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davidsmith
Joined: 02 Dec 2008
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 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Running an action on a single layer. Help! |
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I design wedding albums in a third party software which then exports each page spread as a layered PSD. I then like to go in and "polish" each page spread by adding vignettes or other enhancements to each image. Some very simple actions I have no problem with getting to work, however, I can't figure out how to make an action that will run on just the image I have selected and add a vignette to just that image regardless of the image size and shape. I have an action that will do this on a single non layered image but it won't work if the image is in a layered PSD because it tries to add a vignette to the entire document and of course runs into problems. Can anyone help me with creating an action that would add a vignette to a single image in a layered document? I hope I am making sense.
Thanks!
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Rohape
Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 43
Location: Newport News, VA
PS Version: CS3, PSPP X2
OS: XP
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I don't know if I'm fully understanding but this is my thought. I describe this with the impression you know enough that I don't need to spell it all out.
Begin your action with these steps.
1. Create new layer
2. Marquee tool
3. Refine edge or just choose feather before using Marquee tool
4. Fill selected area
5. Stop
You now have an action that will create a vignette on its own layer and you can use it as you wish within the layers.
Hope that helped. If not then I'm lost on what your looking for. 
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