Rounding Corners?

PLEASE HELP!!!!
im trying to round corners on several pics that i have, and i cant seem to get it right....i want all the corners rounded the same and its bugging me haha
so if you can help me out that would be awesome

This is how I go about it.

Using the rounded rectangle tool, draw a rectangle from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Adjust the radius and redo as needed.

Next, CTRL+Click on the layer with the rounded rectangle to select it.

CTRL+SHIFT+I to invert the selection

Create a new layer and fill it with your background color (white?)

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to add a border, so that it truly looks like a rounded frame:

Switch your background color to the color you used for the fill above.

Edit>Canvas Size

expand the canvas size, according to the size of the image. (800x600...850x650, 6"x4"...6.25"x4.25") the size is all a matter of personal taste, and the effect that you want to acheive from your frame.

Done.

http://mysite.verizon.net/adamcavana...43_window2.jpg

awesome man
that worked perfectly....
thanks!

I've tried this so many times and I can't get it to work no matter what I do. Can someone help me with it?

the invert the selection it's CTRL+SHIFT+I not CTRL+I. sorry. CTRL+I will invert the colors.

If that's not the problem then try posting a picture of what you're getting.

Rounded rectangle tool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Beaster/c.jpg

Here's what I get when I release it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Beaster/c2.jpg

Yeah, once you get that, ctrl+click on the layer (in the layers panel, not in the document) to get the selection, and then proceed to invert the selection ect.

Once you've filled the new layer with the inverted selection you can delete the shape layer.

Ok, I got this far.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...bg2ahsley3.png

How do I remove the white background now?

Make sure you don't save over the psd from here on. That white background is on its own layer above everything else, correct? From there, you can merge all the layers except the white together (in CS2, select all the layers and ctrl+e; in CS I think you can link the layers and select 'merge linked' from the layers panel menu), ctrl+click the white bg layer, and delete from the merged layer. Then you can delete that white bg layer, and you should have a transparent bg. Use the crop tool to get rid of excess transparency, it should snap to the edges (if not view > snap), and then save as png with transparency.

Hmmm..ok, I merged all visible layers.If I delete the layer now with the white bg on it, I'm left with an empty transparent canvas.

method, i don't understand you're problem? you've got a rounded border, and you could turn that into a transparent frame... what else could you possibly want?

Lol, I don't know. I messed something up.
Here's what it looks like now. Everything is on Layer 11. :confused:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Beaster/c4.jpg

I delete that layer and I have nothing but an empty transparent canvas.

if you're trying to get a transparent frame...

1) you shouldn't have put them all on one layer, you should have used the white frame as a CTRL+click selection to delete from the main image.

2) now what you're going to have to do is use the magic wand tool at a tolerance of 1 or 2, click the white layer, and then hit the delete key. save it as a png or gif since you can't use transparency with a jpg.

hope that worked. i really don't know how you ended up like you did...

*Shrugs* I dunno..I tried it again on a new sig and I can't get it to work.

why don't you tell me what you're looking to do. post an example.

I'm trying to make a sig with rounded edges without the white background.I'm doing something wrong, but what I don't know.

Don't merge all the layers and just delete the white layer, simple.

Dark Method, I think you're missing a vital understanding of computer graphics. They must be rectangles, you can not have an image with non-rectangular bounds. So what you're trying to do is make a rectangular image, but the white frame would either be the same color as the background you're going to put the image on, or it's going to be transparent and in effect do the exact same thing.

So here's what you're going to do. You're going to follow the instructions in my earlier post, except you're going to use a lime green color instead of white (which i recommend). If your image has green in it, then use a hot pink. you're picking a color that you can remove later using the magic wand, so pick something that isn't similar to the colors in your image. flatten the entire image. make a new layer and fill it with white. move the flattened layer above the new white layer. make the white layer invisible by clicking the eye. now, using the magic wand tool set to 1-2 tolerance select the lime green frame and delete it. that's it. you've now got a rectangular image that will appear to be rounded when seen. all you have to do now is save it as PNG or Gif MAKE SURE TRANSPARENCY IS CHECKED. then post your work up here, so we can see it.

Heh! Thanks man. I think I got it this time.:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...jalbatest5.png