rotate in PS

[EricCamper]

Isnt there a command to rotate something to a certain angle....Perhaps picking something in your PS file to align to? I cant find it anywhere and I swore it was somewhere. I have a layer that is like a banner at an angle and I am creating text and stuff that I want at the same angle. I know I could just write it down.... but I forgot and I could eyeball....Just for future reference.

Thanx all

[glorybound]

Rotate

If you hold your shift key down it'll incrementally rotate. or you could type in your angle.. up on your menu you'll see that option when you are in your rotate command.

[RErender]

In free transform mode up in the tool settings there is an angle type-in

[RErender]

Glorybound beat me

[simmsimaging]

image or transform /rotate/arbitrary

You can also use "transform again" (ctl-shift-T) to apply the same transform successively to different parts.


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[glorybound]

PS

Hijack! I have always wondered why when I cut/paste a part of an image into another image of the same size it doesn't come in at the same place. Example would be when I do a render matte pass and I paste that matte into the scene it always comes in high. It isn't a problem moving it down, but why do I have to? Any clues?

[simmsimaging]

That is a pain, but you can get around that (and get around using up excess RAM with your clipboard) by floating your selection as a layer and duplicating the layer across through the menus instead of doing cut/paste. Then it will come into the new file in the correct position.

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[EricCamper]

DOH....NO....hehe...I know that guys...LOL... I thought there was a command to ALIGN something to something. Like have a line at a certain angle and then rotate it to match or something...but maybe I dreamt it.

[Preisler]

@Glorybound

If they have the same size, then ctrl+shift when drag and drop from one image to another.

Preisler

[timmatron]

You just need to hold shift when you are dragging from one image to the next. Then yes, if they are the same dimensions it will come in at the same place.

[suurland]

Eric, first set the ruler tool, then with the right layer selected go to transform->rotate it will automatically inherit the rotation from the ruler.

[jonahhawk]

hmmm Ruler Tool? CS3?

side note, my Adobe help center thing is jacked. When I go to help from PS, I get the help for Indesign or Premiere...

[Preisler]

@jonahhawk

It´s under the rollout with the eyedropper tool.

Preisler

[jonahhawk]

Nice! I sure wish I could get the help system to work. VRay forum is more informative anyway.

[EricCamper]

There it is!!! Thanx dude..