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Ohh btw if it's blury image from photgrapher, most can be fixed with slight smart blur filter than unsharp mask for generic quick work or web viewing. If it's a photo to be printed then expect to spend 30 mins + (depending on the amount of detail you have to create) with the air brush tool.
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Many things can cause a blurry image, first thing is to decide what it is that casued it. Is it missed Focus from the photographer, dust or atmosphere, bad lighting, bad exposure, bad contrast from the camera, missing or compressed pixels, etc etc etc.
If you talking about the sig with the text, that look like compressed pixels to me what I glanced at it. First make sure you are at 72 DPI beofre saving for web. Also try saving as a .PNG. then if that dont work, you have 2 options one is guranteed the other is hit or miss.
Either try a different font, or the hit and miss try making a new image at 50dpi, and dragging that layer to the new one, then deleting the layer on the orginal sig, then drag the layer back to the orginal. I now it sounds silly to go 72>50>72 but it will not be compressing so many pixels into a small area. the image will still be 72 dpi and so will the text.
Becarefull using sharpen filter or the unsharp mask, you will over sharpen and pixelate text in a hurry when it's that small pixelate looks sorta blurry but I dont think thats whats hapening I think it is pixel compression.
If you talking about the sig with the text, that look like compressed pixels to me what I glanced at it. First make sure you are at 72 DPI beofre saving for web. Also try saving as a .PNG. then if that dont work, you have 2 options one is guranteed the other is hit or miss.
Either try a different font, or the hit and miss try making a new image at 50dpi, and dragging that layer to the new one, then deleting the layer on the orginal sig, then drag the layer back to the orginal. I now it sounds silly to go 72>50>72 but it will not be compressing so many pixels into a small area. the image will still be 72 dpi and so will the text.
Becarefull using sharpen filter or the unsharp mask, you will over sharpen and pixelate text in a hurry when it's that small pixelate looks sorta blurry but I dont think thats whats hapening I think it is pixel compression.
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Originally Posted by ridge
i know its alittle big but are you interested in something like this or something different or what?
But anyways, my Tip for you is when you are Erasing and cleaning up a layer (Like around the tires) Id recommend going 300-400x zoom and then your erasing can be alot more precise, with less precise hand (mouse) movement
DPI= Dots Per Inch (i believe)
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Sorry for teh slow replies, I'm daritng in and out working outside, coming in to the computer for breaks. Anyway..........
Opps my mistake....
In Photoshop it's PPI (pixels per inch). DPI is actually the same thing only Dot is an ink splatter on a piece of paper of the same size.
When you go File>New
a box opens in the Image Size category you have 3 options width / heigth / and resolution. In resolution that tells you the PPI or PCI (pixels per centimeter) I actually have no idea who uses centimeter, must be a europe thing or something.
So choose, pixels/inch and before that type 72. that gives you 72 PPI or DPI.
If you have an existing image, then go to Image>Image Size ther is a resolution box there so you can change later on teh entire project if you need too.
If you using the "Save For Web Option" which you should be for sigs or anything for monitor viewing only. Then it automatically converts the entire document to 72 PPI.
Opps my mistake....
In Photoshop it's PPI (pixels per inch). DPI is actually the same thing only Dot is an ink splatter on a piece of paper of the same size.
When you go File>New
a box opens in the Image Size category you have 3 options width / heigth / and resolution. In resolution that tells you the PPI or PCI (pixels per centimeter) I actually have no idea who uses centimeter, must be a europe thing or something.
So choose, pixels/inch and before that type 72. that gives you 72 PPI or DPI.
If you have an existing image, then go to Image>Image Size ther is a resolution box there so you can change later on teh entire project if you need too.
If you using the "Save For Web Option" which you should be for sigs or anything for monitor viewing only. Then it automatically converts the entire document to 72 PPI.
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Originally Posted by ridge
im using 72 is that bad because they still have a slight blur? also how do i use the air brush i was never told that method
Air brush it in tutorial http://www.eyeforphotos.com/fix_focus.php
If you have time go here, http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshop
you can browse or search and ussually find a tutorial that wil help you.
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I'm still learning PSP myself. I tried a few of PhotoShop apps, but they just weren't for me. I'm more comfortable with Paint Shop Pro (JASC).
