Change color of object

I have a image I am editing in photoshop CS, I want to replace the black color of an object with blue, I've done this in the past but for some reason the Contrast/brightness tool is not working, I can change the brightness but the object is just staying black. I tried using the magic wand and selecting the object and then fillinf it but that leaves uneven edges.

Have you tried enabling the tint checkbox? That can be used to add color. (if necessary you can use a selection to create the mask for the hue/saturation/luminance adjustment layer).
Another solution is to create a selection for the black area, then with a new layer add a mask to it and fill that layer with a color (not necessarily in that order) then you can use a blend mode or opacity to allow any texture to show through if there is any.

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why can't I change colors of objects?

Thanks KT. I did mean the Fill color, but my real issue is that changing the fill color in the inspector doesn't change the color of the selected object. In tis case, I was trying to chnage the fill color from pale blue to the more ingense blue:

Change colors of objects when pressing (D)efault keyboard shortcut?

Hi There,
Is is possible to change the colors an object gets when I press the (D) keyboard shortcut. As it stands, the object defaults to black stroke with white fill, but I want to know if it is possible to configure it so that I can choose what the default stroke and fill color are for the shortcut.
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Laz

Hey Mylenium,
I didn't see the Make current appearance default in the Appearance panel, or it's drop down. Can you help me get to it?
See attached. I'm on CS5.
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Laz

Placing from Photoshop to InDesign is changing colors of object

I can't find anywhere on the Internet, through about an hour of searching now why my vibrant sRGB objects I made in photoshop look so drab when I place them in an InDesign file.
I don't know if it's being changed from RGB to CMYK...I've tried a few different options from suggestions I found online that sounded like it might be the solution...but am still left with dead looking images.
This is an example of how it looks like in photoshop
And then what it looks like when I place it into an InDesign Document
So, I don't know what's going on or why the color has to be changed like this...but hopefully one of you gurus can tell me how to fix this!
The problem I have is that I created a brochure entirely in photoshop and I really don't like how the text gets pixelated when blown up or how it can't be selected if need be...so I'm recreating the brochure in InDesign...but this whole color change issue is really perturbing me!
Thanks in advance for the help!
Oh...and if there is a link somewhere out there that says how to make InDesign brochures so that the graphics show up sharp without taking up a ton of memory so the pdf's can be emailed...that would be awesome!

tman69 wrote:
to reduce file size--try exporting as PDFX1a (preset)
In this case, that's probably NOT a good plan. PDF/X-1a converts everything to CMYK and only downsamples images above 450 ppi and then only to 300 ppi. It's meant for press. For email I personally would start with the [High Quailty Print] preset, then use the PDF optimizer in Acrobat Pro to flatten the transparency and downsample the images, to 150 ppi to start, but you may need to go further, and to throw out most of the extraeoous document info your readers don't need (basically check every box except the one to unembed fonts). I think the flattening in Acrobat is better than flattening in ID during export and most of the rest is only available in the PDF optimzer. If you don't have Acrobat Pro, try the Smallest File Size preset in ID.
Keep in mind that there is ALWAYS a tradeoff between file size and image quality. You are shooting for a middle ground.

Best way to isolate and change color of object

I have a client that wants hundreds of product photos edited in 8 weeks. The color of the product item needs to be changed for each of the color choices available. The product is shown in a full room display, meaning lots of background imagery and color.
What's the best (quickest and most accurate) way to select the product? What's the best way to change it to the accurate color?

Selective color, color range, replace color, convert to LAB, use channels...all methods work. But in the production of "hundreds" of images, you have to outline objects and set up the color shift through adjustment layers. Then it's actionable and not pure drudgery!

CS5 Photoshop - changing color of object

Hello
How do you change the colors of these chairs to green? I tried to do image>adjustments>replace color but it isn't very clean. It shows the red still.
Do you create a mask with an alpha channel? If so, how again?
Thanks in advance.

To isolate the red chairs you could do Select > color range and the sample the red of the chair (shift click to add more range of red to the selection, use a low to medium fuziness value).
Add a hue adjustment layer and adjust to to get the green you would like.
finally you will probabaly need to fine tune the mask of the adjustment layer by painting black on it on areas which you do not want changed - you should get something like this.

