Convert layer in smart object

How to convert a layer in a smart object in Photoshop 7?

I didn't know Photoshop 7 supported smart objects. Or are you talking about Photoshop elements 7?

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  • Convert layer in smart objects?

    How convert a layer in smart object in Photoshop7?

    There is no such thing. Your version is way too old. Smart objects were introduced in CS3 or CS4, if I remeber correctly.
    Mylenium

  • Bug or feature: opacity and blend-if values wiped out when convert layer to smart object

    I had some unexpected results in an action I put together. As I was stepping through it, I found that conversion of a layer to a smart object reset the opacity to 100% and removed any blend-if adjustments, though the blending mode was retained. This is certainly an unexpected effect--is it a bug?

    Smart objects are always created at 100% and  will wipe any other blending, the blending still exists WITHIN the Object, itself. This is the most logical and sensible way for it to work - you will realise this if you think it through. Blend modes on the other hand are sometimes copied from the source layer or Group, this is possible and its a kind of shortcut.
    To get the original blending into the Smart Object layer -  Open the Smart Object, right click on the layer with the correct bending Choose "copy layer style". Now Back in your master document you can "paste layer style" into the Smart Object layer.

  • Is it possible to return to CR from PS without converting to a smart object?

    I saw somewhere that the was a menu in Filters to return to CR, but I don't see it in CS6.

    In CS6 and earlier you need to make the image a smart object in Camera Raw.
    Holding the Shift key changes the "Open Image" to "Open Smart Object.
    Once you are in PS you can double click the SO and return to Camera Raw.
    But the smart object needed to be created by Camera Raw for this to work.
    Converting a regular layer to a SO in Photoshop won't work. It will just open the image again in another PS window.

  • How do I (or can I) convert an embedded smart object into a linked smart object

    If I start with an embedded Smart Object (S.O)., can I easily convert in into a linked type of S.O.? I have not seen this feature available in the tooling yet. Please advise.

    Since an embedded smart object is, well, embedded, there's no way to just convert. You'll have to point a link somewhere.
    If you want to keep the smart object as is, open it and "Save As" to a new location, then link to that (Place Linked). Then delete the old.

  • Convert an embedded smart object to a linked smart object

    Hey guys,
    love the new "linked smart object" functionality. However, I can not figure out how I can convert (or export) an existing embedded smart object to a linked smart object.
    I have a huge photoshop file with several embedded smart objects that I would like to break down into a lightweigt photoshop with with links to the varios smart object photoshop files.
    Is there any way to do this?
    Thanks,
    Philipp

    Thanks a lot guys.
    I am just now putting a document together with linked smart objects and I'm noticing that the file size of the PSD file still increases quite a bit. I thought the hole point of this was to have lightweigh psd files?
    I currently have 11 1920x1080 linked smart object files in the PSD and the file size is already at 140MB. Any ideas why this is happening?

  • Switching off layer in smart object causes it to move in photoshop

    Dear all. I am stumped. I have piece of packaging artwork that I’m using in my 3D software.
    Smart Objects are great for this as all I have to do is go to Photoshop, double-click the Smart Object, then in Illustrator turn off the layers I need etc and update the Smart Object back in Photoshop and save back out for my 3D software. Only problem is that when I switch off the layer in illustrator and go back to Photoshop to update, the Smart Object jumps half way up my Photoshop file as if I’ve moved it but it also crops it so I can’t even just move it back down as there’s nothing there when I do.
    The layer I’m switching off (not deleting) is the die cut for a pizza box, it is still in the Smart Object just not visible. I have tried this in both CS3 and CS4 and it happens both times. I have searched everywhere on the internet for similar problems but can’t find an answer which makes me think I’m doing something wrong. Although I’ve used Smart Objects many times before and this has not happened. I have attached some screen grabs to help with the explanation.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Icegiant.
    My specs are CS3 (and CS4)
    MacPro 2 x 2.8 Quad Core Xeon,
    4 GB ram,
    512 mb graphics card,
    Mac OS 10.5.6

    You need to set up an invisible Bounding Box in the Illustrator file. This will be outside the Die cut. This Cropping area can be defined as a Cipping Mask. In Illustrator Object/clipping mask/Make - Command 7. I haven't really experimented with the ins-and-outs of this, and it may also be possible possible with a simple transparent bounding box. But the clipping mask (different to Photoshop Clipping Masks, same term, completely different function),always seems to work in keeping the defined area from moving when you update the Smart Object
    Its happening because the outside perimeter of the Smart Object is changing somehow when you delete the object. Photoshop always defines how its going to sample/render the Smart Object based on this perimeter.

  • Convert multiple layers into separate smart objects

    I have multiple layers in a document that I want to make into separate smart objects.
    If I select them and choose "convert to smart object" in the Layers Panel fly out, it flattens the layers into 1 smart object.
    Can it be done, or do I need to make each layer a smart object one at a time.
    OR... let me back up
    I have several files in Bridge, I want to "load into Photoshop layers" using the TOOLS > Batch Command BUT have each file load as a smart object.
    Either way would be great!

