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Scaling Layer effets automatically??

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Aug 24th 2005#169951 Report
Member since: Aug 24th 2005
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Does anyone know how (or if its possible) to scale a layer with layer effects (scaling the layer effects settings as well)?? My problem is I have a logo with multiple layer effects done to it. I now need to transfer that logo onto other sized documents. When I do that and try to scale it all of my settings do not scale with it. ie. a 5pt stroke effect on the logo stays at 5pt even though the logo is now huge! I can not rasterize the layer, I need to keep the sharpness for high end printing. Anyone...anyone...bueller?
Monk
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Aug 24th 2005#169953 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
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this is why you draw logos in illustrator

no idea on the scaling, sorry.

chris
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Aug 24th 2005#169956 Report
Member since: Apr 25th 2003
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a 5pt stroke effect on the logo stays at 5pt even though the logo is now huge


Layer styles get applied to whatever data is on the layer, regardless of what that data is or what happens to it (ie scaling).

You have two options :

1) Right click your layer effects from the layer palette and choose "scale effects". You should be able to blow them up a bunch.

2) Make a copy of the layer & rasterize it (or merge it rasterize isnt avaialbe). Then just take those pixels and blow them up using the 10% rule (don't increase more than 10% the final size at a time).


Also as fig stated, you may want to use illustrator, especially since you mentioned high end printing. You might look into "Export > Paths To Illustrator". That may help if you have/know someone who has the program and can trace the logo.
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Aug 24th 2005#169958 Report
Member since: Aug 24th 2005
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The scale effects under the layers option worked great! I just have to keep track of the percentage im scaling!
Monk
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