Smart NEW Layers Feature in Photoshop!
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Күн бұрынMake auto-selecting, managing, and identifying Layers so much easier with this brand-new update to Photoshop Beta! With "Layer Hover Bounds," learn how hovering over the canvas highlights all the different layers, and hovering over the Layers panel highlights the corresponding layer on the canvas. In this lesson, we will test how it reacts to masking, layer groups, and learn to customize the feature. We will also discuss the limitations and see if this new add-on to the Move Tool really makes a difference. I hope this video helps you. Thank you so much for watching :)
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00:00 The Problem
00:43 How to Get the Feature
00:58 How It Works
02:08 Enabling and Disabling
02:23 Hover Bounds from Layers
02:49 Expanding Layer Groups
03:52 How It Works With Layer Masks
04:32 Customizing Layer Bounds
05:26 Highlighting Layer Groups
05:57 The Problem With This Feature
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@powerlocke5544 4 ай бұрын
I would highly recommend 3 Options! : 1. add a settigng for a "Mouse wheel-scrolling" option while the highlighting happens (if layers are stacked onto each other) this would be the most practical in my view. 2. add an Adjustable option for preventing locked layers to even be considered in first place. 3. add a second (different from the usual) "lock symbol", maybe call it "highlight-ignoring" at each layer to ignore a specific layer from being highlighted but without actually locking the layer as the usual lock function. But you should be able to customly adjust the behaviour or turn the "alternative lock symbol" mentioned in 3. on an off (appear an dissapear) in the layers-Bar
@davidcastaneda6111 3 ай бұрын
What do you mean? all layers stack onto each other, there's no "if"
@JANjeweetzali 4 ай бұрын
It's actually crazy that it took over 30 years for this to be implemented. One would think this would be one of the first things to get attention.
@hrinn 4 ай бұрын
those are my first thoughts as well... i guess it's better to be grateful than having it not come out at all though 😭
@JustARandomFio 4 ай бұрын
I chose Corel over Adobe in the mid-90s exactly for such reasons, and the fact that you got the same (professional) bang for not even half the bucks. Chose to switch last year when I decided to get rid of the 10-yo version I still used, also thanks to the affordable PS-only photography plan (not available @ Corel), and I must say, I'm still struggling to adapt to Adobe's non-intuitive workflow, not limited to its awful object (layer) handling.
@andrepratama5199 4 ай бұрын
Ohhh I still remember in early photoshop with feather logo, you can't even edit by selecting object from canvas, you have to go through layers to select the object. Pain in the ass.
@homecactus 4 ай бұрын
ESPECIALLY since illustrator has had it for as long as I can remember using it
@dellacalfee 4 ай бұрын
30 years ago the innovations for Photoshop were things like “undo” and layers. Undo was such a lifesaver back then. But you could only undo one step.
@AlkuntarGaming 4 ай бұрын
This is so helpful. Thanks for letting us know!
@chaerazard 4 ай бұрын
Very nice, I can't wait to try this new feature, thank you!
@Shinnified 4 ай бұрын
Your channel is great, man. You are really good at this. I enjoy your stuff.
@highlandexplorer990 4 ай бұрын
This new tool looks SO useful!! 🙌 I'm always accidentally selecting the wrong layer, so the hover effect is an absolute game-changer. Definitely going to install the beta version and try this out. Thanks for the clear and helpful tutorial! 👍
@thereviewbrox9989 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update. 6:31 We can lock the top layer (Command+/ on a Mac or Ctrl+/ on Windows) to select the layers
@eldonmati 4 ай бұрын
First beta feature I actually see working for me!
@renatamazing 2 ай бұрын
thank you for the desabling tip, this was driving me insane lmao
@ZombieRPGee 4 ай бұрын
Solid video - and super well made
@kieronparry8340 2 ай бұрын
I wondered what those strange blue boxes were for! Thank you!
@keithsimpson8676 4 ай бұрын
Very useful video
@johntnguyen1976 4 ай бұрын
Hella useful!
