The Frame tool was introduced in 2018. It was just updated with new features including the additional triangle shape and custom shapes, the fit image commands and the accessibility of features in the Contextual task bar in January 2025. Sorry that my screen displays Ps as a "beta" - it's because I'm an employee and we have a different method for choosing the build that we want to use.
Got it, sorry about that - The frame tool is another tool that is used to mask an image within a shape. It can be useful for anything from creating mockups where multiple images need to be placed within a document, to creating collages and composites of overlapping images and more.
@@jkost Thank you! Also thank you for all the LR tutorials they were EXCELLENT, I pride myself on knowing LR front to back but I did learn a thing or two...or three.
Your tutorial is excellent, as always. But this feature is really superfluous. As you already demonstrated, everything can be done with other techniques already, even with more possibilities. That´s wasted engineering power, while on the other hand Photoshop would need an overhaul of so many decades old features, which are totally outdated.
Hi Stefan, for some of our customers, especially those coming from a design background who are more accustomed to using page layout programs that all use the concept of placing images into Frames, the Frame tool can be faster to learn and use. : )
@@jkost I get your point, Julieanne. But please don´t forget professional Photoshop users, which still have to use decades-old adjustment layers, only one mask per layer (without workarounds) , outdated sharpening algorithms etc. etc.. I could give you an endless list.
Being a novice user, I’m not sure why I would want to use this process. Perhaps a brief description of possible applications would be helpful.😊
Same. I have no idea what is going on. Also it took me a minute to figure out this is PS Beta.
The Frame tool was introduced in 2018. It was just updated with new features including the additional triangle shape and custom shapes, the fit image commands and the accessibility of features in the Contextual task bar in January 2025. Sorry that my screen displays Ps as a "beta" - it's because I'm an employee and we have a different method for choosing the build that we want to use.
Got it, sorry about that - The frame tool is another tool that is used to mask an image within a shape. It can be useful for anything from creating mockups where multiple images need to be placed within a document, to creating collages and composites of overlapping images and more.
@ Thank you for the additional information.
@@jkost Thank you! Also thank you for all the LR tutorials they were EXCELLENT, I pride myself on knowing LR front to back but I did learn a thing or two...or three.
Not a revolution, but it adds to the tools. We'll make use of it. Thanks for posting.
Thanks! Two days ago I did a search for this tool and your name.
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Your tutorial is excellent, as always. But this feature is really superfluous. As you already demonstrated, everything can be done with other techniques already, even with more possibilities. That´s wasted engineering power, while on the other hand Photoshop would need an overhaul of so many decades old features, which are totally outdated.
Hi Stefan, for some of our customers, especially those coming from a design background who are more accustomed to using page layout programs that all use the concept of placing images into Frames, the Frame tool can be faster to learn and use. : )
@@jkost I get your point, Julieanne. But please don´t forget professional Photoshop users, which still have to use decades-old adjustment layers, only one mask per layer (without workarounds) , outdated sharpening algorithms etc. etc.. I could give you an endless list.