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3. Highlight the Width field and type 8, and make sure the Resolution field is
set to 300 pixels/inch. If you’re opening a multi-page
You know the live area of PDF or an Illustrator file with
the ad you’re building is 8″ more than one artboard, this
wide, so you can import this window shows previews of
each “page” in the file.
file at a size small enough to
fit into that space. Because When this chain icon
the Constrain Proportions appears, the width and
option is checked by height are constrained.
default, the height changes
proportionally to match the
new width.

4. Click OK.
The title treatment file opens in Photoshop. The checkered area behind the text indicates
that the background is transparent. If you look at the Layers panel, you will see that
Layer 1 isn’t locked; because it’s transparent, it is not considered a background layer.

5. Choose Select>All.

This command creates a marquee for the entire canvas.
The gray-and-white
checked pattern identifies
areas of transparency in
the layer content.

Using the Select>All
command surrounds
the entire canvas in a
selection marquee.

6. Choose Edit>Copy, then click the Close button on the title document Note:
tab to close that file. Click Don’t Save when asked.
Command/Control-
7. With the aftermath.psd file active, choose Edit>Paste. clicking a layer
thumbnail results in
a selection around the
contents of that layer.

8. Save aftermath.psd and continue to the next exercise.

48 Project 1: Composite Movie Ad