    While these don't use the batch command, take a look at
    from within photoshop, File>Scripts>Load Files into Stack.
    For bridge try Dr. Browns Services:
    http://www.russellbrown.com/scripts.html
    If you have cs5, you can drag files from mini bridge into an existing
    photoshop document, for smart object layers, provided you have
    your preferences under general to place or drag raster images as smart objects.
    MTSTUNER

  • How to avoid transparent background converting to white in smart object(psb )when image trace High Fidelity as we have the option of ignore white upto 16 colors trace.

    i have a psd image file in photoshop cc 2014 that has transparent background layer. I wanted it to convert to vector. The best option i saw was to first convert it to smart object in photoshop via Layer->Smart Objects-> Convert to smart Object. then exported it to a psb. Then i opened the file in illustrator and applied the image trace tool but the transparent background got converted to white but i had the option of ignore white upto 16 colors trace. But in case of High Fidelity Conversion, the ignore white option is not available, what should I do now?

    after using  high fidelity image trace  i hit expand, then i went to layers and hit the drop arrow by my thumbnail, which then shows <Group>,hit that drop arrow and it will show a list of all your paths, the very bottom one was my white background, you can click the eye or delete that path and it disappeared for me. i was using a png file with a transparent background, and nothing else worked for me, it always converted with white background, i never saw this mentioned anywhere, and accidentally discovered it, hope it works!!!

  • Transforming a Smart Object Layer

    Plain ordinary photograph.....  Start with a background layer.  Add a layer for doing non-destructive cloning.  Add a couple layers for adjusting curves and hue/saturation.
    Then do a merge visible to create a new layer from all the underlying layers and still keep all the underlying layers.
    Convert this layer to a smart object and apply Smart Sharpening.
    All the above works fine.........................
    Now I want to do a transform - free, scaling, whatever.....  I can select the marged layer but all the transforms are grayed out.
    How do I do a transform on a smart object layer?

    Hi Noel.  Your questions are valid...  This isn't my normal post-processing. 
    NORMALLY, I have a couple layers for dodging and burning, probably something for other fiddling, my normal adjustment layers for curves and hue/saturation, then a "stamp visible".  Depending on whether or not I wind up converting to b&w I may have a couple other layers for that....  Then I save the psd, and afterward crop and sharpen as needed.  Generally,
    my sharpening is to use the Smart Sharpen on my merged layer, OR to duplicate thelayer and do a high-pass sharpening.
    Recently, I've seen two presentations by well-regarded Photoshop experts extolling the virtues of doing as much as possible in non-destructive ways.  For sharpening, as I understand it, this means either opening the original image as a smart object, or converting to a smart object prior to sharpening.  SO, I've been trying this on some images, just to see if there are some real advantages, or if it's just a big pain-in-the-neck way to do something that's pretty standard....  Frankly, I"m still not sure.
    In THIS particular case, I had an image that had been edited, and the sharpening applied through the smart filter PRIOR to cropping.  My wife requested a non-standard resizing, not a crop, that meant using a transform to change the aspect ratio of the image.  That's when I found that the transforms wouldn't work on my smart object..
    Unfortunately, as it turns out, I was right - it was an error on my part.  I SELECTED part of the image on the layer with the marque tool...  Had i NOT done the selection, the transform would have worked fine.....
    So, the bottom line is yes, I agree that it's easy to get caught up in trying to make everything non-destructive and flexible, but sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth.

  • Photoshop CC 2014 - Stack Mode Disabled - Load Image Into Stack Has No "Convert To Smart Object" Option

    Hi,
    I have just installed Photoshop CC 2014.1 and I have "Stack Mode" command disabled.
    Also, I have no option to convert layers into smart object  when I run "Load Image Into Stack" command.
    Can you please tell me how to enable these features?
    Thank you very much.
    Luca

    The 512 MB are a minimum requirement, not some optional thing. Without it, 3D will never work.
    Mylenium

  • Opening a smart object (photoshop cc layer) in camera RAW?

    Opening a smart object (photoshop cc layer) in camera RAW? I have opened a processed RAW file from lightroom into photoshop cc, then done various processing and created a merged layer. I've then convered this layer to smart object (it displays the smart object layer icon). When I double-click this layer thumbnail it opens up in a seperate photoshop tab and I want to go back to RAW. I've tried this on various files and I can't seem to reopen smart objects back in RAW. I have file handling preferences set to "prefer adobe camera raw for supported raw files" and have done a fair amount of 'googling' but not getting anywhere. Thanks for any help

    Try the Filter menu item then select Camera Raw Filter. it should then open in ACR for further editing. No it is not the RAW image but the smart object you have.

