Create Actions in Photoshop
(Simplify repetitive steps for Fliptych alignments)
Flipping images Side to Side
- Open and crop the image for a left/right flip.
- On primary layer click to Unlock layer
- Change canvas size, anchor left, relative, percent, width=100%, height=0%
- Ctrl + 0 to fit images in window
- Jump the left-side layer (command-J on Max, ctrl-J on PC)
If trouble creating new layer, click in Layers to allow - Now click on top layer
- Free transform (command-T on Mac, ctrl-T on PC) on the new (to be) right-side layer
- Flip horizontal via popup menu , then accept transform by clicking checkmark at top of screen
- Click Select menu then click ALL on the new right-side layer
- Click Layer menu then Align Layers then align right edge
- DONE!!!
Flipping images Top to Bottom
- The analog for flipping top/bot works just as nicely, just tweak steps 2, 5, 7.
- To Collapse the 2 layers previous to saving, CTRL E to combine the layers
- Image Canvas Size W=0 H=100
- Click Middle Top
- CTRL 0 to show whole layer
- CTRL J
- CTRL T
- Align bottom
- Click Check Box at top
- Flip horizontal via popup menu , then accept transform by clicking checkmark at top of screen
- Click Select menu then click ALL on the new right-side layer
- Click Layer menu then Align Layers then align right edge
- CTRL D to deselect marching ants
- Use down arrow key to nudge the edges together to eliminate line
- DONE!!!!
Thanks to Jim Christiensen