Photoshop :: Action Palette Text Effects
Jan 22, 2009
I wanted to add effects to text. The "help" feature said that the easiest way is to use the text effects in the Action palette.
The instructions were very sketchy. I tried, and didn't see any effect, so I closed that particular file and went on to something else.
Well, I guess I did SOMETHING, because now those effects seem to be permanently stuck ON. I've tried everything that I can think of. I even deleted all effects from the Actions palette (apparently you can restore the defaults later.) No effect!
The effects that are haunting me are "rippling water" and a shadow. Also, if I click anywhere in a .gif with the text tool, instead of creating a new text layer, it "highlights" the entire image.
What can I do?
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Aug 1, 2011
I have downloaded an action (*.ATN) file from a trusted source and saved it in the Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS5/Presets/Actions folder. When I explore this folder via windows it shows the action I saved plus the default actions that came with Photoshop. When I click on "load actions" from the actions pallete I get a message that says the same folder is empty. Under file type it is looking for the correct file type (*.ATN).
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Aug 4, 2012
is it possible to create an action in the action palette which chooses a specific color I want , instead of doing it manually with the magic wand? For example something like "Set selection all blacks"?
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Jun 10, 2013
Is there a filter that yields a triangular poly look to a live action clip with the polys following the natural contour of the imagery...similar to a low res 3D render?
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Feb 11, 2013
At the moment I am in action building a composite. We I am viewing the entire comp via the default camera, I can see all the effects applied to the comp, but when I switch to perspective view. All the effects are gone.
Is there a way to see the effects why in perspective view?
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Aug 25, 2012
Adobe illustrator CS5 on Mac OS X 10.7.4.
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I used to be able to do something like effect->3d-> revolve, then go to the actions panel and bring up the 3D revolve, click on it and edit it again. Now, when I open the actions panel the simple 3d revolve is replace with a long long list of actions of course I can't bring up the 3d revolve effect and edit it.
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I have removed all of the Illustrator prefs in my library file; but, it still does it.
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Feb 27, 2014
I've made a fabulous Smoke Text effect that I then insert the .mov file into Final Cut Pro. The smoke effect I downloaded from the tutorial has a black background and therefore when rendered out, it's a basic white text against a black background. Once in FCP, I have to turn the file's opacity down in order for it to layer over a video file and not black out what I layer over it.
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How can I make the file transparent? A simple toggle of the transparency grid isn't going to do it. I need to make or find a video of smoke that is transparent?
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Mar 21, 2012
Why is there a difference between the text from the soft fx and the text in action? If you look at the attached picture, the 3 lines look slightly different although they shouldn't. The first line was written inside the soft fx.
The second line, with an ugly outline, is the 3D text, and although it's the same font, it looks thinner here.
And the third line, which I think looks a little too soft, is with AA turned on in action.
So why can't I achieve the same look in action, as in the text soft fx?
Smoke 2012 SAP2 SP4
and
Smoke 2013 SP2 (Smoke Classic Keyboard Shortcuts)
Mac Pro 4,1
OS X 10.6.7
12 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
14 TB RAID (Areca)
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Mar 11, 2005
I’m trying to create an action to resize my images, convert to rgb, add some copyright text and save it. The problem is when it gets to the text part it stacks the text one letter on top of another. Very frustrating...
I have a powerbook 1.33ghz with osx 10.3.8 running Photoshop CS. I tried all the usual suspects (pref, plist, fonts,info window, reset tools, etc...) I then created a new Mac OS account, downloaded a trial version of PS so it was completely fresh (except for my computer’s OS) I then created a new action in the new PS with the new account. Same thing the text stacked (This is just the action, the type tool after it is reset works fine.)
I then whipped out my credit card and called adobe (not happy about not being able to fix it myself.) $39 dollars later, I talk to a very nice tech support guy. We isolated the problem down, created a new action with the default text settings ‘typing the word “test” in the middle of the image.’ I then ran this on one of my images, same thing text stacked. I then created a new blank document (5x7 at 300ppi) and ran the action, this time it worked. While the tech guy went to ask someone else a question, I made a new document that was 600ppi, not 300ppi, and ran the action, the text was stacked. When I told the tech support guy this, he tried it on his computer and had the same results. I asked what to do and the tech support guy said I should use two actions one to resize and one to add text. That stinks, I regularly work on hundreds of files at a time and running multiple actions on the same files is very time consuming.
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Dec 17, 2013
I think I may have made a big error. While adding text and applying (experimenting) various "Effects" with the text, I used the garbage can icon to remove the "Effect", thinking it is going to remove the 'Effect" from the text, until I realized I had to remove the "Effect" with the edit button, not the garbage can. Have I now permanently removed the various "Effects" permanently or just off the screen? How do I regain them back onto the menu column? How many "Effects" should be visible in order to have the complete set? This was my first experiment with the lettering effects and hope I haven't lost them forever.Â
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Dec 29, 2007
I have a folder of about 500 photos that were scanned in from old prints (my wife's faimily) of avarious sizes. I would like to write a Photoshop action that will add a border (half an inch) at the bottom if each and print the contents of the "description" field from the file info box in it. Any one have any idea about how to accomplish this?
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Jan 5, 2009
I use an action to add a standard copyright notice which I want to update from 2008 to 2009.
I have tried exporting the action and changing 2008 to 2009 in a text editor and then re-importing the action. The result is that the action palette shows the new year, but the result of running the action is still 2008.
Is there a neat way to make minor adjustments to text in actions, or do I have to re-record that part of the action over again?
