13 Photoshop Blunders Beginners Keep Making And How to Fix Them!
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Date: 2024-03-23
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marklutnes935
I'm proud to say I still make all of these mistakes on any given day....usually on Thursdays. Something I am still not good about is labeling layers. I think I'll remember but 40 layers later, or a month later, I don't. The great thing is that when they're labeled, you can right click with the Move Tool anywhere in the image and Photoshop shows you a list of every layer that is immediately underneath your pointer. Then when I see the layer I'm looking for, Sailboat for example, I can click on the name of the layer in the list, in this case Sailboat and Photoshop takes me right to the sailboat layer in the Layer Panel. If I haven't named the layers I'll see Layer 16, Layer 16 Copy 1, Layer 16 Copy 2, Layer 19, etc which is of no help at all. Also, I'm going to try using Pro Photo instead of Adobe RGB. I know it wasn't one of the tips in this video but you reminded me that it's there. Thanks for an important video again!
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I'm proud to say I still make all of these mistakes on any given day....usually on Thursdays. Something I am still not good about is labeling layers. I think I'll remember but 40 layers later, or a month later, I don't. The great thing is that when they're labeled, you can right click with the Move Tool anywhere in the image and Photoshop shows you a list of every layer that is immediately underneath your pointer. Then when I see the layer I'm looking for, Sailboat for example, I can click on the name of the layer in the list, in this case Sailboat and Photoshop takes me right to the sailboat layer in the Layer Panel. If I haven't named the layers I'll see Layer 16, Layer 16 Copy 1, Layer 16 Copy 2, Layer 19, etc which is of no help at all. Also, I'm going to try using Pro Photo instead of Adobe RGB. I know it wasn't one of the tips in this video but you reminded me that it's there. Thanks for an important video again!
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nmelcam1
About mistake 8. Not Converting To Smart Objects their is an issue with Hi Res images. I have a 50MP camera and the issue with photoshop is the .psd file size limit. After I edit everything I have to change almost all smart objects to rasterized layers because if I do not, the file size will exceed 2GB after 2 Smart Objects, even if I create a Smart Object within another (as you showed in an old video to reduce the amount of smart objects (the amount is reduced, but the file size does not change) then PS wants to save as .psb (Large Document Format). It's about time that Adobe adds compresion to .psd so that high megapixel cameras can save in psd with multiple smart objects. This is mainly true as data always goes up in size. Most likely by 2030 no camera file would be able to be saved as psd because of the file sizes. It's time Adobe started to work on this issue or psd file format will become obsolete in a few years.
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About mistake 8. Not Converting To Smart Objects their is an issue with Hi Res images. I have a 50MP camera and the issue with photoshop is the .psd file size limit. After I edit everything I have to change almost all smart objects to rasterized layers because if I do not, the file size will exceed 2GB after 2 Smart Objects, even if I create a Smart Object within another (as you showed in an old video to reduce the amount of smart objects (the amount is reduced, but the file size does not change) then PS wants to save as .psb (Large Document Format). It's about time that Adobe adds compresion to .psd so that high megapixel cameras can save in psd with multiple smart objects. This is mainly true as data always goes up in size. Most likely by 2030 no camera file would be able to be saved as psd because of the file sizes. It's time Adobe started to work on this issue or psd file format will become obsolete in a few years.
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arthur3038
Unmesh, your videos are super useful. Always something to learn. How great or actually self-evident it would be if every layer instead of the relatively meaningless automatic labels, for example after a CommandOptionShift E - would contain a term ideally predetermined by me but at least something like 'COSE'.
Or even after I have applied a filter to a layer, the name of the filter would be indexed
For example, after a Liquify, Blur filter, Retoch4me in the label, if I haven't already written something in there myself, there would be a 'liq', a 'blu' or 'R4b' / 'R4d&b' in the label.
Possibly numbered if a more complex image filter was used in several layers. (lq1, liq2, liq3)
What would also seem helpful to me: If the labeling was kept generally simple you wouldn't have to poke around in the field to make it writable.
