Frustration

I've got 3 video tutorials sitting here waiting to be uploaded and shared, but I just can't get blip (the service I was using) to work.. If anyone has a better site to upload videos to or a good idea, let me know. I've tried Youtube, etc, but they don't let the video be larger than 400 px or so, which doesn't really work. I'm researching other options right now, so sit tight. Maybe Blip will decide to cooperate for me in th meantime.

To tide you over, here's a quick tutorial on making rounded edges on a photo :)

Posted this on another board, so thought I'd share here as well.. This is to make rounded edges on a photo.

But if you want to make rounded rectangle for individual file (size would change) you can do it quickly this way.. pick the rounded rectangle tool..





1. Pick the Path selection tool (this way you're making a selection, not an actual shape

2. Change the radius (how rounded/large your edges will be).. I use anywhere from 20-40, depending on what I want

3. Select on your photo. If you want it to be the same distance from the edge on all sides you can put guides on (Under View, and new Guide), or just freehand it if you're in a hurry.




When you get your rectangle made, right click on it and select Make selection (lfor a softer edge you can have the feather on 1 or 2 and keep anti-aliasing on, or put it at 0 and no anti aliasing for a defined edge). It will select for you.

From here, just invert the selection and cut everything off ( Press Shift+Ctrl+I and then Ctrl+x).. so it will look like this:



If you wanted to make a border you could do that easily (like 5x7 or 8x10 size)
Here's a quick white rounded frame as an example.. It's up for 7 days if anyone wants it.

Frame