and then restart the process. When finished, stop recording and edit the new one. shooter In the appeared window (if it is necessary).
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To start a new one shooter, go to the list of operations (Actions) and selectthe necessary algorithm. After pressing the play button, all the operations are automatically performed. The action can also be started for a whole list of photos. To do this, on the File menu, click Automate, then Batch, and specify the desired settings in the options dialog box. Choose the right one shooter and start the processing by clicking the Yes button. In general, we can say that a certain shooter in Adobe Photoshop is not difficult, the main thing is to master the basics of working in a software package and be able to navigate in teams.
Tip 2: How to upload effects to Photoshop
Decorate the image with different effectsnot only with the standard tools of the Photoshop editor. For this purpose, you can use additional plug-ins, brushes, shapes, styles, gradients and action.
You will need
- - the program Photoshop;
- - plug-in installation file;
- - files with the extension abr, csh, grd, pat, asl, atn.
Instructions
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One way of imposing effects onAn editable image in Photoshop is the use of additional plug-ins, independent modules that connect to the program to expand its capabilities. The description of their action can be found on Internet resources related to graphic design.
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To connect the plug-in to the image editorDouble-click the installation file that you can download from the developer's site, and follow the step-by-step instructions. If the add-in was installed in the default folder, after running Photoshop, you will be able to find an option to open its window in the Filter menu or in the folder with the name of the developer company that appears in the same menu.
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Upload Effects to a picture it is possible by means of components whichdo not require installation. These include brushes, shapes, gradients, patterns, styles and action. A brush for Photoshop is a small file with the abr extension. To use a new brush downloaded from the design site, turn on the Brush tool, open the palette of the brushes and open the menu by clicking the button in the upper right corner of the palette.
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Use the Load Brushes option and selectfile with a new brush. If you want to add a downloadable brush to a set of ones already open, in the dialog that appears when you download the file, select Append. When you select the Replace option, you replace the set of brushes loaded in the program with samples that are saved in the file being opened. To apply a new brush, click on its icon in the palette of brushes.
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To load a new shape into the graphical editorTurn on the Custom Shape Tool, open the Pattern palette by clicking on the Shape button below the main menu. Call the menu in the same way as when installing the brush, and select the Load Shapes option. The shape file has the csh extension.
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Loading a gradient or pattern is not toodiffers from the addition in Photoshop of the figure. In order to be able to open a new gradient, turn on the Gradient Tool. The gradient file can be recognized by the grd extension.
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To load a new pattern in Photoshop, enablePaint Bucket Tool and select the Pattern option in the settings panel below the main menu. As a result, you will have access to the Pattern palette, in which you can add a new sample or a set of samples, using the Load Patterns option from the palette menu. The pattern file has the pat extension.
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Layer styles make it possible to quickly applyeffect to the image and can be loaded with any tool turned on. You need to call up the menu using the button in the upper right corner of the style palette and select the Load Styles option. Files with styles have the asl extension.
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Effects include actions that containrecord the sequence of application of various Photoshop tools. To load a new action, use the Load Actions option from the Action Palette menu and select the file with the atn extension. If you want to impose an effect on an image using an action, select the name of the sequence of actions you are interested in from the list that can be seen in the palette, and click on the Play button.
Tip 3: What is an action
Increasingly, in Russian there are foreignthe words. From the younger generation, terms that are not understandable to older people are heard. Using such words, a person embellishes his speech, introducing something new. One of them is an action.
It would seem that the word "action" has enoughUnderstandable meaning. In a literal translation from English, action means "action". All that is called this word is characterized by the presence of uncontrollable energy, rapidity, rapid activity of participants, and the action-event itself is the center of activity.
Action movie
Most often the concept of action occurs in the descriptionA genre of cinema that took shape in the 70s of the 20th century in the United States, where one after another on the wide screen came out films about super heroes who alone defeated the enemy and saved the world. Films with a postscript "action" are still mostly militants, less often - a completely different movie - historical, detective. A characteristic feature of the genre: a constant change of actions, endless adventures and chases, skirmishes and fights. Very dynamic and exciting stories refer specifically to the genre of action.Action Games
First there was a movie, and then likeFilms began to be created computer games. On the one hand, almost all games in which there is competitiveness can be attributed to this genre, as their creators at the development stage make sure that the game captures the spirit of the player, carried away by the event. The platform for creating such a game can be quite any. From the player in action games, a lot of attention is required to keep up with the often changing story and situation, to have a quick reaction and the ability to react lightly to the emerging threat. In a word, it will not be boring with such a game, but you will not be able to relax either.Action Painting
In the middle of the twentieth century such a trend appearedpainting, which characteristically reflects the individuality and handwriting of the artist. Most often this is an arbitrary display of the momentary artistic impulse that is displayed in the brush lines on the canvas - this is also a manifestation of the action, but in the visual arts.Action Psychology
In psychology, the word action is anyAn action that leads to active behavior in certain situations. The best example is the behavior of a small child. He does not think about his actions, but acts according to what he feels at the moment.Action-dance
In this dance, sharp and clearmovement, most often by hands and feet. It should be noted that the action-dance for a long time remained outside the dance culture and was considered an element of the subculture, but at the beginning of the 21st century it finally took shape as an independent trend and became a part of dance festivals. The movements of such a dance, despite all their expressiveness and sharpness, should be musical and coincide with the rhythm, the tact of music.Tip 4: How to insert an action in Photoshop
Installing action games in the program "Photoshop"is designed to help the designer or photographer automate the process of image processing, thereby freeing the artist's precious time to perform other operations.
Instructions
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The process of installing the action into the program is extremelyis simple. All you need is to download the action itself, unpack it, copy it and paste it into the C: / Program Files / Adobe / Photoshop CS5 / Presets / Sets / Actions folder.
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Now open the Photoshop itself. In it, click on the "Window" tab -> "Operations". A window opens in which the Action palette opens. Here, select the Load Action command. A window opens in which you need to select the Adobe Photoshop folder you copied to the directory. Now you can see the installed action among others.
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However, for all convenience, find the right action inInternet or on the disk is quite difficult. In this case, you can create your own action. All that is needed for this will be the graphic editor himself. It takes about 15 minutes, during which you will create an algorithm of actions, which you can later apply as an action.
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Record ekshenaOpen in Photoshop the right oneimage (Ctrl + O), then the Action window, as described above. Now you need to start the action file. In the window, create a new set (Alt + F9) and the action in it (the folder icon first appears, then the sheet's image). As a result of the actions, the Record icon will be highlighted in red. From now on, you will record all the actions that you will continue to perform with the image. No need to hurry - regardless of the time that you spend on image processing, in the action all actions will be performed one after another at once.
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Now create a copy of the background layer by clickingcombination Ctrl + J. This is necessary in order to be able to resize the image. To stop recording a macro (action), you need to click the Stop playing / recording button. Actions in the action can be freely swapped, deleted or added new ones.
