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Sprocket tutorial
I saw an episode of the podcast Photoshop TV recently that gave me an idea to answer this question. This works with CS2 and I don't know if it'll work with earlier versions. First let me say something about quickmask. It is a great way to select things. To get there you can hit the "q" key on the keyboard or near the bottom of the tool pallet you'll see two rectangles with circles in them. The right one is QUICKMASK and the left one NOT-QUICKMASK. I use the "q" key. One more thing. If you double click on either rectangle you'll get quickmask options. Here you can change the defaults which is RUBY color for the mask and "Masked Areas" will get the color. I changed mine to "Selected Areas" and my color to BLUE (but I'll change it instantly depending on the color in a photo). You don't have to change anything if you don't want to.
1. Choose the marquee tool (the top left of the tool bar) and if it's not showing click and hold to get the rectangle.
2. In the upper left or right on the photo draw a small rectangle that will become your first film sprocket.
3. Go into quickmask and using the marquee tool again select the rectangle you just drew.
4. On a Mac on the keyboard go command (control on PC) + option (alt of PC) + t . You should see a solid rectangle around your quickmasked rectangle with dots in the corners and middles.
5. With the command (control on PC) + option (alt on PC) + Shift depressed use the mouse and grab and move the rectangle down (making sure you don't click on the little target in the center). This should make a duplicate Quickmasked area and it should constrain itself as you drag it down. Make it look like two recatangles slightly spaced. This is your second film sprocket.
6. Next. Hold down the command (control on PC) + option (alt on PC) + shift and then the letter "T" multiple times to duplicate the rectangle down the side of the photo. You should now have one side with film sprockets.
7. You're marquee tool should still be chosen. Drag and select your entire line of rectangles and then do the copy and paste routine ( commad +c then command +v).
8. Click and drag your new copy of rectangles to the other side ( Note, after you start dragging, and not before, hold the shift key to constrain it).
9. Hit q to get out of quickmask. Go Layer > New layer and then go Edit > Fill and choose black. You have sprockets.
10. If you want to go Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options and click on Bevel and Emboss and make the Style Pillow Emboss and Technique Chisel Hard.
Sprocket tutorial
I saw an episode of the podcast Photoshop TV recently that gave me an idea to answer this question. This works with CS2 and I don't know if it'll work with earlier versions. First let me say something about quickmask. It is a great way to select things. To get there you can hit the "q" key on the keyboard or near the bottom of the tool pallet you'll see two rectangles with circles in them. The right one is QUICKMASK and the left one NOT-QUICKMASK. I use the "q" key. One more thing. If you double click on either rectangle you'll get quickmask options. Here you can change the defaults which is RUBY color for the mask and "Masked Areas" will get the color. I changed mine to "Selected Areas" and my color to BLUE (but I'll change it instantly depending on the color in a photo). You don't have to change anything if you don't want to.
1. Choose the marquee tool (the top left of the tool bar) and if it's not showing click and hold to get the rectangle.
2. In the upper left or right on the photo draw a small rectangle that will become your first film sprocket.
3. Go into quickmask and using the marquee tool again select the rectangle you just drew.
4. On a Mac on the keyboard go command (control on PC) + option (alt of PC) + t . You should see a solid rectangle around your quickmasked rectangle with dots in the corners and middles.
5. With the command (control on PC) + option (alt on PC) + Shift depressed use the mouse and grab and move the rectangle down (making sure you don't click on the little target in the center). This should make a duplicate Quickmasked area and it should constrain itself as you drag it down. Make it look like two recatangles slightly spaced. This is your second film sprocket.
6. Next. Hold down the command (control on PC) + option (alt on PC) + shift and then the letter "T" multiple times to duplicate the rectangle down the side of the photo. You should now have one side with film sprockets.
7. You're marquee tool should still be chosen. Drag and select your entire line of rectangles and then do the copy and paste routine ( commad +c then command +v).
8. Click and drag your new copy of rectangles to the other side ( Note, after you start dragging, and not before, hold the shift key to constrain it).
9. Hit q to get out of quickmask. Go Layer > New layer and then go Edit > Fill and choose black. You have sprockets.
10. If you want to go Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options and click on Bevel and Emboss and make the Style Pillow Emboss and Technique Chisel Hard.