Seamless Tiles problems

Question

All tutorials that you come across on the net for creating Seamless tiles, all show to use the offset filter.  The results from using this filter are never what I want, no matter how many tutorials I follow.
How can remove the seams in this image, without offset and or having to use the smart clone tool ? This image is a pattern applied to a canvas.
Thank You.

Answer 1

Let's give it a try. I've modified J's solutiion slightly but the method remains intact.
1. Open your souce tile and copy it into memory.
2. Open a new document that is as big or bigger (it doesn't matter) as 2x the width and 2 x the height of your source tile. The numbers in the New dialog box indicate the size of your tile. Make sure your have a background.
3. Activate the Move tool and make sure the "Show Transform Controls" check box on the Property Bar is checked.
4. Select the Actions Panel and Start a new action (Click on the icon in the panel next to the Trashcan) Give it a name and click on Record.
5. Insert the image from memory (Ctrl-V) 4 times. You should now have a background with 4 layers (1-4) in the center with Layer 4 selected. And you should be able to see the Transormation controls.
6. Click on the transformation controls. The Property Bar will change to the "Free Transform" set up with a square formed by 5 smaller squares on the left end. Click the small square in the center of the left side of that square. The small black square at the center will move from the center to the left center square.
7.Select menu item Edit->Transform->Flip Horizontally. (Don't worry if it goes off the canvas we'll fix that later). Click the check mark at the right of the Property Bar to accept the change. There should be 2 copies of your tile showing abutted together horizontally.
8.Select Layer 3 in the Layers Panel. Click on the Transform Controls in the center of the image. The Property Bar changes. Select the small square at the center of the bottom of the square on the left side of the Property Bar. Select menu item Edit->Transform->Flip Vertically. And click the check mark at the right end of the Property Bar. You hould now see 3 copies of you tile butted together.
9. Select Layer 2 in the Layers Panel. Click on the Transformation Controls. The Property Bar changes. Select the small square in the center of the left side of the square at the left end of the Property Bar. Select menu item Edit->Transform->Flip Horizontally.
10. Change the square selection to the small center square on the bottom of the square at the left end of the Property Bar. Select menu item Edit-Transform->Flip Vertically. Click the check mark at the right end of the Property Bar.
11. Select Layer 1 in the Layer Panel, move your cursor to Layer 4 and with the shift key pressed select Layer 4. Layers 1 to 4 should now be hi-lighted press ctrl-E to merge them. Layer 4 (the merged layers of your tile is now selected.
12 Still in the Layers Panel with the ctrl key pressed click on the background. Both the background and Layer 4 should now be selected. In the Property Bar click on the on the "Align Vertical Centers" icon then the "Align Horizontal Centers" icon. Your tile should now be in the center of the canvas.
13 Click on Layer 4, Layer 4 alone should now be selected. In the Layers Panel Ctrl-Click on the Layer 4 icon. You should now have a marquee around your tile. Select menu item Image->Crop. Select Menu item Layer->Flatten Image.
14. Press the stop recording icon at the bottom of the Actions Panel (small gray square). Your Action is now complete.
15 Test your Action. In the History Panel go to the top and click on "New". In the Actions Panel select your Action under the name you gave it, press the Play Icon. The tile should be recreated in front of you.
Good Luck
Mike