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How to Use the Content Aware Move Tool in Photoshop CS6

on Apr 12th 2012 with 12 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Photoshop CS6
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Estimated Completion Time: 3 Minutes

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 7 of 29 in the Introduction to Photoshop CS6 Session
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In Photoshop CS6, the Photoshop team introduced a new Content Aware feature called Content Aware Move. Content Aware Move will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of your image without the use of layers and masks. All you need to do is select some pixels, drag them to a new position and let go. Photoshop CS6 will erase the old selection and move your pixels to your desired location. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will explain how this new feature works. Let’s take a look!

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  • Spencer

    First: Thanks for the preview on the Content Aware move tool!

    Second: Before anyone says anything “smart” like, “There are lines in the photo now! This is an incomplete tutorial and you’d have to use another tool to fix it Blah blah blah…” Remember, This is a preview of a new tool.. no need to be the smart guy and point out slight imperfections =)

    Have a great day!

  • Smart guy

    There are lines in the photo now

    • yep

      i agree, he should have used another tool to fix it…

  • http://www.geekech.com Younes

    I love this tool in Photoshop CS6 <3

  • http://www.cgvector.com cgvector

    Very very nice tool i love photoshop ….:) ;) (*-)

  • Shabnum Amin Khan

    Excellent tool and tutorial.

  • http:www/originalfamily.com David

    Wow, on the top version you can definitely see the banding from the move. The tools should have some blend/smoothing options. Since it doesn’t the clean up probably should’ve been included in the tutorial. Anyhow, cool to know it’s there.

    • http:www/originalfamily.com David

      PS, you can see the banding in all of them, but when I looked at the top plank it really jumped out at me.

  • http://updatephoto.blogspot.com/ MASUm

    Creative & very effective for background design.

  • http://rodleg.wordpress.com/portfolio/ Rodleg

    excellent Photoshop tool

  • MD

    when i first saw this tool introduce to ps cs6 i was sure it is another one of this tool you never use, and the funny thing is that i find myself at least 3 or 4 times a week using this tool now somehow when working like it as been said before for background its such a great tool ! very handy, make your job ten time faster

  • dood

    wat? You call this a tutorial?……..laughable!!!!!!!