It happens that you need to open one image at different scales.

For example, for adjustments and tracking changes made.

We will look at the function of opening multiple windows of the same image in Photoshop, which allows you to perform a similar task.

Go to Photoshop and open any image.

For example, I use the following photo (you can download it in good quality):

Choose through the menu: Window - Arrange - New window for "image name" ():

After that, without creating a duplicate, the program will open an additional window of the same image.

Now, for example using (/ Z key), you can create different scaling in the windows and clearly see the changes made when.

In the same way, if necessary, you can open the required number of windows.

For example, I opened the same image in 4 windows to slightly brighten the area with the teeth (brighten the teeth). In the enlarged photo, it is convenient to select the desired fragment, and in the images of different scales you can see how good it is.

Note: using in the " Scrolling in all windows"(Scroll All Windows) you can change the position simultaneously in all windows (more details in the material on the tool" Hand»).

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Muhammad umar

How to quickly open a Photoshop document layer in a new file?

My first question is here,

I have a lot of PSD to work with, in which my main task is:

1. Copy layer / layers
2. Create a new document
3. place / drag them into a new document
4. Crop image to fit
5. Save as PNG file
6. Then reduce their sizes to half and save again

Then, I have to make a hell of a lot of images, so it all takes a long time.

I want to create a shortcut.

Is there a way, if I select on some layers or a layer, a shortcut to automatically open that layer in a separate document?

ckpepper02

First, give a little more clarity to your process. For example, are you copying multiple layers at the same time? Or are you doing one layer at a time? Do you make every layer in your document? Or just certain layers? Are the dimensions you crop the same? or are they different from each other with each layer? All these details will help us narrow down the solution.

Answers

ckpepper02

As I mentioned in the comments, you have to clarify your question in order to get a truly personalized answer.

But, from what you said above, I can help you break your seemingly 6 steps into 3:

1) Copy layer / layers

2) Create a new document

3) place / drag them to new document

Step 1: Duplicate

Do you know about duplicate layers from the context menu?

1. Just select the layer (s) you want to copy into a new document.
2. Right click and select " Duplicate Layers " .
3. When the window appears, select " Create " in the dropdown list of documents.

You can even give the new document a name from this menu.

4) Crop the image to size

Step 2: trimming

Use a tool if necessary Crop . The above Duplicate Layer step will create a file with the same dimensions as the file.

6) Then reduce their sizes to half and save again

Step 3: Save

This can be combined in one step using the command File\u003e Save As Web & Devices (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S).

Here you will get a preview of what it will look like and how it currently looks in Photoshop. This way you can see the compression effects. You can also change the PNG settings to reduce the file size.

These steps should guide you through your workflow, but depending on the more detailed information you provide, you can also create batch action .

PieBie

You can even add a dedicated shortcut to duplicate a new document. Over the years, I've got hundreds of clicks!

oskare

1 to duplicate a new document. Unlike PieBie, I spent 100% of the clicks without knowing it.

Eric

Hotkeys are your friend.

Remember, if you're on a PC, basically any shortcut command button will be your Ctrl button.

I have a very similar photo editing job for e-commerce, and shortcuts are reducing the time taken to work exponentially.

This is how I used to do it. (This part is in your order, not mine, but I explain it further).

1. Copy layer / layers

• Alt + click a layer in the layers palette and drag it up.

2. Submit a new document

• command + n (or ctrl + n)

3.place/drag them into a new document

• This is probably the biggest pain in the but. A new document will open in the same window. You need to pull it out of that window, click on the original document, but make sure you do this so that the canvas of your new document is still visible on the screen. (You are currently in / on an old document) Click on the desired layer and just drag it into your new document.

4. Draw the image to fit

• Does this size always change? You may have configured a preference so that new documents open at the correct size. Otherwise, ctrl (or command) + alt + C will bring up the canvas window, and you can follow the tab and set the size you want. It might be easier to do this part once you make the document, before dragging and dropping the new layer.

