| » Forum Index » Problems and solutions » Topic: Marquee |
|
Posted on 27/08/12 3:54:39 PM |
|
Martti
* Posts: 53 Reply |
Marquee
Hi All, Iam just back from summer's holiday and it feels like my brain got left back. Anyways can't figure out how to duplicate a selection marquee and then move the two identical marquees independently of each other. Surely there must be a simple way to do this. Thank You, Martti |
Posted on 27/08/12 6:18:39 PM |
|
Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Marquee
Hi Martti, Perhaps you could supply a screenshot of what you are trying to do? |
Posted on 27/08/12 7:14:32 PM |
|
GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3972 Reply  |
Re: Marquee
Hi Martti, Not totally certain I understand your request but it might be addressed by setting up two (or more) alpha channels. You can move these around independently by selecting one then the other. You can opt to have both selected at the same time and move both at the same time but I am not aware of any way that you can have two separate selections open simultaneously and move them around simultaneously 
Gordon _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 27/08/12 8:31:39 PM |
|
Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Marquee
Hi Martti I'm assuming you are working on a background layer. Drag your selection using the marquee tool and then press CTRL J to place the selected area onto a new layer (layer 1). Press CTRL J again and the selection layer will be copied to Layer 2. You can then move these around as you wish. Hope this helps. Nick |
Posted on 28/08/12 10:55:22 AM |
|
Martti
* Posts: 53 Reply |
Re: Marquee
Thank you all for the replies, Here´s my somewhat erratic recipe: 1) make a selection marquee 2) save it as a path1 3) duplicate to path2 4) select either path with path selection tool 5) move the path to the desired position 6) do the same (4&5 above) to the other path 7) copy the paths 1&2 to path3  make a selection marquee of path3
So now you have placed two identical marquees in desired positions. Any practical use for this - do not know. /Martti  |
Posted on 29/08/12 07:33:27 AM |
|
Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6997 Reply  |
Re: Marquee
Wouldn't it be easier simply to draw two paths in the first place? |
Posted on 29/08/12 07:56:16 AM |
|
Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: Marquee
Hi Martti I've never been too keen on saving selections as paths and then creating selections from them as characteristics of the shape do seem to change, but I do convert paths to selections when making complex cut-outs. The steps you have taken do seem complex to achieve a relatively simple operation. Try this:- - make selection - go to Select / save selection and this will create a new channel. - then go to Select / Load selection and the ants will appear. - go to Select / transform selection and a bounding box will appear. You can then move the selection to wherever you want. The channel will not be affected and you can go back and load it as many times as you like. I would suggest you save an unfeathered selection and make any adjustments after it's loaded. Or do what I suggested earlier and once the first layer is created, CTRL click on its thumbnail to create a selection, which you can then move as mentioned above. |