Photoshop Filter Question

Does anyone know of a PhotoShop filter which converts a photo into a technical drawing?

There are ways of creating line art from a photograph. My preferred tool for doing that is the Topaz Simplify plugin. This is an example from their website

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How to use manifest file in Adobe Photoshop Filter Plugin

Hi all,
I am developing the Photoshop Filter plugin using wxWidgets-2.6.2 on PhotoshopSDK CS2 for windowsXP.I am unable to use XP themes in my plugin.Though I have already added the following line in my Plugin .rc file ----->
2 RT_MANIFEST "Plugin.manifest"
I have also added the "ISOLATION_AWARE_ENABLED" in the properties.
But still I am unable to use XP themes in my Plugin. Please Help!!!
Regards
Deepesh Negi

Thanks, that helps.

Photoshop Filter like paper currency/Wall Street Journal author pic?

WSJ articles often have the article author's image in a small box. It's a B/W line drawing style reminiscent of images on paper currency.
It there a photoshop filter that can produce similar images from photos of people?
Thanks

There is no filter or process in Photoshop to accurately mimic the stippling technique. The portraits are done by hand, and if you observe the patterns, they follow contours determined by the artist. Here is a description of the technique: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/journal/how.htm
You could fake the look but you're not going to get the same appearance with anything on the market now.
Here's a quickie:
1. Original image
2. Create a grayscale version and make tonal adjustments. You'll want higher contrast and little surface detail (use Surface Blur)
3. Duplicate #2 and create a separate layer using the Photocopy filter with high contrast to create an outline 'sketch'
4. Take the #2 layer and convert to Bitmap mode using Dither. This achieves the stippling, but it's random
5. Add #3 above #4 and set to Multiply. You can also draw more contours to emulate the look.

How can I make a photoshop filter tile or wrap-around edges?

Hi,
I have a procedurally generated image (a bird's eye terrain map). The edges wrap-around (I can tile the image without seams) I applied the Sponge artistic filter on it, but the edges don't match anymore.
Is there any way to get a Photoshop filter to recognize the opposite edge's pixels so that it maintains my tile effect? Thanks.

I don't know of a way to make the filter you ran on it recognize that you wanted to maintain the tiling ablility on the edges.
If you aren't concerned with it looking exactly the same you could always run the process of Filter/other/overpass using 50% pixels both ways and "wrap" and get a new tile. It will move things around though, yet it only takes a minute or two and looks similar.
I suppose that is maybe how you made the tile in the first place, in which case this wouldn't help to keep the image as you had it and just correct the edges.
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Old Photoshop FIlter's Question

I have several old plugins (8bf files) that I'm attempting to use with Photoshop CC. I read that they needed to be in the 32bit plugins folder and that they would not show up at all in the 64bit, so I made sure that was where I put them However, when I launch Photoshop (either version) the plugin's don't show up. Am I missing something? I've gone through every menu and couldn't find anything that suggested a way to import them or even to point to a directory for them. Any help would be much appreciated.

Unable to fathom why this hasn't been answered, I only came across it in looking for information on a .8bf filter set that I have installed for a few years and working which suddenly inexplicably fails to work crashing 32bit PS CC - note it is the same install I used in PS CS5 Extended. In fact, I uninstalled (removed completely) the filter now failing to work, shut down (cold start), booted up and checked the filter no longer appeared in 32bit PS CC, after ensuring it wasn't I shut the program and extracted the files from the zipped copy I have directly to the same folder location as before which was empty, opened 32bit PS CC again and it showed, attempts to use it once more failed with the same error as before. You should note though PS CS5 Extended uses the same file and I attempted to use it there after the latest failure, it functioned with no error.
Anyhow, your answer is here -
I made a folder on C Drive itself, (not in Program Files or 32 bit Program Files) I named the folder Plugins, inside it I put sub folders for every filter I install and install directly to them, I often leave a copy of the zip or extraction file (.exe) inside as well as its set up files or .8bf's. - You then have something akin to this ...... C:\Plugins\screen .... C:\Plugins\Redfield ..... C:\Plugins\MasterBlaster .... etc.
Set PS to locate this folder as an Additional Plug-Ins Folder location under "Edit .... Preferences ... Plug-Ins" inside PS itself, choosing this folder " C:\Plugins\ " using browse button if following my own example, select your own folder if you altered the location.
Note - Photoshop only offers one additional location for Plugins/Filters (other programs offer more).
The Advantages -
You can uninstall Photoshop and your plugins/filters remain installed (Takes time if you have many to install) Reinstall Photoshop and set the location again and your filters work.
You can access the filters using another program for graphics