[EDIT] BTW, I have a crappy monitor, so could someone with a good monitor tell me what my current sig looks like (clearity)
[EDIT] BTW, I have a crappy monitor, so could someone with a good monitor tell me what my current sig looks like (clearity)
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by jamzwayne
I'm still learning PSP myself. I tried a few of PhotoShop apps, but they just weren't for me. I'm more comfortable with Paint Shop Pro (JASC).
[EDIT] BTW, I have a crappy monitor, so could someone with a good monitor tell me what my current sig looks like (clearity)
[EDIT] BTW, I have a crappy monitor, so could someone with a good monitor tell me what my current sig looks like (clearity)
It looks fine dude.
Ohh hey ridge I just thought of what is hapening to that text in that sig, your using the F150online galleries, when you upload here they have auto compression software that compresses all images. I'd forgot about that unitl mine just did the same thing...
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
It looks fine dude.
Ohh hey ridge I just thought of what is hapening to that text in that sig, your using the F150online galleries, when you upload here they have auto compression software that compresses all images. I'd forgot about that unitl mine just did the same thing...
Ohh hey ridge I just thought of what is hapening to that text in that sig, your using the F150online galleries, when you upload here they have auto compression software that compresses all images. I'd forgot about that unitl mine just did the same thing...
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Thats probably how your viewing the work area.
With the project open in Photoshop, click on view and go to "Actual Pixels" or hit ctrl+alt+0 on the keyboard.
To enlarge it some and still see it all, click on "Fit to Screen" or just Ctrl+0
With the project open in Photoshop, click on view and go to "Actual Pixels" or hit ctrl+alt+0 on the keyboard.
To enlarge it some and still see it all, click on "Fit to Screen" or just Ctrl+0
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Thanks for the info like i said feel free to criticise (sp) or whatever without people telling me what i did wrong i would never now how to adjust... and them sites look like they will be alot of help tonight
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Originally Posted by ridge
Thanks for the info like i said feel free to criticise (sp) or whatever without people telling me what i did wrong i would never now how to adjust... and them sites look like they will be alot of help tonight
Trust me...they will be.
The more you play with the tools and what each tool does, and research what each tool can do, the quicker you'll be able to pick things up on. Try starting a new project (size doesn't matter) and work with one tool at a time. Just to get the "feel" of what that tool can do.
There is some talent on this site, but they wont admit it, so don't be affraid to ask any questions.
[EDIT] The text in the bottom right hand corner of my sig says, "do you see the numbers?" .. meaning the 500X100. I made that text small on purpose. It's like a marketing tool (
) makes people "wonder".
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Originally Posted by jamzwayne
Trust me...they will be.
The more you play with the tools and what each tool does, and research what each tool can do, the quicker you'll be able to pick things up on. Try starting a new project (size doesn't matter) and work with one tool at a time. Just to get the "feel" of what that tool can do.
There is some talent on this site, but they wont admit it, so don't be affraid to ask any questions.
[EDIT] The text in the bottom right hand corner of my sig says, "do you see the numbers?" .. meaning the 500X100. I made that text small on purpose. It's like a marketing tool ( ) makes people "wonder".
The more you play with the tools and what each tool does, and research what each tool can do, the quicker you'll be able to pick things up on. Try starting a new project (size doesn't matter) and work with one tool at a time. Just to get the "feel" of what that tool can do.
There is some talent on this site, but they wont admit it, so don't be affraid to ask any questions.
[EDIT] The text in the bottom right hand corner of my sig says, "do you see the numbers?" .. meaning the 500X100. I made that text small on purpose. It's like a marketing tool (
) makes people "wonder".
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Originally Posted by ridge
yeah if i squint i can read it lol, and i been told that people can trace a whole image of a car just by using the magic wand... how in the hell is this possible? really i want to know because that could be very usefull since it takes shape of alot of stuff.
You can ussually tell when someone has used the wand it ussually looks like crap.
The wand has it's place and might work for a vehicle placed against a solid background and definatly works with chroma-key back drops. Anything else shot outside of a studio has shadows and those are enough to confuse the wand.
My experince 80% of the time the Poloygonal lasso tool combined with Quick Mask mode are the best and with some practice will also become the fastest for you too. Most vehicles I can have completely cut out in less than 2 mins, 5 mins tops on a really really hard one.
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yeah i can cut out a vechile in about 2 mins, sometimes 5 like you said, ive never used quick mask, whats it do hows it work, i just need a quick review of how to use it, like what is it good to be used on?? dark images freshly cut and layered ones and etc??? and how do you do stuff like your sig ive seen where people do that alot using ps and i dont have a clue on how they did it.