What benefit do Linked Smart Objects provide when transforming layers?

What benefit do Linked Smart Objects provide when transforming layers?

• A. Non-destructive transforms with preserved original image quality
• B. Destructive transforms with pixel loss
• C. Cannot be rotated
• D. Require flattening first

Answer: (A)

Linked Smart Objects provide non-destructive transforms with preserved original image quality. When you transform a Linked Smart Object, Photoshop applies the transformation to how the object is displayed, not to the underlying pixels, so the original image data remains untouched. This lets you scale, rotate, or otherwise transform without permanently altering pixels, and you can revise or revert the transformation at any time. If the linked source file is updated, all instances in the document can reflect those changes automatically, which is a practical workflow benefit. Destructive transforms would permanently change pixel data, and claims that you can’t rotate or that you must flatten first don’t apply to Linked Smart Objects.

Linked Smart Objects provide non-destructive transforms with preserved original image quality. When you transform a Linked Smart Object, Photoshop applies the transformation to how the object is displayed, not to the underlying pixels, so the original image data remains untouched. This lets you scale, rotate, or otherwise transform without permanently altering pixels, and you can revise or revert the transformation at any time. If the linked source file is updated, all instances in the document can reflect those changes automatically, which is a practical workflow benefit. Destructive transforms would permanently change pixel data, and claims that you can’t rotate or that you must flatten first don’t apply to Linked Smart Objects.