Colors like this-How to achieve

[Kraellin]

bart,

thanks

i've pretty much been doing the same things. i just didnt know all the technical stuff about the alpha layer and what was going on there. so, your explanation sounded like something odd to me, where it really wasnt. i also dont use the thumbnails in the layer palette. takes up too much room and i can see the thumbs if i roll the mouse over the individual layers, so i almost always leave them off.

now, i had forgotten about the select color range. i've used it before, but sparingly. i normally just use 'edit selection' to correct my selections, but the color range tool was useful in this one. one question there, though. you have both the add and subtract color in the same window and when you go back and forth between those it seems a bit odd. you always have a color selected so when you switch add to subtract or subtract to add, that color is the one that gets affected as you switch. that's not always desirable. is there a way to keep the thing from changing like that? and is there a way to make cumulative changes, other than hitting ok and doing it again? seems like a good tool that could be made great with some cumulative effects.

craig

[bart_hickman]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

i also dont use the thumbnails in the layer palette. takes up too much room and i can see the thumbs if i roll the mouse over the individual layers, so i almost always leave them off.

I *love* thumbnails in the layer palette. When I'm working, I keep them small-20 pixels or so--I only temporarily blow them up for posts here to simplify explanations. I was glad that feature finally got added in version X.

now, i had forgotten about the select color range. i've used it before, but sparingly. i normally just use 'edit selection' to correct my selections, but the color range tool was useful in this one.

I use both a lot, although I skipped that here. I use select color range to get it close, then finish up with edit selection.

one question there, though. you have both the add and subtract color in the same window and when you go back and forth between those it seems a bit odd. you always have a color selected so when you switch add to subtract or subtract to add, that color is the one that gets affected as you switch. that's not always desirable. is there a way to keep the thing from changing like that? and is there a way to make cumulative changes, other than hitting ok and doing it again? seems like a good tool that could be made great with some cumulative effects.

craig

I know what you mean about the initial view in the "after" window being completely bizarre until you've actally chosen an approriate color and add/subtract selection. The only way I can think of to alter the behavior of the tool like this is to write a script that pre-loads the dialog and lauches it. Then you could put that script in the menu instead of the tool. You make an "add to selection" and "subtract from selection" script.

To make cumulative changes, you have to hit okay and then restart the tool. I have this tool in my toolbar (along with edit selection), so it's just one button click to bring it up again.

Bart

[Kraellin]

thanks bart.

yes, scripting might work for the select color range. and yes, for cumulative, that's all i could find too.

i think of all the additions to psp over the years, edit selection is one of my favorites, with digi noise removal a close second.

ah, change the thumb size. that might be acceptable.

glad someone else here knows and uses psp trying to translate ps into psp gets old real quick. i think we shld picket doug for a psp forum like ps has

craig