make a rounded corner cut out of a shape

[basslion]

Ok lets say i have a rectangle and i want to make a cut out from the middle of it like you would with a cookie cutter on dough. the shape i want to cut out is a rounded rectangle with 8 pixel rounded corners. Now after i cut this shape out of the rectangle, i then want to open a new document window and paste it in there. Can this be done?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Cheers

[corneo]

Is this what you want?

http://www.spiffycorners.com/

[basslion]

Well that is a rounded rectangle inside a rectangle but it has nothing to do with what i am trying to accomplish unfortunately. I should clarify that i need to do this with photoshop and i want to cut out a rounded rectangle shape from another shape and then paste this in a new document.

Thanks for trying though.

[m42]

Try autoshapes:

http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/phot...h%20Autoshapes

[basslion]

Originally Posted by m42

Try autoshapes:

http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/phot...h%20Autoshapes

Ok see that link you sent me? it says this

Photoshop Rounded Corners with the Selection Tool

This is probably the simplest method for getting rounded selections, in photoshop.

1. Simply draw out a rectangular selection with the marquee tool
2. Then goto Select->Modify->Smooth. Then set the radius size depending on how round you want the corners in the selection to be.

select

You aren't limited to just drawing a plain rectangle with the marquee tool, the same technique also works with more complex shapes

******Now this is what i want to do (draw a rectangle marquee inside the rectangle shape and then go to Select>Modify>Smooth. But try it yourself. you will notice the 8pixel radius on the corners is terrible. Its not the same roundness as if you were to look at a rounded rectangle shape. Its almost like it is a half round/straight corner.

If you increase the pixel smoothness you will notice it even more how terrible it gets. its fine for smoothness of say 2-4pixels but anything above that gives bad results.

[unr]

Just use the rounded rectangle tool in photoshop. :\
Don't bother with any other fancy technique.

[basslion]

Originally Posted by unr

Just use the rounded rectangle tool in photoshop. :\
Don't bother with any other fancy technique.

Do you understand what im trying to do?

Lets say I want to cut out a rounded rectangle from a photo and paste that rounded rectangle in a new document, how would i do this?

[basslion]

Ok I figured out how to do it. I followed this link tutorial and it works perfectly.

Click here to check it out.

Thanks for the input though.

[unr]

Originally Posted by basslion

Do you understand what im trying to do?

Lets say I want to cut out a rounded rectangle from a photo and paste that rounded rectangle in a new document, how would i do this?

You're making a new document, with a section of a photo that's rounded off?
In that case,

In your new document, draw your rectangle.
Copy and past your whole photo on a layer above your rectangle.
Right click your photo layer, and create a clipping mask.

[basslion]

Originally Posted by unr

You're making a new document, with a section of a photo that's rounded off?
In that case,

In your new document, draw your rectangle.
Copy and past your whole photo on a layer above your rectangle.
Right click your photo layer, and create a clipping mask.

No sorry, basically its like if you have some dough and you take a cookie cutter and place it in the dough, the cookie cutter is a rounded rectangle and i basically want to cut this shape out of the dough and then use the rounded rectangle shape.

[unr]

Are you sure what I said wasn't what you were looking for?
Did you try it?

Or are you trying to make a rounded rectangle selection?

[basslion]

Originally Posted by unr

Are you sure what I said wasn't what you were looking for?
Did you try it?

Or are you trying to make a rounded rectangle selection?

Yep, rounded rectangle selection, exactly!

[unr]

Draw a rounded rectangle shape,
Then Ctrl+Click the layer.

It should make a Marquee of the Rounded rectangle.

[Atom]

Originally Posted by basslion

Ok lets say i have a rectangle and i want to make a cut out from the middle of it like you would with a cookie cutter on dough. the shape i want to cut out is a rounded rectangle with 8 pixel rounded corners. Now after i cut this shape out of the rectangle, i then want to open a new document window and paste it in there. Can this be done?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Cheers

Yes. Simply open a new file and drag the new shape onto it.

[basslion]

Originally Posted by Atom

Yes. Simply open a new file and drag the new shape onto it.

I was needing to know how to make the cut out though. the dragging and dropping is the simple part. sorry for the confusion.

[Atom]

Originally Posted by basslion

I was needing to know how to make the cut out though. the dragging and dropping is the simple part. sorry for the confusion.

Oh, ok then. I see that you said "was", so I'll assume you've found out what you needed to know.

[unr]

Atom, he still hasn't managed to get it done.

[Atom]

Oh. Well a prog like Illustrator will give you the smoothest edges, but if it's just for the web then I'd use the pen tool or a custom shape, as they use a form of vector. I might also use feathering, not generally though.

[Atom]

Accurate corners can be made and inversely cut using the pen tool. That's what I usually use. But I think there's a way to do it with HTML too, so..

and also I think DaveyBoy made a good post one time about this very thing, you'll have to do a forum search for that.

[Atom]

BTW, I don't know if the rounded rectangle tool work in a vector format like the custom shapes and pen tool or not. I suppose I should find out. It would tell somewhere in the Help/Photoshop Help/Index.