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Audit a project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow standard so future changes don't break the deliverables.
2 ready prompts
Written for the moment this actually comes up.
Execute — do the immediate task
+Audit the project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow: open key PSDs, convert…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Audit the project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow: open key PSDs, convert destructive layers to smart objects, flag flattened merges, standardize color profiles, and deliver a report with corrected PSDs to the VFX producer by [deadline=Monday].
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Make future fixes safe and fast: inspect core PSDs for destructive edits, convert editable elements…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Make future fixes safe and fast: inspect core PSDs for destructive edits, convert editable elements into smart objects, relocate retouches to adjustment layers, standardize to the project's color profile, and provide a prioritized list of files fixed with before/after backups and an enforcement checklist for the art leads.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Who does this, and with what
The same task is different work inside a different job.
Special Effects ArtistAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Bridgealso: Enforce Non-Destructive Workflow
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Every task here came from the work, not from a feature list — which is why the prompts name what you want done and never the button that does it. The tool changes; the work does not.
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