Photoshop :: Best Way To Combine 8-bit And 16-bit Image Files
Jul 21, 2013
I produce large photographic art prints by combining my own edited 16-bit RAW photo images with 8-bit stock photo images and 8-bit photoshop artwork. I used to just reduce my 16-bit photos to 8-bit and then edit my composite image as 8-bit, but I ran into banding and other problems in the color gradients I created later in my composite image.
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I want my composite image to be 16-bit to get more accurate colors and better gradients. What is the best way to bring 8-bit image files into my composition and maintain best quality? Is it good to convert 8-bit images to 16-bit in PS before importing? I also heard about bringing 8-bit images in as Smart Objects?
I'm trying to combine a monotone image onto a grayscale image to use in my Indesign file. The whole job has to print two colors.  How can I easily make the diaper a PMS color and add it to the grayscale baby and still maintain two colors (PMS + K)  Right now, I'm cheating and combining the PMS diaper onto the grayscale baby in Indesign..... but I really need to have this in Photoshop so I can add shadows to make it more convincing. I tried converting the grayscale to CMYK and deleting all channels but black, didn't work as it took away all the information from the image.  See image below.  (using CS5) Â
i have an jpeg image, & also aminated gif image, how do i place the animated gif image over (in the center of the image) a jpeg image & save it as gif file ??
After assembling the render output of my 3d app in photoshop (32bit) and changing the appearance via several CC layers in different layer modes (e.g. Hue/saturation in Overlay mode) I ended up with my composing for print purposes. The comp is complex, with several masked folders, single masked CC layers and many image layers (some with masks). Now the client wanted me to animate part of the image. No problem I thought. But the trap is of how to assemble the different image sequences (diffuse, specular, reflection, masks, etc, etc). I came up with a PS action which loaded the single images and arranged them in the same fashion as the master file. But now PS doesn't load the incremental images for the batch processing. Images are named in a Diffuse_00001, Specular_00001, ... fashion. Loading the first set works, but from Diffuse_00002 everything goes wrong and PS load the 00001 files (except from one file which loads in the proper incremental way). I can't transfer this stuff to AE as it is much too complex and I do no AE only very little. I guess PS should be capable to solve this batch task, but a simple action via batch seems to fail.
I have three video files. Each has a different frames per second. Each has a different audio format. Each has different bit rates. One has upper field first, one has lower field first.
Im assuming that I cannot simply drop the three files into the time line and produce one output file (obviously with the lowest bit rate and fps).
Do I assume correct? and if so, how does one combine files with vastly different properties to produce one output file?
So what I need to do is to take the following  filename (1) from Folder (A) filename (1) from Folder (B)  Open in Photoshop and run an applescript to combine the two images and save the result to a location.  Then  filename (2) from Folder (A) filename (2) from Folder (B)  Run the batch again and again until all images in the sequence are processed in both folders.  Was looking into an Applescript that may do the job but can't seem to find anything. Happy to look at purchasing a solution if it is available.
I'm brand spanking new to paint.net and I have a question. I have 2 photos that I want to place side-by-side, combined into one image. One will need to be resized to be the same size as the other so the edges will match up. I don't need to do anything else to them, just stick them together and print it as one image.
I am somewhat new to graphic design and have a coreldraw design that needs to go to print. The company's Pre-Press Mgr sent me this message:
the background is made up of a million separate layers that each contain a clipping mask and an image. The file size is huge due to the sheer number of these layers and may have trouble trapping and imaging. The bulk of these layers and images could all be combined in to one composite background image to reduce the file size, trapping issues and imaging issues. You do not want to include vector elements that you want to remain sharp, but for the soft background effects it should be one composite image.
Does this mean to take the layers that make up the background and "Group" them and/or convert to curves?
Just wondering, if I have several seperate idw files and I want to combine them into one master file, is this possible? Would be handy to have all my drawing on one file instead of the 30 or so seperate ones it will become.
what I'm doing right now is trying to erase the background of many different photos and combine them (as different layers) into one image. I finished two layers and just as I was about get going on my third layer, I made a mistake and did something to the threshold. I didn't remember what I had it on (well, it was on the default setting) so i put it back to 141 and decided to continue with my work. but then I realized that I couldn't select anything.
