Why do the PS and PSP clone tools insist on changing clone source area?

Hi,

If one wants to clone a bit of human skin...wants a real even tone...one
could just clone a spot that's a nice color and use the CLONE STAMP TOOL
in PS or the CLONE TOOL in PSP.

PROBLEM: It makes you select an area to clone - BUT THIS AREA moves as
you are cloning. If you move the clone brush 3 inches, the source clone
area moves 3 inches. This is EXHAUSTING having to reselect the source
area every second.

I can't imagine what the usefulness is of the current design, but it
would be entirely useful to simply have a static clone source area with
which to paint some even toned "skin."

Does anyone know how to make the clone source area static, stay put, not
move or change?

Thanks!

Love,

Me

uncheck the box that says "aligned"
"easynews" <molly_davis@pulitzer_prize.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.19b248924f147f4989697@news.easynews.com.. .
> Hi,
>
> If one wants to clone a bit of human skin...wants a real even tone...one
> could just clone a spot that's a nice color and use the CLONE STAMP TOOL
> in PS or the CLONE TOOL in PSP.
>
> PROBLEM: It makes you select an area to clone - BUT THIS AREA moves as
> you are cloning. If you move the clone brush 3 inches, the source clone
> area moves 3 inches. This is EXHAUSTING having to reselect the source
> area every second.
>
> I can't imagine what the usefulness is of the current design, but it
> would be entirely useful to simply have a static clone source area with
> which to paint some even toned "skin."
>
> Does anyone know how to make the clone source area static, stay put, not
> move or change?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Love,
>
> Me

easynews <molly_davis@pulitzer_prize.com> wrote:

> If one wants to clone a bit of human skin...wants a real even tone...one
> could just clone a spot that's a nice color and use the CLONE STAMP TOOL
> in PS or the CLONE TOOL in PSP.
>
> PROBLEM: It makes you select an area to clone - BUT THIS AREA moves as
> you are cloning. If you move the clone brush 3 inches, the source clone
> area moves 3 inches. This is EXHAUSTING having to reselect the source
> area every second.

RTFM. There is an option to set the clone stamp to "Aligned". This
option is set by default and causes the clone stamp origin to move.
Deselect it.


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Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:14:51 +0200, nomail@please.thanks (Johan W.
Elzenga) wrote:

>easynews <molly_davis@pulitzer_prize.com> wrote:
>
>> If one wants to clone a bit of human skin...wants a real even tone...one
>> could just clone a spot that's a nice color and use the CLONE STAMP TOOL
>> in PS or the CLONE TOOL in PSP.

>> PROBLEM: It makes you select an area to clone - BUT THIS AREA moves as
>> you are cloning. If you move the clone brush 3 inches, the source clone
>> area moves 3 inches. This is EXHAUSTING having to reselect the source
>> area every second.

>RTFM. There is an option to set the clone stamp to "Aligned". This
>option is set by default and causes the clone stamp origin to move.
>Deselect it.


Ahh.... I thought he'd tried that already, and was annoyed that he had
to keep taking his finger off the mouse button when painting his
cloned area...


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easynews wrote:
> Hi,
>

Hello. May I suggest when broadcasting to many different newsgroups that
you author your article with a single "Reply To:" newsgroup.

Thank you.

Uni

Now that's a professional comment.

> RTFM. > --

> Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
> Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

°¿° <nomail@home.net> wrote:

> > RTFM. >
>
> Now that's a professional comment.

And a unprofessional way of quoting me. I did say 'RTFM', but I gave the
answer to his question nevertheless.



--
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

I'm not a professional with a web site or business.

"Johan W. Elzenga" <nomail@please.thanks> wrote in message
news:1g07fuz.eyva1z9ptqyoN%nomail@please.thanks...
> °¿° <nomail@home.net> wrote:
>
> > > RTFM. >
> >
> > Now that's a professional comment.
>
> And a unprofessional way of quoting me. I did say 'RTFM', but I gave the
> answer to his question nevertheless.
>
>
>
> --
> Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
> Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

another rocket scientist.

"Uni" <no.email@no.email.invalid> wrote in message
news:3F48D85E.40800@no.email.invalid...
> You may answer any way you wish, because your photography is stunning.
>
> Regards,
> Uni

°¿° wrote:
> another rocket scientist.

°¿° wrote:
> I'm not a professional

Yes, we can see that.

:-)

Finger painting specialist, perhaps?

:-)

Uni

>
> "Uni" <no.email@no.email.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3F48D85E.40800@no.email.invalid...
>
>>You may answer any way you wish, because your photography is stunning.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Uni
>
>
>