Let's Learn About Permanent Press 2
Advanced Techniques
Once you've mastered all the controls in Permanent Press 2 and you're ready to take your designs to the next level, below are some advanced techniques you can apply as you work:
Image Scaling
One of the lesser known features of Permanent Press is its ability to process, clean-up and redraw an image at many times the original size from limited image information. Use this feature when you need to blow up a logo 600% or clean up some old artwork you need to use for printed applications.
To use, simply open any image, change the physical image size and dpi in the Image Size dialog and run the Permanent Press filter. You can control the detail of the image using the Image Details control in the Basic tabbed section. If you find you're picking up too many artifacts from up scaling, simply run a Gaussian Blur on the image before you run the Permanent Press filter.
ActionScripting
Permanent Press 2 is fully scriptable and allows you to create an unlimited about of automated settings for your work. Follow our guide below to create your own ActionScripts for Photoshop.
How to Write an Action with Permanent Press 2
- Open an image.
- In Photoshop's Actions palette, press the button "Create New Action"
- In pop-up window, simply type the name of the new action and press the "Record" button.
- Select the menu item Filter > Mister Retro > Permanent Press 2 to launch Permanent Press 2.
- Adjust the filter as desired.
- Press OK to apply the filter.
- In Photoshop's Actions palette, press the button "Stop Playing/Recording"
How to Play the Action
- Open an image.
- In Photoshop's Actions palette, select the desired action you just recorded.
- In this window press the "Play Selection" button and action will be applied to your image.
How to Install/Export a New Action
- In Photoshop's Actions palette menu, select the item "Load Actions" and a file chooser dialog will appear.
- Simply select the .atn file what you want to import in Photoshop and click OK.
- The new action will appear in Photoshop's Action palette ready to play.
- Similarly, you can export any action as an .atn file by selecting the menu item "Save Action"