Question - creation of linked Adjustment Layer easily in PS CS

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the two, but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer. All I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the border, then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes desired. Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to do this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the two, but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer. All I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the border, then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes desired. Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to do this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

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Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

Hunt wrote:

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Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

That's as close as you can get. There isn't a one step process.

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Hunt wrote:

In article <IKurc.2347$
says...

Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting all Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what you want.

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Hunt wrote:

In article <IKurc.2347$
says...

Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting

all

Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it

above

the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

That's as close as you can get. There isn't a one step process.

Thank you. Maybe I'll request that function from Adobe for CS.x

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Hunt wrote:

In article <IKurc.2347$
says...

Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting

all

Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it

above

the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what you want.

Unfortunately, Alt-clicking on the New Adjustment Layer icon (I assume that that is the icon that you are referring to) doesn't do anything. I see the Adjustment Layer drop-down for a split second, but it doesn't stay, and nothing else happens.

The big drawback with the method that I am now using, besides the extra clicking, is that I have usually accept an un-corrected Adjustment Layer, as any changes that I'm likely to make will effect the entire image. In my cases, I'm doing selective Adjustment Layer corrections on just my active layer. I can then Alt-click to Link the AL with the correct Layer, and go in and do my corrections, but it would be very nice to it in a more simple manner.

Thanks for your ideas. I'll continue to play with it and then do a request to Adobe for a new feature.

Hunt

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Hunt wrote:

In article <IKurc.2347$
says...

Hunt wrote:

I've got a question about the creation of Adjustment Layers in PS CS. Since about PS ver 7, an Adjustment Layer, when created, was global, effecting

all

Layers below it. One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it

above

the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the

two,

but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process. I have many instances where I want to create an Adjustment Layer specific to one Layer.

Al

l

I seem to be able to do is Create Adjustment Layer, OK, Ctrl-click the

border,

then double-click the Adjustment Layer's control and make the changes

desired.

Am I missing a one-step creation mode? Ctrl-Create, Alt-Create and Shift-Create, do not seem to do it. I'll bet that Adobe has a simple way to

do

this, but I cannot seem to find it. Any suggestions?

TIA
Hunt

Ctrl-G?

No, that's not it.

You can Alt-click on the icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette and get the dialog and tick Group with Previous, but I don't think that's what you want.

No - wait! You've got it. If I Alt-click on New AL icon, and then drag the mouse to the drop-down (pop-up in this case) menu, it stays and I get a New Layer dialogue box for whichever function I have chosen. In that dialogue box, I can check, "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" and it's done.

You just saved me a bunch of time - double thanks!
Hunt

Hunt wrote:

One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the two, but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process.

Apart from what's already said about the Alt key and the New AL icon in the bottom of the Layer palette, you can also have a look inside Keyboard Shortcuts in the Edit menu (of Photoshop CS only). In there you can define a shortcut for Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or whatever. Then all you need to do is to press that shortcut on your keyboard, check the "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" in the dialog box, and you're done.

Xpost to alt.graphics.photoshop and comp.graphics.apps.photoshop.

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Madsen

Thomas G. Madsen wrote:

Hunt wrote:

One can tie/link it to a specific Layer by placing it above the desired affected Layer and then Ctrl-clicking the border between the two, but I'm looking for a way to do this in the creation process.

Apart from what's already said about the Alt key and the New AL icon in the bottom of the Layer palette, you can also have a look inside Keyboard Shortcuts in the Edit menu (of Photoshop CS only). In there you can define a shortcut for Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or whatever. Then all you need to do is to press that shortcut on your keyboard, check the "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" in the dialog box, and you're done.

Xpost to alt.graphics.photoshop and comp.graphics.apps.photoshop.

Right, but then potentially you'd have over a dozen actions and their shortcuts just for this function. Seems so much easier to create an AL and hit Ctrl-G. Are you sure that shortcut doesn't exist in CS? Or can't be given to a key in the keyboard shortcuts dialog?

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