Hold the Option key while applying a tool like USM, levels, curves,
selective color, hue/sat, channel mixer etc. will remember the last
settings you used. This still works even if you close the program
and open it a week from now! I use this all the time for batches of
images that requies all the same adjustments. You can always use
fade (in different amounts each time) to lessen the effect. Doing
it that way you don't ever have to change the main settings you
have established in the effects you were applying.
Mike
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
Just to clarify this a bit (sorry Mike), you must first apply an
adjustment to a layer.
Now, whatever setting you used for that adjustment will be
instantly reapplied in the settings dialogue box when you open that
setting again with the Alt/Option key held down. If you don't hold
down the Alt/Option key, it'll of course open with the default
settings.
Ie: Image> Adjustments> Levels. Make your adjustments. Click Okay.
Image> Adjustments> (Hold Alt/Option)> Levels. Same settings are
applied in the dialogue box. You can click Okay to apply, or
change the settings. If you change the settings. Those settings
will be remembered for the next time you hold the Alt/Option key.
This works independently for all the adjustment settings.
If you run Levels, then run Curves, then run Hue/Sat, THEN come
back to Levels and hold Alt/Option, it'll still remember the last
Levels settings you applied.
This one's always been a little confusing for me to remember, which
is probably why I never use it, but it seems handy at times. Just
seems a bit odd to have to remember what the last used settings
were in order to know if you want the same settings again or not.
Thanks Mike!
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