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Jolly Wolf

Joined: 24 Apr 2009
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OS: Windows Vista 32bit

PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:59 pm    Post subject: Rasterizing Reply with quote

I'm working on another tutorial tonight, and I came upon a section that told me to rasterize the layer. I am not having any trouble following the steps, but I don't exactly understand what Rasterizing the image DOES.

Can anyone give me a quick explanation of why you rasterize an image??

Searching google hasn't produced the results I'm looking for.

Thanks!!!!
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crdchris

Joined: 20 Apr 2009
Posts: 19
Location: Tempe, Arizona
PS Version: CS4
OS: WinXP/Win Vista

PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rasterization makes the image or text permanent, such as it cannot be resized or edited without pixelation occuring. If it's text, you will not longer be able to alter the words in the text and so forth. Rasterization is probably most handy when using animation. If you link the tutorial, I might be able to explain why they are converting the layer to raster :)
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Jolly Wolf

Joined: 24 Apr 2009
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PS Version: CS4
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good morning Chris!!

This is a link to the site: http://www.tutorialguide.net/content_box_tutorial.html

It's the 2nd part of the tutorial I was working on earlier yesterday. Instructions on Step 1. So why does he rasterize here?
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