Library Filter Question

Within the Metadata Library Filter I often use the 'Treatment' tag to view just colour or just B&W images. I discovered that to give an image the 'Black & White' treatment stamp you needed to use the B&W section in the develop module. However I often use CS5 for my B&W conversion so my question is, is it possible to get this "Black & White' treatment stamp without actually using that aspect of the Develop module?
Thanks in advance guys

Unfortunately not.
Your black and white photos made in Photoshop, will be treated as "Color", even if they were converted to a grayscale "space" in Photoshop. And you cannot even change the treatment to "Black and White", because the treatment control is disabled for grayscale files. This is a little dumb.
My work around is to apply a "BW" keyword to these files, then use a smart collection with the following rule set:
Any of the follwofing:
Treatment is "black and white"
Keywords contain words "BW"

Adobe Photoshop Touch Question / Issue

Hello,
I bought Adobe Photoshop Touch some time ago for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and I liked it so much. Of all the apps I had for photo editing, this one gave me all I need. I used to own Adobe Photoshop CS2 on my old PC so I wanted something for my tab as well. I was very satisfied by this app until my tab died some time ago. After a pain of service and repairs, the tab worked again but it had a new issue. Anytime I used the device on something more demanding (i.e. playing games ) the tab overheated a lot and the screen started to touch itself very much as, if it was pressed all the time. After some time of struggle with it I decided to wipe it clean and pass it out to a family member who would maybe dedicate more time to fix it.
Last month I bought myself a new device ( Sony Xperia Z ) and I was eager to get all my data on it and apps of course. To my sadness Adobe Photoshop Touch is not compatible with my device now, and it just sits there in my app list doing nothing . I could install only Photoshop Express but it does not give me the full access I had with Touch. I saw that there is another product called Photoshop Touch for smartphones and it seems to be the same as what I had only phone edition.
My problem is that I can not get this new app unless I pay for it and I do not wish to do that because I already paid for the previous edition.
My question is: Can I somehow obtain the Smartphone edition and the previous version ( which apparently is for tablets I suppose ) be removed from my Google Play account. I would purchase the smartphone version but there is no point in having 1 app 2 times.
I would happily like the staff to remove my previous version from my account if they would gave me the smartphone version and I acknowledge that the tab app was more expensive than the smartphone version and Adobe will not refund me the money difference nor are they obligated to give me the smartphone version. I am just asking if it would be possible because I like that app and it's such a shame for it to be in my app list and not be used. Thank you for your time in reading this and no matter what answer I get, I will be ok with it. Have a nice day .

I don't think you'll have much luck. PS Touch for tablets was designed for just tablets; PS Touch for phones was designed for just phones. Touch for phones came out a little later than Touch for tablets. (By several months, if I recall.) On the brighter side, if you ended up buying Touch for phones, you'd be covered no matter which device you had.
Both are very similar in function. I believe the only differences are their UIs; Touch for tablets is landscape-oriented-specific while Touch for phones is portrait-oriented. (Some elements are also placed differently.) I imagine this allows for maximum utilization of screen real estate and element placement.

What are the forensic limitations of Metadata & Exif Data+ Adobe Photoshop 3 question; e.g. Metadata

I have some questions regarding metadata, and exif data on digital cameras and its forensic limitations in Adobe photoshop 3;
For instance; After a picture is taken and has a metadata/exif digital stamp of the "picture being taken day" under what circumstances can that "picture being taken day" be changed?
Does the picture being taken day change when you import it into adobe photoshop 3 and add a caption?
Does it change only when the picture is edited, to perhaps add a white sidebar that says "family photo" or whatever?
Under what circumstances does the exif/metadata digital time stamp of the "picture being taken day" change?
Also, is it possible to change the picture being taken day on a photograph in adobe photoshop 3 manually?
Thanks-
Phil

I guess it would be easier to give you an example. The above picture shows the exif data as 9.11.2001. How is this possible if this is a 911 victim? In the top metadata, it says Adobe photoshop 3. I assume this is the program it was last edited in? Or was adobe software used exclusively in cameras back then perhaps? I am not sure, I just know I have many questions I really want answers to. Was the exif data changed perhaps in the above photo on 9.11.2001 to add that white sidebar, which says (Family photo) ?? Click the image below to see the screenshot of what I am looking at, this way we are on the same page or picture so to speak.
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciatted...
Thanks,
Phil

