Im Trying To Create a CanvasTriptych in Photoshop

I want To Create a Canvas Triptych in Photoshop.

I have searched here before asking, but to no avail.
Im fairly new in Photoshop want to be able to I can print the 3 panels seperatly, then wrap them.
Is there an easy way to do this in CS5?
Does anyone know of an action?

I have seen some tutorials on the web, but when it comes to printing, theres no description on printing the 3 panels individually.

Thank in advance as always.
Shawn

Are you saying that you have a single image, let's say in landscape orientation, that you want to divide into three sections and then print and wrap each section individually so you can hang them in a triptych?

If that's the case, then you need to figure out how big you want the final piece to be and up-res if necessary to a pixel resolution suitable for canvas. You can probably do this by slicing your image first, then up-resing each section individually, but that will be a pain if you decide you want to change the slicing. It may be more burdensome (computationally, if your machine does not have a lot of RAM and you want a big final image) to up-res the entire image, then slice a copy and keep the full up-res'ed one as a master image.

As far as prepping for a wrap - find out from the printer how much wrap is required (1 or 2 inches, maybe?) around each edge of the image. You can simply extend the Photoshop canvas (Image > Canvas Size) and fill the extended area with pixels from the image near that edge - some folks mirror the edge pixels, some smear them, whatever.

If you need a plug-in to help and you will be doing this kind of thing frequently, OnOne makes a photoshop plug-in called Perfect Resize - I think the newest version of it may have a different name, but same concept. Attached is a screenshot - see how the wrap is automatically created and, in this case, reflects the edge pixels onto the wrap areas. Automagically!

I hope I'm not misinterpreting what you want to do - the best bet is to find a good printer who will work with you to achieve your intended output. Their process may have specific requirements that you will need to follow anyway, so best to get them involved early in the process so you don't waste a whole lot of time and effort undoing mistakes you could have avoided.

good luck!

kirk

Thanks kirkt
Yes, I want to do a single image into 3 sections.
I have extensive experience in canvas wrapping and printing with my Epson 11800.
Just wanted a shortcut, lol.
I have an action now that does it, but it puts a frame around it.
I dont want it framed.
Thanks

In the time it took me to edit my post, you answered some of my questions. The plug in I mentioned above may be what you are looking for after you slice your image. It also does batch processing, so you could make your slices at their native size/res and then run the files in a batch through the resizing and gallery wrap settings.

You can use the Slice tool in PS to make your slices of the original image and then use Save for Web to save each slice automatically as a separate JPEG ready for up-res and wrap extension in batch Perfect Resize.

kirk

I'll look into that plugin.
Thanks

The plugin is ideal for mirror wrapping, but not what im really looking for.
Thanks for your effort, much appreciated.

What are you trying to do?

kirk

Ideally something with less work.
I was looking for an action, that would let me load the picture, run the action, than I can print the 3 panels seperatly.

Here is a free one, but it makes a frame, I dont want the frame.
MW Triptych Frame Photoshop Action
http://www.mwphotoshop​actions.com/free_downl​oads.html
Half way down the page

From what has been said I would simply crop each seperate section, save it with a different name, then Edit>step back which will allow the second section to be cropped and just repeat a third time.

No need to overcomplicate life if my phylosophy. Just note where you crop each time so that it can be matched.

I've used this free plugin in the past

http://lumens.se/tychp​anel/

Hi Chrisa
I have that plugin too, its great.
But it doesnt give you the option to split one picture into 3 frames.
Unless Im doing something wrong?