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10/21/2008 02:13:24 PM · #1 |
Just stumbled on this tool, not sure how I missed it.
I know you can set this to radial and create a vignette, but vignettes even if created via legal means are not allowed.
But there are other options that can help darken areas of the photo without selections.
Is this specifically not allowed in basic?
It's an adjustment layer.
It's used in normal mode.
It's using no selections.
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10/21/2008 02:15:01 PM · #2 |
That's a good question. You might want to cut and paste your post into a ticket to the SC and also request that they post the answer in this thread.
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10/21/2008 02:20:27 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
Just stumbled on this tool, not sure how I missed it.
I know you can set this to radial and create a vignette, but vignettes even if created via legal means are not allowed.
But there are other options that can help darken areas of the photo without selections.
Is this specifically not allowed in basic?
It's an adjustment layer.
It's used in normal mode.
It's using no selections. |
It does not effect all pixels evenly and is not allowed in Basic. I am pretty much positive, but better to have SC chime in.
ETA: Don't confuse Gradient Fill with a Gradient map. I made this for a previous thread for those who may be confused.
 gradient map is ok for Basic
 gradient fill not ok for Basic
Message edited by author 2008-10-21 14:23:06. |
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10/21/2008 02:31:12 PM · #4 |
okie doke. Thanks for the examples.
I guess if a pixel is affected because of its color, then it's ok. But if a pixel is changed solely because of its position, then it's not.
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10/21/2008 04:09:04 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
I guess if a pixel is affected because of its color, then it's ok. But if a pixel is changed solely because of its position, then it's not. |
Originally posted by Basic Rules:
No selections or spot editing tools are allowed, with the sole exception of cloning out sensor dust or hot pixels. |
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10/21/2008 04:18:53 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
I guess if a pixel is affected because of its color, then it's ok. But if a pixel is changed solely because of its position, then it's not. |
Originally posted by Basic Rules:
No selections or spot editing tools are allowed, with the sole exception of cloning out sensor dust or hot pixels. |
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What does one have to do with the other?
As in the OP, the Gradient Fill uses no selections.
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10/21/2008 04:23:49 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
I guess if a pixel is affected because of its color, then it's ok. But if a pixel is changed solely because of its position, then it's not. |
Correct.
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
As in the OP, the Gradient Fill uses no selections. |
However, adding a vignette by any technique or tool would be classed as an effects filter, and be DQd on such grounds.
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10/21/2008 04:40:55 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
I guess if a pixel is affected because of its color, then it's ok. But if a pixel is changed solely because of its position, then it's not. |
Correct.
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
As in the OP, the Gradient Fill uses no selections. |
However, adding a vignette by any technique or tool would be classed as an effects filter, and be DQd on such grounds. |
Again that was stated in the OP.
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10/21/2008 11:12:20 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
Originally posted by Basic Rules:
No selections or spot editing tools are allowed, with the sole exception of cloning out sensor dust or hot pixels. |
What does one have to do with the other?
As in the OP, the Gradient Fill uses no selections. |
I might be in over my head, but someone can contradict me if I'm wrong.
A "Gradient Fill" selectively effects one area of your image more than another (better explaination).
With the "Gradient Map" the whole image is effected. The Gradient Map remaps the colors (better explaination).
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10/21/2008 11:20:16 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
I might be in over my head, but someone can contradict me if I'm wrong.
A "Gradient Fill" selectively effects one area of your image more than another (better explaination).
With the "Gradient Map" the whole image is effected. The Gradient Map remaps the colors (better explaination). |
That's right. Think of a gradient fill as a series of fills of increasing density and of specific location. A radial gradient fill set from the center outwards and from transparent to 100% opacity would be substantially the same as painting a series of target rings on your image, ranging from zero opacity in the center to 100% opacity at the edges. So each "ring" of the "target" affects a specific area of the image. The reason we don't see it that way is because the variations are very subtle (hence "gradient") but the principle is the same.
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