One option could be that I can set PS to prompt me with a small window.
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Unmesh, your videos are super useful. Always something to learn. How great or actually self-evident it would be if every layer instead of the relatively meaningless automatic labels, for example after a CommandOptionShift E - would contain a term ideally predetermined by me but at least something like 'COSE'.
Or even after I have applied a filter to a layer, the name of the filter would be indexed
For example, after a Liquify, Blur filter, Retoch4me in the label, if I haven't already written something in there myself, there would be a 'liq', a 'blu' or 'R4b' / 'R4d&b' in the label.
Possibly numbered if a more complex image filter was used in several layers. (lq1, liq2, liq3)
What would also seem helpful to me: If the labeling was kept generally simple you wouldn't have to poke around in the field to make it writable.
One option could be that I can set PS to prompt me with a small window.
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Deruzejaku
Doing everything on separate layers is fine, but you have to be mindful of disk space, most my edits are on edge of being past 4 GB's if I edit like that, and if I don't pass it to other people as a project I see no need to fragment file as much, so I do have things I do literally on 1 layer, though I merge layers as I go.
Also about remove tool, when I have large chunk like this to replace I just call lasso tool and use generative fill for it seems to be doing better job at this, but you have to be mindful of adjustment layers possibly messing the effect up (all you need to do is move adjustment layer above the fill one)
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Doing everything on separate layers is fine, but you have to be mindful of disk space, most my edits are on edge of being past 4 GB's if I edit like that, and if I don't pass it to other people as a project I see no need to fragment file as much, so I do have things I do literally on 1 layer, though I merge layers as I go.
Also about remove tool, when I have large chunk like this to replace I just call lasso tool and use generative fill for it seems to be doing better job at this, but you have to be mindful of adjustment layers possibly messing the effect up (all you need to do is move adjustment layer above the fill one)
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dwiggang4290
Great tips.
Even more secure is to not just Save manually, but to Save as... periodically using a slightly different filename, usually by adding a version number. That way if the failure (e.g. Ps crash, power outage, ...) occurs during the save you are not at risk of losing the file altogether. You may loose this version, but the previous version is still on the disk untouched.
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Great tips.
Even more secure is to not just Save manually, but to Save as... periodically using a slightly different filename, usually by adding a version number. That way if the failure (e.g. Ps crash, power outage, ...) occurs during the save you are not at risk of losing the file altogether. You may loose this version, but the previous version is still on the disk untouched.
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wolfdd
Thanks for these useful tips. Regarding the Photoshop and not Beta point for daily work, it has bothered me for a long time that when an image is transferred from Lightroom to Photoshop, Beta always starts. I haven't yet found a way to change this. That's why I first save in Lightroom as a 16-bit TIF and then open it in Photoshop.
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Thanks for these useful tips. Regarding the Photoshop and not Beta point for daily work, it has bothered me for a long time that when an image is transferred from Lightroom to Photoshop, Beta always starts. I haven't yet found a way to change this. That's why I first save in Lightroom as a 16-bit TIF and then open it in Photoshop.
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uhorne
A mistake i often made and occasionally still do, is use a shortcut with the wrong tool. I often use the numbers to choose layer opacity and fill, but if i have the brush selected, it changes opacity and fill for the better. So whenever i want to change it for the layer, i select the move tool first
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A mistake i often made and occasionally still do, is use a shortcut with the wrong tool. I often use the numbers to choose layer opacity and fill, but if i have the brush selected, it changes opacity and fill for the better. So whenever i want to change it for the layer, i select the move tool first
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ShiningStarStudios
Oh my goodness, Unmesh! I had no idea about the first one! I couldn't figure out for the life of me what was going on a few months ago with my background not saving correctly. I thought PS was broken and had to scrap my entire design bc it wasn't working for my client.
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Oh my goodness, Unmesh! I had no idea about the first one! I couldn't figure out for the life of me what was going on a few months ago with my background not saving correctly. I thought PS was broken and had to scrap my entire design bc it wasn't working for my client.