@MrRimshotgraphix 4 ай бұрын
as always, thank you for your awesome stuff; i think a cool feature would be for a setting to ignore adjustments layers. the biggest headache for me is that often i cannot select a layer with the autoselect is because i have a full file adjustment layer--so it selects it instead.
@abhishekaggarwal400 13 күн бұрын
Thank You
@sher7602 9 күн бұрын
Am I the only one that watched this video so I can disable these new features XD especially the "show hover bounds from layers". As cool as they are, I found them distracting when you have so many layers to go through. Thank yooou! I can work in peace now hahaha.
@alikhan-xs5wc 4 ай бұрын
Your each and every tutorial is awesome.. thanks for teaching us.
@34286244 4 ай бұрын
Just like Illustrator .. Love it🥰
@deepaksahota 4 ай бұрын
"you did exceptionally well!,,
@DesignBine 4 ай бұрын
Very helful
@sobansheikh666 3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@AndyPua_My 3 ай бұрын
To select the below layer of the top layer. Maybe can click alt+select Click 2 time for deeper layer Click 3 and more for below of the above layer
@matinkabiri 4 ай бұрын
I recommend using controll or tab to cycle between the items that are visible; if there is an opec layer above it, it will do nothing by default, but you may change that in the settings.
@JohnRichardsonAuthor 4 ай бұрын
This is a feature that makes Canva so easy to use. Nice to see PS implement it.
@blackmamba3984 4 ай бұрын
I liked your hair style 😍
@polystormstudio 4 ай бұрын
I always have auto-select enabled, I can't live without it. My way around accidentally moving unwanted layers I would click once and keep an eye on the layers panel to make sure I got it right and then drag it. But this new feature is great, just click-and-drag! Thanks for your continued quality content!
@TheLondonForever00 4 ай бұрын
We've only needed this since the very first edition. Only took them since the 90s. I'm sure they'll have the solid fill colour issue sorted as it's only Beta. The auto select should be able to grab it though.
@hoshbrown41 2 ай бұрын
I hated the added visual noise of all the boundary boxes and layers highlighting -- thank you for showing how to turn it off!
@Rhythm_Academy 4 ай бұрын
I like it. It's this publicaclly available now ?
@CalTek 4 ай бұрын
OMG....yes please and thank you. Love that Photoshop is continuing to improve.
@maxbiho 4 ай бұрын
great!
@educationalgametime 4 ай бұрын
Dear Sir i am one of your fan, and i am learning adobe photoshop through your toturial. further want to learn adobe premiere pro so please make videos on that or suggest good youtuber like you.
@user-on9wx9nr5i 4 ай бұрын
(edited) if at 5:55 this is the only problem with transparency, at first it needs quickly and well identify transparency in an image (and in the images that are under this image). For example, Photoshop has a tool, that can show the transparency of a part of an image, regardless of whether it is editing transparency or not (“Windows - info - pannel options - second color readout - mode - (choose) opacity”). It is necessary that the places in the image that are transparent are ignored (maybe with a setting from 95-85%) when the user hovers over them with the mouse. Photoshop engineers have probably thought of and done everything a long time ago. They probably ask about it for no reason
@galib1992ict 3 ай бұрын
In Affnity, you can hold the alt key and click to any object to select the object below. Click again and it will select the next one. Very convenient.
@JefHarrisnation 4 ай бұрын
Such a small fix/feature makes a huge difference in workflow efficiency.
@kaushal8589 4 ай бұрын
This has been in Illustrator for a long time. Good to see it in Photoshop as well. Thanks for the update Unmesh!
@j.u.c.o 4 ай бұрын
Really?? How do I do this in illustrator?
@kaushal8589 4 ай бұрын
Selection tool highlights the object on hover by default. I have never had to change any setting to enable it. It is default.
@shekharkaangne 4 ай бұрын
6:31 We can use the ALT key to highlight the back layers this can be easy and workable I think
@peteraylward443 4 ай бұрын
What about other adjustment layers? Maybe holding alt should activate autoselect on only adjustment layers. Totally diffect subject but I also wish they'd introduce copy merge all below selected layer (with shortcut). Among other things...
