With Photoshop you can make a variety of edits on an image to achieve a professional result. For this reason, it is considered the best editing program.
It should also be noted that within its tools are the well-known layers and next to it is the channel tab. It fulfills an important function within the editing of certain images.
It is important to note that there are many effects in Photoshop (such as the 3D effect in texts) that work with channels. For example, a person within a photograph can be selected through the channels in order to protect it from its distortion. There are multiple effects that can be performed through the channels tab.
Importance and meaning of channels
Initially, it is important to note that the images that contain RGB, CMYK and LAB color are those that have channels in Photoshop. So when you open an image that has RGB, for example, you will be able to notice it automatically when you view its name in the workspace.
It should be noted that the channels is located next to the layers tab in the lower right menu. Also when selecting the channels tab you will notice that there is a division between RGB, red, green and blue, in turn when selecting each channel you will notice that the image does not change at all.
This is because the channel contains information but it needs to be translated, the red channel contains the color and luminosity information. Jointly, if you have a LAB image, it will be possible to notice that the distribution of the channels is different since there is one that is called luminosity, another is green/red and the third is blue/yellow.
Each type of image contains its own distribution within the channels, so you must first work on the channels tab. Once the selection to be transformed into a layer is taken into account, the next step can be carried out.
You have to go to the layer tab and create a new layer, it can be for example a hue and saturation layer. It is important to highlight that the layer can be created depending on the selection that you have in the channel.
Steps to convert a channel to a layer easily in Photoshop
Then to convert the channel into a layer you have to select the mask or layer on which you want to load the channel that has been created or selected before. Then in the upper menu select ” image ” and then look for the option to ” apply image “.
The command does the job of telling Photoshop to load a layer, new, mask, or channel somewhere. It is an image that goes through a series of operations which the user decides.
You can tell it that within the new mask layer the selected image is loaded, so when the apply image box opens, the layer option is set to “combined” and the channel you want to convert is selected, you can be the “red” for example.
Next, in the blending option, you can choose the one you want or you can leave it at “normal” and the opacity is set to 100%. Finally, you can press “ok”. By performing these steps, you can automatically see how the selected channel has been integrated or converted into a layer.
The channel has been loaded on the layer, likewise, all the changes made in the layer tab specifically in the channel layer will only affect the selected mask. With this procedure, you can isolate information that would otherwise be impossible.
Finally, it can be said that working with channels to make them into layers is a simple procedure. But many Photoshop users do not know the steps to be able to do it, in this way a specific part of the image will be modified.
Finally, it is good to mention that the Photoshop program includes numerous tools integrated. Managing to guarantee a professional job. For this reason, it is one of the most used and preferred image editors of users.