Is there a way to edit text in a photo on Photoshop CS5?

Question

I'm editing an image I have downloaded, in Photoshop, and the image has text in it already. (It's an album cover, if that makes it any clearer.) I was just wondering if there was any way to edit what the text says, whilst keeping the style of the text the same. I don't know if this is a stupid question but I'm pretty new to Photoshop, so yeah...

Answer 1

Before the photo was "published", it would have been in many layers, and in the right layer, you would have been able to edit the text. But then the image was "flattened": that is a process where the bit images of each layer are combined into a composite bit image. In that process, none of the detailed information about the characters are included. So the image you are looking at does not have any information that would allow any program to alter it using conventional "text" processing.



Short answer: No.

Answer 2

You can't actually edit text that's in place in an existing image if you don't have access to the original file and text layers



You can, however, replace text in an existing image, but it takes work, and it's totally dependent on your ability to remove the the existing text, how much room you've got to work with, ability to blend the background it was on, recreate the Font/Style, etc. Also, a problem with most web images is that they're typically low resolution (e.g., 72dpi), so anything you recreate needs to have a blur added to blend it and give it the same effect. I actually saw a video tutorial last month on text replacement (the author was putting his own text/name on liquor bottles in the same original text style, and you couldn't tell the difference) either on NAPP, Kelby, or AdobeTV, but so far I haven't found it again or I'd add the link for you.



Essentially what you'd need to do is select the existing text, and do a Content Aware Fill. Once that's done, you'd need to create your own replacement text and style it/use perspective tools/healing brushes/blurs as necessary to replace what you've removed over the filled background, and blend it into the existing image.



It's a lot easier in Photoshop CS6 with the Content Aware Patch/Move tools.



If you're new to Photoshop, it's probably beyond your level at this point - you need a good knowledge of/experience with Photoshop to use many of Photoshop's advanced features, and that takes time and practice. There are at least a dozen advanced features I can think of off the top of my head you need to know, probably more.



Here's some links to resources and tutorials that will help you learn:



Creative Cloud



http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html?promoid=JQPEQ



Adobe TV - Photoshop Channel - http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/



Planet Photoshop - http://planetphotoshop.com/



Photoshop Killer Tips - http://kelbytv.com/photoshopkillertips/



Layers - http://layersmagazine.com/category/photoshop



National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) - Some of the best tutorials on the planet, and a great intro vid for PS beginners. The discounts on Adobe and other software/hardware are worth the subscription alone.



http://www.photoshopuser.com



Kelby Training - NAPP's professional course training site - http://kelbytraining.com/



Lynda.com - Professional Tutorial Courses - subscription (various plans) http://www.lynda.com



Lyndapodcast (YouTube) - http://www.youtube.com/user/lyndapodcast…

Answer 3

You can only edit the image if you have the template... Other wise you can try to cover up the text using the stamp tool and then make a text box over where the original text was and choose your own text etc. But without the template you can not edit specific parts... YouTube some stamp tutorials... Good luck.

Answer 4

If the file you downloaded is not a .psd file it will be hard to edit it. you could however color over the text blend it with the background then replace the text. Good luck!