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Proxy image in photoshop
I have an employee with a very old computer (Windows XP and Photoshop CS3) and editing images with 9300×3500 resolution is very hard. Is there a way to create a proxy image with lower resolution just to do the work with and at the end, export with the higher resolution image? (Like After effects can use proxies)
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This could be done with smart objects, and fortunately Photoshop CS3 does have that feature. Load up the proxy version in CS3, convert that layer to a SO. Then apply the effects. Save, and open the file on your mean machine – and replace the SO content with the new high-res version.
Actual destructive effects will NOT work, though.
In that case you might also wish to try setting up an action that repeats the same steps – although certain filter settings would affect the higher resolution version in a different manner.
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Unfortunately, if you create a SO from a low res image, the dimensions and resolution of the image INSIDE the smart object decrease so when I then increase the dimensions inside the SO on my “super machine”, the images on the main page are all scaled and are out of proportion.
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