copy/past a circle

On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:55:32 +0100, SS wrote:

Is there a more exact way to copy/paste a circle in photoshop.
As I do it now I use the `elliptical marque tool` and it seems to be a bit of pot luck to get it exact, I am trying to copy the label of a vinyl record which is circular.
Sometimes it is not exact but cant see how to adjust it to the correct size. If I use the transorm tool this just seems to move the circle around without allowing me to adjust to the correct size of the circle.
thanks

I’d suggest starting by dragging a guide onto the left, right, top and bottom edges of your record label. Turn on View>Snap To,>All and the circular marquee will snap to the right place. Hold down shift to ensure a circular selection, and use the move tool to re-adjust your guides if necessary.

If your final selection is still not perfectly round – for example if this is a photograph taken at a slight angle, use transform to adjust it exactly.

Here’s one of many videos that discuss some of the selection options. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uyl5gL8CU
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:55:32 +0100, SS wrote:

Is there a more exact way to copy/paste a circle in photoshop.
As I do it now I use the `elliptical marque tool` and it seems to be a bit of pot luck to get it exact, I am trying to copy the label of a vinyl record which is circular.
Sometimes it is not exact but cant see how to adjust it to the correct size. If I use the transorm tool this just seems to move the circle around without allowing me to adjust to the correct size of the circle.
thanks

I’d suggest starting by dragging a guide onto the left, right, top and bottom edges of your record label. Turn on View>Snap To,>All and the circular marquee will snap to the right place. Hold down shift to ensure a circular selection, and use the move tool to re-adjust your guides if necessary.

If your final selection is still not perfectly round – for example if this is a photograph taken at a slight angle, use transform to adjust it exactly.

Here’s one of many videos that discuss some of the selection options. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uyl5gL8CU

Well, you could hold the SHIFT key to force a perfect circle as you drag it out. Position and then use Select -> Modify -> Expand [negative value shrinks] to get the exact size, H or V. Crop, then use the transform to ‘scale’ the ‘short’ diameter into size.

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On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:55:32 +0100, SS wrote:

Is there a more exact way to copy/paste a circle in photoshop.
As I do it now I use the `elliptical marque tool` and it seems to be a bit
of pot luck to get it exact, I am trying to copy the label of a vinyl record
which is circular.
Sometimes it is not exact but cant see how to adjust it to the correct size.
If I use the transorm tool this just seems to move the circle around without
allowing me to adjust to the correct size of the circle.
thanks

I’d suggest starting by dragging a guide onto the left, right, top and bottom edges of your record label. Turn on View>Snap To,>All and the circular marquee will snap to the right place. Hold down shift to ensure a
circular selection, and use the move tool to re-adjust your guides if necessary.

If your final selection is still not perfectly round – for example if this is a photograph taken at a slight angle, use transform to adjust it exactly.

Here’s one of many videos that discuss some of the selection options. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uyl5gL8CU

Well, you could hold the SHIFT key to force a perfect circle as you drag it
out. Position and then use Select -> Modify -> Expand [negative value shrinks] to get the exact size, H or V. Crop, then use the transform to ‘scale’ the ‘short’ diameter into size.

Thanks for the help I will try all options and see what suits, my main problem is finding something fast as I have over 2000 vinyl records to photograph and then edit, if it was just a few it would be ok. I must admit though my accuracy was getting a lot better just using elliptical tool until I got a bit fed up with it.

thanks

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"SS" wrote:

Thanks for the help I will try all options and see what suits, my main problem is finding something fast as I have over 2000 vinyl records to photograph and then edit

Part of my day-job is mass production of digital media. Here’s how you do it. Use a scanner. Mask it so that you can just plop each record onto the same place for each one. Scan ’em. Then batch the cut-out and RIP through the images all at once. Typically, I can cut over 1,000 images before mid-morning coffee.

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In article <nDLWn.99719$>,
"SS" wrote:

Thanks for the help I will try all options and see what suits, my main problem is finding something fast as I have over 2000 vinyl records to photograph and then edit

Part of my day-job is mass production of digital media. Here’s how you do it. Use a scanner. Mask it so that you can just plop each record onto the same place for each one. Scan ’em. Then batch the cut-out and RIP through the images all at once. Typically, I can cut over 1,000 images before mid-morning coffee.

Thanks John that maybe the answer to do the bulk of the batch, and some of the more expensive items I can give a bit more personal attention.

thanks

On 30/06/2010 9:55 AM, SS wrote:

Is there a more exact way to copy/paste a circle in photoshop.
As I do it now I use the `elliptical marque tool` and it seems to be a bit of pot luck to get it exact, I am trying to copy the label of a vinyl record which is circular.
Sometimes it is not exact but cant see how to adjust it to the correct size. If I use the transorm tool this just seems to move the circle around without allowing me to adjust to the correct size of the circle.
thanks

I’ve made a vinyl disc image also with a nice B/W Gradient. What you could do is Alt+Shift-drag an Ellipse outwards from the center then just Cut/Paste into a new Layer. This will make it perfectly centered. Drag out your Grad to fill it.

Next, Alt+Shift-drag a smaller Ellipse for the center hole on the top Layer, Cut/Paste and fill with black.

Do the same for the label Layer, which is between the two Layers you just made and bring in your label image.

HTH

Gary