Photoshop :: The Color Mode Harvester

Apr 10, 2004

Intermediate and advanced members probably know the following technique (beginning users, probably should better first start with learning the tools before trying this):

1) Switch an RGB-image to another color mode (CMYK, CMY, Lab, ...)

2) Copy the channels you find in the other mode and paste them back in the original RGB image as Alpha Channels

What's the purpose of this?

By gathering channels of the same picture in other color modes, it becomes easier to get the best channel for your needs (selecting, masking, etc ...)or just for plain experimentation with other color modes

Why don't people do this:

The hassle of switching to other color modes, the copying, the pasting, ...

So, I made an action for this which gathers all the channels from CMYK, CMY, HSB, HSL, Grayscale, Lab and puts all these channels as alpha channels fully automatic.

WARNING BEFORE USING !!!

1) You should have the HSBHSL fitler installed (which you'll find in the goodies folder of your Photoshop software)

2) You should start out in RGB mode

This action has only been tested in Photoshop CS and Windows XP,

View 4 Replies


ADVERTISEMENT

Photoshop :: Brush Tool Color Mode Vs Layer Color Mode?

Aug 1, 2013

When  using the brush tool what is the difference between using the brush in color mode on a normal layer vs using the brush in normal mode on a color mode layer?

View 5 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Color Mode And Print Mode Grayed-out In Printer Settings

Sep 24, 2012

In the Printer Settings drop down menu both Color Mode and Print Mode are grayed-out. This just happened I cannot think of anything I've done differently.

I'm using OS 10.6.8 and the latest Epson drivers for the 3880. I have re-installed both PS and the Epson drivers. If I print from Acrobat Reader everything seems to work fine, this only is happening in Photoshop CS5.

View 17 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: Could Not Use Color Replacement Tool - Only Works In Full Color Mode

Feb 19, 2013

I have a PSD file open and I added a new layer via the copy command.  I have added a Layer Mask to the new layer and I'm trying to use the Brush Tool with black forground to cover part of the new layer.  I'm following an online tutorial step by step, but when I try to use the Brush Tool I get "could not use color replacement tool because it only works in full color mode".  The Image>Mode is set to RGB. 

View 1 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Which Color Mode In CS4 Is Best To Use For 2-color Project / Grayscale Or CMYK

Mar 21, 2012

The project is a photo montage. It was 4-color, now must become 2 colors. So I've changed each of the original 4-color photos (jpg and eps) into separate psd files (as grayscale/duotone/montage-and assigned it One pantone color)
 
In a new psd "montage"  file, I plan to place each photo on its own layer, adjust tints, transparency, etc, to  create one new montage/flattened.I'm not sure which color mode is best when setting up this new file, CMYK or grayscale?
 
Once the PS  doc is done, the job will be saved as a PDF for 2-color printing.I want to insure the 2 pantone colors separate properly at press.

View 3 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Slowdown Under RGB Color Mode?

Jun 29, 2013

For some unknown reason i get a slowdown when using RGB color mode, brushes, even 1px sized brushes trail behind the cursor and makes it rather slow and rather problematic to draw and paint.When i change to any of the other modes, greyscale, cmyk, etc; this slowdown doesn't occur at all which results in no slowdown.
 
Yesterday, painting with 1000px brushes in rgb mode didn't even give a noticeable slowdown which is very weird. So the issue has to have happend today.
 
I  got
 
Intel core i5 2.5Ghz
8,00 gb Ram    
64bit
AMD Radeon HD 7670M 2gb ram 900Mhz
 
on photoshop Cs5/Cs5.1

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: How To Edit 3D Texture Color In HEX Mode

Nov 28, 2013

How I can edit 3d texture color in HEX mode [Texture Edit Panel]? There is no HEX mode Option.

View 1 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Color In Gray Scale Mode

Apr 23, 2012

I draw comics digitally in Photoshop, working in Gray scale mode to reduce file size (I work very high-res).  Is it possible to make Photoshop display certain layers in color, without switching to either CMYK or RGB mode?

View 17 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Difference Between CYMK And RGB Color Mode?

