Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Working with Third-Party Actions
An innumerable amount of actions are available on the Internet.
The Adobe Studio Exchange website (
www.adobe.com/exchange
)—
mentioned in an earlier chapter—is an excellent starting point.
Most actions are available for free; some of the most creative and
useful actions are sold by small and large developers. Let's try out
some third-party actions and learn how to load and use them:
1.
Open the file Ch15_Spacesuit.tif from the
Chapter 15 folder.
2.
In the Actions panel, click the submenu to
choose Load Actions.
3.
Navigate to the Chapter 15 folder where
you'll find a folder named PanosFX Actions.
The folder contains four sets of actions from
the creative mind of Panos Efstathiadis
(
www.PANOSFX.com).
Load the action
“Stamp v2 by Panos.atn.”
4.
Select the README first! Action, and click
Play to run the action. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
5.
Select the !!! STAMP !!! round stamp action,
and click Play.
6.
Follow the detailed onscreen instructions.
You c a n s u b s t it ut e t he R et u r n ( E nt e r) key for
clicking the Commit check mark if you want.
7.
When the action gets to the very end, it asks
you to make a choice. You can stop and pre-
serve the high-res version or click Continue
to reduce the image to a very small size for
screen resolution. I recommend clicking Stop.
8.
All the important layers are in a group
already. You can drag this group into a
new document or save it to use later.