PC Magazine - USA (2020-02)

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Multi-Photo Text: A while back, the video-editing programs were all adding
features that could create text using your video content. The twist with this new
image tool is that you can use multiple photos for the letters in your text. You
can either add a photo for each letter, or preload the Photo Bin and have them
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an area of your photo, similar textures are selected. You can subtract painted
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to be honest, it doesn’t do much for me.


Text and Border Overlay: This Guided Edit merely takes two editing tools
and puts them into a wizard. You don’t get a large selection of border styles or
text fonts, but if you need guidance in applying these two edits and don’t want
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Replace Background: This Guided Edit takes advantage of the classic
Photoshop technology that lets you select an object, create a mask, and drop in
a background layer. Of course, the wizard saves you from having to know how
to do this with standard Photoshop tools. You start by using any of the selection
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