Apr 1, 2004

What are the difference between using cymk color mode

and rgb color mode.

I noticed that it seems that you can't apply some filiters when the mode is cymk(or is it cmyk)...

View 6 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Blending Mode To Color Data?

Dec 6, 2008

I have two images on two layers, the one which is on the top has a blending mode set to it (hard light for example) and opacity at about 70%.

What I would like to do, is to save that image (which is on the top) so, that every time I combine those two images, I would get the same result. (By combining I mean applying those images on top of each other outside of photoshop.)

The opacity is not a problem - I can save the image as 32 bit bmp (8 bit alpha channel right?)

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: CMYK Color Mode

Aug 29, 2012

I need to create a document, which i want to print, in CMYK mode, but this is not possible on Photoshop elements 5. Apparently Photoshop doesn't support CMYK. Some of my colleagues are graphic designer who also work with Photoshop and they say, that CMYK is always available... I don't understand why it's not available on my software. Do i need to change the setting or something?

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: Does 12 Have CMYK Color Mode

Jan 19, 2014

Does Photshop Elements 12 have a CMYK color mode?

View 8 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Changed Mode Of RGB Image To HSB Color Model

Sep 1, 2013

I changed the mode of a RGB image to HSB color model then copy and paste hue channel as a layer to the original RGB image ...After changing the blend mode of the hue layer to the hue blend mode..I can't see my original RGB image.

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Setting Layer To Color Dodge Mode Does

Feb 21, 2008

I have a layer with some blurred spots. I want them to glow. I have a colored background (light brown). For some reason, when I set my layer to Color Dodge it does nothing.

But when I make a group and set it to Color Dodge, then put my layer inside that, it glows like freakin crazy. Can anyone explain why this is? Should it work both ways? Is there some magic to groups?

View 4 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Work In B/W Mode But Keep Color Information Of Layers?

Jun 8, 2007

I like grayscale photos, but I don't want to lose the color informations of my layers, because maybe later I want the colors back.

Is there a mode or plugin or something in Photoshop, that lets me display all layers in B/W mode but without having to lose the color information?

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: New Image Color Mode - Changing Default?

Feb 28, 2008

When creating a new image, it always defaults to CMYK for me... is there a way to set it to default to RGB?

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Background Eraser & Mask Mode Color

Dec 28, 2008

I am reading a tutorial about the background eraser, and in this tutorial, on the screenshots, the erased parts are in red. It is the same red than the default one for the mask mode.

Is there a mode to see the mask color instead of what there is beneath the layer ?

Note : Maybe the tutorial author put a red layer beneath the current layer...

View 1 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: CMYK Color Mode With 12 For Windows?

Feb 11, 2014

What do I do to get CMYK color mode with Elements 12 for Windows?

View 1 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: Get CMYK Color Mode On Postcard?

Dec 24, 2013

How to I get cmyk color mode on my postcard?

View 6 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Conditional Actions In CC Can’t Test For Lab Color Mode

Aug 20, 2013

I wanted to create an action to determine if the color mode of an image is Lab, and if so, convert it to RGB. But there’s no conditional action test for Lab color mode.  The list of conditions that can be tested includes RGB, grayscale, and a couple of other color modes, but not Lab,  Can I get it done with scripting?

View 3 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: How To Mimic Layers In Multi-channel Color Mode?

Aug 2, 2004

I'm working in the multi-channel format, which as you may know, does not support layers.

Does anyone have any tips on experimenting with the layout, without the use of layers?

At the moment, I've been working out the layout in another (layer-supporting) colour mode, and then recreating that layout in the multi-channl mode.

Surely there is a better way of testing different layouts, within the multi-channel mode itself? I'm finding it very inflexible at the moment.

View 3 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Unable To Save Last Position Panel Of Tools And Color Mode

Oct 4, 2012

My PS don't want to understand me! Every time i close  brush panel, save document and every time after starting PS i see this panel. In preference i try picking "Remember Panel Location", but it's not working. And this software don,t save last color mode, i start PS with grayscale mode.

