PSP Help

[Amy Eileen]

Originally Posted by Sandersmr

Chris - I find PSP's kerning capabilities far superior to PS's. Maybe I'm doing something wrong in PS. But I seem to have more control when I'm typing around shapes in PSP. Of course, if I change font or font size, then I say dirty words.

Yeah, me too. Every now and then I will hear Connor say, Bad word Mommy. lol So I try to say Sugar instead. Amazing how kids are listening, even when you think they are asleep!!

[Pam]

If you type PSP text as vector, you can go back and edit it (if you save the layout as a PSPIMAGE), otherwise you have to delete the layer that the text is on and redo it. I usually do my text on a new layer. If I want justified text, I create in Digital Image Pro, save as a PNG file and open it in PSP to add to my layout (resizing - or recreating until I get it right). I just ordered X2 - don't know if there's a fix yet.

But! If you use the pen tool (which is Vector) and draw horizontal lines across your page (or area) - then change to the text tool and hover over the first line until you see the curve under the A that "means" you'll be typing on a path - your text will stop at the end of the first line and continue on the next - for as long as your text is and until you run out of lines that you created. I can create an example (will post it tomorrow).

[Whisper Pink]

Originally Posted by Pam

I just ordered X2 - don't know if there's a fix yet.

Pam I haven't noticed a difference with text in PSP X2...I still have the same problems with it. I do save all my LO's without flattening them as a PSPIMAGE, I guess is how it would be saved...and then I save as a flatten full and a websize...yep I use alot of harddrive....thus all my externals...LOL!!!

I will say that with the upgrade on my puters PSP runs better than it did on my older puters, I remember when I first started working with 300dpi, I would pull my hair out and say those dirty words!!! I still say dirty words with the text part, especially when it crashes...and yeah I do like the kerning, Maggie, on PSP...just not when it crashes from it...that is the part I don't like on PSP....more that it crashes usually when I am working with text. I am even doing much better with the leading on it...but when I have a lot of journaling or if I am doing alot of overlay text layers (say for wordart)...it just seems to crash on me all the time, and it is frustrating when I was almost finished and had forgotten to save. But that would be my fault, cause I know I should save save save!!!!

But one of my favorite things about PSP is the blending and brushes for blending!!! I have sooo much more control in PSP than CS...I am not sure what the difference is, but I find that no matter what I do in CS my brush blending and blending doesn't come out as nice as it does in PSP...and for that I will never I doubt give up on my PSP!!!

[Amy Eileen]

Thanks for that idea about the lines Pam! I am going to try that!

[Amy Eileen]

I am moving this thread like Chris suggested so that everyone can learn these tips and may be share some of their own.

[Amy Eileen]

I found a thread about it....

http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/s...d.php?t=195411