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03/22/2005 03:57:11 PM · #1 |
This may seem a dumb question but here goes,
When editing in photoshop if you do quite a few edits,ie. dodging and burning, how do you go back in the history to an earlier step?
All I see is the dodges etc. and the original open step!
Is it just a memory thing with the undos?
Hope this makes sense,
Thanks,
Paul. |
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03/22/2005 04:00:05 PM · #2 |
| You can change the number of steps available in history and also you can take snapshots to make it easier. |
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03/22/2005 04:00:50 PM · #3 |
Create a snapshot every 20 steps (and each click is considered a step)or save more often. The history palette doesn't remember more than 20 or so steps.
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03/22/2005 04:04:33 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by neophyte:
Create a snapshot every 20 steps (and each click is considered a step)or save more often. The history palette doesn't remember more than 20 or so steps. |
Actually can be set to as high as 99 (what I set mine at), but the snapshot sounds like something I should do anyway.
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03/22/2005 04:08:05 PM · #5 |
Thanks guys,
I had heard of the snapshot but didn't know what it was.
I will also change my undos to 99,ta Brad.
Paul. |
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03/22/2005 05:44:22 PM · #6 |
Or better still make your edits on a new layer.
If you make a soft light layer filled with 50% grey above your main image then you can burn by painting with black and dodge by painting with white. And if you make a mistake just paint it 50% grey again.
And don't forget that you can change the opacity of your brush so make that something like 10% or 20% black or white to make gradual burns or dodges.
And of course you can affect the opacity of the final dodge/burn layer too at the end if your edits were too strong.
Snapshots work but they're very memory hungry if you have a large image.
Ideally there aren't any edits you'd make to your image that you don't do on a new layer.
John
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03/22/2005 05:48:07 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by floyd:
Or better still make your edits on a new layer.
If you make a soft light layer filled with 50% grey above your main image then you can burn by painting with black and dodge by painting with white. And if you make a mistake just paint it 50% grey again.
And don't forget that you can change the opacity of your brush so make that something like 10% or 20% black or white to make gradual burns or dodges.
And of course you can affect the opacity of the final dodge/burn layer too at the end if your edits were too strong.
Snapshots work but they're very memory hungry if you have a large image.
Ideally there aren't any edits you'd make to your image that you don't do on a new layer.
John |
Thanks John,
I just checked back before supper, glad I did,
sounds like a great workflow for dodgin etc. in fact as you say, all edits!
Paul. |
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03/22/2005 05:48:35 PM · #8 |
99 isn't the max... mine's set to 1000.
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03/22/2005 05:57:01 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Konador:
99 isn't the max... mine's set to 1000. |
Funny, mine just magically changed to 1000
(Thought I tried changing before higher than 99 and wouldn't accept it)
Thanks!
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03/22/2005 06:41:48 PM · #10 |
I've just set mine for 2998 and it also worked!
I guess u just can't make it 9999 but it'll accept more steps.
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03/22/2005 07:26:41 PM · #11 |
| I'm so glad you posted this message, I was wondering the same thing - only thing is I cannot figure out how to set mine above 20 - help :) |
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03/22/2005 07:40:33 PM · #12 |
Remember though, the more history steps you set it to remember, the more memory it eats up. Could really affect performance if too many states are saved.
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03/22/2005 07:59:59 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Tuckersmom:
I'm so glad you posted this message, I was wondering the same thing - only thing is I cannot figure out how to set mine above 20 - help :) |
on a pc, press crtl+k for PREFERENCES > GENERAL
there u'll see HISTORY STATES > and a value
change it to 100 and u're fine
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03/22/2005 09:38:21 PM · #14 |
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