Selective Color control in Photoshop Elements?

I am considering a purchase of Photoshop Elements for Mac. I am familiar with Photoshop 5.5 and I often use the Selective Color feature found in the Image menu (Image:Adjust:Selective Color...) Is there a similar feature in Photoshop Elements?

Access to the earlier Curves dialog has been curtailed by Adobe programmatically. I haven't yet checked into inserting the new Curves diaolog into things as a replacement...but it seems that it wouldn't be friendly. My technique is to use Gradient Maps as curves instead. You will be able to save/store presets, have a full preview, make adjustable adjustment layers, and other useful things!
Barbara's "Missing CD" includes my Simple Channel Mixer, which is a layer-based solution. I have additional tools on the way.

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Colors locked in Photoshop Elements 6

Colors locked in Photoshop Elements 6
I created a 1 layer TIFF file in Photoshop Elements 6 with text only which was distorted then flattened. The result was grey text on a white background. The problem is I can't change the color of the gray text.
I select the Foreground color icon on the tool bar at the left side, then I get the color pallet window, but no matter what color I select the Foreground color icon can only be gray or white (if I chose a lighter color).
Somehow 24 bits worth of color choices are converted to 1 bit (gray or white), and there's no obvious controls to change this, no F1 help guides and no obvious knowledgebase or forum comments. Does the file format, which is unknown to me, govern Photoshop operations (?), which would of course make absolutely no sense even if it were true, because that should only be an output formatting decision.
Thanks for any comment or reference.
2008apr25, TWeaver

Thank you that worked perfectly.

I have a problem with color prints from photoshop elements 12. The pictures are too light and with strange colors. I have a Canon pixma mg615I0 printer and use mac os X yosemite. The pictures are taken with a coanon eos 550d in the color space sRGB. I hav

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I have a problem with color prints from photoshop elements 12. The pictures are too light and with strange colors. I have a Canon pixma mg615I0 printer and use mac os X yosemite. The pictures are taken with a coanon eos 550d in the color space sRGB. I have followed adobes recommendations and have tried both letting the printer respektive photoshop manage the colors. But nothing works. I see that there are different opinions about which is best to do so I tried both. I have the latest printer driver installed. Can anyone help me with this?

Do the following:
Print a test page from the printer. Perhaps the print head needs cleaning via its maintenance facility.
Let the printer manage colors, not PSE
Calibrate the monitor

Color management in Photoshop Elements...

Hello all
I know this is an Apple forum, but I also know many of you use Photoshop Elements as well, and I think there is a wealth information here.
So, I am very perplexed about something in PSE. I currently have PSE3 for Mac (although the version should not matter for my question).
My question has to do with the color settings in PSE preferences. As you know, one can choose No Color Mgt., Limited Color Mgt. = sRGB, or Full Color Mgt. = Adobe RGB. When I choose full color mgt., overall tones are VERY red. When choosing limited color mgt., colors are slightly red, and no color mgt., colors are fairly neutral. This is all by default. I know how to clean up the color casts, but for general printing, where should I be? I typically only print 4X6 or occasionally 8X10, nothing professionally. When printing, what is the ideal, or preferred Source Space? I have found that if the source space is the same as how the image is tagged, things look pretty good. I also keep the Print Space set to my monitor settings which is the iMac profile. I suppose the issue is that I do not want to have to constantly correct the reddish tones for every photo I manipulate in PSE, although I typically do.
So my basic question is this: What settings are you using in the PSE print dialog box that give you the best looking prints, i.e., source space, print space? How do you color manage you photos? And, what are your color settings in preferences?
Many thanks in advance…

mikwen:
If you compare the sRGB and Adobe RGB color profiles with ColorSync Utility you'll see that the Adobe profile is much wider. I understand it is used for high end CMYK printing or similar. The Adobe profile gives me a much darker onscreen image. Haven't printed with it in quite a while so don't remember what the output was.
Apple uses the sRGB profile in their books and other printed products. So I've setup PSE to use the sRGB profile and set my monitor to sRGB but with a 2.2 gamma. That seems to work for me.
I don't know which camera you have or what color profile it embeds but the Canon's, and others, have a camera profile that is very close to the sRGB. If you installed the software that came with your camera it probably added the camera's profile to the system and you can view it with ColorSync Utility.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Selection tool problem in Photoshop Elements 8

