Graphics question
Grant Hogarth
Grant.Hogarth at Reuters.com
Wed Nov 23 08:40:46 PST 2005
<G> Cute, Jefro.
What I wanted was 4 pix (T,B,L,R) that I could add to an anchored frame
as needed without having to tweak the underlying image file, as then I
could reuse the same underlying image in different places in the
document.
What I will have to do now is keep a separate version of each edited
image (plus the master) in my picture folder -- probably about a 30%
increase in the number of files (already over 700) that I have to
track/maintain.
This is true if I use Snagit, Photoshop, or any other editing app.
If I save the Master as a PSD, I can use layers, but I then have to
recreate the layers for each master.
(I know, create/save a "blank" image with the four fade-out layers, and
then add the screencap as a base layer. That is yet another pair of
steps (the images are not all the same size/dimensions, so there is
creation, then resizing, then adjusting focus/visible layers.)
Sub-optimal, but that seems to be the way of the world.
Scripting only works if the hidden/revealed areas are the same in each
image -- which is not true.
Grant
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Jefro:
> Doing it in Photoshop IS saving time & brain strain. :)
Peter Gold:
> If you need to do the same operation to the same
> degree on all the graphics, consider creating a
> batch process in PhotoShop on a directory of
> files. You could write the originals to a
> safe-keeping subfolder, or rename them, while
> keeping the processed copies in the original location.
>
> Perhaps SnagIt offers a batch operation, too?
Caroline Tabach
> Yes,
> Snagit offers excellent batch processes.
> (also a satisfied customer!)
-----Original Message-----
Grant Hogarth wrote:
>Ah well... *sigh*
>Yes, I can do it in Snagit.
>I can also do it in Photoshop --
>I was just trying to save some time/brain strain.
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