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Oct 12, 2004
i've seen lots of t-shirts out there with a blurry text that really messes with your eyes. i've checked a few action download locations but haven't been able to find one yet. i've attached an example of a shirt with the blurred text.
the problem is that it can't be just a regular blur, since it's silkscreened. i think it ends up being a bunch of lines or dots in the text to create the effect.
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Dec 29, 2007
I have a folder of about 500 photos that were scanned in from old prints (my wife's faimily) of various sizes. I would like to add a white border at the bottom of each photo and print the text from the description field of the file info box in it.
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Apr 16, 2012
I'd like to save certain action attributes as text to archive along with adjustment files for archived image group adjustments. how to copy this to clipboard as text?
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Oct 18, 2013
i think it's really hard for me but i have to change the text (Vvcvvcv....) in a Make text layer action.What is the best way using the action palette?
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Jan 31, 2009
Anyway, my quest is to create an action in CS3 that will position and size text (eg. center) as a watermark in any size image. Currently I am creating a copyright symbol, then a text layer and then another text layer and either grouping them in the action or merging them down as created to be in one layer. This works fine as long as I run the action on another file of the same size but when it comes across a different size file the components are all over the place and differently sized.
I gotta admit I don't know a lot about text though. Just thought someone may be able to help me with this one so thanks to all who contribute.
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May 6, 2004
I want to create an action where I create a stop, add text (patient's name for medical photos) which is automatically formatted to my preference of font size, color, etc. I can then hit the action play button to run the remainder of the action command, which will join and size photos from different files for printing. I can do everything but add the patient's name.
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Feb 11, 2005
It makes the text look like it's on a blueprint.
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Oct 6, 2008
Is there a way to create an action in PS CS3 with the ability to type different words in the middle of the action?
For ex, I have a series of steps, then need to save the image to 2 different sizes/resolutions, with a different name. So I want the action to run, stop where I type in the name for the hi-res, continue, then stop where I type in the name for the lo-res, then finish the steps desired.
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Aug 24, 2013
I’m trying to add some text effects over my video, but I’m really stuck right now getting After Effects and Adobe Premier to work together.
From the tutorials I’ve watched online, I’ve been trying to create a dynamic link between the two programs so I could easily create texts and other effects in AE that immediately show up on my timeline in Premier. I've been able to create texts, but whatever I create in AE is not showing up on the Premier timeline. Am I missing a step? Also, when I load up my sequence into AE, all of the color correcting that I’ve done with Looks inside Premier goes away, and the clips appear as they did right out of the camera.
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Sep 6, 2013
I want to prepare mutliple images for press release, that include a small border wtih copyright information.  Simply every photo i work on must be submitted with a small border and the same text indicating copyright on all of them.
I import from light room and use a batch action to create the border.  Thats simple enough, is it possilbe to create an action or script so that can i drop in a text layer into each of the images without a manually copying the layer text and pasting it into each file ... one at a time .Â
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Jan 22, 2013
I'm creating a few PS actions and I wrote a piece of text that I want to show by a "insert stop" rule at the begining of every action.
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Problem is this: when I copy the text (from TextEdit) and go to the dialogue box on Photoshop, text simply doesn't paste. If i have to write it on every single action it will be a neverending work!
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Dec 17, 2013
I use After Effects CC and am having trouble with the 3D camera tracker. Here is a link to the video where you can see my problem.URL....
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The video works fine, until at the end, when the camera moves through the text. When it moves through the text, it starts to "shake" the text. When the camera moves back away from the text, it stops shaking again.
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Sep 10, 2013
I'm working in AutoCAD Map 3D 2014, just upgraded in fact. I'm working with older drawings that had their text added by a trained chimp in simple text (Command: TEXT as near as I can figure). In updating these specification drawings, I'm making fonts the same size, updating material lists, correcting typos and just generally wiping off the banana chunks and drool.
Unfortunately, the properties palette no longer populates with all the text info like it did back in my 2010 version. In fact, the displayed values won't actually change when I select ANYTHING. Except it does go blank if I select something and then hit Ctrl 1 to get the palette.
I've hunted through Customize Palettes and Options under the Tools Menu (Map Classic workspace customized).
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Sep 15, 2011
I have a sample piece of annotative text that I dragged and dropped onto my tool palette. It works perfectly fine in the file I dragged and dropped from, but not in any other file. When I insert in into another file, the text is no longer annotative. I gave the text style a unique name in the file I dragged and dropped from.
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Nov 2, 2012
Is there a way to make all the text in the palettes of illustrator larger?I know you can do it as a setting in photoshop.Is that a program feature or an OS feature?
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May 26, 2013
I am trying to record an action in Illustrator, and most steps work, except when I decide to create a new text layer, I select the type tool, type something into my document, and select another tool to complete the operation, nothing shows up in the action panel, it's as if Illustrator didn't see it. It works fine in Photoshop though.
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Jun 12, 2013
I have CS6 and I can not see the names, eyeball icons, lock icons and arrow icons in the Layers Palette. I see that the layers are there and when I hover my mouse over the layers the names and icon show up but they disappear once I click off the layers palette.
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Sep 20, 2012
I'm trying to record an Action in AI that, when editing text,
(1) goes to the end of the current line ([End]),
(2) goes to the beginning of the current line while selecting the text ([Shift]+[Home]),
(3) applies a swatch,
(4) moves down three lines ([Down], [Down], [Down]), etc.
When I record this in an action, only the Apply Swatch command appears in the Action. Is this just how-it-is or is there a way to record text navigation in an action?
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Mar 26, 2013
I'm using Animate to create a lesson/course and I would like to be able to click on a word in the text and have a new text box open with a definition/explanation of the word clicked. Is there a way to do that in Animate? I haven't been able to figure it out.
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