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Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4- P6

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4- P6: Learning Adobe Photoshop is essential to success in digital media industries. Photoshop is a gateway into several related technologies. From digital image acquisition and processing to typography and compositing, Photoshop is often your fi rst introduction. If you can master this program, you can go on to success with several other technologies. With this in mind, it is important to learn Photoshop with one eye on the present and the other on the future. | 138 Chapters Compositing with Layers Flattening Images Remember flattening is permanent. Be 100 percent positive before you discard your layers permanently. Saving a flattened copy is usually a better idea. You can also group multiple layers into a Smart Object by selecting the layers and then choosing Layer Smart Object Convert to Smart Object. You can always edit the Smart Object and extract the layered file. If you need a flattened copy to paste into another document or within your current document use the Copy Merged command. Select an active visible layer and then choose Select All. You can copy all visible items to your clipboard as a single layer by then choosing Edit Copy Merged or by pressing Shift Command Ctrl C. Creating a Panorama By using layers you can take several photos from one location and merge them together to create a large panoramic photo. Many people take an assortment of photos of a subject while holding the camera but it s best to use a tripod. It s important to ensure that you have some overlap between each frame that is to say the adjacent photos share some common subject matter about 15 percent overlap is usually enough. Professional Panoramic Photography Pros know that it s best to use a tripod and slightly move the camera to create overlap. There are even specialized tripod heads that you can purchase from companies like Kaidan www.kaidan.com and Really Right Stuff www.reallyright stuff.com that make leveling and rotation much more precise. Let s try piecing together some photos using the Automation command called Photomerge 1. Choose File Automate Photomerge. Photomerge is a specialized mini- application within Photoshop that assists in combining multiple images into a single photo. 2. Click the Browse button and navigate to the Chapter 8 folder on the book s CD. 3. Select the folder Ch08_Pano select all the files within the folder and then click Open. Creating a Panorama 139 4. There are several Layout options available that attempt