|
|
| Author |
Message |
camarosource
Joined: 21 May 2006
Posts: 17
|
 Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:44 am Post subject: THIS CURRENTLY POSSIBLE? - Display multiple psd inside 1 psd |
 |
|
Not sure how well I can explain this. This is an idea that I would THINK photoshop would have but perhaps I am not aware and have been doing this the HARD way??
* Let's say I am creating a website template which usually consists of a HEADER, FOOTER, (perhaps a LEFT, RIGHT) and a CONTENT center region. What I am CURRENTLY been doing is the following:
Let's say I am working on a Decoder page called Decoder.psd and in order to create the website layout, I create 5 folders in the layers pallete which contain the contents of each region of the layout.
1. HEADER
2. FOOTER
3. LEFT
4. RIGHT
5. CONTENT
Now SURE I can ignore the header, footer... but it makes it MUCH EASIER to work with designing wise when I can see exactly what the finish product will look like in realtime in the same screen. Unfortuntely there is a DISADVANTAGE to this which hense the reason for this posting. If I decide I want to change something in the ie. Header and footer design, I would have to edit each of the psd files individually and basically copy/paste the HEADER and FOOTER layer pallete folders so each of my template pages are updated.
What I am wonder is if there is a way to have say a DECODER.PSD file which only had the contents of the decoder deisgn in the layers pallete, and then be able to SHOW other layer contents (or perhaps just the end result) of another psd file in the design workspace?
Similar to how a FRAME would work in html. You have each layout seperated into individual html files (in this case individual psd files for each part of the layout regions) and DISPLAY other html pages (in this case, other psd contents) in specific areas of the page (In this case the workspace).
This is a feature that SHOULD be in photoshop especially for website designers so I would assume it IS and I am just not aware of??
Thank you! |
|
|
|
|
 |
thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 3987
Location: Cheltenham, UK
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
Sounds to me like you need Layer Comps
_________________
If life serves you lemons, make lemonade! |
|
|
|
|
|
camarosource
Joined: 21 May 2006
Posts: 17
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
| thehermit wrote: | | Sounds to me like you need Layer Comps |
That definitely looks like it could be it but for the life of me I can't seem to get a grasp HOW to do that.. |
|
|
|
|
|
camarosource
Joined: 21 May 2006
Posts: 17
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: |
|
|
Ok after seeing a tutorial of it on youtube, I believe this isn't exactly what I would be able to use. Seems that this is only good for the layers in the current file opened.
For that to work. I would have to have ALL the layouts for the website including the header, footer, left, right, and contents in 1 file. Building the templates could easily consist of 30-50+ layers for each part..
I am more looking for a way to display the contents of other psds inside this file. This WOULD seem good if only it could display EXTERNAL psd file contents in the X-Y axis instead of only the layers in the 1 file opened. |
|
|
|
|
|
thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 3987
Location: Cheltenham, UK
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: |
|
|
OK I see your problem, I'm not sure there is an answer (not one you want anyway) will keep my ears to the ground....
_________________
If life serves you lemons, make lemonade! |
|
|
|
|
|
camarosource
Joined: 21 May 2006
Posts: 17
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
UPDATE: ANSWER FOUND :-)
Posted on another forum and discovered a feature in
Files > Place
It allows you to open a PSD files and place it anywhere in your layout as a single layered Smart Object. You can then easily made edits to that smart layer by double clicking it and will open that Smart Object into a new window where you can make your edits. Then save it and will refect changes in the other PSD that you have the Smart Object in.
Basically it acts like a FRAME.
GREAT FEATURE that has been out since CS3 and I never knew about it. |
|
|
|
|
|
thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 3987
Location: Cheltenham, UK
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Oh my, please remove all my posts from this forum whilst I find a hole to crawl in! I had completely forgot about place even though I occasionally use it for AI. files, as a retoucher I don't have too much need but, doh!
Good job on finding the answer yourself and reporting back.
this message will self destruct in...
_________________
If life serves you lemons, make lemonade! |
|
|
|
|
|
renata
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
Posts: 368
Location: Australia
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hey, I didn't think of it either... |
|
|
|
|
|
thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 3987
Location: Cheltenham, UK
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
It's a big hole renata, jump in! 
_________________
If life serves you lemons, make lemonade! |
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick
Administrator
Joined: 14 Feb 2003
Posts: 11945
Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A.
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impossible to memorize such a complex program. Thanks for replying to this thread, Mike.
