Photoshop help
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- nosaj
I have about 100 photographs of pewter pieces that have been shot on a white background. They are flat files without an Alpha Channel. I've been asked to put these onto a teal background. Any idea as to how I can do this without having to crop these by hand? Here's an example of what they look like:
(They must have a layered verision somewhere that includes the PS dropshadow. They said they have done it before with these files so I thought I'd check here before telling them otherwise.)
- ozhanlion0
actions ?
- rasko40
no chance.
- fifty500
I don't really see any way around it if the files are already flattened. You can't get any PSD files from them? I mean they said they've done it before. And how would they get those tacky dropshadows on there without layered files. Check on that first.
If that's impossible then you're gonna have to either get used to doing everything by hand or start using the magic wand.
- mrdobolina0
yep, that drop shadow is def. going to create a problem.
- j_red0
bring it into PS, click the layer to bring up the 'layer style' palette, drag those arrows down on the 'blend if' area, alt-click to split each arrow.
bada-bing!
- nosaj0
Thanks for the suggestion j_red... I couldn't get it to work but learned something new (splitting the arrows). I'm sure they must have layered files somewhere. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something simple or an alpha trick that I was unaware of before I questioned them on the files.
Thanks for taking a look everyone.
- JazX0
tough one