Third Party Plugins

MediaLab Sitegrinder – Styled Web Text Tips

Paragraph Type: Utilizing either the Anti-Alias to None or the -text hint requires a Paragraph Type Area and not a regular Point Type Layer. Layer Naming convention:Site Grinder outputs css id selectors based on the caption of the Layer (or Layer Set), so it’s a good habit

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MediaLab Sitegrinder – Styled Web Text (-text hint)

Using the -text hint on a Photoshop Paragraph Type Layer and combining Options Bar or Character Palette type attributes will be outputted as css styled web text. Activate the Type Tool from the Toolbar (T). Click and drag onto the document to draw out a Paragraph Type

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MediaLab Sitegrinder – Styled Web Text (-scroll)

Another useful feature is to convert a fixed size Paragraph Type area to have scroll able contents within it’s boundary. The end result is equivalent to an iframe, except the result is pure css. When you draw or resize the Paragraph Type area smaller than it’s contents,

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MediaLab Sitegrinder – Automate with an Action

Here is a nice way to automate the use of the SiteGrinder Plugin through the use of a quick Action shortcut key instead of relying on the File > Automate > SiteGrinder menu command all the time. To Begin, go Window > Actions to bring the Actions

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MediaLab Sitegrinder – Styled Web Text (Anti-Alias to None)

An alternative to the -text Layer hint to achieve the same styled web text is to ignore the hint altogether and simply ensure that the Paragraph Type is set to Anti-Alias to None on the Options Bar or in the Character Palette. Give your Type Layer a

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MediaLab – Sitegrinder: Generate Flash SlideShow

It’s so easy, all it takes is one Layer with the -slideshow hint appended to it. First create a new Photoshop document to contain the slideshow placeholder Layer. In my case my document will be the actual size of my slideshow (366×375, White Background). In the new

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Vertus Fluid Mask Cut Out Filter

If your familiar with Photoshop’s Quick Mask feature, as well as, the native Extract Filter, then you will feel right at home using Fluid Mask.Fluid Mask combines these two features into a compact intuitive user interface that can create cut-outs from a variety of images. Follow along

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