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Katrin Eismann
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April 6, 2011
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P: Pro Retouchers need better Liquify

  • April 6, 2011
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Liquify needs an update to support:
1. Smart Objects
2. Command (control) F for redoes
3. Mesh speed-up

All of these issues are critical for high-emd professional retouchers who work with very (2 Gb plus are common) large layered files. Smart Object support would allow them to return to a move and refine. Command F repeat would allow them to apply the same move to multiple layers as needed, and finally the Save & Load mesh is painfully slow - so slow that many retouchers are forced back to CS4.

Liquify is used a LOT to make the beautiful more perfect - but it needs some attention to bring it up to speed with the power of Puppet Warp.

Thank you!

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    April 6, 2011
    Puppet Warp needs to be all redone, because it ́s slow, it ́s too much automatic with less control and on SmaretObjects it ́s doing mistakes when you have puppet warp on it and you are transforming the Smart Object with rotation tool, Scale tool and when you edit the content and go back it sometimes break up the whole image.
    Edward Caruso Photography
    Edward Caruso Photography
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    April 6, 2011
    i too have to apply the same mesh to alot of masks - I've been trying to get the scripting people I know to see if they can make a script that could apply the same mesh to all masks but no luck so far. quick apply for last mask would be good then - saving the trip to the liquify window. maybe liquify gets a modal dialogue like color range and refine edge?
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    therealCarrieBeene
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    April 6, 2011
    All of Katrin's suggestions would be awesome additions to Liquify! Especially Command F (something I've been whining about for years) or at least if we could set up an Action to repeat the liquify on multiple layers. As a retoucher I work with multi-layered files that have a gazillion Adjustment layer masks and if I do a liquify to my image I need to repeat it on any Adjustment layer masks affecting that area and going back into liquify and loading the mesh repeatedly is very time consuming and in CS5, which is crazy slow, it can take forever!

    These are GREAT suggestions :)))))))))
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    Katrin EismannAuthor
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    April 6, 2011
    Being able to Command F would be very helpful to apply the same Liquify quickly to multiple layers and or layer masks. But even making a quick Action that would respect the settings could work.
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    J453
    Legend
    April 6, 2011
    Yup. We hope to have #3 addressed in CS5, soon.
    Edward Caruso Photography
    Edward Caruso Photography
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    April 6, 2011
    the slow mesh saving/loading has been acknowledged - an update is coming. very late but I did hear its coming quite soon.
    not sure the need for a command+F for multiple moves - saving and loading a mesh is the same. but i'm all for options as i know people have different workflows.
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