daryl_pritchard

Serge,

I've not used the 3D Transform filter before, but a quick look at it suggests that it should work on any normal RGB or Grayscale mode image, as well as other modes perhaps. The image file format, particularly if JPEG, BMP, TIFF, or PSD, is not likely a factor in why the filter doesn't appear to work for you. I'm guessing it may just be unfamiliarity with how the filter works, as my first application of it seemed to have no effect.

That is, in a quick example, I opened an image and then with the 3D Transform dialog shown, I selected the cube tool and placed a cube wireframe on the image and applied the filter. The result was not what I anticipated, as I was guessing that perhaps the image would be manipulated as if the image was folded on the edges of the cube. So, proceeding to "play" some, I combined use of the other tools to rotate and change the perspective of the cube some, and began to get a better feel for what was going on. I'm guessing you may not have tried using the various tools to modify the wireframes as is needed to obtain more pronounced transforms. It does not appear that the image has to be layered or even promoted to a floating layer...a flat image would still be modified from what I saw.

Given that Mathias suggested the 3D Transform and is a quite knowledgeable user of PS, I suspect it should be able to handle the task. Otherwise, I'm wondering if perhaps just a perspective transform might be a better approach? Maybe the 3D Transform would accomplish the same thing yet wrap the image around an edge, as one might stretch an art canvas around a stretcher frame so that the painted canvas also appears on the edges?

Regards,

Daryl