Cs4 can do a content aware scaling but that is pretty much it. Select a specific region, and photoshop automatically defines a. Learn how to stretch images using content aware scale. In last the video we talked about what to do when contentaware fill doesnt work and if youre on photoshop cs5, those workarounds are really valuable. Content aware fill was introduced in photoshop cs5 and is also available in an improved version of cs6. Running contentaware fill on the new area, having narrowed the selection down to just the object in question, itll use the remaining background to replace it. Using contentaware patch see how to use the new contentaware patch tool to heal away undesirable portions of an image. Now, in photoshop cs6, the patch tool now has a contentaware option on the options bar. At this point a bit of work with the clone stamp andor healing brush tools will finish the job. These tools wont work on transparent areas because there is no content in the proximity of the area. You can always use the history panel of controlz undo to go back and try. The patch tool and contentaware filling photoshop cs5 saw the introduction of contentaware filling. Contentaware fill works by analyzing a photo and filling in a selected area with similar texture and color from the rest of the image. How to use content aware scale tool or stretch an image without distorting some areas.
When the contentaware move tool is used in the extend mode you can use it to move selected areas and have these blend with the original image, rather than fill the original selected area. Videowhen adobe released photoshop cs6, it enhanced the software to run faster, cut video and be more intuitive for advanced and novice users. Photoshop senior product manager bryan oneil starts by explaining how contentaware fill currently works in cs5. Contentaware mode will work in the same way that contentaware fill does, allowing photoshop to analyze the surrounding textures and replace them more seamlessly than normal mode will in many cases. It is a great example because we want to stretch out the water and sky, but not the person standing in the center. Photoshop cs5 contentaware fill can give you an alternative by fill in the missing areas around the edges rather than cutting off the parts that are not missing. It will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of. In a previous tutorial, we looked at photoshop cs5s upgraded spot healing brush with its brand new contentaware healing option that lets photoshop examine the actual contents of your image as it tries to figure out the best way to remove or repair the damaged or unwanted area youve clicked on this time, we look at another new feature in photoshop cs5 contentaware fill. Content aware fill in photoshop cs5 divephotoguide. In this example, the tool did a pretty good job with filling in some of the content, but not so good with a few areas. We start out with a square image that we would like to extend. I used the patch tool with this image and it took about 12 passes to get rid of the yellow line. This is where you can make a selection, choose edit fill and fill using the contentaware fill mode as shown below. This little stroke of genius allows you to roughly select a part of your image and then make it disappear.
Im using windows 7 64bits with nvidia graphic card. Not a huge problem as its easy to change layer status and it works smoothly then but still surprisingannoying. What i want to show you now is a new tool in photoshop cs6 that reallyaccelerates fixing that problem. The contentaware option in the patch tool synthesizes nearby content for seamless blending with the surrounding content. Softwaremaker adobe posted an interesting video on its photoshop channel through youtube.
There is also an adaptation popup menu for the patch tool that serves the same purpose and works in exactly the same way as the adaptation. Photoshop cs6 patch contentaware moveextend not working right in reply to jack a. Im using photshop cs6 on win7 64bit, im using the content aware patch tool to fill in a section on my photo, an it worked, until i came to repeat the process for the last bit and i had lined up the selection and released the button on the mouse to complete what i was working on and the selection reverted to the point before i moved my selection. I come from the machine learning corner of reddit, after someone directed me here. Essentially, in cs4, the current version of photoshop, some image cleanup tasks had a tendency to get tricky. When using contentaware fill, you may not always end up with exactly what you were hoping for, but fear not.
For information about using the patch tool in versions earlier than photoshop cs6, see patch an area. Adobe demos contentaware move in photoshop cs6 9to5mac. As mentioned above contentawarescaling is a new feature available in photoshop cs4 only. In photoshop cs6, the photoshop team introduced a new content aware feature called content aware move. Removing objects with contentaware patch recomposing. Its still found nested in with the other healing tools in photoshop cs5 the standard healing brush, patch tool and the red eye tool, so if it wasnt showing in the tools panel, i could simply click and hold on whichever of the other tools was showing in its place and select the spot healing brush from the fly.
