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ChrisBlaze

13th of December 2006 (Wed), 01:07

I was direct to this (http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm#Mikes_Poster_Frame) site from people from this forum. My quesiton is on the Andrea's Borders Borders B, itis a .psd but I dont know how to combineit with my photo. I really like it alot can someone help?

example pic
http://www.atncentral.com/images/EKTACHROME%20100-PRO-EPN.jpg

border download
http://www.atncentral.com/Zip_Actions/Borders_B.zip

René Damkot

13th of December 2006 (Wed), 06:02

From what I see, it's a pdf. Just open it in photoshop, and do a copy-paste.

ChrisBlaze

13th of December 2006 (Wed), 08:40

I tried that but it covers the whole border.

René Damkot

13th of December 2006 (Wed), 09:02

Not sure I get what you mean.
Wouldn't resizing of one of the two documents work? (use transform, and hold down shift to maintain ratio)

CyberPet

13th of December 2006 (Wed), 09:56

Try set the layer of the frame's blending mode to either Multiply or Screen, the image should then show up behind the frame.

ChrisBlaze

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 18:59

I still cant get this too work any other suggestions?

This (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/QB9K0056copy.jpg) is the picture I'm trying to make fit.

SeanH

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 20:06

ChrisBlaze

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 22:25

I just opened the frame, selected the layer that says "Put photo here", opened my other photo, dragged my photo in, and cropped it down to the frame.....30 seconds.

http://www.pbase.com/blue622/image/80890545.jpg

wow, I feel noobish.... ok Im going to try again, if it doesnt work, could someone do a step by step tutorial for me ........ PLEASE!!!!!

ChrisBlaze

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 22:35

ok I give up this is what I get

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/Untitled-1-5.jpg

I tried to stretch it but I it didnt look right.

cgratti

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:01

Open both photos, click on the border one to make it active then click on the layer PASTE PHOTO HERE, click on the other photo and select the whole photo. Go back to the border photo and copy the photo and paste it on the PASTE PHOTO HERE LAYER. the photo should appear inside the green selected area. Now you can select EDIT>TRANSFORM>SCALE to enlarge or reduce the picture to fit into the border. Dont stretch the pic larger to much or it will pixelate.

cgratti

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:03

ok I give up this is what I get

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/Untitled-1-5.jpg

I tried to stretch it but I it didnt look right.

The photo inside the border is MUCH to small to stretch out, it will get pixelated. What is the size of the photo of the fishing reel? To find that out click IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE on the tool bar.

Think of it this way, your placing a wallet size photo into a 20" x 30" frame. you need to match the photo closer to the frame size.

ChrisBlaze

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:16

The photo inside the border is MUCH to small to stretch out, it will get pixelated. What is the size of the photo of the fishing reel? To find that out click IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE on the tool bar.

Think of it this way, your placing a wallet size photo into a 20" x 30" frame. you need to match the photo closer to the frame size.

its 500x600, I still cant get... it feel dumb right now.

cgratti

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:19

ok, do you have that photo in a larger size? like 1200 X 1600 or higher? if so, use that photo.

cgratti

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:21

check your PM

ChrisBlaze

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:21

cgratti

20th of June 2007 (Wed), 23:23

hold down the shift key when resizing the photo so it stretches it evenly.

ChrisBlaze

21st of June 2007 (Thu), 00:11

my atempt after speaking with cgratti

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/Border_Ektachrome.gif

I dont know much about the options with gif, so I think thats why the picture looks werid

ChrisBlaze

21st of June 2007 (Thu), 02:02

I think I like the border

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/border.jpg

SeanH

21st of June 2007 (Thu), 10:41

I think I like the border

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/border.jpg

OK now I gotta ask (since I d/l'ed the borders) how did you get rid of the white border? I just cropped it off, but then you lose the notches. I know you have the options for a clear background when you start a new file, but how do you change them?

ChrisBlaze

21st of June 2007 (Thu), 14:47

OK now I gotta ask (since I d/l'ed the borders) how did you get rid of the white border? I just cropped it off, but then you lose the notches. I know you have the options for a clear background when you start a new file, but how do you change them?

I tried for about an hour to get rid of the white background, but no luck. The white background doesnt appear in a gif, but it doesnt in a jpeg.

René Damkot

22nd of June 2007 (Fri), 02:56

A jpg doesn't allow transparancy...

ChrisBlaze

22nd of June 2007 (Fri), 04:50

A jpg doesn't allow transparancy...

is there a way to get more the 256k colors on gifs?

JWright

22nd of June 2007 (Fri), 14:03

this is what I got, it still doesnt look right

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/Border_Ektachrome.jpg

original

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/QB9K0003.jpg

I have to be doing something wrong

The proportions (aspect ratio) of your original image are wrong for the frame you're trying to put it in. You are having to stretch the image in order to make it fit, which distorts the original.

I took your fishing pole image and cropped it to the same size as the frame and then used the cropped image to make the composite. You lose a little bit of the original image but there is no distortion of the original.