Adobe Acrobat 8 and I Filter Question

Hello,
I have Adobe Acrobat 8 and I Filter 6.0 installed on a WinXP machine. I am also using Windows Search 4.0. My question is on how to create an embedded index of PDF files so that I may search with a keyword through 100 PDF files as an example. This is actually my last resort after searching thoroughly on the web. I have read articles ranging from editing the registry to how to create a single index within Adobe Acrobat for a single PDF file. Again I am looking to create one index that consists of multiple PDF files. If any can help me I would very much appreciate it. I just say to myself that at some point in time some programmer must have said to himself, can I search for a keyword through 20 PDF files on a desktop system or server?
Thank you,
Peter

Hey john,
Please try downloading Acrobat 8 from the following link:
Download Acrobat products | 9, 8
Regards,
Anubha

Filter Question part II

Hi,
do you remember my previous post? Well, now I've a similar requirement, but again I haven't a solution. i've following question:
I've a prompt with two choices: "All" and "WITHOUT ICO" wich fill a presentation variable 'ICO'. Then i've a report that contains a column "JDE Account" wich contains accounts id (if an account is ICO then it will finish with letter I, otherwhise not.
Examples of ICO Accounts: 1384I, 14849I and so on
Examples of WITHOUT ICO Account: 3893, 4484.
I want that if user choices 'ALL' prompt value the report returns all accounts, otherwhise if user choices 'WITHOUT ICO' prompt value the report filter only accounts WITHOUT ICO.
I've tried many filters (simple filters and complex), but it doesn't work. Can you help me???
Thanks
Giancarlo

Hi,
i've tried but it doesn't work. I give following error:
Error during retrieving drilling info: SELECT "Cost Center"."Organization Region Description" saw_0, FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A') saw_1, FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A') saw_2, FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A')-FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A') saw_3, (FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A')/FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"='A')-1)*100 saw_4 FROM Prototype WHERE (Time."Year" = 2010) AND (Time."Desc Month" = 'January') AND (Country."Country Code Company GOAL Code" IN (SELECT saw_0 FROM (SELECT Country."Country Code Company GOAL Code" saw_0 FROM Prototype WHERE Country."Company Description" = 'GERMANY') nqw_1 )) AND ("JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" in (Select "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" From Prototype where ‘WITHOUT ICO’ = ‘Tutti’) OR "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" in (Select "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" From Prototype where "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" not like ‘%I’ and ‘WITHOUT ICO’ = ‘WITHOUT ICO’))
Error Details:
Error Code: YQCO4T56:OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
Driver Odbc returns an error (SQLExecDirectW).
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 27002] Near <ICO’>: Syntax error [nQSError: 26012] . (HY000)
Istruzione SQL eseguita: {call NQSGetLevelDrillability('SELECT "Cost Center"."Organization Region Description" saw_0, FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'') saw_1, FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'') saw_2, FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'')-FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'') saw_3, (FILTER(Prototype."Fact PNL"."Local Actual Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'')/FILTER ("- Budget"."Local Budget Monthly" USING Prototype.R012."R012 1 position Code"=''A'')-1)*100 saw_4 FROM Prototype WHERE (Time."Year" = 2010) AND (Time."Desc Month" = ''January'') AND (Country."Country Code Company GOAL Code" IN (SELECT saw_0 FROM (SELECT Country."Country Code Company GOAL Code" saw_0 FROM Prototype WHERE Country."Company Description" = ''GERMANY'') nqw_1 )) AND ("JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" in (Select "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" From Prototype where ‘WITHOUT ICO’ = ‘Alli’) OR "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" in (Select "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" From Prototype where "JDE Account"."HFM Account Code" not like ‘%I’ and ‘WITHOUT ICO’ = ‘WITHOUT ICO’))')}
However i haven't a column All.
Thanks
Giancarlo

Filter Question 1: Shift Field - when to shift it?

