james h
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 01:40 AM |
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Photoshop help please!
I have been trying ALL night to get an anti-aliasing effect on an image (originally made in microsoft paint) by using the free trial Photoshop
software.
I am using the magic wand tool to select the edges.
Then I try using the 'refine edge' button which gives me several options, and previews the image as I change them. I get the image as I
want it, i.e. smoothed anti-aliased edges. Then I click OK....
Nothing happens! It goes back to the image as I imported it, with the edges still selected as per the magic wand tool.
So can anybody help me? It is the first time I have used this software, and I can't help but feel that I am missing something really obvious.
Thanks,
James
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 07:54 AM |
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Maybe the obvious answer is that it’s because you are using the trial version
I got Paintshop Pro off limewire
[Edited on 21/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 10:21 AM |
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It's probably the MODE you're in.
Go Image/Mode - then set to RGB.
I think you are currently trying to edit in indexed Mode. *.bmp file are indexed so won't anti-alias. Of course, correct me if I'm
wrong.
Steve
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 11:34 AM |
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U2U saren1986 she is a bit of a wizz with photoshop 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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james h
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:52 PM |
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Ok thankyou, I will give your ideas a try 
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Liam
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 09:33 PM |
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The refine edges tool is only to refine the edges of your selection - doesn't do anything to the image itself! Easiest way to antialias an
image I can think of would be to simply resize the image to, say, 4x original, then resize it back to original. The resampling process will
automatically lead to antialiased edges.
Liam
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james h
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| posted on 22/7/08 at 09:26 PM |
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Bah, still no luck  the only way I have found to do it was to use the refine edge tool and print screen, then paste onto paint then back onto the
rest of my logo. Not satisfactory really, I would appreciate if anybody has a better solution
Thanks
James
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Liam
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| posted on 22/7/08 at 09:46 PM |
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The above didn't work?
Post here, or in your archive, or email me the piccy and tell me what you want done, and i'll do it!
Liam
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