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05/21/2009 05:40:52 PM · #1 |
I know there is a way to do this because I have done it before a LONG time ago but I can't remember how to do this and I can't find out how.
Lets say I used the type tool and created a type layer with the following text,MISSISSIPPI.
Now all that is on one layer but I want to break it up into 11 layers and have each letter on it's own layer.
I could type it all out on their own layers to begin with but if I am doing this over and over and lots of text it becomes a big pain the arse.
Anyone know how to do this??? |
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05/21/2009 06:39:10 PM · #2 |
did you figure it out... ? i'm curious.
not sure the answer will be any easier than creating individual layers from the get go...
i've done with flash before. but you start with vector graphics as characters, and select drag and drop was pretty simple. flash MX i think is the latest version i have...
maybe importing from illustrator ? ( never used it myself )...
Message edited by author 2009-05-21 18:42:44.
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05/21/2009 07:14:07 PM · #3 |
| I don't know of an action or automated way, but you could rasterize the text, use the mask tool and select a letter, hit CTRL+J (puts the selection on a new layer), go back to the text layer, select the next letter, CTRL+J, repeat, etc. |
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05/21/2009 07:18:15 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by soup:
did you figure it out... ? i'm curious.
not sure the answer will be any easier than creating individual layers from the get go...
i've done with flash before. but you start with vector graphics as characters, and select drag and drop was pretty simple. flash MX i think is the latest version i have...
maybe importing from illustrator ? ( never used it myself )... |
Yeah I think Joe is thinking of another program. You can release to layers in Illustrator and similar in Flash but not in Photoshop. |
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05/21/2009 08:16:15 PM · #5 |
No I haven't figured it out yet but I know I have done it before in PS7.
If there is anyone out there using version 7 can you take some screen shots for me???
I need to see the right (CTRL+click apple) click menu for a text layer, and again after you convert the text to a shape.
That sparks an idea, I'm going to try something BRB
Message edited by author 2009-05-21 20:18:13. |
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05/21/2009 09:01:10 PM · #6 |
I was going to suggest something similar to Art -- what worked for me was to:
-type letters (use solid color, not anti-aliased)
-render type layer
-select first letter with magic wand tool (tolerance = 0)
-cut selection (ctl-x)
-clear selection -- should delete data but leave selection in place
-paste-into re-inserts color data into selection on new layer
-repeat for additional letters |
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05/21/2009 09:27:37 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I was going to suggest something similar to Art -- what worked for me was to:
-type letters (use solid color, not anti-aliased)
-render type layer
-select first letter with magic wand tool (tolerance = 0)
-cut selection (ctl-x)
-clear selection -- should delete data but leave selection in place
-paste-into re-inserts color data into selection on new layer
-repeat for additional letters |
Yeah I've done it that way before too but like I said it just takes a while to do it and just becomes a pain after about 50 letters. My idea didn't work but am still looking for suggestions and new ideas. |
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05/21/2009 10:18:51 PM · #8 |
Do you have Illustrator? If so, you might be able to meve the file back and forth between programs to take advantage of the special features of each.
If you create an action to do the steps I described it wouldn't take all that long, even for quite a few letters -- you'd have to select each letter and click the run-action button, but I bet the action itself would only take 2-3 seconds to run, and you're ready for the next one.
Just imagine the magic wand tool and run-action are linked to the Update button -- clickclickclickclickclick ... you'll be done before you know it! ;-)
Message edited by author 2009-05-21 22:20:51. |
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05/22/2009 12:27:02 PM · #9 |
what is it you are trying to do with the text ?
type the text ( i used a transparent image BG ).
layer>rasterize text
select letter1 with marquee > right click selection > layer via cut
repeat for the rest of the letters.
the problem i see with this approach - is if you're planning on scaling or transforming the letters at all - you're not gonna get clean results w/o converting each individual layer to a shape layer. ETA: if you rasterize the type - you lose the ability to convert to a shape layer. and you can't cut from un-rasterized text...
i'm using PSCS3
here is my PSD file
//www.route108.com/misc/ ( right click the text1... file and choose save target as > select all files, and add .psd to the end. stupid apache making life difficult... :)
BTW - the swf file doesn't work... was the start of a mr potato head game i never got too far with...
FWIW:
if your server doesn't allow directory listing ( which is a good thing - for the most part... ) but you want a specific directory to list the contained files. create a text file with notepad and add this to it Options +Indexes save it as test.htaccess and upload to the directory you want to be indexed and rename it to .htaccess ( windows doesn't like to save files w/o a real file name ) only that directory will be indexed, and if you add a blank index.html file it wont be. so i have a temp index file i could rename from index.bak.html to index.html to turn off the file listing...
Message edited by author 2009-05-22 13:20:02.
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