I am using Photoshop Elements 8 and I am having an awful lot of trouble with the selection tool. I make a selection and then when I go to colour it in, it goes outside the lines by a few pixels, giving the selection a really fuzzy edge, almost like a glowing effect. I can even do this, colour it in and then go over it again with the eraser tool in the same selection and end up with just a fuzzy ring around the outside of the selection. I can't for the life of me figure out why this has been happening, and it is really, really frustrating. I have also had problems with going into an old file I had made ages ago and wanted to work on again, I made a new layer from a selection from the background and it came out all weird and transparent in bits and I couldn't fix it, and again, it had fuzzy edges. I don't know what is wrong, I haven't been using feathering on my edges or anything like that so why is it doing this? Should I just give in and buy the newest version of photoshop elements? Would that even work?

On the Selection brush tool's options bar, set hardness to 100%.
When you make the selection, make certain that the border of the selection outline is precise and does not extend beyond the object to be selected. If it does, subtract from the selection. If the selection falls short, add to it. This is critical and operator dependent.
Once you have created the selection to the best of your ability, place it on a new layer (CTRL+J)
In the layers palette, press CTRL on the keyboard and left click on the layer thumbnail of the selection created in step #3 to make the selection active (should see "marching ants" again) Click on the thumbnail, not the name.
Go to Select>refine edge and use the sliders to fine-tune the selection
Go to Edit>fill selection with foreground color
Let us know if this works for you.

Select color range" in Photoshop 11

Hello, I´m looking for the menu point "selecr color range" in Photoshop 11. I´ve seen this in a lot of tutorials but I can´t find it in Photoshop 11. Is this function only available with Photoshop CS versions or where can a find this in Photoshopp 11?
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If your using photoshop elements 11, then no, there is no Select>Color Range.
That's available in the full photoshop versions, i.e. photoshop cs6 or cc 20214.
You can use the Magic Wand Tool to get similar results, there's just no preview window like color range has.

How can I escape from crop? Gets stuck on crop. Thus cannot do adjust color /remove color cast. Photoshop Elements 10 on PC.

I try everything. Shut down Photoshop Elements 10. Shut down PC. Re-boot PC. Try a different jpg. Open it with PSE 10. It still is stuck on Crop tool, and won't allow me to Adjust color.
Help !

Hi,
Which operating system are you running on?
Have you tried resetting the tools?
Click on the small down triangle at the top left of the tools and select Reset all tools
Once you are in the crop tool, you are clicking on the accept tick or the cancel symbol aren't you?
Brian

How do you select paper type in Photoshop Elements 10?

Sorry to be a total technotard, but in the olden days, I could select paper type (e.g. glossy photo) from the print menu when printing from Photoshop. I now have a new iMac & Photoshop Elements 10, and there is no way to select paper type, at least not that I can find. Is this an Adobe Elements thing? Cuz I can't figure out how to do it, and it's driving me nuts!!!!!! Thanks in advance for any help.

If you are working in Full Edit you need to have an image open in the main window. Then Click:
File à Print
After selecting your print size and paper size, hit the Print button.
When the system print dialog opens use the Quality & Media and other dropdown menus.

How do I make a custom brush image in a gradient color scheme in Photoshop Elements 12?

I want to make a custom brush image in a gradient color scheme. I know how to change the hue jitter, but I want to "paint" the image with a gradient between two colors. For example, I have an image of an octopus that I have used to create a custom brush. I want the top of the octopus to be hot pink and gradually fade into a deep orange at the end of the tentacles. Everything I've looked up just colors the background. Thanks in advance!

Try the following:
Open the octopus image
Open a Gradient Map Adjustment layer above this. There are several preset gradients, but in my version of the program I don't see one with pink to orange.
When you double click on the gradient bar in the Adjustments palette, this will open up the Gradient Editor, where you can tailor the gradient to your specifications with color and opacity stops. (see below)
This will apply the gradient to the entire picture. However, the adjustment layer has a built-in mask (the white rectangle).
Left click on this and paint with a black brush to hide the gradient outside of the octopus. If you go too far, you can correct with a white brush.
Now, as to the Gradient map adjustment layer, here is how to configure it:
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&opt=printable&id=132

