Adding bleeds in Photoshop

[gnubler]

This really is a no-brainer, but I only came across if a few months ago and now use it often.

For those of us in prepress, we regularly get entire layouts done entirely in Photoshop to the exact size of the finished piece - no bleeds. So what I do is drag ruler guides to the exact edges of the document, then under Image>Resize Canvas I select the "Relative" checkbox and then add the necessary amounts (at least .25" here in the US to get .125" bleed on each side) and leave the canvas color white.

After that you can either clone the new extended canvas area or fill it with solid color, depending on the image.

Don't roll your eyes if this is redundant. All of us learn something new every day - admit it!

[LoganBlade]

I change the canvas size then make duplicate layer then move layer behind then free transform to new canvas size then line up areas if I have to that works well for me...

Many ways to skin that cat

[Joe]

Originally Posted by gnubler

This really is a no-brainer, but I only came across if a few months ago and now use it often.

For those of us in prepress, we regularly get entire layouts done entirely in Photoshop to the exact size of the finished piece - no bleeds. So what I do is drag ruler guides to the exact edges of the document, then under Image>Resize Canvas I select the "Relative" checkbox and then add the necessary amounts (at least .25" here in the US to get .125" bleed on each side) and leave the canvas color white.

After that you can either clone the new extended canvas area or fill it with solid color, depending on the image.

Don't roll your eyes if this is redundant. All of us learn something new every day - admit it!

Better solution: Shoot the person that sent it to you without bleed.

[LoganBlade]

oh you can't do that then you have no customer... not that it is a bad idea

[David]

Originally Posted by Joe

Better solution: Shoot the person that sent it to you without bleed.

Naw...


just wing 'em...

that'll learn 'em!

just don't shoot their mousein' hand...

8)

[Joe]

Originally Posted by david_maberry

Naw...


just wing 'em...

that'll learn 'em!

just don't shoot their mousein' hand...

8)

They are like cockroaches. You can't hurt them!

[LoganBlade]

quote]They are like cockroaches. You can't hurt them! [/quote]

BUt you can bruise an ego

[macVato]

i get the same cacca with PDF files. my latest fix is to (in quark or indesign) to step and repeat at 0 - 0 about 4 times, depending how many sides bleed. then depending if its a gradient, solid or image i will flip horiz-vert, place in back and make the box .125. this is a poor mans method but works out alot. also in photoshop you can duplicate layer after increasing canvas size. than on the bottom layer you can stretch the edges by tranform selections, sometimes faster than detailed cloning. depends on whats bleeding i guess. hope this helps.

pas

[Prepressamess]

Originally Posted by macVato

i get the same cacca with PDF files. my latest fix is to (in quark or indesign) to step and repeat at 0 - 0 about 4 times, depending how many sides bleed. then depending if its a gradient, solid or image i will flip horiz-vert, place in back and make the box .125. this is a poor mans method but works out alot. also in photoshop you can duplicate layer after increasing canvas size. than on the bottom layer you can stretch the edges by tranform selections, sometimes faster than detailed cloning. depends on whats bleeding i guess. hope this helps.

pas

I use a variation on this method. I bring the layout (usually a PDF) into Illustrator. Set-Up my bleeds as needed (see above) and then use the Pathfinder tool to knockout the center areas of the four boxes to decrease teh file size and prevent and additional issues from happening.

So what I end up with is the original document centered, with four rectangles butted up the the edges. Again this depends on the Document at hand.

[wizarddog]

However-if you do shoot them, they will bleed.