Cool tip Godfrey. Thanks for posting it. Dave
On 9/18/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Photoshop Tip of the day: > > The proper tonal curve (and color tone) for a photo will change > depending upon the matte you want to place around it, as seen in this > example I did with Boris Liberman's tower picture: > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/BL-tower-backgrounds.jpg > > There's a way to change the backdrop in Photoshop's full screen modes > to make it easier to adjust photos based on what matte color you want > to use, but it's hidden deep in the help. (Took someone else to find > it for me... ;-) > > To do it: > - Open an image file in Photoshop CS or CS2 > - Select full screen mode 1 (press F on the keyboard) > - Set the foreground color to the color you want the background to be > - Select the Paint Bucket tool > - Holding the Shift key down, click on the background surrounding the > picture > > The surrounding color will now be what you selected. You can set a > separate color for full screen mode 2 (without menu bar) by doing the > same thing with that mode selected (another press on the F key), and > Photoshop will remember the two different surround colors. This lets > you test a photo adjustment on two different mattes by just cycling > through the full screen modes. > --- > > -- Dave
