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    Free Transform

    When I use Free Transform, there used to be a control handle in the center of the transformed object that I could move around. For example, if I want to rotate this red object, I used to be able to select the rotation axis point by grabbing and moving the center control handle anywhere I want...
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    Image Breaks Up When Moved

    I'm not sure if this is a Photoshop issue, a Win11 issue or a computer hardware issue. I am using a brand new PC (Dell EBT2250—lots of horsepower). I'm also a new user of Win11 and a new user of Photoshop CC. The issue is: when I have any image on screen in Photoshop, if I use the Move tool...
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    File>New Window

    When I open the File>New window, it displays the last several items that I created. The ones labeled "custom" were one-time copy-paste files that I do not need to keep. Is there any way to suppress those from this window? All I want to see in File>Open are the current clipboard plus any presets...
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    More Photoshop CC Questions

    A few more unrelated questions: I'm now using version 27.7.0. Is there a way to freeze this version against the future rollout of new versions? Once I reach a certain comfort level with CC, I would prefer to keep my version static and not be constantly surprised whenever Adobe decides to...
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    Need Help — Three Unrelated Questions

    After more than 15 years of CS5, I am now using the latest CC version of Photoshop and I'm trying to learn all the new functionality. I'm sure I'll be back here many times, but here are three questions to start: When I open an adjustment layer from the Adjustments panel, the Properties tab...
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    Transfer License to New PC

    I just bought a new PC today (Win 11) and I am now trying to install CS5. I already disabled the license on the old PC (I can't remember the specific term for un-registering or disabling the license). For the new install, I was prompted for my CS5 serial number, which I have and which was...
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    How to Control Layer Mask Default

    In a recent Photoshop (CS5) session, whenever I clicked the layer mask icon to create a new mask, the mask would automatically fill with black. The normal default is the opposite—masks are initially filled with white—which is what I prefer. I couldn't figure out how to control this, and couldn't...
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    Does Anybody Know What This means?

    I'm using Photoshop CS5. When I activate the Info panel and hover over a spot on this green swatch, the section of the Info panel that displays CMYK values is showing those values with an exclamation point after them. Normally, CMYK values are indicated as percentages and display a percentage...
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    Step-and-Repeat (Shft+Ctrl+Alt+T)

    I thought I'd start a new thread rather than add confusion to Alexandria's recent post. With the caveat that I am still using 15-year-old CS5, here are a few observations about rotating an object around a circular path. Raster Layers Raster layers are straightforward. Select the object and go...
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    Push Notifications

    For the past week or more, every time I log into PSG I get a pop-up asking me for permission to enable "push notifications". I keep replying "No", but then it ask me again the next time I log in. It seems never-ending. Not sure if this is relevent, but my browser is Firefox and I have it set on...
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    Standard Color Definitions

    In a recent thread, the OP requested that his white shirt be changed to maroon. I looked up "maroon" in a few websites and there appears to be a consensus that it's defined as Hex Code 800000 and RGB (128,0,0). Sounds good to me, so that's what I used. But I'm wondering if there is a standard...
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    What Does "Trending Content" Mean?

    On the PSG home page, there's a section called Trending Content. I never noticed it before, but looking now, I see a bunch of 16-year-old items of little interest and with almost no activity in them. Opening one of them reveals a deleted post. In what sense are these items "trending" and merit...
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    Saturation Differences in Photoshop vs. Firefox Browser

    In a recent free edit request (Remove Hair Strand, posted by Flowers), she liked my edit but asked me to restore the original image vibrancy. I did not make any image adjustments at all, yet when I view my edit in PSG compared to her original post, I see obvious color differences. Here's a...
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    Need Help Creating a Custom Brush

    I'm trying to create rope in Photoshop. I used the pen tool to create this basic shape, which I saved as both a custom vector shape and as a custom brush: If you string enough of these together, you get a reasonable simulation of rope, like below. If I set the brush spacing to about 60%, I...
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    Creating a Hue Map

    @thebestcpu John, First question: a few weeks ago you created this Hue Map of the image of boats in a harbor (first attachment; OP was R.Braverman). Can you please tell me how you did this? Second question (and anybody is free to answer): In an entirely unrelated tutorial (for identifying...
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    Identify the Artist

    I found this image of a steampunk locomotive that I want to use in a composite. I'm trying to identify the artist who made it — or perhaps it is AI-generated — but all I can find are several Pinterest references, which I think are merely people who posted it to their Pinterest folder, not the...
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    Anyone Know How to Fix My Display?

    I have Windows 10. Had some computer issues today and called Tech Support, who corrected the problem remotely. However, I now see a display issue that wasn't there previously. When I try to open an image file, the icons for PNG and JPG used to display a thumbnail of the actual image. But now...
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    Interesting Effect

    I saw this illustration in New Yorker magazine. It's by an artist named Lola Dupre and she makes these by hand using paper and scissors. I've been trying to replicate the effect in Photoshop, but I'm not there yet. I started by creating a starburst pattern, which I used to mask, enlarge and...
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    Shrinking and Enlarging Images

    In a recent thread about fitting baby pictures into a 4x6 canvas, both @IamSam and @thebestcpu suggest using Edit>Transform to shrink the baby photos to size (after converting to smart objects). That method should work just fine, but I’m wondering if there's a difference in image quality when...
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    Tapered Stroke on Paths

    Continuing the discussion from yesterday's thread on creating this pattern, I have (sort of) figured out how to apply a tapered stroke to a vector path. Select a hard, round brush. Set its pixel size to be the thickest part of your stroke. Open the Brush panel. Set the brush spacing to...
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