@LukeLucas-hw1fc 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, needed to know where to turn it off. 'Expand group on click' is nice and so is 'show hover bounds on layer'. On a mac we already can right click any layer and it preselect the correct layer in a dropdown just like auto-select does. PC users can too but it doesn't highlight the correct layer in the list and so is completely unusable, this is the real tragedy. Unless they finally fixed it, but i doubt it.
@outdoormarketinggroup2945 4 ай бұрын
For a large foreground object they could just implement a depth map so as the mouse runs over the image it would favor depth first
@ozora.926 4 ай бұрын
To the question at the end: hold CTRL or CMD so you can hover through objects and see the outlines of lower objects, then each click (to select) would cycle downwards through the objects on the z-stack. Cheers! 🥂
@rabiawahid8571 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Unmesh...Plz also make a video on how to bypass whatsapp image compression while uploading profile picture.. Keep up the good work❤🔥
@mdalamgirislam5458 4 ай бұрын
Hey dear mentor❤ Advance congratulations for 5M subscribers🎉
@SkiBeeTeaTap 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for disable tip. super annoying to highlight things on hover by default.
@simeyla78 Ай бұрын
I literally thought my Photoshop was broken because of the craziness of all these flickering borders. I hope they are able to fine tune this quite heavily because I found this a nightmare. Ironically it's missing one thing I always longed for! Currently when you right click anywhere on the canvas it shows a menu of all the layers underneath. What they need to add is highlighting in the layer panel the layer you're hovering over on that menu.
@jcksprr0w474 4 ай бұрын
This channel is truly Bob Ross of Photoshop. I've learnt a to z from this channel. Thank you Mr.PiXimperfect. You are amazing. Now I'm going new journey, Adobe Illustrator. Does anyone know Bob Ross of Illustrator?
@user-pr5ll6jp1b 4 ай бұрын
No offense, but Bob Ross is considered a joke amongst professional artists and illustrators. He's more the equivalent of making the same bird house out of pop-sickle sticks over and over. This channel is clearly not that. Plus, Bob Ross didn't even invent that technique, an old Germanic guy named Bill Alexander did...
@Ryanphotos1 4 ай бұрын
Does anyone know if he has a video on exporting to instagram? Everyone does video's claiming the best settings but i want to hear it from the goat 🙏🏻💯
@buzzclikverifyme 4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for solving this post-update mystery for me! I thought I'd accidentally hit some hotkey. 😄
@giriphotostudio4493 4 ай бұрын
6:32 , like a transform tool.... minor diagonal lines
@molandemil 4 ай бұрын
This is a hugely welcome update. No more CTRL + T to check the boundaries!
@TXanders 4 ай бұрын
Currently, you can select `Show Transform controls` which is a good step in this direction.
@afgh1408 4 ай бұрын
man, even the comments in here have good tips
@TXanders 4 ай бұрын
@@afgh1408 Makes for a nice experience doesn't it? :)
@J.Squared. 4 ай бұрын
This is something which was there in Illustrator.
@Frolmaster 3 ай бұрын
What happens if the top layer is locked? Could you select the layers under it?
@visual_chris 4 ай бұрын
Finally
@machpe 4 ай бұрын
Every update brings Photoshop closer feature-wise to its superior cousin, Illustrator. ;)
@Xanderall 4 ай бұрын
It's almost scary how much Unmesh knows about Photoshop!! I've learned so much over the years with his videos!!
@CalTek 4 ай бұрын
Appreciate his knowledge and that he shares it with others. Learned a lot from him
@Zwebbbel 4 ай бұрын
Solution to problem: Have a checkbox next to each layer on the right. When it's unchecked it is not affected by the auto-selecting. When it's unchecked the mouse never selects it when hovering over it.
