Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Deploying path outlines as a vector mask, part of Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Mastery.
- [Narrator] Alright now just as with alpha channels…inside the channels panel,…paths in the paths panel don't really do anything,…they just sit there at your beckon call…in case you'd like to use them at some later date.…If you want to use them right now…then you need to deploy them…as either selection outlines layer masks,…or best case scenario, vector masks.…And let me show you how that looks.…For starters I'm going to switch to my black arrow tool,…the path selection tool, if you will.…And I'll go ahead and click off the path outline…to deselect it.…
Notice we've got two ears right here,…and let's say I want to convert them to selection outlines,…then I would drop down to this dotted circle…at the bottom of the path panel…and I would click on it and I would end up…with a couple of selection outlines…that I can use any way I like.…Alright let's say instead however,…I want to convert one ear to a selection outline…and leave the other alone.…In that case I would press control D,…or command D on the Mac, to deselect the image.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
6/22/2017- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
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- Using the Libraries Panel
- Batch-processing an entire folder of images
- Adding motion to text, or any other layer
- Adding soundtracks and voiceovers
- Actions and batch processing
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 46s
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31. Shortcuts and Customization
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Customizing Photoshop menus11m 35s
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Customizing a Photoshop toolbox10m 26s
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32. Creative Smart Filtering
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Rendering type in smoke6m 40s
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33. Blur and Noise
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Light Bokeh and Bokeh Color4m 33s
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Reducing noise in Camera Raw6m 48s
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34. Masks and Calculations
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35. The Pen Tool
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Introducing the Paths panel5m 38s
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36. Panoramas and Stitching
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37. Editing Videos
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Why edit video in Photoshop?1m 31s
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Adding text to your video6m 50s
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38. Layer Comps and Artboards
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Advanced layer options2m 26s
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Introducing layer comps4m 40s
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Updating broken layer comps5m 21s
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Introducing artboards7m 57s
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39. Using the Libraries Panel
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40. Actions and Batch Processing
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 26s
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