Question about HSL Develop Controls vs. Photoshop Selective Color

Im an advanced Photoshop user and I enjoy shooting landscapes, macros and abstracts. Ive just started to experiment with Lightroom and have used it to process several hundred shots from a recent trip to the California Coast.
Even though my usage of the next Develop controls in Lightroom is still pretty limited, I find the new Basic Develop and Tone Controls to be very intuitive to use and Im getting better results than I could from Adobe Camera Raw 3.7 and earlier. Therefore, kudos to the Lightroom team.
But, I also have some questions regarding the HSL controls and what seems to be an omission of some useful functionality. To help with framing my question lets assume that we have shot of a waterfall in the forest. The waterfall is in partial shade and the rest of the scene is in partial to full sun. Also the histogram for image indicates that a blend of several bracketed images isnt needed to deal with the overall dynamic range within the scene.
If I was processing this shot in Photoshop, I would likely adjust the overall White Balance / Exposure / Black Clip / Contrast / Brightness in Camera Raw and then finish the image within Photoshop. Since the water of the waterfall described above is in the shade, it will likely have a color cast relative to the White Balance that I set for the rest of the image that is full sun.
With Photoshop, I would often set a couple of sample points and then use a Selective Color layer to correct for the color cast in the whites of the water and to neutralize the blacks in the shade. I would also sometimes increase the amount of black in the Selective Color Blacks tab to enhance the image contrast. These adjustments could have layer masks associated with them but for this example lets assume that the dont need any mask. Thus, I would hope that I could accomplish the same type of globally based whites and blacks color cast removal within Lightroom but I cant seem to find a way to accomplish this.
With Lightroom, I see that there are a set of HSL controls that should be able to handle much of what Selective Color could handle on a global level within Photoshop but I dont see any controls to deal with the Whites or Blacks. Am I missing something? Is there a way to accomplish the type of correction that I described above with Lightroom or am I going to have to take the image out to Photoshop and use Curves and/or Selective Color?
Dave

Fred, Richard - Thanks for responding.
I've tried the TAT tool but it only controls the colors controlled by the sliders in the HSL palette. Therefore, it doesn't seem to have any affect on the hue of the whites or blacks in a picture.
Regarding selective editing, I realize the the controls within Lightroom are global but unless I use a Layer Mask the Selective Color functionality within Photoshop is also global. That is, if I change the hue of the blacks then all blacks are affected. Hence, it seems to me that the HSL controls within Lightroom and the CYMK controls within Selective color can be used to do much the same thing. The big difference is that the Selective Color control set include the ability to adjust blacks and whites but this isn't included within Lightroom.
I also posted my message in the ACR forum as ACR 4.0 is going to include the same set of controls that the Develop module in Lightroom contains. Someone there suggested that I might be able to use the split toning controls to warm up the shadows and I will give this a try. I also plan to post in the Feature Requests Forum.
Thanks again for your help.
Dave

Elements 6, disabling printer color control

When I select on my Epson sx200 printer under color management ICM, and then tick "no color adjustment" leaving "photoshop elements to manage colors" the resulting prints come out nearly totally black. help please!

Can you please elborate your problem a bit...
Are you getting black print-out or some options are disbaled???
+ Ripple (VJ)

Photoshop Elements 10 becomes non-responsive when using Dust & Scratch filter

Trying to apply the remove dust & noise filter in PS Elements 10. When the filter is applied, the hand tool becomes locked on and nothing further can be selected. All menu options become greyed out. Cannot even close program, have to force quit (running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4). Have already reset all tool options to try & resolve the hand tool locking. Have only encountered problem with this filter.
I've got a bunch of scanned photos I really need to use the Dust & Scratches filter for. Any help would be appreciated!

Restore default preferences
Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file may be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.
Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements.

How do I delete Photoshop Elements from my PC - EVERYTHING - so I can do a totally clean install

I did not use adobe to backup and got a new hard drive (actually a SSD). Old hard drive is now F (was C). Have worked with Adobe. No success. Catalogs are messed up because they use the unique identifier of the old hard drive. I have given up trying to fix this and just want to start over so Elements doesn't establish a new catalog that is messed up just like the old catalogs. Where is this information stored besides in the elements database. I have, I think, deleted all versions on my PC and all catalogs I can find, then reinstalled and got a bad catalog again. HELP. I just want to start all over. I have a PC with Windows 7. It has had a number of editions of elements (6,10,13) on the this PC over the last 5 years. Thanks. Paul

