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Post by Genealogy Gem on Jul 27, 2015 15:26:00 GMT
Well, I appreciate your help. I've followed your steps and I just can't get it to work for me. I'm on a Mac. I select the box with the magic wand on my template. Then I click on my photo, layer 1. When I click Control A or Control C my computer gives me the 'clunk' sound (like I have not selected anything. I'm at a loss but I appreciate all the help!  |
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shaun
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Post by shaun on Jul 27, 2015 15:42:14 GMT
Use magic wand make sure contiguous option checked. While you have selection in place (marching ants on screen) hold down cmd & letter j. This will put selection on its own layer. (Contl j on windows PC). Paste your photo in above the new layer. Select the photo and click on insert menu( not sure if I have the correct menu) look for clipping mask option and click. You then should have photo clipped to layer below, use the transform handles which appear when you do this to change what part of the photo shows. You can also clip a layer by hovering the mouse between the two layers you want to clip, and mouse symbol changes, hit the alt key and left click mouse.
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Bayla
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Post by Bayla on Jul 27, 2015 18:20:02 GMT
Genealogygem,
I think the problem is because you have already brought your photo onto your template. If you are going down the 'Paste into Selection' route then you don't need to bring your picture onto the template already.
But if it's already there then follow the instructions in my first post (& repeated in Shaun's post) - once you've used the Magic Wand tool to select the white shape from the template, Ctrl-J to copy it on to its own layer & then with the photo layer selected (& above the white shape layer) Ctrl-G to clip the photo to the shape.
Bayla
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shaun
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Post by shaun on Jul 27, 2015 18:51:46 GMT
Hi Bayla,
I was trying to write more or less what you had said in a different way as sometimes that helps me. I have to admit though that I had never thought of pasting the selection with magic wand onto its own layer (genius and simple). I used to fill selection with a colour and that created new layer to clip to, not any more now you have shared that tip.
Thanks
Shaun.
PS do you ever wish you could extend your hands out over the internet and show someone |
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Post by cats4jan on Jul 27, 2015 19:53:20 GMT
Discussion has been continuing about using "paste into selection" and I would like to suggest we abandon that part of the directions.
Bayla's way of doing this is the best way - it's the easiest - and it's the most versatile.
After making your selection using the magic wand and then copying to a new layer via command/control J - you have all the makings of using the grouping/clipping function.
Clipping a photo to a layer makes for the most sense in that you can endlessly manipulate your photo - change your photo - resize your photo.
I strongly suggest instead of using "paste into selection" - you place your photo layer over your selection layer - and group/clip your photo to your selection by using command/control G.
Thanks, Bayla - for reminding me of this technique. I will always choose clipping whenever I can use it.
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