{"id":539,"date":"2024-06-18T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/you-should-automate-that.com\/blog\/?p=539"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T17:35:21","slug":"what-is-a-smart-object-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/you-should-automate-that.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/18\/what-is-a-smart-object-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Smart Object in Photoshop?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is a Smart Object in Photoshop?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHGhNREI5ho?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>What is a Smart Object in Photoshop? 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