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cdncs2newbie

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:55 pm    Post subject: Help with shape selection/cropping Reply with quote

ok really dumb question here!

I can't for the life of me figure out how to crop using a shape from a photo and then to soften the edges???

I know how to select and use invert to crop the outside of the sleected area but I don't want to use a square.



HELP!!!
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lasa

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

An easy way is to use the polygonal tool in short lenghts. Once you have gone al the way around making your selection go up to SELECT / feather and enter 0.3 (as good a starting point as any)

Or look up Quick mask ... on this forum or in PS help.

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cdncs2newbie

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok I did the poly with the eathering but how do I get a perfect shape?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok I think I hav eit now I used..elipse tool..turned it into a path/selection fetaher it and then c&p into a new file Big Grin


also set it up to a fixed size so that I can use it for multiple photos... see all I needed was to be pointed in the right direction!!
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