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 01/23/2008 10:14:00 AM · #1
Easter Egg

I'm hoping this could be an on going thread of little nuggets of information found in Photoshop. This isn't ment to be a tutorial, but more of a, "OMG, I just found out in Photoshop, you can do X."

This idea came to me when I was using the "hand tool" and dragging an image around. If you have rulers showing (Ctrl-R or View/Rulers), you can click on the ruler and drag down a guide line.

This, for me, in an amazing find. To get a horizontal guide line, I have to click on View/New Guide. And it's defaulted to vertical, so I have to choose horizontal. Basically a big pain in the but butt. Now I can just Click on the ruler and pull down a vertical or horizontal guide faster and easier.

I use these guides to help me see when my image need perspective correction. Also when I'm adding a border. The marque tool locks to the guides, so I know I'm getting a good looking border.


Message edited by author 2008-01-23 10:16:54.
 01/23/2008 10:31:46 AM · #2
You should read the manual, it's full of this sort of stuff ;)
 01/23/2008 10:39:17 AM · #3
Thats not so much of an easter egg as it is a known feature but decent tip none the less. BTW in photoshop when guides are drug on to an image, when you let go of the guide it is automatically locked, you can easily unlock the guides through the "view" menu.

In CS3 to easily straighten a photo:

1. open the image you want to straighten
2. select the ruler tool
3. draw with the ruler from one side to the other tracing over the existing crooked horizon
4. select in the menu above "image\rotate canvas\arbitrary"
5. since you used the ruler tool the required degree of rotation is automatically entered for you
6. just hit ok and crop to your liking

-dave
 01/23/2008 10:41:24 AM · #4
BTW in older versions of Photoshop there was a real easter egg where holding down the control key and selecting "about photoshop" opened a different splash screen than normal...
 01/23/2008 10:43:49 AM · #5
and there lies a DUCKY :P
 01/26/2008 03:08:00 AM · #6
SPACE MONKEYYYYY!!!! :D
 01/26/2008 03:21:45 AM · #7
Anyone found Merlin?
 01/26/2008 06:33:39 AM · #8
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.
 01/26/2008 06:57:58 AM · #9
Wow you people never cease to amaze me

01/26/2008 08:25:16 AM · #10
Originally posted by dknourek:
BTW in older versions of Photoshop there was a real easter egg where holding down the control key and selecting "about photoshop" opened a different splash screen than normal...


It's still there in cs3, with a reference to The Matrix.
 01/26/2008 10:28:26 AM · #11
Originally posted by Delta_6:
Originally posted by dknourek:
BTW in older versions of Photoshop there was a real easter egg where holding down the control key and selecting "about photoshop" opened a different splash screen than normal...


It's still there in cs3, with a reference to The Matrix.


Yea I figured there was still, they have been using that "egg" since about v3 or v4...

-dave

01/26/2008 10:43:41 AM · #12
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.

Sweet! Thanks!!!
 01/26/2008 10:53:29 AM · #13
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.

Sweet! Thanks!!!

Is there a way to overlay a Golden Spiral?
 01/26/2008 10:59:09 AM · #14
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.

Sweet! Thanks!!!

Is there a way to overlay a Golden Spiral?


Way to go Slippy ... you just confused the H*ll out of 90% of the folks here
01/26/2008 11:25:14 AM · #15
Slippy (and others) ... go to here ... //www.atncentral.com/download.htm and scroll almost all the way to the bottom and download the "Rule of Thirds" action by Peter Birch ... It is better than shown here

This action not only gives you a 3x3 grid for editing purposes, it allows you to reposition the grid to match any format and, after you are satisfied with the composition, crops the image.

Download the instructions and read them carefully, then try this out.

This is a much better and sizeable RoT action that will show you the rule of thirds as you size the grid then crop the image for you.

There is a better action (or tutorial) YET out there that allows you to actually skew the grid and will therefore correct horizontal lines and/or perspective problems automatically when you crop.

I will have to find the source and post here later. It is REALLY good!
 01/26/2008 12:23:34 PM · #16
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.

Sweet! Thanks!!!

Is there a way to overlay a Golden Spiral?


That's peeing in the snow while spinning in circles, right?
 01/26/2008 12:39:46 PM · #17
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
That's peeing in the snow while spinning in circles, right?


LOL.... and here I thought it was to do with reducing ratios.... It FINALLY makes sense to me now :-)
 01/26/2008 01:38:08 PM · #18
Originally posted by Greetmir:
Slippy (and others) ... go to here ... //www.atncentral.com/download.htm and scroll almost all the way to the bottom and download the "Rule of Thirds" action by Peter Birch ... It is better than shown here

This action not only gives you a 3x3 grid for editing purposes, it allows you to reposition the grid to match any format and, after you are satisfied with the composition, crops the image.

Download the instructions and read them carefully, then try this out.

This is a much better and sizeable RoT action that will show you the rule of thirds as you size the grid then crop the image for you.

There is a better action (or tutorial) YET out there that allows you to actually skew the grid and will therefore correct horizontal lines and/or perspective problems automatically when you crop.

I will have to find the source and post here later. It is REALLY good!


i put the file in the 'actions' folder inside cs3 in program files. i can't figure out how to find it from inside the program itself. could someone please explain?
 01/26/2008 02:19:20 PM · #19
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
In edit>preferences, select "Guides, Grid & Slices", then set grid for "every 33.33 percent" and set subdivisions to "1". Now hit "cntrl-apostrophe" (rightmost key in middle row) and it will overlay a grid on the rule of thirds. Toggle on/off by hitting same key combination repeatedly.

R.

Sweet! Thanks!!!

Is there a way to overlay a Golden Spiral?


Yeah, use Lightroom :P
 01/26/2008 02:23:14 PM · #20
Originally posted by rheverly:

Yeah, use Lightroom :P


Yup, works quite well.. as does the Golden Mean.
 01/26/2008 02:40:19 PM · #21
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by rheverly:

Yeah, use Lightroom :P


Yup, works quite well.. as does the Golden Mean.


There's a man knows what he's talkin' about.

Now, where did I put that cheese . . .
01/26/2008 02:44:20 PM · #22
opne the action pallette in PS and click the arrow at the top - then load action. you should see it in the list if you plopped it into the right folder

Originally posted by desertoddity:
i put the file in the 'actions' folder inside cs3 in program files. i can't figure out how to find it from inside the program itself. could someone please explain?

 01/26/2008 02:52:35 PM · #23
Originally posted by soup:
opne the action pallette in PS and click the arrow at the top - then load action. you should see it in the list if you plopped it into the right folder

Originally posted by desertoddity:
i put the file in the 'actions' folder inside cs3 in program files. i can't figure out how to find it from inside the program itself. could someone please explain?


that did the trick. thank you, sir.
 01/26/2008 04:00:50 PM · #24
NP ;}

01/26/2008 04:16:19 PM · #25
Originally posted by BeeCee:
SPACE MONKEYYYYY!!!! :D

Ah. NOW I know what you're talking about. ;)

Going waaayyyy back to the original post, you can be using any tool at all to create guides. Brush, eraser, clone, whatever. The minute the cursor leaves the image area it turns into a normal arrow and then you can click and drag a guide. At least in CS2 in Windows XP (no clue about the other 53 billion combinations of Photoshop versions and operating systems).
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