5. Save the PNG file

• Ctrl (or command) + alt + shift + s. Once you save it here in the save menu for the web menu as a png file in a specific directory, that file format and directory will become the default save settings when you click that shortcut.

6. Then reduce their sizes to half and save again

• Go back one step. You must do this before you are saved in the first place. Use the canvas size menu I mentioned in step 4 to set the correct aspect ratio. (document height to document width). If you make it smaller, use the image size menu, which is ctrl (or command) + alt + I. This menu works the same as the canvas size ratio, except that the canvas size increases and decreases the size of your canvas. This actually scales everything in your document up or down. Then you save for the web.

Razieru

You must use Smart Object. For instance:

I often use Smart Objects when working with layouts that use repeatable content. Let's say for example I'm working on a homepage design that shows excerpts from my 3 most recent blog posts. They will be the same length and size, so I decided to just repeat the same passage three times to see how it would look in the layout. This is the perfect thing to use Smart Objects.

I would make the first example of a blog - including title, date icon, text, link and separator. Something like that:

Then I will select all these layers in the palette and right click\u003e Convert to Smart Object.

Since it can be reused elsewhere, you will notice that I turned the date icon into a smart object of my own. Yay for nesting! If I double click on it, I get another window with its contents, for example:

Now I can make two copies of the original smart object and lay them out like this:

The payout is simple. Copies act like instances, so updates made to one will be made to all. If I decide to change the titles to red and bold, I can do it once instead of three times. I can easily test various visuals (for example, add a gradient to the entire fragment) and immediately see how it will look in all three cases.

I also use Smart Objects for non-destructive editing. Once something is a Smart Object, you can scale it, rotate it, warp, warp, and use all sorts of filters without losing the original data. You can also change the order of the applied filters, which can be very handy. Filters remain editable and you can deselect them if you decide you don't want them. This type of thing is great for items like a gallery thumbnail set.

You can save the Smart Object to a file on a layer in the Layers window - right click -\u003e Export Content. In the future, after editing this file, you can load the Smart Object manually - right click -\u003e Replace Contents ... and select the edited file from disk.

Instructions

Press CTRL + O if you want to open each photo on a separate tab in the graphics editor window. These "hot keys" replace the choice of the "Open" command in the "File" section of the Photoshop menu and launch the dialog for selecting images to load into the editor. Using this dialog, find the first in your file and click it with the mouse. Then find the second one and also click it, but with the CTRL key pressed. As a result, you will see in the "File name" line the names of both files listed after. In this way, you can open more than two files at the same time. After clicking the "Open" button, the editor will load the ones you have marked, placing each on a separate tab.

Start Windows Explorer if you don't want to use the standard Adobe Photoshop file open dialog. This can be done with WIN + E or by double-clicking the My Computer shortcut on the desktop. Find the folder with photos in the explorer. Position the windows of the open Explorer and Photoshop so that you can drag the selected files from the file manager to the graphics editor window. Then click the file of one of the photos and, pressing the CTRL key, click the second. Having selected both in this way, drag them into the Photoshop window. The editor will understand you correctly and will open both photos in separate tabs. You can use this method to select and drag photos even without a file manager, for example, if they are stored right on your desktop.

If you need to open two photos by placing one inside the other, then you can do this in two steps. First open the first photo by pressing CTRL + O, then select the file you want and click the "Open" button. The editor will load the image, and you open the "File" section in the menu and select "Place" in it. The file selection window will open again and you will need to find the second photo. When you click the "Open" button, Photoshop will load the second image into the same layer as the first photo, while enabling the transform mode for the second photo. To reduce or enlarge the second picture, move the anchor points in the corners of the rectangular selection around the second photo with the mouse, while holding down the SHIFT key. You can reposition the second photo in front of the first by dragging it with the mouse or by pressing the arrow keys. When finished positioning the pasted image, press Enter.