How To Clone In Photoshop Cs5
Vida Hubbert
For many photographers, Photoshop is a crucial component of the image-making process. It can also be quite an expense for those on a tight budget. Enter stage left is Photopea, a completely free Photoshop clone that does almost everything the original editor does.
The first thing to note regarding this clone is that Photopea is browser-based. This means you'll have to fire up your web browser of choice and navigate to their website to use the program. At first glance, you could easily mistake this web-based editor for Photoshop. This makes a possible transition to Photopea for existing Photoshop users an easy one as most keyboard shortcuts and menus are in the same place. I know when I first tried Photopea I quickly forgot I was not actually on Photoshop editing. You'll also be pleased to know the program can read all the major image files that photographers use day-to-day. It can even open and save Photoshop files which are going to come in handy for those who may straddle both programs or if you want to edit old files you made on Photoshop.
Photopea has many of the main tools that most photographers use on their images. Spot healing, clone stamp, dodge and burn, and curve adjustment layers are just a few of those familiar staples. I know if I had to use this program to edit my work there wouldn't be anything missing from my usual workflow. One feature of note that I did notice that wasn't present was being able to batch process images out. This won't be a deal-breaker for many users and for those that it might be, there is still the option to record and play actions in Photopea which means some degree of automation is still at your disposal.
It will come as no surprise to learn that both programs do not use the same computational engines that power tools like the patch tool and content-aware. The sole creator of Photopea, Ivan Kutskir, claims to have spent over 7,000 hours creating and developing everything under the hood of this editor from scratch. When you compare that to the decades of development by the large teams at Adobe, it's hard not to be impressed with what Kutskir has created. In my tests, both computational engines performed similarly when removing objects although results were not identical. If I had to hang my hat on which did better, I would have to say Photoshop was superior. Photopea still did a rather good job of removing objects in most circumstances.
One downside of using a web-based editor is the speed and response of the program. At times, you'll have to wait while Photopea "thinks". This isn't the end of the world but if you are used to instant responses from your programs you may find the fractions of a second waiting for things like content-aware to work may begin to frustrate you. It is worth noting that the program does seem to do a good job at handling large files. I was pleasantly surprised to see the editor had no issue dealing with files that were a few gigabytes in size.
All-in-all, I think Photopea is a great addition to the landscape of programs out there for Photographers to use. Of course, it comes with some limitations but I think many users will find they can do all the usual things they do to their images on this free program. If you're the type of light use photographer who does mostly basic edits to their work, you could easily transition over without noticing much of a change. If your workflow is a little heavier in volume, or you rely on some of the more specialist tools, then you may want to stay with Photoshop.
It is also worth mentioning that while Photopea is free, it does come with an advert banner to the right of the program screen. If this is something you'd rather not see, then you can pay to go ad-free for $9 every 30 days or $40 for the whole year. For those that haven't used either editing program before and are on a tight budget, then I would recommend Photopea to get you started in the world of photo editing. The great thing about the two programs being so similar is that if you ever decide to "upgrade" to Photoshop you will be able to transition over with ease. The same can't be said for users of other free image editing programs such as GIMP that are drastically different in terms of layout and menus. Another good thing about using a Photoshop clone is that you'll be able to tap into the already massive resource of Photoshop tutorials that are already out there. This isn't something you can say about some of the other free editors who have tutorials on the like of YouTube, but not nearly in the same volumes or quality.
For those firmly rooted in Photoshop, I still think it's worth knowing that Photopea exists so you can take advantage of it from time to time. The fact it will work on any web browser is a game-changer and opens up a whole world of possibilities for working remotely on any device with an internet connection. I can also see the potential of handing Photoshop files over to clients or customers so they can edit files on their own machines without Photoshop. I'm not suggesting these people edit our photos for us, but there may be occasions when a file with a few layers in it could be edited by them instead of the annoying back and forth you sometimes get with people.
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Paul Parker is a commercial and fine art photographer. On the rare occasion he's not doing photography he loves being outdoors, people watching, and writing awkward "About Me" statements on websites...
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Or, some employee just grabbed the number at a restaurant. My wife and I have been around this loop several times already and I've spent enough time "updating my payment information" on tedious web sites. I'm now using 2 cards and treat one as a disposable number. I use it online for a few sites that matter. Not handing it over to some new online software company that will obviously hang on to it for a monthly charge.
Except you said someone took it from a poorly secured server so what are we talking about here? 2FA helps online security. Obviously it's not going to help you with someone at a restaurant writing down your card number, but that's neither here nor there.
its hard to get off the adobe teet. I would like to, and switch to 3rd party photoshop, mixed with capture one. But i also used illustrator sometimes, and adobe portfolio is pretty sweet for easy websites. I guess im not going anywhere for a while
Affinity Photo and Designer will cover your needs. There are lots of website options. It's not hard to abandon Adobe. Adobe abandoned its users and its users' wishes over a decade now. Time to return the favour.
I don't think it's easy to make people cancel their subscription to anything because there are free trials for users to see if the program is worth paying for. If users decide to pay it means they know what they pay for and want to pay for it. That said, Photopea is a decent software but I wouldn't quit Photoworks because of it as it doesn't seem convenient, plus why get the clone when you already obtain an original? And clickbait promises certainly don't help here.
I've had use of Adobe and CS in every job I've had and had it installed on my PC's (until it went online). But now I'm unemployed and can't pay a subscription out of benefits, not matter how cheap they are. The alternative's are a pain, I have to do some work in one, then open the file in another to achieve the next task, GIMP especially is a nightmare to use because it's UI is abysmal. This looks like it might do as a tidy over for me in the interim until I get a job, but like some of the other posters, I'd like to know what the hidden costs are and what is being taken from me in the background. After all 'free' is never really free, a business will recoup its costs one way or another.
I recently upgraded my OS and then updated to latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Now the clone stamp always shows black or some weird really dark variation or negative of the colour I'm cloning every single time. I've searched Google and Youtube for terms like 'clone tool always black/dark/negative' etc but finding zero results. It's the 2021 version on PS and no further updates are available.
Am I really the only person on Earth having this issue? It's really screwed with my work flow and put me under pressure as I shoot real estate and typically use this tool on every job. I've checked all the settings I can think of such as brush settings.
Problem solved. I have no idea how that setting changed or why it would default to Difference with the upgrade. All that matters is now I know so thank you Marja nuch appreciated that's a big relief I can resume normal workflow again. Cheers
I have noticed that with Photoshop 2020 my clone stamp tool is not behaving properly. If I try to clone something, it will clone for a second or so and then stop. To continue cloning I need to first release the left button of the mouse and re-click it. To clone something large might take several clicking of the mouse. Is anyone else having this issue with the clone stamp tool? Is it bug that I need to wait for an update? Thanks in advance
I'm working on a mac, and using Ps 2020 version 21.0.1using wacom version 6.3.37-3 and I have used all of the suggestions on fixing the clone tool but non of them work. This is very frustating when you are woking on live jobs and your clone tool dose not work the way it should.
I have the same problem. When I use the stamp tool, I get a straight line. I can not trace the causes of this problem. it can appear when it is pleasing at any stage of working with photography. This is terribly annoying when retouching photos.
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