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goodspirit · 09-03-2006, 11:38 AM

So, you want to make some High Quality thumbs but you do not know how?! Ok...I will show you...get ready to make your biz better!!!
Let's start...We will use this photo, which one I borrow from http://thumboom.com/samples.html ... I hobe that will not be a problem...still this is only for education

Ok, download this photo:

Now, opet it in PS. First of all you need to "Despeckle" this photo...so go to Filter/Noise/Despeckle and do that two times.
Ok after that go to Image/Adjustments and click on Auto Level and Auto Colour.
Ok now we can resize our picture, we need thumb right?

Ok, so go to Image/Image size and put there something like this:

Ok, now when we have our thumb lets move to the next step. Click on Image/Adjustments/Brightness/Contrast and put there 30 for Brightness and 30 for Contrast.
Ok, now we need to sharpen some edges so click on Filter/Sharpen/Sharpen Edges
Now click on Image/Adjustments/Curves and click one on that line and put there 80 for input and 110 for output, like this:

Ok, when you do that click on Image/Adjustments/Colour Balance and put 20 for Cyan, 15 for Magenta and 10 for Yellow. DO THIS ON EVERY TONE BALANCE (shadows, midtones and highlights).
Ok, final step, click on Image/Adjustments/Match Color and put 60 for Luminance, 110 for Color Intensity and 100 for Fade...DON'T FORGET TO CHECK Naturalize FIELD!!!
If you follow all this steps then you need to have something like this for your final product:

Ok...samples:

Enjoy

huggybear · 09-03-2006, 03:16 PM

this is an awsome thread.. ive been waiting for something like this for a while..

Quote:

Originally Posted by goodspirit

So, you want to make some High Quality thumbs but you do not know how?! Ok...I will show you...get ready to make your biz better!!!
Let's start...We will use this photo, which one I borrow from .........

Enjoy

is there a way to make this automatic??
thanks

AbsolutePorn · 09-03-2006, 04:20 PM

Nice and simple GoodSpirit!

goodspirit · 09-03-2006, 04:34 PM

Thanks AP

goodspirit · 09-03-2006, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huggybear

is there a way to make this automatic??
thanks

I will try to explain you soon as possible. There is a way

huggybear · 09-03-2006, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goodspirit

I will try to explain you soon as possible. There is a way

wahoo
you've made my day twice now
thanks

Rigrunner · 09-03-2006, 05:05 PM

wow this thread is excellent, I'll be trying these tutorials out over the next few days. Nice one!

One thing I've always wondered about...and I'm guessing it's probably really easy, on galleries how do you make the shadows appear behind thumbs or make dashed lines around them?

Youngones · 09-03-2006, 05:18 PM

Rigrunner, dashed lines are really simple.. try using this code on your images:

< img src="thumb1.jpg" style="border: 1px dashed #colour;" alt="description" />

(Note, remove the space between "<" and "img" for the real code)

For the shadow, you will have to add to the image itself

goodspirit · 09-03-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rigrunner

One thing I've always wondered about...and I'm guessing it's probably really easy, on galleries how do you make the shadows appear behind thumbs or make dashed lines around them?

Well if we talk about shadows I do that in PS (just click on layer of you picture, right click on your mouse, pick Blending Options, check that Drop Shadow field and set you shadow there

)
And when we talk about dashed lines (if you meen what I meen

), I do that in DreamWeaver...just click on picture and set Border (in your Properties menu) on 1 or 2 or how do you want... that's it

Rigrunner · 09-03-2006, 05:26 PM

heh , knew it was bound to be easy! Thanks a lot.

I've just tried the thumbs tutorial but I'm using photoshop 7 and there doesn't seem to me 'match color' in the adjustments menu (only replace colour and selective colour), is there another way I can do whatever that function does?

Altheon · 09-03-2006, 05:28 PM

goodspirit,

I just gave your method a shot and it produced a fantastic thumbnail. Excellent work!

Regards,

-A

goodspirit · 09-03-2006, 06:42 PM

NP Altheon, we are here to help each other

Stingray2006 · 09-04-2006, 03:59 PM

Have to say again that this is an incredible thread!! Cheers to all who have contributed... i hope to as well once i get this PS under my control.

Thought i would put out another request for a tut too...