Hello Paul,
I would first suggest trying to reset the default preferences of Photoshop Elements to see if that would fix your issue.
Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements Editor displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file could be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.
Note: Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.
Do one of the following:
Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.
A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements Editor. For information on a specific preference option, search for the preference name in Help.
However, if you want to delete it entirely you can start by running the uninstaller or then ensuring all files were deleted manually.
Run the uninstaller
Close all applications.
Choose Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Do one of the following:
Windows 7, Vista: If the Control Panel is in a Control Panel Home view, then click Uninstall A Program under Programs.
Windows 7, Vista: If the Control Panel is in Classic View, then double-click Programs And Features.
In the list of installed programs, select Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, and then click Uninstall or Remove.
Click next.
Click Remove, and then follow the remaining onscreen instructions to complete the removal.
Remove Separate Files
Note: Some of the folders below are hidden. By default, Windows Explorer does not display hidden files and folders. To show these hidden folders, see Show hidden files, folders, and filename extensions.
Stop the Watch Folders service
The Watch Folders service runs in the background on your computer. The service detects photos that you add to folders that are on the Organizer's watch folder list. If this service is running, then you can't remove all of the folders listed in the next section.
Choose Start > Run (Windows XP) or click Start (Windows 7 and Vista).
Type services.msc and then press Enter.
In the list of services, locate Adobe Active File Monitor V10. If it is not listed, this section.
Right-click Adobe Active File Monitor V10, and then do one of the following:
Choose Stop from the pop-up menu. Proceed to the next step.
If Stop is unavailable (it is dimmed), then the service is already stopped. Proceed to the next step.
Remove remaining folders and files
64-bit editions of Windows 7 or Vista
Folders
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 10
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Elements 10 Organizer***
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Help\en_US\PhotoshopElements\10.0
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Help\en_US\ElementsOrganizer\10.0***
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 10***
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\10.0***
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Elements Organizer\10.0***
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Online Services\Photoshop Elements 10.0.0
Shortcut Files
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
32-bit editions of Windows 7 or Vista
Folders
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 10
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Elements 10 Organizer***
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Help\en_US\PhotoshopElements\10.0
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Help\en_US\ElementsOrganizer\10.0***
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 10***
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\10.0***
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Elements Organizer\10.0***
C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Online Services\Photoshop Elements 10.0.0
Shortcut Files
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Photoshop Elements 10

Novice evaluation of cs anything have used photoshop elements

in photoshop elements there are quick fixes for common problems that do not seem to be in cs6 so find it necessary to use photoshop elements in addition.
however cs6 has finite abilities that are not in photoshop. the magnetic lasso tool in cs6 is much more responsive compared to photoshop elements - the magnet is out of control in photoshop elements. still the magnetic lasso could be improved in cs6. if I click a series of points in a row; that is where I want the cut to be. can understand when I have few points that magnetic lasso doesn't follow along.
color corrections in cs6 are superior to any other photo editing software (ARC, iphoto, aperture, nero are some I know better than cs6)
I use adobe products everyday and iphoto a few days a week.
and I am a novice: today I found the easy straighten photo when cropping a photo. NICE graph for lining up photo.
at this time I need cs6 over any product for old photo scans that have faded or become discolored or damaged; once that project is completed I probably won't want to step back down.
today: sad this experience can't last due to fund constraints. cs6 is a program I would like to have; cannot justify the price for my editing.

your data files should be ok.
go ahead and download and reinstall.
Downloads available:
Suite: CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
Premiere Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7
Photoshop Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7
Lightroom: 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate: 7 | 6 | 5
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Problem syncing photos in photoshop elements?

I have selected photo albums in photoshop elements (pse) that I have previously synced to my iPhone and iPad using iTunes. Now after upgrading from pse 7 to pse 10 and upgrading to the latest version of iTunes, I can't sync my selected albums anymore. In iTunes the only sync option with pse is all photos and albums. The selected albums option is grayed out and I never see my album list. It seems iTunes can no longer find my albums or maybe my pse catalog. Does anyone know what's wrong? Thanks.

Hello,
I'm seeing exactly the same described bahavior using iTune 7.4.3 and PhotoShop Elements 5.0. I tried at least 4 versions of ITunes with all the same behavior. It's fine to sync from MyPictures but not from PhotoShop Elements Collections and these are exactly the same pictures that both are pointing to so no format issues. Same behavior from iTunes, a warning sign appears next to the AppleTV but when I click on it it does not show any text to describe the issue ?
I doubt that the iTunes + Phitoshow elements 5.0 couple works at all ?
Can anybody help with this ? Maybe Apple ?
Regards
Eric

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