View 3 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Can Sample Layer True Color Despite Its Opacity And Blend Mode

Jan 23, 2013

I'm doing some painting with a lot of layers set to different blend modes.  I find that every time I want to paint on one of these layers, I have to go to that layer, set the opacity back to 100, change the blend mode back to "normal" sample the color, then change everything back and continue painting.  I realize I can save a swatch for the color, but it can get confusing when you're using subtle color differences on multiple layers.  It seems like there should be a modifier key to the tool that samples the layers "true" color discarding opacity and blend mode. 

View 3 Replies View Related

Photoshop :: Blending Mode Is Supported By Layers That Use Fill With Neutral Color Option?

May 31, 2011

Which type of the blending mode is supported by layers that use the Fill With Neutral Color option?

A. Normal
B. Dissolve
C. Luminosity
D. None of the above

View 2 Replies View Related

Photoshop Elements :: Full Edit Mode - Workspace Dock Color Changed To Gray

Oct 9, 2012

I accidently changed the color of the background outside of my docked image from grey to black and can not figure out how to reset it to the default grey.  The workspace dock color is grey until I dock an image and then the color surrounding my image changes to black. This is occuring in the Full Edit Mode.

View 3 Replies View Related

Illustrator :: Document Color Mode

Jul 19, 2012

If I've embedded a PDF that has RGB colors, and I set AI to Document Color Mode CMYK, will the PDF's colors then be CMYK for output?

View 13 Replies View Related

CorelDRAW X5 :: CMYK As Primary Color Mode

Feb 21, 2013

Create a new document in X5. Choose CMYK as the "Primary Color Mode" in the "Create a new document" dialog box.

Draw a rectangle. The Eyedropper Tool tells me it is RGB 0, 0, 0. Shouldn't it be CMYK 0, 0, 0,100? Is there a simple way to fix this to default to CMYK?

View 4 Replies View Related

CorelDRAW X6 :: Color Mode When Exporting PNG Image

Feb 8, 2013

I'd like to export a design as a PNG image. The document color mode was set as CMYK and I've only used CMYK colors but when I go to export, that option is not available (as you can see in the picture).

Can't .png images be exported with a CMYK color mode? If I export as .jpg then there is no problem but in this case it has to be saved as a png image.

View 12 Replies View Related

Paint.NET :: Pick Same Color In Pixel Mode

Apr 2, 2013

I making a bling picture on a web site. Im seeing my pic on paint in pixel mode. What i want to do is see all like colors so i can pic them to put in my web bling. That way i dont have to pic one color at a time to transfer. Does this make sense?

View 1 Replies View Related

Illustrator :: Subtract From Color With Blend Mode

Feb 15, 2013

I'm setting up several squares in rows that left to right the value will change (i.e. +5 % Cyan), and up and down the channel will be defined for the the value changes (as in CMYK).
 
Underlying each of these squares will be a named global CMYK swatch to easily change the color.
 
Above each of these will be a static box that overlays with 0-0-0-15 (with blend mode multiply) which would add 15% black to any color below.
 
My question here is how to do the opposite accurately within Illustrator, to subtract 15% interactivley from the colored box below, the closest I've come is to use; lets say I want to pull 10% from Magenta; is to: 100-90-100-100 with a blend mode of the top object set to Screen. It always seems to result in a jump that is 2 to 3% off.
 
Multiply allays seems to work corectly, in PS, Illustrastor etc... But I have yet to find a subtractive method that is reliable.
 
I'm using this to create an simple pick a color and print similar swatches around it, as my workplace has a lot of materials and heat processes that change the final color, and color swatches are in a constant need.

View 4 Replies View Related

Illustrator :: Exclamation In CMYK Color Mode?

Jun 6, 2012

Every time I try to choose a color in CMYK it always gives me the exclamation mark with a color that isn't even close to what I'm trying to use.  When I click on the color below the exclamation, it still won't give it to me.  What is the purpose of this and how can I get it to give me the proper color?

View 2 Replies View Related







Copyrights 2005-15 www.BigResource.com, All rights reserved