Changing color of object in Photoshop CS4

I have an object, basically a product picture. It is mostly white. I would like to make it completely black, or at least shades of black. Is there an easy way in Photoshop to do this? Thanks!

You need to select the outline of the object and either desturate (ie remove colour) it or, for better results, use a Black and White adjustment layer.

Can I change color of all objects at ones ?

Hello guys
I understand that's very fundamental question, and I promise I search the forum prior to posting, but perhaps it's my bad english and wrong phrasing, that leads to poor results. So if that has been discuss, please kindly don't waste your time, just link me to the post and I will read away.
I have very complex file, with hundreds of paths, shapes, text, outlined text, etc... It's a brochure with graphs, scematich drawings and text.
Last moment, the client like the reverse the colors from (current) Black on white, to all White on dark gray background.
Problem is, I can't seem to find easy way to just change the colors, without selecting one by one, every single object. When I selest all and choose white, it start filling paths with solid fill... Editing it wastes allot of my time and I have many pages to do.
Is there any way to simple change color of everything at once, just from black to white ? Or do I have to go object by object manually ?
Thank you very much, for all the help so far, and I'm sincerly sorry to waste your time if that has been covered previously.
Good day
ciao ciao
Monika

Thank you both for such prompt follow up. I know it's just typing and it's easy but I sincerly mean it. Thank you.
The INVERT work on some images.
The "SAME" seem to work funny way. When I select STROKE COLOR, it does nothing, but when I select WIGHT then it does and in fact I'm able to change lots of strokes at once with ease. Even tho I'm left with few small bits here and there which I need to change manually, it is certainly far better than doing one by one.
Thanks a lot for the help, it's what I was looking for.
By the way I not once used the SAME menu. Feel so lame, given I use AI (not daily but often) for few years now... Shame.
Thank you and you guys have a great day
xoxo

How to change color of selected label from list of labels?

My Problem is that I have a list of labels. RowHeaderRenderer is a row header renderer for Jtable which is rendering list items and (labels).getListTableHeader() is a method to get the list. When we click on the label this code is executed:
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fireAcknowledgeEvent(ackEvent);
((HeaderListModel)listModel).setElementAt(ACK, index);
catch(Exception ex) {;}
Upon mouse click color of the label should be changed. For some period of time ie. Upto completion of fireAcknowledgeEvent(ackEvent);
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theLogicalPosition, theUserName);
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synchronized (mutex)
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I tried but when i am clicking a particular label, the color of all labels in the List is being changed. So can you please assist me in changing color of only the label that is selected and the color must disappear after completion of Upto completion of fireAcknowledgeEvent(ackEvent);

im a bit confused with the post so hopefully this will help you, if not then let me know.
I think the problem is that in your renderer your saying
setBackground(header.getBackground());which is setting the backgound of the renderer rather than the selected item, please see an example below, I created a very simple program where it adds JLabels to a list and the renderer changes the colour of the selected item, please note the isSelected boolean.
Object "value" is the currentObject its rendering, obviously you may need to test if its a JLabel before casting it but for this example I kept it simple.
populating the list
public void populateList(){
        DefaultListModel model = new DefaultListModel();
        for (int i=0;i<10;i++){
            JLabel newLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(i));
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        this.jListExample.setModel(model);
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class RowHeaderRenderer extends JLabel implements ListCellRenderer
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    public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value,
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When I edit the color in advanced mode, it is really a hit-or-miss to get the correct color, and will only modify when changing the offset RGB.
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I have a row on a form called Finding Risk Rating. In this row are four fields: Probability, Severity, Risk Rating, Color.
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my e mail is [email protected] i would be thankful
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Rather big title but I couldn't find better one.
I have two pictures presenting the same thing, but in different light (e.g. one is made in the morning and one in the evening). So - similar objects have different colors. How can I change the a picture that the colors of objects will be similar to the second one? Something like taking histogram from one picture and using it in the second one. Can it be done in PSE8?

Hi,
I haven't done it in PSE 8 but use that frequently in PSE 9 and thought it would be useful to post it here. in PSE 9, you can use the Style Match feature of Guided Edits. I find that quite useful.
Thanks

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