Comments on: Photoshop: Rasterize Shape Layer + Layer Effects (Video)

By: cenk oyun

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By: Heyman

Heyman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:56:35 +0000

Thank You! Best tip in years!
Cheers

By: Multiwp

Multiwp — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:46:12 +0000

Great tip. thank you.

By: James

James — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:55:31 +0000

Thanks so much! Annoying to color separate layers and have to leave the layers with effects without being merged.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:40:16 +0000

This is so helpful! Thanx so much for sharing.

By: huybin

huybin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:06:40 +0000

Or:

ctrl G (group) – ctrl E (merge) :)

By: huybin

huybin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:04:36 +0000

select layer – convert to smart object – rasterize layer. :)

By: melanie

melanie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:01:54 +0000

thanks, great tips

By: ed hardy shirts

ed hardy shirts — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:44:30 +0000

I was just thinking while reading the title, nice one! someone is going to show me how to do it properly without the new layer merge…

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:15:05 +0000

Thanks for this good tip. I’ve been looking for an easier way to do this and from now on I will have to use this method to make it easier for me. I might have to set up an action to do this as I would be using it a lot.

By: Hasan

Hasan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:58:58 +0000

Thank you!

By: Vakhtang

Vakhtang — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:03:55 +0000

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By: Rob MacKay

Rob MacKay — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:53:10 +0000

I was just thinking while reading the title, nice one! someone is going to show me how to do it properly without the new layer merge…

And there it is… hehe.

Its nice to see that others use the same “techniques” as I do. Thanks for the confirmation :)

By: Przemek

Przemek — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:42:24 +0000

Great video. Thank Yo!

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:13:26 +0000

@AndyK: Probably because they are two separate functions; you can rasterize a layer and keep its affects, or you can do both…

If you’re looking for a one-step deal (like if you plan to do this a lot) – I would look into setting an action for these steps… then it’s just a matter of hitting one key on your keyboard to get it done.

Me personally, I do this very rarely so not a big deal to do a couple steps… But everyone has different workflows.

By: AndyK

AndyK — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:32:40 +0000

Thanks for the CMD-GE tip…

I’ve been looking for simplified way to merge/rasterize a layer and its effects in one step… guess this is as close as it comes.

Any reason there isn’t a simple “rasterize layer and its effects” option?

By: Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:44:22 +0000

I generally use the Smart Object option. It will turn the Shape Layer AND FX layer into a Smart Object. I find this to be NON-DESTRUCTIVE. As I believe in that philosophy in photoshop. This way if for some reason you want to change any of the FX, ie. The direction of the drop shaddow or gradient overlay, you can always open the smart object and modify it that way, however it still appears as one layer in your PSD!

By: Dino Muhic

Dino Muhic — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:03:51 +0000

Yeah, I do it the same way as Kevin. Just group and then rasterize…
Have a nice day!

By: Kevin Yeoh

Kevin Yeoh — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:40:09 +0000

I always use the combination of ‘CMD-GE’. -> While selecting the layer you want to rasterize, hit cmd-G to group it, then immediately without releasing cmd key and hit E. It’s done in less than a second. Enjoy!