RE: Can photoshop slice vs. imagestyler

Michael

I seem to be doing this all the time in PS lately. So here's my experience.
Unless you have the guides set at an exact pixel value the  Marquee (even
with snap to guides) will go the nearest pixel.  Not bad if you get it right
each time. But you often don't, so this means that sometimes you end up with
a dice and slice thats one px out in spots.

This is my solution, may not be the best, but it works for me. Turn on snap
to grid. and set the grid for 1x1 pixel then place the guides on the one
pixel grid lines. Lock the guides, then hide the grid. Save the file. Now
Marquee with snap to guides on.  This way you get very precise guide
placement (at the pixel level where you need it) and hence a clean exact
dice each and every time.

Of course use the actions on the processing of the dice after the Marquee is
set in place.

In many cases I don't care what the pixel values are, as I build the hangers
(CSS,layers or table) to the image.  Using this way I can change the image
and recut any part if I need to at a later stage (as often happens).

I think Ulead have a product to dice as well, not used it so I can't
comment. Have others used any products like this (besides imagestyler and
fireworks)

Gary Barber
radharc.

>
>
> Michael--
>
> Yes, there is a way. When using the marquee, go to the Marquee Options
> palette, and from the Style pull-down menu select Fixed Size. Now you can
> enter your exact pixel dimensions.
>
> 	Specifying pixel dimensions may be preferable when you want to
> create slices all the same size. At other times, though, you may
> be dealing
> with an irregularly shaped image where the slices will vary in size.
>
> 	If you want to take more advantage of "the computer age," you can
> create  photoshop actions that automates most of this process.
>
> --Jeff
>
>
>
> >Thanks, Mark, for info on how to accomplish the slice/dice function in
> >PS.
> >
> >But this is too cumbersome! Isn't there another alternative? Since we
> >need to be pixel-perfect here, why isn't there a way to enter exact
> >dimensions so we're not just dragging the guides to "about the right
> >place?" And selecting from one corner of the intersections to another?
> >
> >Surely there is a filter or some other method which will allow us to
> >pick dimensions by pixel, and then click on "OK" and the diced image
> >components are created. This is, after all, the computer age, right? :)
> >
> >I use Dicer and though it is useful I still want the precision I'd get
> >by specifying 0,51,0,100 or something like that for top left, top right,
> >bottom left, bottom right.
> >
> >Someone has developed a solution along these lines for PS or PSP
> >perhaps - haven't you, someone?
>

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