RE: horizontal line effect

Hi,

I do it by using the Edit>Define Pattern option in Photoshop.

First grab this Zip file from my server:
http://961.dns2go.com/downloads/patterns.zip

You can see the examples of the images I created at:
http://961.dns2go.com/photoshop.cfm

If you are prompted for a password:
UserName: guest
PassWord: 961guest

Ok... Open the Zip file and export the images.

Open each .PSD in Photoshop

For each image in the Zip file do the following:

1: Click on Edit>Define Pattern
2: Click ok
3: Close the image

To apply the effects:

1: Open the image of your choice
2: Create a new layer in the image and make sure it is selected on the
layers pallet
3: Click on Edit>Fill
4: Under the "Use" Menu select Pattern
5: Under the "Custom Pattern" menu select the pattern you wish to use
6: Click Ok

Scanline tips:

For different effects you can change the "Blending Mode" options on the
layers pallet. I generally like to use Overlay or Soft Light for a more
subtle effect. Using Saturation also gives a nice effect.

You can also get this effect using Xenofex. You will have to apply it to
the actual Image layer itself, rather that a new layer so it's not as
flexible. 

Choose the Television filter from the list and set the following:

Scanline Strength = 100
Scanline Thickness (pixels) = 1
Every other setting should be set to 0

Dot tips:

To make this come off correctly you need to make sure your image and/or
canvas size ends with an odd number. If you don't do this you will end
up with a 1 pxl solid line on the right and bottom sides of the image.

201 X 201 pixels = correct
200 X 200 pixels = incorrect

I hope I covered all the steps and I hope this helps a bit.

Later,

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org 
> [mailto:owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org] On Behalf Of WebGraffix 
> Internet Design and Consulting
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:24 PM
> To: hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Re: horizontal line effect
> 
> 
> Yes, Marty, you were clear.  I can do it manually and have 
> done so (www.churchpad.com), but as much of it as I have seen 
> out there, much of which is appears to be overlaid onto an 
> image, I am thinking that it HAS to be a feature that is 
> available somewhere.  Check out www.nascar.com for another 
> sample of something I'm trying to figure out how they did 
> (the little pixel sized dots). There HAS to be some type of 
> filter or effect somewhere that generates this.

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