{"id":523,"date":"2024-05-31T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/you-should-automate-that.com\/blog\/?p=523"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T17:19:56","slug":"how-to-use-smart-objects-in-photoshop-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/you-should-automate-that.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/31\/how-to-use-smart-objects-in-photoshop-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Smart Objects In Photoshop (Tutorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Use Smart Objects In Photoshop (Tutorial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/seysPGqcKwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>How to use Smart Objects in Photoshop: To modify the contents of a Smart Object, you can do this manually, one at a time, or you can automate this process. 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