Smart Objects in Photoshop Elements
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago by Graffi | | | Share on Facebook
Two actions here - the first will convert an existing layer into a Smart Object, the second will open a new image as a Smart Object.
What are "Smart Objects"? Basically, Photoshop converts a bitmap image (.png, .jpg, .bmp) into a vector object which allows you to manipulate it without losing clarity. It works well for positioning new photos in a collage, for example, or resizing an element into an existing layout or compilation.
These were introduced in Photoshop CS2, and work well in Photoshop Elements 6 and 7. The handiest thing about them in Photoshop is the ability to apply Filter Layers (where a filter is applied to the layer as an adjustment layer with a mask, so you can change the opacity, blend and fill of the filter, as well as providing a layer mask to the filter for even more control). Unfortunately, that nugget doesn’t work in Elements…
Anyway, enjoy -
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You do great work with elements. One thing you might be interested in is that you can you use java scripting in photoshop elements. Just look in the plugins folder,automate and you will see the scripting plugin. To run a java script ,just pick the scripts event manager script from cs3 and drag and drop into photoshop elements. Because of where i work i cannot tell you anymore. The rest is up to you. Hope this helps.
bravo! I’ve been doing a bit of experimenting & coding. Maybe some new nuggets will be forthcoming… thanks for the tip!
I have tried several times to add these using AOM. I have unzipped the archive; when I put the two actions in AOM they show up, but when I press OK I get an error, can’t copy to.
What am I doing wrong, and how do I get them into PSE7.