PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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(Photoshop Extended) When cloning video or animation, you can set sampling points in the current frame you’re
painting or sample sources in a different frame, even if the frame is in a different video layer or in a different open
document.
You can set up to five different sampling sources at a time in the Clone Source palette. The Clone Source palette saves
the sampling sources until you close the document.
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(Photoshop Extended only) To clone video or animation frames, open the Animation palette (if you’re not cloning
video or animation frames, skip to step 2). Select the timeline animation option and move the current-time indicator
to the frame with the source you want to sample.
2
To set the sampling point, select the Clone Stamp tool and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) in any
open document window.
3
(Optional) To set another sampling point, click a different Clone Source button
in the Clone Source palette.
You can change the sampling source for a Clone Source button by setting a different sampling point.
Scale or rotate the sample source
1
Select the Clone Stamp or Healing Brush tool and set one or more source samples.
2
In the Clone Source palette, select a clone source and then do any of the following:
•
To scale the sample source, enter a percentage value for W (width) or H (height) or scrub W or H. The default is
to constrain proportions. To adjust the dimensions independently or restore the constrain option, click the
Maintain Aspect Ratio button
.
•
To rotate the sample source, enter a degree value or scrub the Rotate The Clone Source icon
.
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To reset the sample source to its original size and orientation, click the Reset Transformation button
.
Adjust the sample source overlay options
You can adjust the sample source overlay options to see the overlay and underlying images better when painting with
the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tools.
To temporarily display the overlay while painting with the Clone Stamp tool, press Alt+Shift (Windows) or
Shift (Mac OS). The brush changes temporarily to the Move Source Overlay tool. Drag to move the overlay
to another location.
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In the Clone Source palette, select Show Overlay and do any of the following:
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To hide the overlay while you apply the paint strokes, select Auto Hide.
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To set the opacity of the overlay, enter a percentage value in the Opacity text box.
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To set the appearance of the overlay, choose either the Normal, Darken, Lighten, or Difference blending mode
from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the Clone Source palette.
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To invert the colors in the overlay, select Invert.
To help align identical areas in the source overlay and underlying image, set Opacity to 50% and select Invert.
Matching image areas will appear solid gray when aligned.
