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LindaBig
June 8th, 2007, 09:32 PM
I would like to create a collage where a word or name has an effect like the letters have moved from one place to another. Like they leave a trail behind them. This is the link I'm talking about http://sportsshotz.com/showImage.asp?a32135617i+person_t

Can anyone help me with this?
Byron Gale
June 8th, 2007, 09:47 PM
Sorry to say, but your link is no good...
LindaBig
June 8th, 2007, 10:01 PM
Sorry, if you feel like checking it out its in sportsshotz.com and in the collage section there is a red and white collage of a boy in baseball and his last name is what I am trying to do.
Diana
June 8th, 2007, 10:47 PM
Here's the link I think will work.

http://sportsshotz.com/showImage.asp?a32135617i=person_t

That's an interesting font effect, never seen it before. Not sure how it's done. Maybe it's a Photoshop effect.

Diana
hukari
June 9th, 2007, 12:58 AM
It looks to me like they copied the name many, many times, then made it a bit smaller every time and moved the layer up. If you look at the bottom curve of the "S", you can see what I mean. Good idea! I will try it out soon.
Wendy
June 9th, 2007, 03:58 AM
Hi ..

Yes that is how it is done ... the steps are duplicate, reduce size, nudge. Takes quite a lot of time to do manually but using a photoshop action it is much easier.


Wendy
hukari
June 9th, 2007, 06:35 AM
Do you know of one, Wendy?
Wendy
June 9th, 2007, 06:40 AM
Hi Reka ...

I don't think that I have seen one ... although try Adobe Exchange :)

Wendy
Wendy
June 9th, 2007, 07:10 AM
Hi ..

I just had an experiment ... It really needs a slightly smaller decrease in size and a bit less of a nudge, but it should give you an idea of what you can do :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ImChJOzAqc0SPMsOkqGZSnmTjfPPI1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ImChJOzAqc0SPMsOkqGZSnmTjfPPI1)

Wendy
Diana
June 9th, 2007, 09:11 AM
It would be great if one of our Photoshop users would write us an action to do that. Anyone want to take up the challenge? Benny? Anyone else? Then it could be uploaded to our new PSE Exchange.:D

Diana
DebCam
June 9th, 2007, 09:27 AM
It would be great if one of our Photoshop users would write us an action to do that. Anyone want to take up the challenge? Benny? Anyone else? Then it could be uploaded to our new PSE Exchange.

Where is the PSE exchange located at on the site. Is it in the forums somewhere? I've looked and can't seem to find it.:o Thanks
Byron Gale
June 9th, 2007, 10:13 AM
Where is the PSE exchange located ...DebCam,

Look HERE (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23260&highlight=exchange).

Byron
Wendy
June 9th, 2007, 11:22 AM
Hi Diana ...

I did write the action to do that ... but one problem is that I would have to guess how many replications you needed ..

I haven't tested it yet in Elements but it should work just fine :)

Wendy
Diana
June 10th, 2007, 02:35 PM
Hi Wendy,

After you test it in PSE will you be putting the action in the PSE Exchange? I'm sure we can make use of it no matter how many replications you make. Actually, if all the layers are there, couldn't we manually add more replications if we needed them?

Diana
Wendy
June 10th, 2007, 05:23 PM
Hi Diana ...

I guess that you could simply keep playing the action over and over again ... I may perhaps set if for 5 or so replications and see how it goes.

I'll test it out in Elements :)

Wendy
graficalicus
June 11th, 2007, 12:51 PM
http://www.graficalicus.com/wp/?p=265

makes this:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f219/graficalicus/Fade-Away.gif

Fully adjustable & tweakable for direction, color, font. etc.
tbrannon
June 11th, 2007, 01:21 PM
http://www.graficalicus.com/wp/?p=265

Thanks Graffi :D
hukari
June 11th, 2007, 01:47 PM
Fully adjustable & tweakable for direction, color, font. etc.

Thanks lots, Graffi! Can it be used on image layers as well?
hukari
June 11th, 2007, 01:52 PM
Hi Diana ...

I did write the action to do that ... but one problem is that I would have to guess how many replications you needed ..

I haven't tested it yet in Elements but it should work just fine :)

Wendy

Can't you have a pause in the action to enter the number of replications? Stupid question - as you see I know nothing about recording actions, but if it is like macros in Word...
graficalicus
June 11th, 2007, 02:02 PM
not in an action -that would be more of a plug in, although probably a java snippet would do the same thing.

This is just a fast, simple fade-n-shrink action that's still pretty versatile.