Warp functionality

[MikeFromMesa]

I recently made the mistake of taking an image off-center from the subject using the Olympus 8mm FishEye. The image came out badly distorted in perspective, even after being de-fished by the in-camera software. I thought I would try to correct it using the Photoshop Warp functionality but when I opened it (the warp functionality, not the fisheye image) all I got was a 3 by 3 grid pattern. I only recently returned to using PS after having not used it for many years, but I thought I remembered from my previous PS version (5.1) that I could increase the number of grids in the display for warping the image, but I could not find any way to change the grid count.

Am I mis-remembering? Or is it possible to change the grid pattern from 3 by 3 to 5 by 5 or more? And, if so, how? The existing grid did not give me the flexibility I wanted to un-distort the image and the Puppet Warp had far too many patterns.

[barbara_a · Accepted solution]

In Photoshop, the Warp command always has a 3 x 3 grid. With Puppet Warp you can change the density of the mesh.

In Illustrator you can change the number of grid lines.

[MikeFromMesa]

OK. Thank you.

That explains why I could not find a way to increase the number of grid squares.

[barbara_a]

You're welcome.

Yup. It wasn't you, it's the software. You're not alone. Many others have requested the ability to add more grid lines.

For anyone interested in adding their request, Feature Request/Bug Report Form

[Trevor.Dennis]

If you are talking about having a guide to align to then, then Guides remain visible when using FT > Warp

As far as having more control over the war p process, then that is covered by Liquify.

[EDIT]  You can show Guides in Liquify

[MikeFromMesa]

I have always realized that there was a world of functionality in Photoshop that I had never used, but the Liquify Tool, which is one of those that I had not used before, was not at all what I expected it to be. I had thought, based on its name, that it was for creating swirls and other "artsy" stuff that I had no need for, but in fact it fixed some of the most serious distortion issues in my photo in a flash.

Thank you so much for posting about it. I will certainly pay more attention to it from this point on although I could not get the guides to show regardless of the settings.