  • Automating RAW file conversion to Photoshop with Smart Object Layer

    Hi
    Can anyone tell me if it is possible to automate an action (and the steps) to open a series of photos from their raw file state to a Photoshop file with a smart object layer. I have tried **** this... recording an action without success... it ends up creating a photoshop file with a background layer, no smart object layer.
    Am i missing something obvious? Thanks for your help!
    Regards bruce

    Hi
    Can anyone tell me if it is possible to automate an action (and the steps) to open a series of photos from their raw file state to a Photoshop file with a smart object layer. I have tried **** this... recording an action without success... it ends up creating a photoshop file with a background layer, no smart object layer.
    Am i missing something obvious? Thanks for your help!
    Regards bruce

  • Photoshop CS6: Pros and Cons of Using Smart Objects

    I haven't had Photoshop CS6 for that long, and have only just got past feeling uncomfortable with using Curves, now I've learnt how to use them properly.
    My concern is - I am currently learning about Smart Objects. The concept, at first, seemed like 'the best thing since sliced bread', being able to non-destructively use filters, Shadows/Highlights command, Unsharp Mask, endlessly scale using Free-Transform etc etc, without harming pixels at all.
    However, the more articles I read about their use in Photoshop, the more I am afraid to start using them in my workflow.
    I understand that when you convert to a Smart Object, this process is non-destructive, i.e. I can perform as many readjustments to a filter, for example, and Photoshop will always work from the embedded container file (which has had no filter adjustment made to it) to adjust the filter to your most recently adjusted settings. If you later decide you don't want to use a filter at all, and rasterize the Smart Object back into a regular layer again, is this process non-destructive as well?
    Then there is this article, which I struggle to understand properly:
    http://bjango.com/articles/smartobjects/
    Please see the part 'Smart Objects Created in Photoshop'. It seems to say I can't scale with a Smart Object without causing interpolation and blurry edges. Please can somebody clarify what the writer of this article is trying to get across, because it is well documented that Smart Objects can be endlessly rescaled non-destructively.
    Please understand I use Photoshop primarily for editing photographs.

    There is much modern focus on "non-destructive" editing, but keep in mind if you don't overwrite or destroy the original file there is no destruction at the highest level.  Put in layman's terms, you could always start over with the raw file.
    That thought segways into my next one:  Non-destructive editing makes sense if you need to use the same information for a variety of somewhat related purposes, or if the work product may need to change (e.g., to suit the whims of a fickle client).
    But at another extreme, if you're editing for a particular purpose - say creating the best possible print from an exposure - sprinting right for the finish line by changing pixel values directly and being done with it can be an extremely effective approach.  This requires that you get things right the first time, and that takes practice.
    Some folks do their Photoshop work by building up layer after layer and using smart objects, smart filters, etc., and this can be effective but no computer has yet been built that can composite all that stuff in real time with a big image.  So there IS a cost to doing it.  What you might gain by being able to re-do things, you might not have needed to gain if your control responses were instantaneous and you could tweak the intermediate result at every step very easily.  Note the number of posts about how slow Photoshop CS6 is/was at editing deep documents, some by people using 2012 computers.
    As with most things, it's horses for courses.  It's good that Photoshop gives us rich tools and choices for how to work.
    Regarding your specific question, bear in mind that what's communicated to the parent document from each of its embedded Smart Objects is a flat, rasterized image.  Think of the embedded smart object kind of like going off and opening another document, making the changes you want, saving the document, then flattening it and pasting the pixels into your parent document.
    In the very first example in the linked article, they show how the smart-object-rasterized image of a vector circle, subsequently scaled by resampling the parent document in which the Smart Object is used, becomes fuzzy as it is scaled up.  Once you understand this you realize that of course you could scale up the smart object itself, e.g., to a size equal to or larger than what's ultimately needed by the parent document, and then it could be crisp in the parent document where it's used.
    Of course, having all your smart objects at a size larger than you need takes up even more resources.
    -Noel

  • Basic Smart Objects

    1. In CS5, If I drag a layer from one file to another, does PS always place the image as a smart object into the new file?
    2. I understand that the idea behind smart objects is that I can edit the smart object without making permanent changes, though what does that really mean? I could always go back to the new layer and revert it to the way it was when I first dragged it in?
    Thanks.

    1) No. Use File > Place to place a doc as a smart object, or convert the dragged layer to a smart object using Layer . Smart Object > Convert to smart object.
    2) For resizing the smart object layer, that would be a way of thinking of them. Another thought would be filters applied to smart objects are editable, so you can change their settings if, and when, you need. You can also stack smart filters on top of each other, which can be quite useful. Yes, you can revert the new layer, just open the smart object (SO) and copy/paste out the original layer.
    An example would be a square sheet of paper with type on it that you've made into an SO and then warped to make it look like it's fluttering in the wind. You can open the SO and add more type to the piece of paper -- the type you add is typeset with straight baselines, but the final object has those curves you desired (and got just right) -- maybe some rotation or even a blur to simulate depth-of-field. Decide you'd like to make that paper the constitution? Just copy and paste a pic of the constitution into the SO and presto! It's a-fluttering.

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