OT: PhotoShop Clipping Path

[Linda Rathgeber]

On 7/16/2003 2:12 PM, Russ wrote:

> manuals what are those? I thought for sure it would be ion the online help
> too....

Try [url]www.adobe.com[/url].


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[Marlon De Jesus - MMTS]

Hi Russ,

Macromedia Fireworks newsgroup may not be the best source for that
particular information. You may want to try posting your inquiries on a
Adobe PhotoShop Newsgroup.

Regards,

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"Russ" <russ@mylastnamewebweaving.com> wrote in message
news:bf44im$3d8$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> manuals what are those? I thought for sure it would be ion the online

help

> too....
>
> Thanks
>
> "Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds.net> wrote in message
> news:lanny-E8E59E.13015816072003@forums.macromedia.com...

> > In article <bf3t7r$jqi$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
> > "Russ" <russ@mylastnamewebweaving.com> wrote:
> >

> > > How does one do a clipping path in photoshop? I have todo it for a

> printer

> > > and Im unsure?

> >
> > I'm sure clipping paths are covered in your Photoshop manual.
> >
> > --
> > Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> > [url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

>
>

[Russ]

Since I'm an avid user of fireworks I thought I might try here, and yes I
know about the adobe forums they are just as useless as there products, I
know most people here probally use both Photoshop and Fireworks so I thought
I would ask, but I guess I was wrong sorry hench the OT: post

Thank You,
Russ




"Marlon De Jesus - MMTS" <supportinfo@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bf4dlh$igi$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi Russ,
>
> Macromedia Fireworks newsgroup may not be the best source for that
> particular information. You may want to try posting your inquiries on a
> Adobe PhotoShop Newsgroup.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marlon De Jesus
> Macromedia Technical Support
> Dreamweaver / Fireworks
>
> Introducing Macromedia Contribute. Web publishing for everyone.
> Learn more at [url]www.macromedia.com/contribute[/url]
>
> To search for TechNotes and other issues use;
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/[/url]
> "Russ" <russ@mylastnamewebweaving.com> wrote in message
> news:bf44im$3d8$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > manuals what are those? I thought for sure it would be ion the online

> help

> > too....
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds.net> wrote in message
> > news:lanny-E8E59E.13015816072003@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > In article <bf3t7r$jqi$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
> > > "Russ" <russ@mylastnamewebweaving.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > How does one do a clipping path in photoshop? I have todo it for a

> > printer

> > > > and Im unsure?
> > >
> > > I'm sure clipping paths are covered in your Photoshop manual.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> > > [url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

> >
> >

>
>

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <bf4onu$3ro$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"Russ" <russ@nospam.wittmannwebweaving.com> wrote:

> Since I'm an avid user of fireworks I thought I might try here, and yes I
> know about the adobe forums they are just as useless as there products, I
> know most people here probally use both Photoshop and Fireworks so I thought
> I would ask, but I guess I was wrong

I stopped upgrading PS at 3.0. To make a clipping path in 3.0:

1. Draw the path.

2. In the Paths palette, save the path.

3. In the Paths palette, choose Clipping Paths. Select the path you just
saved from the pop-up and specify the flatness.

4. Save the document as EPS. No other format will work.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
[url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

[Ilya Razmanov]

"Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds.net> wrote in message
news:lanny-DD978A.23383916072003@forums.macromedia.com...

> In article <bf4onu$3ro$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
> "Russ" <russ@nospam.wittmannwebweaving.com> wrote:
>

> > Since I'm an avid user of fireworks I thought I might try here, and yes

I

> > know about the adobe forums they are just as useless as there products,

I

> > know most people here probally use both Photoshop and Fireworks so I

thought

> > I would ask, but I guess I was wrong

>
> I stopped upgrading PS at 3.0. To make a clipping path in 3.0:
>
> 1. Draw the path.
>
> 2. In the Paths palette, save the path.
>
> 3. In the Paths palette, choose Clipping Paths. Select the path you just
> saved from the pop-up and specify the flatness.
>
> 4. Save the document as EPS. No other format will work.
>

One small addition to this quite correct recepie - check the "Clipping Path"
options when exporting to EPS. Other than that, some modern versions of,
say, TIFF allow paths also, but you'd better stay away from it - it's not
guaranteed to work with all applications. EPS is your best choice, as Lanny
said.

Keep in mind, such an image (EPS with clipping path) is only good for
inserting the image into some page layout program. It's not as suitable for
any further editing.

What as to "how to draw a path", you should be seeing a variety of
path-drawing tools in PS toolbox. Not as many as in FW (FW is much close to
professional vector app about that) but with some trial and error you should
be able to understand them :-)


Ilyich.
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> --
> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> [url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

[Russ]

Thank You....


"Ilya Razmanov" <ilyich@ioc.ac.ru> wrote in message
news:bf5ll4$bmn$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>
> "Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds.net> wrote in message
> news:lanny-DD978A.23383916072003@forums.macromedia.com...

> > In article <bf4onu$3ro$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
> > "Russ" <russ@nospam.wittmannwebweaving.com> wrote:
> >

> > > Since I'm an avid user of fireworks I thought I might try here, and

yes

> I

> > > know about the adobe forums they are just as useless as there

products,

> I

> > > know most people here probally use both Photoshop and Fireworks so I

> thought

> > > I would ask, but I guess I was wrong

> >
> > I stopped upgrading PS at 3.0. To make a clipping path in 3.0:
> >
> > 1. Draw the path.
> >
> > 2. In the Paths palette, save the path.
> >
> > 3. In the Paths palette, choose Clipping Paths. Select the path you just
> > saved from the pop-up and specify the flatness.
> >
> > 4. Save the document as EPS. No other format will work.
> >

>
> One small addition to this quite correct recepie - check the "Clipping

Path"

> options when exporting to EPS. Other than that, some modern versions of,
> say, TIFF allow paths also, but you'd better stay away from it - it's not
> guaranteed to work with all applications. EPS is your best choice, as

Lanny

> said.
>
> Keep in mind, such an image (EPS with clipping path) is only good for
> inserting the image into some page layout program. It's not as suitable

for

> any further editing.
>
> What as to "how to draw a path", you should be seeing a variety of
> path-drawing tools in PS toolbox. Not as many as in FW (FW is much close

to

> professional vector app about that) but with some trial and error you

should

> be able to understand them :-)
>
>
> Ilyich.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ilya Razmanov (a.k.a. Ilyich the Toad)
> [url]http://photoshop.msk.ru/[/url] - Photoshop plug-in filters
> "Sam: Say, is it my imagination or are we being stalked
> by a hideous sewage monster?
> Max: I don't think you have an imagination. Must be a monster."
> - Sam and Max "Surfin' the highway"
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

> > --
> > Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> > [url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

>
>

[mark haynes]

Russ wrote:

>Thank You....
>
>
>

Hi Russ:

You can export a clipping path from Photoshop as an Illustrator file and
then import that into Fireworks to use as a vector mask.

--
enthusiastically,
mark haynes
fireworks product team liaison
macromedia customer care
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