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How to Content-Aware Fill Multiple layers

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May 12, 2017
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I have an animated gif with something in it I want to remove. I thought I could select all layers(100) and do a Edit > Fill but I cant seem to with the multiple layers selected. In this case where the thing I'm trying to remove is in the same spot in all 100 of those pics what's the best and quickest way to do the Fill on all layers at once ?

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Correct answer JJMack

If you want to fill the area with the same content in that area you can do as Trevor has written. Before you add the new layer use the frame animation timeline fly-our menu and check new layer appear in all frames. That way you do not need to manually change every frame in the timeline to make the layer visible in the frame's composite image.

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Shinhu

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Here's how I approached. Hope this is what you meant, and for all those who have searched for same problem.

One premise here is that the content-aware fill selection is all same in all layer/pngs.

1. Export all layers into individual png files into somewhere.

2. Select the area you want to content-aware fill.

3. Right click on selection and save the selection as new channel.

4. Now load new file with any png file you exported in step 1.

5. Go to actions window and start recording new action. Record these operations below.

op 1 : Load selection you saved in step3.

op 2 : Do content-aware fill.

6. Stop recording and batch apply this action to all those png files

There could be better way of doing this.

Please let me know if anyone came up with better idea.

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Shinhu

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Example - Removing undisired text from gif, with batch content-aware-fill

Before edit. We have this adorable Husk gif but there's something dirty instagram thing down there...

Now we are gonna delete those baka mitais for all frames. Save selection! Batch loading the selection and content-fill!

Now the text is gone! All left is our cute Husky ! Aww~

Example used here is recorded directly from one of Husk official instagram(bar_cat75) story.

vincenzol17277194

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My Adobe after effect is not showing on window screen

The Content aware Fill? Not seeing in my window it’s showing every other besides that one. My computer is a Mac. Software is 0SX EL Captain version 10.11.6. I checked on Adobe updates it says they’re all updated including after affects..VinnyVenom@gmail.com

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Shinhu

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This is photoshop forum.. not AE. Please make sure to ask only photoshop questions here.

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usermac

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Thanks. I have tried to follow the directions above, yet cannot get it to work. I am using Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 version 19.1.1 on macOS 10.12.6 (16G1510) Sierra and do not know much about how to use the application. Could someone please elaborate on the specific steps to accomplish that (content-aware removal of specific area in animated ".gif")? Many thanks in advance.

JJMack

Community Expert

You would need to content aware fix each layer that effetely make up that area in frames in the frame animation. then save out a new animated gif. You may need to modify more than one layer or just add and additional layer that will be visible on top of the the frames that show the area in the animation by adding that layer to the frames in the animation that display the area. The animation frames are created in the timeline frame animation panel.

JJMack

Community Expert

Thanks, but I found how to do it. See my previous message with idiot-proof step-by-step procedure that I meant for people that do know nothing about Photoshop. Anyone could use it. No problem now. All fixed. Thanks again for your help. In summary, it is as easy as:

- Select layer on top and "Layer - New - Layer".

- Select the newly created layer and edit image on main working window.

- When finished, select “File - Export - Save for Web (Legacy)”, using “Preset - GIF 128 Dithered”.

An idiot-proof step-by-step procedure meant for people that do know nothing about Photoshop. That too hard to do when one knows nothing about the idiot other then they don't know Photoshop for one does not know what the idiot does know.

Your easy as will not work if your animation panel fly-out menu option new layer apears in all frames is not checked. You would manually need add layer 361 to each frame frame by frame. After you did your easy as.

The first step I gave you is missing in your easy as. Your easy as are other other steps I gave you,

JJMack

Community Expert

Yes I use the option both ways. I set it to the how I want a layer added to frames for a layer I'm about to add to the layer stack be added to all frames or frames I am working on and select. It is not uncommon to need to use both options. When there are few frames it does not matter much which option is set for it is easy to set which layer are visible in a small number frames. When you have a large number of frames and layers this option is very useful.

JJMack

Correct answer

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If you want to fill the area with the same content in that area you can do as Trevor has written. Before you add the new layer use the frame animation timeline fly-our menu and check new layer appear in all frames. That way you do not need to manually change every frame in the timeline to make the layer visible in the frame's composite image.

JJMack

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

JJMack wrote
If you want to fill the area with the same content in that area you can do as Trevor has written. Before you add the new layer use the frame animation timeline fly-our menu and check new layer appear in all frames. That way you do not need to manually change every frame in the timeline to make the layer visible in the frame's composite image.

Hey, I didn't know that JJ. Nice one. What I do is select all the frames and turn the layer on. In fact I think it might default to doing that anyway. I find it is not always predictable how editing a frame animation is going to work for you.

barbara_a7746676

Community Expert

Sounds like you want to apply Content Aware Fill to multiple layers. It is not possible to Edit > Fill multiple layers at once. However, the Healing brush tools have an option to sample all layers.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

You don't need to. Make the fix in a new layer at the top of the stack, and have that layer turned on for every frame.

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