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                    Set sample sources for cloning and healing
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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="#WS67066DA8-24AF-4758-BD09-D1B2FC395980a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Scale or rotate the sample source</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSF771550D-23FB-43d6-89BA-4F10EB555B7Ba"><h1 class="topictitle1">Adjust the sample source overlay options</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS3DA1FCBC-9537-4ea6-B2FF-B1EEF994FDCBa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Specify the clone source offset</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>Using the Clone Stamp or Healing
Brush tool, you can sample sources in the current document or any
open document in Photoshop. </p>
<p>(Photoshop Extended) When cloning
video or animation, you can set sampling points in the current frame
you’re painting or sample sources in a different frame, even if
the frame is in a different video layer or in a different open document.</p>
<p>You
can set up to five different sampling sources at a time in the Clone
Source panel. The Clone Source panel saves the sampling sources
until you close the document. </p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>(Photoshop Extended only) To clone video or animation
frames, open the Animation panel (if you’re not cloning video or
animation frames, skip to step&#160;2). Select the timeline
animation option and move the current-time indicator to the frame
with the source you want to sample. </span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To set the sampling point, select the Clone Stamp tool
and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS) in any
open document window.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>(Optional) To set another sampling point, click a different
Clone Source button&#160;<img src="images/P_ClonePreset_Lg_N.png" /> in
the Clone Source panel.</span> <p>You can change the sampling source for a Clone Source button
by setting a different sampling point.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WS67066DA8-24AF-4758-BD09-D1B2FC395980a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS67066DA8-24AF-4758-BD09-D1B2FC395980a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Scale or rotate the sample source</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select the Clone Stamp or Healing Brush
tool and set one or more source samples.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Clone Source panel, select a clone source and
then do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To scale the sample source, enter a percentage
value for W (width) or H (height) or scrub W or H. The default is
to constrain proportions. To adjust the dimensions independently
or restore the constrain option, click the Maintain Aspect Ratio
button&#160;<img src="images/P_Link_Sm_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To rotate the sample source, enter a degree value
or scrub the Rotate The Clone Source icon&#160;<img src="images/P_Angle_Sm_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To reset the sample source to its original size
and orientation, click the Reset Transform button&#160;<img src="images/P_Reset_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSF771550D-23FB-43d6-89BA-4F10EB555B7Ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSF771550D-23FB-43d6-89BA-4F10EB555B7Ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Adjust the sample source overlay options</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Adjust the sample source overlay options to
see the overlay and underlying images better when painting with
the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tools. </p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To
temporarily display the overlay while painting with the Clone Stamp
tool, press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac&#160;OS).
The brush changes temporarily to the Move Source Overlay tool. Drag
to move the overlay to another location. </div></div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Clone Source panel, select Show Overlay
and do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To hide the overlay while you apply the
paint strokes, select Auto Hide.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To clip overlay to the brush size, enable the Clipped
option.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To set the opacity of the overlay, enter a percentage
value in the Opacity text box.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To set the appearance of the overlay, choose either
the Normal, Darken, Lighten, or Difference blending mode from the
pop‑up menu at the bottom of the Clone Source panel. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To invert the colors in the overlay, select Invert.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To help align identical areas in the source overlay
and underlying image, set Opacity to 50% and select Invert. Matching
image areas will appear solid gray when aligned.</div></li>
</ul>
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<div id="WS3DA1FCBC-9537-4ea6-B2FF-B1EEF994FDCBa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS3DA1FCBC-9537-4ea6-B2FF-B1EEF994FDCBa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Specify the clone source offset</h3><div><div class="section"><p>When using the Clone Stamp tool or Healing
Brush tool, you can paint with the sampled source anywhere in the
target image. The overlay options will help you visualize where
you want to paint. However, if you need to paint in a very specific location
relative to the sampling point, you can specify the x and y pixel
offset.</p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Clone Source panel, select the source you
want to use and enter the x and y pixel values for the Offset option.</span></div>
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