What is the fastest way to take a directory of individual corel files
page1.cdr page2.cdr page3.cdr ... page 50.cdr page 51.cdr page52.cdr  and combine them into one single 52 page coreldraw file for printing/imposition.Â
I need a way for 2 users to work on a pipe network at the same time. I was thinking about creating Data Shortcuts, but I’m looking for a better way to accomplish this. For example, can I export a pipe network created by another user into a master file? (which contains all my networks consolidated together).  I want to work on one part of the network while another user works on another part of the network then combine into a single file so that I reference everything into our P&P sheets.
I am currently trying to combine a color photo frame with a black and white image, but every time I open the frame in "open as layers" the frame turns to black and white as well as the photo. I have no problem when using color photos. Is there a way that I can do this so that my photo frame remains it's original color with the black and white photo inside.
I'm using LR 4.3, and would like to know how to determine which .dat cache files are associated with a certain folder of images. I don't know programming code, and, when I open a .dat cache file, I cannot determine which image file it goes with.  I've noticed that when I remove a folder from Lightroom, the cache files for the images in that folder remain, because the size of the cache doesn't change. I know I can flush the cache, but I don't want to have to reload tons of .dat files already present in the cache.
I've brought two separate images together but the problem is I'm trying to get the first image of a person inside the bird cage which is the second image.
I am looking for someone who can create or combine two images. For example, I have pics of two different person. Now I want to create another image out of the pics that I have. its like, picking the best part of the face then creating another image. If you have any idea on this matter, inform me as soon as u finish reading this.
I need to create a combined image for a web image project. It was requested that I put monster truck tires on a ford model T. Sounded easy enough, but am having difficulties finding images that have been shot at similar angles in order to make both images look like one cohesive unit.
I have taken about 50 images of people walking in a heavily trafficked area. I want to have all the people added together into one image. Each person is to have full opacity.
I started by making an image with no one in the scene using the Median blend mode with a layer stack to remove all the people. Worked fine. Now, I am hoping there is some way to create masks or knockouts of the people in each of the individual images by somehow comparing them to the scene with no people. Some way to mask out or knock out those areas which are different, i.e. the people. I will then stack all the images of the people on top of one another to create a very complicated image showing the volume of traffic.
I was looking at a picture of someone where they took a picture of a pumpkin, and one of themselves, they managed to combine the images so that their face was in the pumpkin, as if they freally had a pumpkin for a head. can anyone direct me on how to do this, it was really cool.
Is there a way to combine two different PDF files into one using Photoshop Elements 10?  For example: The first PDF has 2 pages and the second has 3 different pages. Is there a way to combine them into one 5-page PDF?
I have two Duotone images generated using CS5. One is of some trees, with "holes" cut out where the leaves were (I used a a mask to generate transparent regions where the leaves should be), and another Duotone image of just the leaves. I would like to combine the two, with each Duotone image retaining its unique and different color scheme. If all went well, the leaves would be visible in the transparent "holes" of the tree image. However, when I try combining the two, by dragging one on top of the other, they both take on the Duotone color scheme of the trees image. So I do see the leaves in the "holes", but they have lost their unique coloring. Is it possible to combine these two Duotone images in some manner? The Duotones are saved in the default .psd format.
I know how to combine or merge tow images in Photoshop CS5 Â But if I use images from the Internet, mostly by seaching in Google picture search. The images has different quality, such as colors and lightning. Â Is there a way in Photoshop to combine the colors in two images, so they have the same color tones. So as speak, look like the same quality. Â How do I meassure and compare the colors and light in-side Photoshop.
Yes i could open illustrator and bring art in photoshop. But that's very annoying there are things that i like about photoshop and there are that i like about illustrator so my opinion is to make a new version that have both this way it won't offend people who dont like what i like. Â Photoshop: -line tool is bad. -Lacks much of the basic vector tools, which most are available in illustrator. (line width change, pen pressure dependent, smooth) -choosing color is much easier than illustrator. More sensible -You can more easily draw gradients on shapes. Â Illustrator: -make lines that are trully art of work. -merge, combine seperate shapes just by overlaying them. Â Basically, most tools in PS are great but it lacks a lot in vector area. I also like transform tool. I want all capabilities of illustrator on top of photoshop's but with some improvements at illustrator side. So i don't want adobe to bring bad things about illustrator in photoshop and break it.
open two images photoshop. some objects in one image and put them in the other image. However, I realise that the size of the other image is bigger than the other.
How to combile two picture to become one picture, and there has no line between the two pictures?
the way i do it is, i open a new document in photoshop, add 2 transparent layers and add the two pictures i want to merge, but it looks very funny, coz there is a line in between. i try to use blur but i doesnt' come out the things i want, i still look like 2 separeate pictures.
