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Posted on 17/12/11 9:13:07 PM |
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Jessie711
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Saving a crop in an oval shape
Hi, I’m trying crop and save part of a photograph in an oval shape with a feathered edge. I selected the part I wanted then inverted and erased the outside of the oval. But when I save it the part I erased turns white and it saves as a rectangle rather than an oval. Can someone tell me where I’m going wrong? Also is it possible to create a new blank file in an oval shape? Thanks Jessie |
Posted on 17/12/11 9:42:28 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Hi Jessie, It sounds as though you are working on a background layer. Just double click the layer to make it an editable layer and save your project as a psd file and it should all work ok. As for your second question the answer is that Photoshop will only open rectangular files. Gordon _________________ My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. |
Posted on 17/12/11 10:46:30 PM |
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Jessie711
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Thanks for the reply Gordon, I did change the background layer to an editable one but I want to save it as a jpeg rather than a psd file. |
Posted on 17/12/11 10:53:43 PM |
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Dooley
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
JPEGs don't save with transparency, try a png _________________ I've fallen and I can't get up. |
Posted on 18/12/11 3:19:00 PM |
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Jessie711
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Thanks for the reply Dooley. When I save as png I still get the circular image on a black rectangular background. What I’m trying to achieve is a circular image without any background.  |
Posted on 18/12/11 10:49:01 PM |
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Dooley
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
OK, load your image into photoshop, unlock the layer, select the part you want to delete, delete it then save as a .png. You should end up with this :- _________________ I've fallen and I can't get up. |
Posted on 18/12/11 10:53:30 PM |
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Dooley
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Oops, missed.  _________________ I've fallen and I can't get up. |
Posted on 18/12/11 11:03:26 PM |
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Dooley
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
This is how it looks in photoshop.  _________________ I've fallen and I can't get up. |
Posted on 19/12/11 05:26:10 AM |
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Jessie711
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Thanks Dooley, I don’t know what I did wrong but I’ve got it now.  |
Posted on 19/12/11 09:42:41 AM |
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Dooley
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Re: Saving a crop in an oval shape
Glad you figured it out. _________________ I've fallen and I can't get up. |