Deckle Edge

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Robin_Schold
Apr 17, 2004
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I’m looking for a plug-in or a tutorial that will help me make a deckle edge, like on the old drugstore photos from the fifties. I’m working on a series of colorized B&W post-cards from my own shots & I think that edge treatment would be a perfect finish. I use PSE2 on WinXP Home.

Robin S
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Beth_Haney
Apr 17, 2004
I haven’t tried this, but it looks like it can be done on Elements without any modification. It’s a Photoshop tutorial but Modify>Contract and Filter>Ocean Ripple are both in PSE, too.

<http://www.wetzelandcompany.com/MonthlyTip7.html>
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Dick_Smith
Apr 17, 2004
Beth, I just tried your tip. Works very well. I also tried it with the plain "ripple" filter and that works too, except that one uses a percentage of effect rather than ripple size and ripple magnitude. I have bookmarked the site.

Dick
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Chuck_Snyder
Apr 17, 2004
In my 30+ years of doing NY Times crossword puzzles almost every day, I’ve never run across the word ‘deckle’. Thanks for adding that one to my vocabulary!
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Robin_Schold
Apr 17, 2004
Thanks Beth, This looks like it will do the trick.

Chuck, I’m always glad to promote the cause of vocabulary building. Now if there was only a way to fit it into conversation …
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Ed_Wurster
Apr 18, 2004
wrote:
Beth, I just tried your tip. Works very well. I also tried it with the plain "ripple" filter and that works too, except that one uses a percentage of effect rather than ripple size and ripple magnitude. I have bookmarked the site.

I haven’t heard the word for many years. The deckle edge is the uncut edge of manufactured paper.

http://www.polymetaal.nl/beguin/mapd/deckle_edge.htm

Ed
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Dick_Smith
Apr 18, 2004
Let’s see, how to use "deckle" in a sentence?

I’ve got to go out and deckle my lawn?

or

The paper I bought wasn’t deckled very well?

or

What the deckle is he up to anyway?
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Terri_Foster
Apr 18, 2004
Dick, Too bad it’s not Christmas. We could all sing a Chorus of "Deckle the Halls". Thought for a minute this was going to be some outlandish request for help simulating a patio deck.

Terri
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Leen_Koper
Apr 18, 2004
"Let’s see, how to use "deckle" in a sentence?"

Pretty easy:

"My neighbour has three dogs: a greyhound, a sheepdog and a deckle" 😉

Leen
(who hates dog foul under his shoes; that’s why I prefer the Deckle)
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John_R._Collins
Apr 18, 2004
OK All,

I remeberas a kid when these things came uout. At the time they were "decals". We Canadians pronounced the word witha soft "e" as in "enter". South of the border, decal was pronounced "deecal".
I hope I’m talking about the same stick-on thing here as is in this thread.

John
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Robin_Schold
Apr 18, 2004
I suppose Photoshop sailors would have to swab the deckle.

Robin S
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Dick_Smith
Apr 18, 2004
and make sure you deal the cards from the top of the deckle.
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jhjl1
Apr 18, 2004
If we keep this thread going some on the forum may start to heckle.

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I’m looking for a plug-in or a tutorial that will help me make a
deckle edge, like on the old drugstore photos from the fifties. I’m working on a series of colorized B&W post-cards from my own shots & I think that edge treatment would be a perfect finish. I use PSE2 on WinXP Home.
Robin S
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Nick_A
Apr 24, 2004
or a cartoon. heckle and deckle.

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