@jennhoff03 4 ай бұрын
I feel so seen right now! So many of my projects have a layer on top with low opacity. I have always wished you could select a couple of layers to be exempt from auto-select. I would pick the background and top layer to be exempt, and it would make my life sooooo much easier!
@lowemasterpro 4 ай бұрын
You could always lock the layer.
@lowemasterpro 4 ай бұрын
Also, ctrl+click brings up a list of layers under your cursor so that you can select a layer other than the one at the top.
@1zidajner 4 ай бұрын
@@lowemasterpro Even better, you can Opt + Command + Right Click on the layer you want to select (on canvas) without bringing up menu with layer list. Basically you "turn on" with that shortcut temporarily /Select: Active Layer/ from the control bar. I've being using this for a very very long time and its the best way to quickly select layers IMO.
@jennhoff03 4 ай бұрын
@@lowemasterproOh my gosh!!!!! You are BRILLIANT!!! I didn't realize locking it would save it from auto-selection! I'm so happy I'm legit getting a little choked up! Thank you!!!
@lowemasterpro 4 ай бұрын
@@jennhoff03Glad to help :)
@user-lg4ch6nd5f 4 ай бұрын
@torowazup1 4 ай бұрын
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@gfxtips3052 4 ай бұрын
at the end, you mention that top layer, so we should lock the top layer, and then we can hover over
@Weirtoe 4 ай бұрын
Could they use alt and hover for back layers?
@GX-105D 4 ай бұрын
this happens to me all the time, not holding the layer, but acts like the mouse is stuck on the layer and moves the image
@Enomyx 4 ай бұрын
The problem you mentioned at the end could be solved like in Adobe Illustrator, to press cmd or option (not sure which one it was), so you select the layer below the one you're hovering on.
@Lao_lu 4 ай бұрын
I havn't tried, but If you lock the semitransparent fill layer, you should be able to select the objects underneath it. right?
@ficardo22 4 ай бұрын
I recommend to use right click on top of the layer you want to select. A small window will appear with all the layers that are present at that point, even groups. So even if another layer is covering everything you can still select the background layer. Is important to identify the elements with the labels, so, if is a big project naming is key. If you are only moving and framing all the layers at the same time, auto-selecting + blocking the top layers that cover everything is the best way for me. Thank you Unmesh for explaining all the tools to enjoy more creating . 🖌💻
@jimcarmellini8294 4 ай бұрын
So simple...yet so useful! Thanks for the share...love your content and presentation!
@oriaz07 4 ай бұрын
Decades goes. Such a slow software. Failed to handle typography. If a layer is locked under groups🥺🥺🥺
@radarswing 3 ай бұрын
What would you like to see improved for Typography?
@Just__Jamieg33k 4 ай бұрын
That will be so helpful. Especially in large files to find that one layer you want to fix can be a pain so this'll be amazing. But not only adjustment layers but for example added layers for grunge and such that will take up the whole canvas will make this hard (as shown in the last bit). I think some programs like for example affinity designer, allow pressing a button (alt or control) to select *through* other layers. basically with each click going back a layer but maybe there is a way to do something like that? Unless that is already implemented and I never found it in Photoshop.
@CG_School 4 ай бұрын
I would recommend to add another option so that the hover over could be turned on and off for selecting underneath layers.
@thenextpage910 4 ай бұрын
Can Adobe hire this man as software tester? Just to make sure, we have the best product and features that are very relatable to users.
@kevinsastrophotography 4 ай бұрын
I make parallax animations with hundreds of layers, mostly transparent. My idea would be to look for images under the top one in which the color value at the cursor position differs from the top color value. Transparent parts wouldn't be detected, but the layer would be highlighted when you hover a colored part.
@maclad7763 4 ай бұрын
This is almost same as we have in AE. The problem as showed at the end of the video is been in AE for years now. One work around can be, Cursor can ignore the opacity when a special button is pressed like for eg. Ctrl + Shift.
@erwinmeisel2545 4 ай бұрын
This is one of the most useful features in years.
@PsCat_ 4 ай бұрын
What programme do you edit the video in?