And by "shift it", I'm really asking in what order to place it, relative to any other filters being applied. And is there a rule of thumb for this particular filter being first or last in the stack?
The Specific Issue:
I notice FCP applies the filter automatically when I add HD material to a standard def Timeline (see "Workflow" description below), where the extra material has a different "Field Dominance" than the main footage. This triggers a green render bar, which thankfully doesn't take long to process.
But I'm starting to see some odd behavior when I then add other filters to one of these clips whose Fields have been automatically Shifted by FCP.
Specifically, I've been testing MagicBullet's "Noise Reducer" filter on a few of these clips (ones where I've had to magnify the image more than it really wants to be), and once the absurdly long render finally finishes*, the playback of just these clips gets very wonky on my external monitor (with a flashing blue that eventually takes over the whole screen, but only for these clips -- and FinalCut's telling me there's nothing left to render).
* and this is the subject of a whole 'nother filters-related question I've posted in this same forum
Interestingly, when I drag the Shift Fields filter from its default top-of-the-stack position in the Viewer down to the bottom, so that it comes after the MB Noise Reducer -- and then wait for another huge render to finish -- now everything seems to play back fine.
Both filters (FCP's Shift Fields and MB's Noise Reducer) are configured in their default settings, and this apparent conflict with the Shift Fields filter appears to not occur in relation to any other filters I've also been testing (such as Sharpen and Deflicker).
So -- is this just one of these trial-and-error things, where you keep reordering the filters till they seem happy, or is there a reason why the automatically applied Shift Fields filter should always be last in the stack (even though intuitively it feels like something which should be applied first)?
Any insights appreciated.
Thanks,
John B.
Toronto
*Workflow Description*
(which might be of interest to other one-man-band, tight-budget videographers)
+I'm currently cutting a series of videos done for a local theatre company. My A-cam is a Sony MiniDV shooting 4:3, and my Timeline is the basic NTSC-DV easy setup. I generally also set up a B-cam at a different angle, which is locked off to get a static shot of the full performing area. This camera is a compact AVCHD unit, shooting at full 1920x1080. I put its material on a separate video track, and when I need to cut to it I use the Motion tab to frame the shot, resize it, and crop in as desired. Sometimes I'll even keyframe a pan and/or slight zoom to give the effect of a human cameraperson following the action live. Since both cameras are recording continuously, I only have to sync up the two tracks once -- and the end product gives a reasonably convincing impression of a two-person shoot.+

Clearly I need to check in with the Jolly Red Giant himself, since I'm wondering if he's the one I should be pointing my finger at with regard to a bizarre issue I'm encountering: trying to export a previously harmless sequence which now contains clips with two Red Giant / Magic Bullet filters -- all fully rendered, but the Export time is expanding faster than a Supernova.
Thread is called "Renders Gone Wild", if you have any advice on what I should do.
Thanks,
jb

Aggregation level and planning filter question

Hi,
I have below questions on aggregation levels and planning fitlers.
Scenario: An Aggregation level is built on a multiprovider( Actual Cub1(5 chars, 4 keyfig), Actual Cube2(8 chars, 6 key fig), and Real Time Cube3(8 chars and 3 keyfig)). A FOX copy function has to be built on this aggregation level in which data from cube1 will be copied to cube 3.
1. Does an Aggregation level need to have all chars and keyfigures from cube 1 and cube 3? or it should have structure of Cube 3 only as data will be written to cube 3?
- what are the standard design considerations for defining aggregation level?
2. In planning filter, both cube1 and cube3 are to be restricted or only cube3?
Is it necessary that only target planning cube is to be resricted? In that case how function will get the source data from cube1?
- what are the standard design considerations for defining planning filter?
Please provide some info on this...
any document on design consderations for planning object will be great.
Thanks,
Pundari.

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Graduated Filter Question

When I make changes to a raw file using the graduated filter and then edit the photo in photoshop the graduated filter changes do not carry over to photoshop but all the other changes do. Whats up?

As Dorin has already indicated, make sure you have installed ACR 6.7 RC. It requires that version of ACR to be able to read the changes from Lightroom 4.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/cameraraw6-7/

Mask filter question....

I have an odd shaped picture I want to superimpose on a video clip (maybe about half opacity), but dont want the entire frame overlayed, just the outline of the shape. Is this possible? It is a very simple drawing I am trying to do this with?
I am in kind of a jam for time so anyone who was any thoughts please post them.
Thanks
John

Just a WARNING if you use PAL projects: unfortunately they seem not to like imported stills with transparency (.tif and .psd for sure).
My unfortunate experience was to regularly lose the project after importing any of them; i.e. whenever I imported any of them, saved and closed the project, this was then unreadable at next opening... very bad!
As a workaround I learned to use Photoshop Elements to set the image on a white (or other flat color) background, and save it as .jpg.
When I import the .jpg into FCE I use the chroma keyer filter to substitute the white background with transparency.
If you are using NTSC, though, there shouldn't be any problem that I know.
Piero

Photoshop fills question

Getting this error when I try to use scripted pattern fills.
Error:PNG loader:Failed to load file:C:\program\adobe\adobephotoshop\ cc(64bit)/presets/deco/tree/pine-alpha-4.png
Error-29:uncaught exception:line 6171
-> image 2.load (file,file2);
//engine.get parameter(kScriptalBase + "/tree/oak-preview_10.png")
//change file based on leaf density

You are asking your question in the Photoshop forum. The Elements forum can be found at
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements

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