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Hi, I’ve been using PS since PS5, but I’ve got a problem with CS4 that I’m not finding a solution to.
In previous CS versions, I’ve been able to find the darkest and lightest points in an image using a temporary Threshold layer. I launch the Threshold layer, and in the dialog box, I move the slider the the left until only the blackest spots are left. Then, I can hold down the Shift key and sample those spots, by clicking on them with the data for each spot showing up in the info window.
I do the same with the lightest spots. Of course it varies with different images, but often these spots serve as good black points and white points. At this time, I cancel the Threshold layer and add a Levels layer in which I can manipulate the individual R, G, and B channels to produce good black and white points in the image.
My problem is that in CS4, I can’t find a way to identify these points once I’ve located them. The old "hold down the Shift key and Click" doesn’t work anymore, and I haven’t found another way to do the same thing.
I’ve already spent the money for CS4, but I’m so used to my earlier workflow, that I find myself reverting to CS3 just for that function. Is there something I’m overlooking?
-Raf
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Rafael Seibert
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafiii
home: http://www.rafandsioux.com
In previous CS versions, I’ve been able to find the darkest and lightest points in an image using a temporary Threshold layer. I launch the Threshold layer, and in the dialog box, I move the slider the the left until only the blackest spots are left. Then, I can hold down the Shift key and sample those spots, by clicking on them with the data for each spot showing up in the info window.
I do the same with the lightest spots. Of course it varies with different images, but often these spots serve as good black points and white points. At this time, I cancel the Threshold layer and add a Levels layer in which I can manipulate the individual R, G, and B channels to produce good black and white points in the image.
My problem is that in CS4, I can’t find a way to identify these points once I’ve located them. The old "hold down the Shift key and Click" doesn’t work anymore, and I haven’t found another way to do the same thing.
I’ve already spent the money for CS4, but I’m so used to my earlier workflow, that I find myself reverting to CS3 just for that function. Is there something I’m overlooking?
-Raf
—
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafiii
home: http://www.rafandsioux.com
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