{"id":18267,"date":"2025-02-24T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=18267"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:09:59","slug":"transform-tools-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/transform-tools-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform Tools in Adobe Photoshop\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. The services described in this article are still available through the Research Data and Design Commons (RDDC).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti,<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Multimedia Design Center<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Have you ever wanted to flip certain elements in your image without mirroring the entire image? This task can be achieved quite easily in Photoshop using a combination of isolation techniques and image transformation tools.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In this video, we will take a brief look at isolating certain elements in your image before exploring a few of Photoshop\u2019s image transformation tools, including \u201cdistort, \u201cwarp\u201d and \u201cfree transform\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 71.25%;\"><iframe id=\"kaltura_player\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"Transform Tools in Adobe Photoshop\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2358381\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/57659783?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_3zpp18na&amp;config%5Bprovider%5D=%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%221_k8tcx6cl%22%7D&amp;config%5Bplayback%5D=%7B%22startTime%22%3A0%7D\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you\u2019re interested in using Photoshop to manipulate imagery with the software\u2019s transform tools, stop by the Student Multimedia Design Center in Morris Library where you can book time in our studio spaces or the use the iMac machines in Room B, which are all equipped with the full Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. 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