What is the use of converting ps to smart objects?

#What is the use of converting ps to smart objects?

When you reduce the image and then want to enlarge it, if it is not a smart object, the image will be distorted and become blurry when enlarged. Intelligent objects solve the problem of image distortion after magnification. No matter how you zoom the image, the image will be the same as the original and will not become blurry. You can try it (Note: You can only zoom in to the original image. If It will also be distorted if it exceeds the limit)

Smart object introduction:

Smart object (smart object) is a new function in Photoshop CS3. This function does not allow us to create new effects or anything, so it is not used/written in general example tutorials, so many people may not know what this thing does. Smart objects are somewhat similar to Links in AI. They are a management method for PS internal data, but they are not limited to management. I will detail its characteristics and some usages later. You will find it very useful.

Although it was said earlier that smart objects are similar to AI links, smart objects can only be linked within PS, which is to embed an object into PSD in the form of a file. If you need to open this embedded file, double-click the smart object thumbnail/icon. If you need to export, select the smart object from the Layers panel, then choose Layers > Smart Object > Export Content.

The core of smart objects is non-destructive editing (I think it can also be understood as non-linear editing).

One of the most common uses of smart objects is to improve the free transformation effect of materials. Free transformation (ctrl t) of a general layer will directly affect the pixel data of the layer, which is a destructive editing. For example, if you zoom out a picture, confirm it, and then zoom back in, you will find a lot of jagged edges. Smart objects don't. Each free transform is rescaled based on the object's original data. Therefore, before scaling the material every time, it is recommended that you first convert the material into a smart object.

The content of smart objects can not only be bitmap data in PS, but also external AI vector data. Before there were smart objects, we had to paste AI things into PS and either convert them to bitmaps (that is, rasterization), convert them to PS (pseudo) vector layers, or convert them to paths, which was not perfect. Realize the embedding of AI files. With smart objects, we can paste them as smart objects, which greatly improves the use of AI materials in PS. Not only can we change the embedded AI materials at any time, but we no longer have to worry about the effect when scaling.

Along with smart objects, come smart filters. The filter applied to the smart object will become a smart filter and will be displayed in the layer panel similar to the layer style (effect). You can turn off/on filter effects at any time, change filter effects at any time, change filter sorting (processing order) at any time, and apply masks to smart filters!

Almost all filters can be used as smart filters, including third-party filters, such as "Extract" (not available in the current version), "Liquify", "Pattern Generator", and "Vanishing Point" ” and “Lens Blur” cannot be used as smart filters. If you want to use them, please double-click to open the smart object and apply these filters in the body.

Since it is a kind of Link, it is naturally indispensable for convenient reusability.

The smart object(s) copied in the default mode all point to an original data. Edits made to the original smart object will affect the copy, and edits made to the copy will also affect the original smart object.

Of course you can also copy it as a (new) smart object without a link, right-click "New Smart Object via Copy", or go to the menu "Layer" > "Smart Object".

The PSD file size can also be slightly reduced when reused, but this does not matter.

Smart objects can be replaced. Sometimes when you only have a small sample image, you can convert it to a smart object and try to process it. Later, when you get the large sample, replace it with the high-resolution version=w=

In addition, the raw file can also be embedded as a smart object, so that you can modify the raw material directly in camera raw wherever it is suitable. configuration. Both camera raw and lightroom provide the "Open as Smart Object" output function

You can create smart objects in the following methods:

Use the "Open as Smart Object" command;

Place a file;

Paste data from Illustrator;

Convert one or more Photoshop layers to Smart Objects

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