... i would like to understand the image/mapping thing so i can have links inbedded into the images and they change under the mouse over kind of thing. i hope that made sense.

Cheers!

goodspirit · 09-04-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingray2006

... i would like to understand the image/mapping thing so i can have links inbedded into the images and they change under the mouse over kind of thing. i hope that made sense.

Can you please be more precised about that and explain me more specifically what do you meen about that inbedded word... and thanks for the compliments

Stingray2006 · 09-04-2006, 05:03 PM

Hi Goodspirit... thanx for asking... i can explain.

its usually in the form of a banner. but it is not a table, it is just text in a jpg.
when the mouse is over the text, the text may change colour (another image shown i imagine). if you click on the text it is a link.

i tried to find an example but could not. i don't see it too often but it is a real nice touch to a page. i will continue to look for an example. i think this might also be called slicing???

Cheers

goodspirit · 09-04-2006, 06:24 PM

Ooooooo that...well that's easy (Of course if you use DreamWeaver). Just open new HTML and click on Image/Image Objects/Rollover Image and fill that fields

That's it!

AbsolutePorn · 09-04-2006, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingray2006

... i would like to understand the image/mapping thing so i can have links inbedded into the images and they change under the mouse over kind of thing. i hope that made sense.

Cheers!

Im writing a simple tutorial explaining Mouseovers in ImageReady

Stay tuned buddy!

Rigrunner · 09-05-2006, 07:37 AM

does anybody know how to make neon signs/test in photoshop?

goodspirit · 09-05-2006, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rigrunner

does anybody know how to make neon signs/test in photoshop?

You meen something like this?

Rigrunner · 09-05-2006, 02:09 PM

yeah! I meant to write text not test. I'd love to know how to do neon-style writing and textboxes

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Stingray2006 No need to be gentle. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 27 Points: 20	Have to say again that this is an incredible thread!! Cheers to all who have contributed... i hope to as well once i get this PS under my control. Thought i would put out another request for a tut too... ... i would like to understand the image/mapping thing so i can have links inbedded into the images and they change under the mouse over kind of thing. i hope that made sense. Cheers! __________________ __________________________________ Learnin' the ropes at the moment. Incredible Hosting - Servage J

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Stingray2006 No need to be gentle. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 27 Points: 20	Hi Goodspirit... thanx for asking... i can explain. its usually in the form of a banner. but it is not a table, it is just text in a jpg. when the mouse is over the text, the text may change colour (another image shown i imagine). if you click on the text it is a link. i tried to find an example but could not. i don't see it too often but it is a real nice touch to a page. i will continue to look for an example. i think this might also be called slicing??? Cheers __________________ __________________________________ Learnin' the ropes at the moment. Incredible Hosting - Servage J

09-03-2006, 05:05 PM	#127 (permalink)
Rigrunner newb Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Smackpool, UK Posts: 533 Points: 40	wow this thread is excellent, I'll be trying these tutorials out over the next few days. Nice one! One thing I've always wondered about...and I'm guessing it's probably really easy, on galleries how do you make the shadows appear behind thumbs or make dashed lines around them?

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Youngones Just a Poor Uni Student! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: England Posts: 382 Points: 30	Rigrunner, dashed lines are really simple.. try using this code on your images: < img src="thumb1.jpg" style="border: 1px dashed #colour;" alt="description" /> (Note, remove the space between "<" and "img" for the real code) For the shadow, you will have to add to the image itself

09-03-2006, 05:26 PM	#130 (permalink)
Rigrunner newb Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Smackpool, UK Posts: 533 Points: 40	heh , knew it was bound to be easy! Thanks a lot. I've just tried the thumbs tutorial but I'm using photoshop 7 and there doesn't seem to me 'match color' in the adjustments menu (only replace colour and selective colour), is there another way I can do whatever that function does?

09-05-2006, 07:37 AM	#138 (permalink)
Rigrunner newb Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Smackpool, UK Posts: 533 Points: 40	does anybody know how to make neon signs/test in photoshop?

09-05-2006, 02:09 PM	#140 (permalink)
Rigrunner newb Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Smackpool, UK Posts: 533 Points: 40	yeah! I meant to write text not test. I'd love to know how to do neon-style writing and textboxes