A Mac Pro is not be best choice for Photoshop (even among Apple's offerings), but there are a number of users who use Photoshop as a secondary application in their workflow. In this article we will be examining how the top-end Mac Pro (late 2013) compares to two of our workstations.
Using the Layers panel The Layers panel lists all the layers in an image, displaying the layer names and thumbnails of the content on each layer. You can use the Layers panel to hide, view, reposition, delete, rename, and merge layers.
The layer thumbnails are automatically updated as you edit the layers. If the Layers panel is not visible in the work area, choose Window Layers. The Layers panel lists five layers for the 04Working.psd file (from top to bottom): Postage, HAWAII, Flower, Pineapple, and Background.
Select the Background layer to make it active (if it’s not already selected). Notice the layer thumbnail and the icons shown for the Background layer:. The lock icon ( ) indicates that the layer is protected. The eye icon ( ) indicates that the layer is visible in the image window. If you click the eye, the image window no longer displays that layer.
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About the background layer When you create a new image with a white or colored background, the bottom layer in the Layers panel is named Background. An image can have only one background layer. You cannot change the stacking order of a background layer, its blending mode, or its opacity. You can, however, convert a background layer to a regular layer. When you create a new image with transparent content, the image doesn’t have a background layer.
The bottom layer isn’t constrained like the background layer; you can move it anywhere in the Layers panel, and change its opacity and blending mode. To convert a background layer into a regular layer:. Click the lock icon next to the layer name. Rename the layer. To convert a regular layer into a background layer:. Select a layer in the Layers panel. Choose Layer New Background From Layer.
Renaming and copying a layer To add content to an image and simultaneously create a new layer for it, drag an object or layer from one file into the image window of another file. Whether you drag from the image window of the original file or from its Layers panel, only the active layer is reproduced in the destination file.
You’ll drag the Beach.psd image onto the 04Working.psd file. Before you begin, make sure that both the 04Working.psd and Beach.psd files are open, and that the Beach.psd file is selected. First, you’ll give Layer 1 a more descriptive name. In the Layers panel, double-click the name Layer 1, type Beach, and then press Enter or Return. Keep the layer selected. You can hide or show a layer by clicking this icon or clicking in its column—also called the Show/Hide Visibility column. Click again in the Show/Hide Visibility column to display the pineapple.
Adding a border to a layer Now you’ll add a white border around the Beach layer to create the impression that it’s an old photograph. Select the Beach layer. (To select the layer, click the layer name in the Layers panel.) The layer is highlighted, indicating that it is active. Changes you make in the image window affect the active layer. To make the opaque areas on this layer more obvious, hide all layers except the Beach layer: Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click the eye icon ( ) next to the Beach layer. The white background and other objects in the image disappear, leaving only the beach image against a checkerboard background.
The checkerboard indicates transparent areas of the active layer. Choose Layer Layer Style Stroke.
The Layer Style dialog box opens. Now you’ll select the options for the white stroke around the beach image. Specify the following settings:. Size: 5 px. Position: Inside. Blend Mode: Normal. Opacity: 100%.
Color: White (Click the Color box, and select white in the Color Picker.).