Photoshop smartobjects
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- erikjonsson0
well monospaced the process for me begins with creating a bunch of layers and groups i photoshop, then i convert them to a smart object. they live inside the smart object and is still layered/grouped when i edit it.
its this object i want linked across multiple psds. Not an illustration i initiate externally
- version30
i've been using them in a comp of mine there are hundreds of them floating around a site walk through, they are slowing shit way down though while keeping my file size small
- airey0
it would only work if you comp the site in illustrator or indesign using elements made in photoshop and placed with a link rather than embedded, that way you'd update the source.
interesting thought though, that would be a great feature to use shared asset files throughout multiple psds.
- baseline_shift0
i only ever use smart objects for vectors i dont want to rasterize in potatochop. i copy whatever vectors from illy, and paste em in ps. it prompts a little box that gives you options. choose 'smart object'.
this allows you to left click the layer and select 'edit contents' and it pops back over to illy and lets you edit and save the vectors. this is great because when you go back over to ps, all the layer effects, etc are still applied to the newly edited vector art.
- baseline_shift0
^this is ALSO great, because the psd embeds the vector art in an illustrator editable format,
- dopepope0
erik... it is possible. I've done it a few times for a few different jobs. It's not as instant as it should be, a few steps involved but it saves a lot of work. it's been a while since I've done it but what I remember is that you open the source smart object, then save-as to a new folder (called smart objects or whatever) then in each document you wish to change simply highlight the smart object, (don't open it, just highlight) and then go to LAYER --> SMART OBJECTS --> REPLACE CONTENTS, then choose the source smart object. If any work is required over time on that source object, you just do it once and then repeat these steps to update thru out. shit will get wacky if you change canvas or image sizes tho so be careful.
- ESKEMA0
I think you can only achieve what you're after is the smart object is created externally and placed as smart object. otherwise it's just a "smart" layer.
- Stugoo0
surley
if you make one psd,
say make the header, convert to smart object, then drag that into another psd.. then say edit the source it should have a knock on effect?needs a bit of reasearch though..
- erikjonsson0
that is what ive done so far. Only updates the psb in the psd i edited it from. Doesnt reflect over multiple psds. Seems like the psb gets copied into a new instance when i drag it into a separate psd : /
- this is in essence the same as "copy to create new smart object"version3
- flashbender0
I don't know if they changed it for cs4, but cs3 the smart object does not span multiple psds reliably
- johnnyklebitz0
If you could link to external files there would be a links panel/palette.
- Stugoo0
would be really sweet if it was possible save tons of work and fookin about.
sort of linking in page templates similar to inDesign... maybe there is a plugin or an upgrade in the post.
- johnnyklebitz0
i don't think smart objects work that way. placing a smart object into a file doesn't mean it's linked to an external file. it kind of becomes 'embedded'.
- erikjonsson0
well, as it gets instanced as an external .psb when you edit it.
which also can be saved as a .psb. It should link somehow.- It should, yes.
But it doesn't.harlequino - you need to manually update itrupedixon
- It should, yes.
- johnnyklebitz0
I just created 2 psds and placed the same eps in both. I edited the eps and when i went back to the docs in photoshop, nothing changed. the 'smart object' data gets 'embedded' in the file. notice how large the files get when you have several smart objects. all that data is in the file.
- i was editing the vector eps file in illustrator.johnnyklebitz
- CyBrain0
I didn't read all the posts, but using the layer comps panel may be a workaround for what you want. You'd only have one psd, but it's a series of layouts. Does that help?
- yeah, it's why they invented comps. still, i'd back that file up regularly. i'm nervous of all eggs in one basket etc.airey
- sixfngers0
you can do this
create psd1 and save
create psd2
under the file menu select place...
double click on the layer and it will open up the psd you placed
edit - save
changes reflected in new psdeasy
- erikjonsson0
dopedope that is sweet.
Not as simple as i would have liked it to be but it actually works.