riandei
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Post by riandei on Nov 28, 2016 0:12:12 GMT
i use PSE 15 mostly for digi scrap.
that being said ... every time i bring in an item from a kit/designer ... they now come in as SMART OBJECTS
this was not the case in my prior version (12)
is this new to 15??
do I need to do anything different ??
do I need to be concerned about these being smart objects ??
thank you
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 28, 2016 2:38:33 GMT
How are you bringing in the item? Using the File>Place command? Or dragging the item from the Photo Bin? Either way the item will automatically be a Smart Object. In Elements 15 Adobe introduced an option to disable this automatic creation of Smart objects. Go to Edit> Preferences>General> and . . . turn on "Disable Smart Objects".
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riandei
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Post by riandei on Nov 28, 2016 3:18:40 GMT
Thank you sepiana....
i am dragging from bin
do i want to disable??
in prior versions were they smart objects that PSE disabled for me automatically??
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 28, 2016 3:35:32 GMT
Smart Objects were also present in earlier versions of Elements. This option to disable them in Preferences is new. But you could always simplify a Smart Object. Personally, I would not disable them in Preferences. I would simplify them when it became absolutely necessary.
The advantage of working with a Smart Object is that you can resize it to any size without any problem. Once a Smart Object is simplified, it is subject to the limitations of any other object. For example, if you try to enlarge it to more than 100%, it will get all pixelated. On the other hand, if you are planning to apply effects or filters to a Smart Object or to paint on it, then you will have to simplify it. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 28, 2016 6:15:38 GMT
i use PSE 15 mostly for digi scrap. that being said ... every time i bring in an item from a kit/designer ... they now come in as SMART OBJECTS this was not the case in my prior version (12) is this new to 15?? Hi riandei , I am unsure, but I do not think this has anything to do with PSE 15. I think it has to do with how the item was created. You could try an experiment: import the same item in PSE 12 and PSE 15 to see if there is a difference. Let us know how it goes; it would be helpful to now if you do see a difference. |
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 28, 2016 7:03:52 GMT
I am unsure, but I do not think this has anything to do with PSE 15. I think it has to do with how the item was created.
I did some checking and, yes, it has to do with Elements. Adobe made a change. I had never noticed it because I don't drag from the Photo Bin. In Elements 13, 14, and 15 an item dragged from the Photo Bin will come in as a Smart Object. This is not the case in Elements 10, 11, 12.
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riandei
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Post by riandei on Nov 29, 2016 1:31:25 GMT
thank you all for your information
now that i know the limitations of resizing the items ... I will leave it as is
again ...thank you
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 29, 2016 1:45:51 GMT
riandei, you are most welcome! Glad to help.
And thanks for starting this thread! I was not aware of this change by Adobe. Living and learning!
now that i know the limitations of resizing the items ... I will leave it as is
I was doing more research on this subject and found this post by Linda Sattgast, the digital scrapbooking guru, concerning the use of Smart Objects by scrapbookers.
Source: www.digitalscrapper.com/blog/pse13-new-features/ (Scroll down to the section titled "Fix: Photo Bin Resizing Problem".)
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 29, 2016 4:59:34 GMT
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