In this tutorial, you will learn to use patch tool with contentaware. As in the previous 2 examples, go to editfill and choose content aware in the dropdown menu. Remove or move selected image objects, and contentaware technology magically fills, patches, extends, or recomposes your image with stunning results. How to use content aware fill in photoshop light stalking. This will allow you to easily remove unwanted elements from photos. Patch pictures with increased control with contentaware patch, which lets you pick the place that contentaware will use to make your patch. With the new layer added, ill select the spot healing brush from the tools panel. Photoshop cs6 i have a crash issue if using contentaware fill on a background layer. How to stretch images using content aware scale phlearn. Ever since adobe introduced contentaware scale in photoshop cs4, more and more tools have been benefitting from this incredible technology.
Feel free to try this out with an image of your own, but compare it to the patch tool or the spot healing tool without content aware selectedthe difference significant. It reaches further out, if you will, to find content with which to fill the selected area. It allows you to move selections, and it goes ahead and automatically fills in the hole. The clip showcases contentaware move, which is one of the new features in. The key item demonstrated here is called contentaware fill. Now, content aware functions also apply to the edit menu under fill and content aware scale, and let me very quickly just go to an image here and just talk about content aware. So again, just to look at what the issue was with this file, what we had wantedto do was fill in this area in the front of the. To remove an object from your photo using contentaware fill, create a duplicate of the. New in photoshop cs5, magically remove objects from your photos with contentaware fill as if they were never there. Just like the patch tool in previous versions, dragging your selection on top of a clean area will tell photoshop to replace your selection with that area. Photoshop provides another contentaware tool called the contentaware move toolthat does just what you think itd do. Content aware move will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of your image without the use of layers and masks. I have saved a selection outline along with this image and to load it up.
For example, you can use this to make buildings taller or stretch someones neck. Weve seen a few sneak peeks already of what adobes working on now in photoshop but this new one is the best to date, its pretty incredible they dont say which release these capabilities could make it in or when, but presumably its photoshop cs6 this new demonstration takes the muchpraised concept of contentaware fill that was introduced in creative suite 5 and. Photoshop cs5 new features content aware fill tutorial. The correct way to use the contentaware fill tool in. Adobe shows off content aware move and other photoshop cs6. The most recent clip highlights the new contentaware move and extend tools. How to use the patch tool with contentaware in photoshop.
If there is one feature of photoshop cs5 to deliver the wow factor, it is the contentaware fill option. Content aware fill control the source in photoshop cc when removing unwanted objects in an image, selecting the area to be removed and then choosing edit fill with the contents set to content aware, can magically fill in areas using surrounding information. Photoshop cs5 new features content aware healing tutorial. I am currently working on an algorithm that can intelligently i hope edit pictures just as you professionals do. Adobe cs6 content aware fill does not work well with. Adobe creative suite 6 master collection software delivers unprecedented performance with blazingfast 64bit native support and gpu acceleration. All you need to do is select some pixels, drag them to a new position and let go. Hi, i come with a weird request, please bare with me. Contentaware fill is located in the fill dialog edit fill. Adobe cs6 content aware fill does not work well with windows 10.
The new contentaware moveextend tool is supremely powerful and magical tool in photoshop cs6. Photoshop cs5 contentaware fill is magic photo tips. Zucker may 10, 2012 that should work, however, i use a lot of 3d software, and all of them including adobe which now has a new graphics engine, and adobe is also into 3d as well as rendering and shading, have all what is called certified video cards. Adobe shows off content aware move and other photoshop cs6 features. This allows you to tell photoshop which area of the image to sample. How to use the content aware move tool in photoshop cs6. You can make the selection by either brushing on with the spot healing brush, or by making a selection and then using editfill.