@Endy12_73 4 ай бұрын
The Pineapple logo. That is a good one) An hierarchical selection would do it with the auto-select groups / layers many times per session switching problem and with fill / adjustments layers also. One click: you select top layer / group level, next click you select next layer lower layer around the cursor/ a nested group or a group member, if there aren't any nested ones. And so on and so forth
@portnaluinge 4 ай бұрын
I feel like this deserves a 'finally'. Something like this should've really shipped with the auto-select feature, but at least now we have it they've achieved a really polished version.
@Mo7amedYosry 4 ай бұрын
6:32 Just like Autocad from Autodesk .. keep hovering and press TAP to switch between overlapping layers 😅
@emildimitrov1248 4 ай бұрын
wich version of photoshop beta is that?
@dec0r8or 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Unmesh! This was very helpful! I love your tutorials so much!
@Tdog500 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for all your hard work.
@MarkReategui 4 ай бұрын
6:32 lock any layers you don't want to select. Come's in handy when designing fliers with distress layers. I always hated that when you click and drag with the Option/Alt key to duplicate a layer, it selects the layer above whether it's locked or not. Hopefully they fix that soon.
@Ethio_Ample 4 ай бұрын
with what software do you edit your videos? (please i need to know)
@FR-mq2xc 4 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@mannybatera 4 ай бұрын
Do you think editing in surface pro tablet would be better than the wacom tablet?
@BigBarel 4 ай бұрын
5:36 off topic question... BUT I promise I will give you an answer as well😁 I always use Auto-Select and sometimes it's changes to Group instead of Layer. I am probably triggering a shortcut. so my question is if anyone knows what is the shortcut to change Auto-Select from Layer to Group and vice versa? and to your question! If it's an adjustment layer or a vignette for example I am usually locking the layer by pressing "Cmd+?", also for background layers and such...
@radarswing 4 ай бұрын
You can use the period key to toggle between Layer and Group auto-select behavior!
@BigBarel 4 ай бұрын
@@radarswing Oh thank you so much!!!
@mdmiadulislam- 4 ай бұрын
Love this Feature!
@designfromhome 4 ай бұрын
I always right click to select the layer below.. but maybe adobe could implement a shortcut key that need to be pressed while using this feature to select layer below, maybe like using ctrl+tab for hovering forward and ctrl+shift+tab for hovering backward
@charrski2918 4 ай бұрын
It kind of reminds me of illustrator
@massimobaita7178 4 ай бұрын
Thank You very much!
@iamkcube 4 ай бұрын
CTRL + hover to select the layers below. Just like in figma. It has the most intuitive UI by far.
@Gabe_A 4 ай бұрын
What if there is another solid fill layer below the first fill as well?
@Wkazd 4 ай бұрын
agree, figma ui are very intuitive
@bradpattinian4875 4 ай бұрын
I do like the last point you make about a layer that takes up the whole layout still being a problem. My solve for that is to lock those layers but it's annoying to have to unlock and relock. It would be nice to have a way to be able to make a layer ignore auto select without locking it. Maybe more similar to Lock transparent pixels.
@ilyasanmar2301 4 ай бұрын
maybe the solid color adjustment layer lockes after choosing the color and clicking OK
@techetales 3 ай бұрын
pineapple logo 😂
@Nikxill 4 ай бұрын
the crazy pickups for video's ending songs i always like✨
@Rio-by1eh 4 ай бұрын
I used the option click to target the layer
@user-wb9ji9bq1f 4 ай бұрын
What if we block the solid color layer? Would it work to select the circles?
@RafaelShikamaru_ 4 ай бұрын
6:30 maybe hold Ctrl or Alt or something else?
@DaleSteadman 4 ай бұрын
This is a welcome feature long overdue.
@benjaminleavitt3666 4 ай бұрын
Maybe have a shortcut where holding down alt and clicking deselects the top layer and toggles to the next layer item in the stack that’s under your cursor.
@williamreliford_vfx_artist 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.
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