when i click on the eye to hide the black layer the photo is in the center of a blank box
This is true. If you hide that black layer, you're going to see the transparent 'checkerboard' around your image. If you want, you could make another new layer, fill it with white, and put it behind the black layer. That way, if you hide the black layer, you'll still be able to see your image over a white base. Not sure if that's what you're after though...
Size the canvas to 12x12. Then create a black box, after you say new->layer. Then send it to the back. If this doesn't work, then your photoshop is messed up.
oh my, i paid too much money for my photoshop to be messed up + ive had it for a very long time - i did this as jperez1690 also said and i as i told him this works but when i hide the layer i have a photo in the middle of a big blank box but this will have to do as i dont know another way.
when i click on the eye to hide the black layer the photo is in the center of a blank box
This is true. If you hide that black layer, you're going to see the transparent 'checkerboard' around your image. If you want, you could make another new layer, fill it with white, and put it behind the black layer. That way, if you hide the black layer, you'll still be able to see your image over a white base. Not sure if that's what you're after though...
yes i think a white layer does look better than the transparent checkerboard.
thank you
does anyone know of a way where if i clicked to hide the black layer i wont have all that space?
does anyone know of a way where if i clicked to hide the black layer i wont have all that space?
ahhhhhh, now I see what you're trying to get it to do.
I don't think that is possible. All layers have to be the same size. Are you trying to do an on-screen presentation via Photoshop, or are you going to save various versions of the layer arrangements for the web or for print?
does anyone know of a way where if i clicked to hide the black layer i wont have all that space?
ahhhhhh, now I see what you're trying to get it to do.
I don't think that is possible. All layers have to be the same size. Are you trying to do an on-screen presentation via Photoshop, or are you going to save various versions of the layer arrangements for the web or for print?
yes kind of like an on-screen presentation, then when the client is satisfied - print - working on layers is best as i can make new layers for every bit of change and delete the one bit the client is not satisfied with.
As jperez said I dont think this is possible but I'm no expert. I've looked through my wee book and I cant see any way of achieving what you want....sorry
That is kind of a stumper. One possibility is you could try and create the _illusion_ of the image window growing or shrinking in size.
After you've made your black layer and your white layer, increase the size of your canvas again so that when you fully expand your window the whole canvas fills your screen. Leave the black layer alone, but refill the entire white layer with white again so it has no transparent edges. Then when you show and hide the black layer it looks like a black matt is being added and removed from a photo laying on a white desktop. (Photoshop has a couple of full screen viewing modes like this available at the bottom of the toolbar, but they are grey and black backgrounds...so they probably wouldn't work like you want them to...if somebody knows how to change the full screen view background, I know I'd be interested to hear how.)
