Comments on: New Photoshop CS3: Refine Selection Edge

By: freetime

freetime — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:29:57 +0000

Hi All

I already post new tutorial about using Refine Edge command in detail, so please check it out.
Step-by-Step: Using Photoshop Refine Edge Command

By: freetime

freetime — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:44:52 +0000

Hi Jan

First of all, you have to understand that both refine edge and feather command work with selection.

You have to make some selection and then use the command to modify the selection.

To apply the change to your image you have to apply the modified selection to layer mask.

Anyway I will post the detailed instruction soon, if this couldn’t help could you please send your example image that you like to feather the edge and also the more detail about the final result. So I will create step-by-step tutorial to working with the feather command.

Thanks

freetime

By: Jan Culp

Jan Culp — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:27:09 +0000

CS3 has made the very useful and easy feathering feature an ordeal. I am unable to understand what freetime is saying above . . . assumes more knowledge of other Photoshop features than I have. When I use the Select/Modify/Feather commands, with preview, I can see no change to my image. All I want to do is feather the edges of a photo. It shouldn’t be this difficult. I’ve lost over an hour today just trying to follow the instructions above, with no result at all.

Please help!!

By: freetimefoto.com : Tips » Using Photoshop Selection Feather

freetimefoto.com : Tips » Using Photoshop Selection Feather — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:39:09 +0000

[...] Selection Feather is very useful, especially when make selection to adjust blur or out-focus object. By using appropriate amount of feather, your image will look more natural. Note: The Feather Command are depreciate in Photoshop CS3 and replace by more advance selection modification command call Refine Edge. See also Photoshop CS3 Refine Edge Command. [...]

By: freetime

freetime — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:43:20 +0000

Yes, it working as well. Thanks for the tips msr968.

Anyway, as I state before, the Refine Edge Tool work very similar to Photoshop Feather Selection in earlier version of photoshop. In Photoshop CS3 you can access Feather command by using menu Selection » Modify » Feather or Ctrl(Command) + Shift + D.You can find more info about selection feather here
http://www.freetimefoto.com/photoshop/tips/using-feather.html

By: msr968

msr968 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:33:39 +0000

Try creating a mask on the layer using the little rectangle with the circle button at the bottom of the layer palette. you should see a mask of your refine edges in the same layer with a link icon between the image and the mask.

when you are finished with your refine edges changes, right click on the layer and apply the mask. seemed to work for me, anyway.

By: freetime

freetime — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:50:40 +0000

Hi Kristina

You can try to test the effect of Refine Selection Edge Command by following steps.
1. Open new blank file and use Marquee Tool to make some selection.
2. Fill Color some color into selection using Paint Bucket Tool, you should have solid color hard edge shape.
3. Now with the same selection, use Refine Selection Edge command, enter 10 at Feature box. You should see the smooth edge when preview. then click OK.
4. Use Paint Bucket Tool again and fill some color into selection.

Now you will see the different. If you have further question please feel free to leave comment here.

I hope this will be useful and I will update this post to include the detailed step by step of using this tool soon.

freetime

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:19:36 +0000

Same problem! Can you please explain further using an example exactly what steps need to be taken? Because I so don’t get it.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:36:00 +0000

Same problem here on a Mac, weird!

By: freetime

freetime — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:23:28 +0000

Hi Joe
The Refine edge command do apply the change with Selection not pixel layer. So you will not see any change with the image in current layer unless you do some adjustment, fill color or paint with some tool.

The easiest way to see the change, after apply Refine Edge Command try to fill some color to layer.

freetime

By: joe

joe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:39:42 +0000

I am having the same problem as Oliver. Although I apply achange in the refine edge window, the layer remains unchanged. The preview shows the change as I would like to apply it but the layer remains unaltered.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Joe

By: freetime

freetime — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:52:39 +0000

Hi Oliver

Thanks for your comment. I have try the refine edge command on different images with different modes. It’s mostly working fine.

As I describe above the refine edge command allow you to preview the selection in different methods. So when you apply the change to the selection, in some cases it may hard to be notice in just the regular dashed line selection view.

So did you check the newly apply selection with quick mask or save it as alpha channel?

If it still not working I think it might be your hardware or software problem. Or did you try this command with other machine?

If you have further question please feel free to leave it here. I’m glad too help

freetime

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:02:49 +0000

I am using CS3 on a Mac and when I use the “refine edges” tool, I can get my image to look perfect in the preview, but when I click “OK” it does not apply the changes. I have searched all over the internet and found no solution. What am I doing wrong.

By: Poxline Blog » Photoshop CS3 Features - Refine Selection Edge for more effective edge selections

Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:08 +0000

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