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                    Freeze and thaw areas
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f4a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Freeze areas</h1>
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modify, thaw frozen areas, and invert frozen and thawed areas.</p>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f4a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f4a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Freeze areas</h3><div><div class="section"><p>By freezing areas of the preview
image, you protect those areas from changes. Frozen areas are covered
by a mask that you paint using the Freeze Mask tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Freeze_Lg_N.png" />. You
can also use an existing mask, selection, or transparency to freeze areas.
You can view the mask in the preview image to help you apply distortions.</p>
<p>You
can use the icons’ pop‑up menus in the Mask Options area of the
Liquify dialog box to choose how the frozen, or masked, areas of
the preview image work. </p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Using the Freeze Mask
tool</dt>
<dd>Select
the Freeze Mask tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Freeze_Lg_N.png" /> and
drag over the area you want to protect. Shift-click to freeze in
a straight line between the current point and the previously clicked
point. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Using a selection, mask, or transparency channel</dt>
<dd>Choose Selection, Layer Mask, Transparency, or Quick Mask
from the pop‑up menu of any the five options in the Mask Options
area of the dialog box. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Freezing all thawed areas</dt>
<dd>Click the Mask All button in the Mask Options area of the
dialog box.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Inverting thawed and frozen areas</dt>
<dd>Click Invert All in the Mask Options area of the dialog box. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Showing or hiding frozen areas</dt>
<dd>Select or deselect Show Mask in the View Options area of
the dialog box.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Changing the color of frozen areas</dt>
<dd>Choose a color from the Mask Color pop‑up menu in the View
Options area of the dialog&#160;box.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f3a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f3a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Mask options with the Liquify filter</h3><div><div class="section"><p>When you have an existing selection or
mask in an image, that information is retained when the Liquify
dialog box opens. You can choose one of the following mask options:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Replace Selection&#160;<img src="images/P_LiquifyMaskCopy_29x20_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Shows the selection, mask, or transparency in the original
image. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Add To Selection&#160;<img src="images/P_LiquifyMaskThaw_29x20_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Shows the mask in the original image, so that you can add
to the selection using the Freeze Mask tool. Adds selected pixels
in channel to the current frozen area.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Subtract From Selection&#160;<img src="images/P_LiquifyMaskFreeze_29x20_.png" /></dt>
<dd>Subtracts pixels in channel from the current frozen area.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Intersect With Selection&#160;<img src="images/P_LiquifyMaskCross_29x20_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Uses only pixels that are selected and currently frozen.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Invert Selection&#160;<img src="images/P_LiquifyMaskInvert_29x20_.png" /></dt>
<dd>Uses selected pixels to invert the current frozen area.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Thaw areas</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Select&#160;the Thaw Mask tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Thaw_Lg_N.png" />, and
drag over the area. Shift-click to thaw in a straight line between
the current point and the previously clicked point.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To thaw all frozen areas, click the None button
in the Mask Options area of the dialog box.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To invert frozen and thawed areas, click Invert
All in the Mask Options area of the dialog box. </p>
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