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tunskhalifa423
Hello Mentor. Please I'm having issues creating FS action. I created mine a long time ago but I lose the file and I'm trying to create another one but it keeps on creating an automatic stamp visible layer after playing the action...
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Hello Mentor. Please I'm having issues creating FS action. I created mine a long time ago but I lose the file and I'm trying to create another one but it keeps on creating an automatic stamp visible layer after playing the action...
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mifyitaad
The annoying thing with Photoshop Beta is my PC and Macbook make it the default PS Version and even changing the file settings isn't helping. So I tried it couple of times in the weekend and deinstalled it by Monday morning.
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The annoying thing with Photoshop Beta is my PC and Macbook make it the default PS Version and even changing the file settings isn't helping. So I tried it couple of times in the weekend and deinstalled it by Monday morning.
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rishabhrajput5019
Being a student, and member of Indian middle class family, We Can't afford photoshop. Because it's premium is too costly and monthly or annually based.. it would be so great ,if they offer One Time Purchase.
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Being a student, and member of Indian middle class family, We Can't afford photoshop. Because it's premium is too costly and monthly or annually based.. it would be so great ,if they offer One Time Purchase.
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taufiklatief
There's another mistake.
They're not coloring their layer or even naming it. Please take some time to name your layer. If you're working on 100 layers, it will take too much time finding which layer you need.
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There's another mistake.
They're not coloring their layer or even naming it. Please take some time to name your layer. If you're working on 100 layers, it will take too much time finding which layer you need.
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binayasapkota9659
I have followed this guy for 23 years and didn't expect he was an Indian, but when I saw his oldest video, I was shocked. He is an Indian OMG. And I was from Nepal. Lots of love from Nepal.
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I have followed this guy for 23 years and didn't expect he was an Indian, but when I saw his oldest video, I was shocked. He is an Indian OMG. And I was from Nepal. Lots of love from Nepal.
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piximperfect
Happy to have Beta-version installed. Because the main app crashes after latest update even while creating a new empty file. So, now I use only beta. Adobe, please, stop doing that!!!
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Happy to have Beta-version installed. Because the main app crashes after latest update even while creating a new empty file. So, now I use only beta. Adobe, please, stop doing that!!!
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m.anneblack2908
Photoshop has been crashing on me lately - Very unusual on the computer I have now.
I had no clue why. Guess what- i have exclusively been using BETA program.
Thanks
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Photoshop has been crashing on me lately - Very unusual on the computer I have now.
I had no clue why. Guess what- i have exclusively been using BETA program.
Thanks
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lazimsher
I started Photoshop 4 months ago. And i am happy that all of these mistake i never make.
But i doesn't have idea of auto save option in the setting.
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I started Photoshop 4 months ago. And i am happy that all of these mistake i never make.
But i doesn't have idea of auto save option in the setting.
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carlpohl1429
If you shoot in sRGB with your camera, convert it to ProPhoto RGB in Photoshop and then export to sRGB after editing, would you lose color quality
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If you shoot in sRGB with your camera, convert it to ProPhoto RGB in Photoshop and then export to sRGB after editing, would you lose color quality
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piximperfect
Brother, I have seen all your videos from Bangladesh and learned a lot of work But now I want to learn the work of Adobe Illustratorplz tel me
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Brother, I have seen all your videos from Bangladesh and learned a lot of work But now I want to learn the work of Adobe Illustratorplz tel me
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keendnb
This is priceless info, the most valuable I think would be the smart layers conversion to maintain resolution, it's easy to forget that one
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This is priceless info, the most valuable I think would be the smart layers conversion to maintain resolution, it's easy to forget that one
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21Bammy
Does using captain Jack sparrow version make photoshop slow I have a 2015 MacBook pro with i7 and 16gb ram with 3.1ghz processor speed.
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Does using captain Jack sparrow version make photoshop slow I have a 2015 MacBook pro with i7 and 16gb ram with 3.1ghz processor speed.
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