Importance of Keeping Large PSDs Organized - Your Thoughts
I am curious how other visual design professionals out there feel about the importance of keeping large PSDs well organized. By large I mean files with hundreds of layers and layer groups. I always strive to keep my files neat and orderly. I always name my layers and organize related items into layer groups and I color code these items too. I do this not only for myself but for other designers who may potentially receive my files and need to revise them. I have found that the extra time required is minimal and the benefits are great. However, I have recently discovered that some very talented designers I am working with do not agree with my approach. Their output is great but their files are a mess (i.e. not a single layer is named and items in layer groups are completely unrelated) and as a result it takes longer to revise their work, even with using AutoSelect. As a manager of a visual design team in a past job I assured that everyone on the team took steps to keep their files organized. Not perfect, but organized none the less. Anyone on the team could easily work on other member's files and pretty much instantly be productive.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Thanks,
richol
Smart Objects!
Apart from that:
A clear and persistent naming policy is desirable, but more important to me seems to be that files’ layers are actually structured efficiently and non-destructiveness is striven for.
Have you ever had to handle files where adjustment layers were placed above pixel layers, then above that pixel layers for clone stamping or flattened layers for transformations or filtering, then adjustment layers again … and on and on?
Having to put files like that from their heads onto their feet for further editing can be quite the challenge.
Another thing is when people use adjustment layers or a bunch of layers of different blend modes to create shadows or glows for clipped objects – sometimes it does indeed provide for better results, but quite often it seems to be redundant but can serve to make the files’ use in other programs or color modes pretty close to impracticable.
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Your BAPI example took a whack together with all it's answers and the other questions by the same lazy bones fresher.
There is no real answer to your question, because more usable expert forums and keeping the quality up to standard is a constant thing. Each new batch of freshers brings new challenges with them, and new types of points-gaming, etc. So it is the journey which counts
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Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0xbcc3b04 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0xbcc3b28 0x131bbc 0x0)
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0xbcc3e54 : 0x223bff (0x1dbd0800 0x14 0x6 0x0)
0xbcc3f64 : 0x21125d (0x1dbd0800 0x1dbd0800 0x42db5c 0x135798)
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Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
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Memory Module: DIMM1/BANK 1, 512 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x168C, 0x86), 0.1.24
Bluetooth: Version 1.7.5f10, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
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Serial ATA Device: ST98823AS, 74.53 GB
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Reasoning about reflection, your thoughts
Hello all,
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Assume you have an interface:
interface CollectionInterface<T>
public boolean add(T o);
public boolean remove(T o);
public Iterator<T> iterator();
}Also you have a class with static funcions. For example:
class AlgorithmsOnCollections
public static <T> int count(CollectionInterface<T> c, int dummy)
}Countinig the elements in a CollectionInterface is very easy: simply count the elements returned by the iterator:
class AlgorithmsOnCollections
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Iterator<T> it = c.iterator();
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while (it.hasNext())
it.next();
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try
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catch (NoSuchMethodException e) // run standard, general-purpose algorithm
Iterator<T> it = c.iterator();
int count = 0;
while (it.hasNext())
it.next();
++count;
return count;
catch (IllegalAccessException e)
throw new RuntimeException();
catch (InvocationTargetException e)
throw new RuntimeException();
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Here is a fully working example:
import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.util.*;
interface CollectionInterface<T>
public boolean add(T o);
public boolean remove(T o);
public Iterator<T> iterator();
class SomeCollection1<T> implements CollectionInterface<T>
private List<T> elements = new ArrayList<T>();
public boolean add(T e) { return elements.add(e); }
public boolean remove(T e) { return elements.remove(e); }
public Iterator<T> iterator() { return elements.iterator(); }
public int AlgorithmsOnCollections_count(int dummy) // !! not in CollectionInterface !!
System.out.println("SomeCollection.count() called!");
return elements.size();
class SomeCollection2<T> implements CollectionInterface<T>
private List<T> elements = new ArrayList<T>();
public boolean add(T e) { return elements.add(e); }
public boolean remove(T e) { return elements.remove(e); }
public Iterator<T> iterator() { return elements.iterator(); }
class AlgorithmsOnCollections
public static <T> int count(CollectionInterface<T> c, int dummy)
Method method = null;
try
method = c.getClass().getMethod("AlgorithmsOnCollections_count", int.class);
return (Integer) method.invoke(c, dummy);
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) // run standard, general-purpose algorithm
Iterator<T> it = c.iterator();
int count = 0;
while (it.hasNext())
it.next();
++count;
return count;
catch (IllegalAccessException e)
throw new RuntimeException();
catch (InvocationTargetException e)
throw new RuntimeException();
public class Reflection
public static void main(String[] args)
CollectionInterface<Integer> c1 = new SomeCollection1<Integer>();
CollectionInterface<Integer> c2 = new SomeCollection2<Integer>();
c1.add(new Integer(10));
c1.add(new Integer(4320));
c2.add(new Integer(43));
c2.add(new Integer(23));
c2.add(new Integer(169));
System.out.println(AlgorithmsOnCollections.count(c1, 75));
System.out.println(AlgorithmsOnCollections.count(c2, 42));
}The output is:
SomeCollection.count() called!
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Performance of operations in large PSD
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I'm very excited about my new career shift but am bit worried at the same time.
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