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Recently immigrated from Paint Shop Pro X to PS CS2. In PSP X I could make a selection shape on an image using the Selection Tool, say a rectangle for cropping, then save that selection shape and dimensions to a library. I could then open another image, load the saved selection from the library and perform the function I wanted.
In CS2 I’m having trouble duplicating this. I’ll open an image, create my selection and choose Select>Save selection. I’m then offered the option to save the selection as the existing document name or a new document. I’ve tried saving the selection both as a .psd file or as the existing document. I’ll then open an image and try Select>Load selection but since the opened image is a "background" and locked this option is not available. If I duplicate the layer the Select>Load selection is available but when I try and call up the selection I saved there is no option to load it. I have been able to do it by leaving the original image open, opening a new image and then dragging the channel which contains the selection from the old image to the new image. I then have to use the magic wand to select the unwanted "masked area"(?), invert it and then my selection is then visible BUT not exactly the same.
Obviously there is a simple way to do this but I have done a pretty extensive search in both CS2 newsgroups and in CS2 tutorials and can’t seem to find a solution. As stated in the beginning this was a 5 second process in PSP X so I hope I’m missing really basic in duplicating this in CS2.
As steep as the learning curve is in CS2 I’m extremely happy with it! Thankfully, the basics of layering, masking and a lot of other functions are similar enough to PSP X or I fear I might never master it. Let me modify that…not master but become nominally proficient at using it ๐
TIA for any suggestions
In CS2 I’m having trouble duplicating this. I’ll open an image, create my selection and choose Select>Save selection. I’m then offered the option to save the selection as the existing document name or a new document. I’ve tried saving the selection both as a .psd file or as the existing document. I’ll then open an image and try Select>Load selection but since the opened image is a "background" and locked this option is not available. If I duplicate the layer the Select>Load selection is available but when I try and call up the selection I saved there is no option to load it. I have been able to do it by leaving the original image open, opening a new image and then dragging the channel which contains the selection from the old image to the new image. I then have to use the magic wand to select the unwanted "masked area"(?), invert it and then my selection is then visible BUT not exactly the same.
Obviously there is a simple way to do this but I have done a pretty extensive search in both CS2 newsgroups and in CS2 tutorials and can’t seem to find a solution. As stated in the beginning this was a 5 second process in PSP X so I hope I’m missing really basic in duplicating this in CS2.
As steep as the learning curve is in CS2 I’m extremely happy with it! Thankfully, the basics of layering, masking and a lot of other functions are similar enough to PSP X or I fear I might never master it. Let me modify that…not master but become nominally proficient at using it ๐
TIA for any suggestions
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