Hi Mindy – this is Mork and the voice of the Mysterons
(only kindding – please forgive me)
The extract tool is cool. It doesn’t take a great deal to learn and in level of difficulty in Photoshop it is probably Level 2 (if you imagine opening a file – the correct file – as Level 1 I guess that gives you something to compare it to)
What I do – and I really don’t know if it will work for you, is to Google on a tutorial
eg
photoshop tutorial extract tool
as key words
You are doing the right thing by asking here though and I hope this helps an itsy-bitsy bit
deebs
is there a way to periodocally save the changes?
No, not while you are working within the extract filter applet. The only thing you can really do, which is kludgy at best, is to accept a partial extraction, save your Work In Progress PSD file, then re-open the Extract filter. I don’t do this personally, so your mileage may vary.
Peace,
Tony
Do you mean the regular save command or is there a work in progress command?
No, I mean the regular save command. When I’m working on a file, and it’s "in process", I often save various stages with "WIP" in the file name. For example MyImage_WIP-1.PSD; MyImage_WIP-2.PSD, etc.
There’s no command or function to do what you want the way you want to do it. So I was suggesting that you COULD save partial extractions of the original image in pieces, then re-open it, run Extract, and continue. It’s ugly, and your ability to use that idea depends on the actual extraction you’re doing.
Thanks, I really appreciate that suggestion!
but sometimes if I hit certain keys the background is highlighted
Why do you hit keys, for what reason?
Just use the first tool on the left upper part (edge Highlighter) shortcut B when you make a mistake hit E Eraser and when finished G the Paint Bucket. These are all the keys you need. Perhaps the Z (zoom) and the Alt plus Z (zoom) to zoom out.
