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Aug 17, 2009 6:07 PM

Selection Issues With CS4

I just began using CS4 last week and I have several issues.  Most seem to have to do with selections in one way or another.  I am posteing two images to illustrate one of these problems.

 

In CS3 when you feather a selection the selection shape is changed to help you understand the extent the feathering affected the selection.  In CS4 it does this in some cases and not others.

 

In the images you will note that the selection made in the center of the area shows the effect of the fether in both versions.   But, the selection on the left that goes from edge to edge does not show the effect in CS4.

 

Is this a bug or an "improvement?"

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1. Aug 17, 2009 6:46 PM in response to: i_am_jim
Re: Selection Issues With CS4

Feathered-Selection-CS3.gif

Feathered-Selection-CS4.gif

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2. Aug 17, 2009 8:31 PM in response to: i_am_jim
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This is a 'Feature' of CS4 that a lot of people aren't happy about.

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3. Aug 17, 2009 9:17 PM in response to: i_am_jim
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Interesting.  Here is an additional piece of data.

 

I have CS4 Extended and its selections behave as they did in previous versions, just as you show for CS3. That is, with a feather value pre set, rounded corners show for all selections independent of location (and that includes edge-to-edge selections).

 

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4. Aug 17, 2009 9:56 PM in response to: Semaphoric
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>This is a 'Feature' of CS4 that a lot of people aren't happy about.

 

I realize you may not, but do you happen to know why it is a Feature to have it behave one way if the selection is entirely inside the boundry of the picture and another when the selection extends to the edges of the picture?

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5. Aug 18, 2009 12:37 AM in response to: i_am_jim
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they've changed how selections behave when they touch the edges of the canvas, dunno why though. Another problem related to this one is that if you Select->All you'll be able to access from Select->Modify only the Border option.

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6. Aug 18, 2009 6:52 AM in response to: Zeno Bokor
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Zeno Bokor wrote:

 

if you Select->All you'll be able to access from Select->Modify only the Border option.

 

I find the same behavior in CS4 Extended. If I use the rectangular selection tool with a feather specified and select the entire canvas, I not only get the rounded corners, but I have access to all the Modify options. Doing the same with a feather set to zero, however, and my options are limited to Border.

It appears that PS needs some active pixels on both sides of the selection path to activate the other options.

 

Paulo

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7. Aug 18, 2009 7:44 AM in response to: Paulo Skylar
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>I have CS4 Extended and its selections behave as they did in previous versions, just as you show for CS3.

 

I have Extended also.  I think the difference is I am making the selection and then feathering.  I think you are feathering the initial selection.

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8. Aug 18, 2009 8:57 AM in response to: i_am_jim
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i_am_jim wrote:

 

>  I think the difference is I am making the selection and then feathering.  I think you are feathering the initial selection.

That's correct. Post selection feathering behaves as you indicated at the image boundaries.

 

Paulo

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