Adding Alphas to Layers in PS....

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

How do you alpha a layer in photoshop, in other words how would you add an alpha to a layer like in GIMP you right click and it says Add Alpha to Layer well PSCS3 doesn't have that, how would you get to it there?

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

What you mean an, "Alpha Layer". What does it do? You could be thinking of a layer mask or a vector mask but there is no such thing as an, "Alpha Layer" In Photoshop what it is in Gimp.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

It selects the object in the layer, so you can make it grow, etc.

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

It Selects the render and resizes it? All I know is an Alpha Channel, if your thinking of that ;)

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

Yesh that!

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

So it selects all the render? and then you can resize it? You can just do that by pressing Crtl+T and then while holding the shift key drag it down from the corner.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

Yesh I know that, but I need an alpha channel, like how do you select the render like perfectly, the way it does it in GIMP?

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

With a Black Background or Acctully Render the image?

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

This:
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=506

It doesn't tell me how to do it, but it will tell you what the heck I'm talking about.

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

I'll get another PS book from the library, then I'll tell you how to do it ;) I had it in one of my other books before I gave it back but I forgot how to do it.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

OK thanks...

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Is this what you mean?:

Adding Alphas to Layers in PS.... Untitl10

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

Thats not what he means. I sorta know how to do it, but not that much.

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Then what? That is an Alpha Channel. Is this what you mean?: http://www.planetphotoshop.com/design-with-alpha-channel.html

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

Yesh, thanks Tricky, that too, but how do you select the image/text like in GIMP and than nake it grow a certain amount...

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Scale? OK, I'm getting confused.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

No, see in GIMP I remember you could right click a layer and it said, "Add Alpha Channel" so you did, and yo clicked the "Select" button on top and it said "Grow" you clicked that than a window came up you could make it grow as many pixels as you wanted, just how do you do that, sorry for the confuson.

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

I think I get what your saying. Its the same as GIMP pretty much. Make sure the layer is selected and then go into channels and add one. Then go to Select > Load Selection and then you can make it grow.

Is that what you mean?

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

Thats what I think he means. Ha ha, I'm not as good as you tricky, should go to PS classes when school starts again :P

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11290 Registration date : 2008-02-03

Does that same thing apply to text layers too Tricky?

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

You might have to rasterize it first, and if you want it to just be bigger just press Crtl+T...

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Yeah. Rasterize it and then it can be used as a image. Make sure you have your text as you want it though, it can not be changed after it has been rasterized.

Robodragon- I have never taken a class or read a book about Photoshop. I haven't even read the instructions or help part of it. I learned by tutorials and just useing.

On Topic: I was unsure of what you ment about the alpha channels. I have used them tons of times before but I just confused myself. After you told me how you do it in GIMP it popped into my mind.

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

Channels are hard to use :P

I'm going to take classes so I could be the best Photoshop Nerd *geeky face*

Vanguard Posts : 4956 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Robodragon wrote:: Channels are hard to use :P

I'm going to take classes so I could be the best Photoshop Nerd *geeky face*

Online classes or classes near you? I know of no Photoshop classes around me.

Digintary Posts : 2679 Registration date : 2008-06-16

Classes near me. My guitar teacher knows alot of places. One is the Apple Store, but they use Macs :P If they're good then maybe I'll have classes from them.

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