Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 128

CHAPTER 6
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Transforming and Retouching
To set up a new Photomerge composition:
Choose File > Photomerge.
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Click Add in the Photomerge dialog box.
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Navigate to the source files and select the files
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for your Photomerge composition.
4 Click Open to add the files to the Source Files
list in the Photomerge dialog box. You can always
remove a file from the Source Files list by selecting
the file and clicking Remove.
Note: For information on opening an existing
composition, see "Saving and opening Photomerge
compositions" on page 123.
Specify an Image Size Reduction value to set the
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size at which the source files are imported. A
reduction value of at least 50% is recommended
for 2 megapixels or larger.
Do one of the following:
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Select Attempt to Automatically Arrange Source
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Images if you want the Photomerge command to
attempt to assemble the source images for you.
Deselect Attempt to Automatically Arrange
•
Source Images if you want to assemble the source
images manually.
If you selected Attempt to Automatically
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Arrange Source Images, you can select additional
options. These options determine how Photoshop
Elements processes the source images when
assembling the composition.
• Apply Perspective to correct perspective across
the assembled composition.
8 Click OK. The source images open automati-
cally, and then the Photomerge new composition
dialog box appears.
If Photoshop Elements is unable to automati-
cally assemble the composition, a message to
this effect appears on-screen. You can still assemble
the composition manually in the Photomerge
dialog box. However, you may want to review the
information in "Taking pictures for use with
Photomerge" on page 118 to make sure that your
source images follow the recommended guidelines.
Using the Photomerge dialog box
You use the Photomerge dialog box to edit a
panoramic composition. This dialog box contains
tools for manipulating the composition, a lightbox
for storing source images that are not in use, a
work area for assembling the composition, and
options for viewing and editing the composition.
How source images appear in the Photomerge
dialog box depends on how you set up the compo-
sition in the Photomerge Setup dialog box. If you
selected Attempt to Automatically Arrange Source
Files, Photoshop Elements attempts to assemble a
composition for you in the work area. If
Photoshop Elements can't determine how to place
a source image, the image appears in the lightbox.
If you deselected Attempt to Automatically
Arrange Source Files, all source images appear in
the lightbox, and you must manually assemble the
composition by dragging each image from the
lightbox to the work area.
Note: A tutorial is available for learning how to use
the Photomerge command. Click the Tutorial button
in the Photomerge dialog box.