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**Tamlin** · 10-28-2006

This info won't be of any use to you as regards remembering what you did to that particular image, but to help in the future, try enabling the History Log in Photoshop. What this does is record every change you make to an image, either within the image itself (stored as metadata) or in an external log file.

To enable the History Log, select Edit > Preferences > General

In the History Log part of the dialog, choose where you want to save Log Items (Metadata, Text file or Both). Also make sure that you choose Detailed from the Edit Log Items dropdown menu. Click OK to save your changes. Now History logging is enabled.

To see the History Log, either open up the text file (if you chose that option), or click on File > File Info and select History (if you chose the Metadata option). Image Metadata can also be viewed in Bridge (if you've got PS CS2).

Here's a snippet from the History Log of an image I just had a play around with:

2006-10-28T10:03:37+01:00 File 57363047.psd opened

Colored Pencil
Colored Pencil Effect: Colored Pencil
Pencil Width: 12
Stroke Pressure: 7
Paper Brightness: 25

Chalk & Charcoal
Chalk & Charcoal Effect: Chalk & Charcoal
Charcoal Area: 6
Chalk Area: 20
Stroke Pressure: 1

Duplicate Layer
Duplicate current layer 2

Blending Change
Set current layer To: layer
Mode: multiply

Master Opacity Change
Set current layer To: layer
Opacity: 50%

2006-10-28T10:10:20+01:00 File 57363047.psd saved
Save

The History Log is just another one of those really useful features in Photoshop that are buried within the program and not many people know about. Anyhow, now the secret's out: hope this helps.

10-28-2006	#9 (permalink)
Tamlin Janitor of Lunacy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sitting in the Wishing Chair Posts: 5,427	This info won't be of any use to you as regards remembering what you did to that particular image, but to help in the future, try enabling the History Log in Photoshop. What this does is record every change you make to an image, either within the image itself (stored as metadata) or in an external log file. To enable the History Log, select Edit > Preferences > General In the History Log part of the dialog, choose where you want to save Log Items (Metadata, Text file or Both). Also make sure that you choose Detailed from the Edit Log Items dropdown menu. Click OK to save your changes. Now History logging is enabled. To see the History Log, either open up the text file (if you chose that option), or click on File > File Info and select History (if you chose the Metadata option). Image Metadata can also be viewed in Bridge (if you've got PS CS2). Here's a snippet from the History Log of an image I just had a play around with: 2006-10-28T10:03:37+01:00 File 57363047.psd opened Colored Pencil Colored Pencil Effect: Colored Pencil Pencil Width: 12 Stroke Pressure: 7 Paper Brightness: 25 Chalk & Charcoal Chalk & Charcoal Effect: Chalk & Charcoal Charcoal Area: 6 Chalk Area: 20 Stroke Pressure: 1 Duplicate Layer Duplicate current layer 2 Blending Change Set current layer To: layer Mode: multiply Master Opacity Change Set current layer To: layer Opacity: 50% 2006-10-28T10:10:20+01:00 File 57363047.psd saved Save The History Log is just another one of those really useful features in Photoshop that are buried within the program and not many people know about. Anyhow, now the secret's out: hope this helps. __________________ "It's just the way the operation made me" Last edited by Tamlin; 10-28-2006 at 10:36 AM..