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I've been trying to figure out how to do the TV scanlines. I have version 7 of photoshop.
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How do I do TV scanlines??
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Hi,
Make a new document size: 1 pixel wide x 2 pixels high and make sure that it is transparent.
When you have your new document open look at the bottom left of the Photoshop window there should be a white box with "100%" in it, change that to 1600% by using the keyboard. Select the paintbrush and set the size to 1 non-aliased pixel and paint the top of the 2 pixels black. Select the entire selection (Ctrl+A) then goto EDIT|DEFINE PATTERN and name in scanline. Then close that document without saving anything.
Open the picture you wish to apply the scanlines to. Make a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N). Then goto EDIT|FILL in the first drop down select PATTERN, in the second dropdown (custom pattern) select your scanline picture (it will be the very last one, b/c you just made it. Mouse over it for a second and the word scanline will appear). Set the blending mode to normal and the opacity to 100% and UNCHECK preserve transparency, then hit ok.
Next select the move tool (V), goto layer 2 and change the opacity down to around 60%. Then if you are happy with the look you can save as a .psd so as to keep both layers or just merge the 2 layers together. If you think that the scanlines are too close to one another then you will have to make a new set of scanlines. And follow the same procedure as at the very top of this but create your own size. Only set the width to 1 though and adjust your height as you see fit and fill it as much black as you see fit.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
Make a new document size: 1 pixel wide x 2 pixels high and make sure that it is transparent.
When you have your new document open look at the bottom left of the Photoshop window there should be a white box with "100%" in it, change that to 1600% by using the keyboard. Select the paintbrush and set the size to 1 non-aliased pixel and paint the top of the 2 pixels black. Select the entire selection (Ctrl+A) then goto EDIT|DEFINE PATTERN and name in scanline. Then close that document without saving anything.
Open the picture you wish to apply the scanlines to. Make a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N). Then goto EDIT|FILL in the first drop down select PATTERN, in the second dropdown (custom pattern) select your scanline picture (it will be the very last one, b/c you just made it. Mouse over it for a second and the word scanline will appear). Set the blending mode to normal and the opacity to 100% and UNCHECK preserve transparency, then hit ok.
Next select the move tool (V), goto layer 2 and change the opacity down to around 60%. Then if you are happy with the look you can save as a .psd so as to keep both layers or just merge the 2 layers together. If you think that the scanlines are too close to one another then you will have to make a new set of scanlines. And follow the same procedure as at the very top of this but create your own size. Only set the width to 1 though and adjust your height as you see fit and fill it as much black as you see fit.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
Hi again,
You could also (if you only need to do this to a couple of pics) goto and download the demo of xenofex plug-in filter and use the TELEVISION filter, you can distort the images as well as curve the image to look like a TV screen and more.
Check it out.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
You could also (if you only need to do this to a couple of pics) goto and download the demo of xenofex plug-in filter and use the TELEVISION filter, you can distort the images as well as curve the image to look like a TV screen and more.
Check it out.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
SPYDERIX,
You cannot use the demo of that filter to do this.
There are only 2 fully functional filters in that demo and television is not one of them.
Hope this helps Wullie
sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk
You cannot use the demo of that filter to do this.
There are only 2 fully functional filters in that demo and television is not one of them.
Hope this helps Wullie
sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk
Here is a link to a tutorial, in case you wanted to see...
hope it helps.
hope it helps.
Hi,
I found a good free filter that does this automatically, however you can not choose the opacity of the scanlines. Well actually you can do a workaround (explained below).
Goto: and download that free set of plug-ins, then unzip them and put all the .8bf files into [DRIVE:]/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop(Version X)/Plugins then start Photoshop or re-start Photoshop if you already have it open.
Then the filter you are looking for is FILTER|FLAMING PEAR|TRANSLINE
You will need to put a black background behind it though, b/c this filter actually just cut's lines out of the picture instead of placing a colored line overtop of the image.
A simple workaround to making color scanlines or having the capabilty to adjust the opacity would be to make a black background below the picture, then press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer (layer via copy) then change that background to any color you wish then play around with the opacity and the blending modes to get a larger variety of effects to my previous post. You can even add a layer mask to the color background (layer above the black background) for added effect.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
I found a good free filter that does this automatically, however you can not choose the opacity of the scanlines. Well actually you can do a workaround (explained below).
Goto: and download that free set of plug-ins, then unzip them and put all the .8bf files into [DRIVE:]/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop(Version X)/Plugins then start Photoshop or re-start Photoshop if you already have it open.
Then the filter you are looking for is FILTER|FLAMING PEAR|TRANSLINE
You will need to put a black background behind it though, b/c this filter actually just cut's lines out of the picture instead of placing a colored line overtop of the image.
A simple workaround to making color scanlines or having the capabilty to adjust the opacity would be to make a black background below the picture, then press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer (layer via copy) then change that background to any color you wish then play around with the opacity and the blending modes to get a larger variety of effects to my previous post. You can even add a layer mask to the color background (layer above the black background) for added effect.
Hope this helps! NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com
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