Adjustment layers in Photoshop - 10 reasons why you must use

Adjustment layers (AL) give that control in Photoshop. Without them, are pixel to destroy and destructive work on your images.

Here are 10 reasons you need to use adjustment layers in Photoshop

1. Duplicate background doubled file size. Not with an adjustment layer. This is for smaller files and requires less memory.

2. If you duplicate the background layer, create pixels, which can cover other levels. If you are using an adjustment layer, it works like adding glass. Adjustment layers play well with other levels, as they are transparent. Not they hide levels below.

3. As soon as you edit a duplicate layer changes are permanent. Sure, you can customize, add opacity or a mask. But you can not reopen and adjust the actual adaptation (such as curves, hue/saturation, etc.). You can use an al.

4. they come with built in masks. This will save you a few extra clicks.

5. You can presets for your favorite than make. You can use it to image after image.

6. Adobe thought they were so important they their own Panel in CS4 dedicated them.

7. You can make one-color gradient and pattern layers as adjustments.

8. You can brightness/contrast, levels, curves, exposure, vibrance, hue/saturation, color balance, black & white, adjust photo filter and channel mixer with this special layers.

9. You can repent, Posterize, threshold, history implementation and even selective color as an adjustment layer.

10. Many Photoshop actions are built with than and built masks.

So, it is what you stop?

* There are times when you need pixel information for retouching and extract. At this time, you may need to use a double layer. My rule is only a duplicate of a level, if you absolutely have to have.

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