Create a Merged Copy of all Photoshop Layers

Описание: Learn how to combine all visible Photoshop layers without harming the original layers. This technique provides great flexibility when editing designs. Details below...
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0:00 - Quick Overview


0:21 - Merge Visible Layers
Within the Layer menu is the command Merge Visible. This command combines all of the visible layers into a single layer. This is a destructive technique as the original layers are lost when combined. This makes reversing the future application of techniques like filters essentially impossible.


1:04 - Create Merged Copy of Visible Layers
To create a merged copy of all of the visible layers, thus leaving the original layers unaltered, run the Merge Visible command while holding down Alt/Option.

To have the merged copy be created at the top of the Layers panel, have either the top most layer selected or no layers selected. Having a layer selected will result in the merged copy being created immediately above that layer.


2:16 - Keyboard Shortcut
Mac: Command + Option + Shift + E
Windows: Control + Alt + Shift + E


3:15 - Smart Objects
The most flexible, non-destructive technique for combining and then altering layers is to first nest them within a Smart Object. The application of transformations and/or filters can be easily adjusted or removed when applied to a Smart Object.

This video includes just a brief overview of Smart Objects. For more details, this video may prove useful...

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