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Extracting the layer transparency into an editable layer mask in Photoshop

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Mar 15, 202633004 views
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Is there any simple way to extract the "baked in" transparency in a layer and turn it into a layer mask in Photoshop? To take a simple example: Let's say that I paint a few strokes with a semi-transparent brush, or paste in a .png-file with an alpha channel. The rgb color values and the alpha value…

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Fix for: Extracting the layer transparency into an editable layer mask in Photoshop

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This is what I do: Select the layer with transparency Click on Menu item Layer, Layer Mask, From Transparency. The transparency will be converted into a layer mask, that you can manipulate from there. EDIT: in Photoshop CS5 or later.

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