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Stiv

June 18, 2012, 07:15:40 AM
I have a PSD that is RGB.

I need to make it 4C plus change the background and another area into a 5th & 6th color.

Anyone want to make me a tutorial? I have over 900 of these to do, the faster the better.

PM me for my addy and I'll send you one.

Ear

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June 18, 2012, 08:07:24 AM
900 of the varmints? Holy cow. Better make an action with stops.
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Joe

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June 18, 2012, 08:39:12 AM
I'll take a crack on one. No promises though. Are they all similar enough (repeatable) to where an action would work?
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DCurry

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June 18, 2012, 08:48:42 AM
Without seeing the images, I'd be surprised if it would be highly actionable. You can probably automate some of the keystrokes that would occur after you make a selection, but you still have to somehow select the areas that need to be spots.

I'm up to taking a crack at it, as well.
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Stiv

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June 19, 2012, 05:56:09 AM
Still can't figure it out & I feel like such a dumbass. I have been using PS since, well, forever and I just never learned the higher-up stuff.

Well, we are going to try to get the customer to let us rework these into INDD with master pages, vectors, layers, etc. - more my style.

When I get a moment (lol), I'm going to take a class in PS.

DCurry

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June 19, 2012, 06:38:36 AM
If you're going the ID route, you can use the existing PSD - just turn off the visibility of the Label Background layer and the Size Box layer (you can do this either in Photoshop or when placing the image in ID.)

Then put the spot red background and blue inset box on your ID Master Page. Go to the local page and plop the PSD right on top. I tested this out and it works.
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Stiv

#6
June 19, 2012, 07:38:17 AM
You, Sir, are an F'n genius.


Quote from: DCurry on June 19, 2012, 06:38:36 AMIf you're going the ID route, you can use the existing PSD - just turn off the visibility of the Label Background layer and the Size Box layer (you can do this either in Photoshop or when placing the image in ID.)

Then put the spot red background and blue inset box on your ID Master Page. Go to the local page and plop the PSD right on top. I tested this out and it works.

David

#7
June 19, 2012, 07:59:56 AM
it's all about the hair...
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DCurry

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June 19, 2012, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: Stiv on June 19, 2012, 07:38:17 AMYou, Sir, are an F'n genius.

Thanks. Now, if only I could find a job...
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June 19, 2012, 10:03:55 AM
ID is definitely the way to go. I can get it changed in Photoshop but I wouldn't want to have to do it 899 more times. :laugh:
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