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[Digital BW] Re: PS CS2 Adjustment layers question . . .

2006-02-16 by wwodets

Thanks to all for their responses on this.  As Howard discovered (and 
Ellie suggested), the blending mode must be set to normal for this to 
work. 

Good wishes,
Walt 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "howard9707" 
<glassman@...> wrote:
>
> I've just discovered the group method does work as well as linking 
but
> only if you set the Blending mode of the group to Normal from the
> default Pass Through.
> 
> Howard
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Howard Shaw
> <glassman@> wrote:
> >
> > Using a group is what Ellie suggested but I'm not sure that an 
> > adjustment layer  won't affect layers further down the stack just 
> > because it's in a group.
> > 
> > A linked adjustment layer on the other hand, will only affect the 
layer 
> > it's linked to as Walt requires.
> > 
> > That's certainly how my PC version of CS2 seems to work anyway.
> There is 
> > something called a Smart Object which are similar to groups but 
I'm not 
> > sure how they work.
> > 
> > Howard
> >
>

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