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 07/25/2004 09:53:31 PM · #1
Can you create a duplicate layer of the same image to create a certain effect in post production. Is this considered legal?
 07/25/2004 09:55:03 PM · #2
As long as it is the same image then yes. You're not allowed to import other images from different files.
 07/25/2004 09:56:11 PM · #3
Originally posted by Konador:
As long as it is the same image then yes. You're not allowed to import other images from different files.


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 07/25/2004 09:57:26 PM · #4
Originally posted by Konador:
As long as it is the same image then yes. You're not allowed to import other images from different files.

Whew! Ben got me off the hook. Now if the photo is DQ'd it's his fault ... : )

Message edited by author 2004-07-25 21:57:37.
 07/25/2004 10:23:59 PM · #5
I thought that the member rules didn't allow for any duplication, even from the same image. Is this different than what you are asking about?

EDIT: (from the rules) . . . however using tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not.

Message edited by author 2004-07-25 22:25:33.
 07/25/2004 10:30:35 PM · #6
Originally posted by Kylie:
I thought that the member rules didn't allow for any duplication, even from the same image. Is this different than what you are asking about?

EDIT: (from the rules) . . . however using tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not.
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I believe that refers to duplicating objects in the photo and placing them in different locations. As an example, you take a lovely landscape photo, duplicate it, invert it, and paste onto the bottom of the original to simulate a reflecting pool.
 07/25/2004 10:34:32 PM · #7
Originally posted by ElGordo:
Originally posted by Kylie:
I thought that the member rules didn't allow for any duplication, even from the same image. Is this different than what you are asking about?

EDIT: (from the rules) . . . however using tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not.
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I believe that refers to duplicating objects in the photo and placing them in different locations. As an example, you take a lovely landscape photo, duplicate it, invert it, and paste onto the bottom of the original to simulate a reflecting pool.


What would an example be of what was being asked?
 07/25/2004 10:39:54 PM · #8
Duplicate a photo, alter the duplicate, such as embossing, then recombine with the original using overlay.
The effect is similar to unsharp mask but lends a 3d quality to the image.
 07/25/2004 10:41:31 PM · #9
Originally posted by Kylie:
Originally posted by ElGordo:
Originally posted by Kylie:
I thought that the member rules didn't allow for any duplication, even from the same image. Is this different than what you are asking about?

EDIT: (from the rules) . . . however using tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not.
text

I believe that refers to duplicating objects in the photo and placing them in different locations. As an example, you take a lovely landscape photo, duplicate it, invert it, and paste onto the bottom of the original to simulate a reflecting pool.


What would an example be of what was being asked?


Taking the entire image and duplicating the same image to a new layer as a whole and blending the two for a certain effect.
 07/25/2004 10:42:03 PM · #10
Take that lovely landscape image and duplicate the whole thing onto a separate layer. Use one layer to deepen the sky and the other layer to bring out shadow detail in the trees, then merge the two. Nothing has been moved or created, but you might end up with a more pleasing image.

EDIT- I gotta learn to type faster.

Message edited by author 2004-07-25 22:42:49.
 07/25/2004 10:44:37 PM · #11
Thank you both for the clarification! Still learning all this.
 07/25/2004 11:08:33 PM · #12
[quote=scalvert] Take that lovely landscape image and duplicate the whole thing onto a separate layer. Use one layer to deepen the sky and the other layer to bring out shadow detail in the trees, then merge the two. Nothing has been moved or created, but you might end up with a more pleasing image.

Iam a little confused here ( nothing strange about that!) if you used software without layers couldn't you just deepen the sky and bring out shadow detail and then say in your description that you used duplicate layers or for that matter just do the above corrections in PS and say that you done it using duplicate layers.
It just sounds to me a defacto way of manipulating the rules. Like i said iam confused could someone enlighten me a little further.
Kind Regards
 07/25/2004 11:11:45 PM · #13
Originally posted by keegbow:
[quote=scalvert] Take that lovely landscape image and duplicate the whole thing onto a separate layer. Use one layer to deepen the sky and the other layer to bring out shadow detail in the trees, then merge the two. Nothing has been moved or created, but you might end up with a more pleasing image.

Iam a little confused here ( nothing strange about that!) if you used software without layers couldn't you just deepen the sky and bring out shadow detail and then say in your description that you used duplicate layers or for that matter just do the above corrections in PS and say that you done it using duplicate layers.
It just sounds to me a defacto way of manipulating the rules. Like i said iam confused could someone enlighten me a little further.
Kind Regards

Under the Advanced rules, everything you describe (except mis-stating the editing steps) would also be legal. For example, you can make a mask, and use it with an adjustment layer to affect the contrast in the sky area only.
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