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@ronviers
2007-03-01 09:04:15
Hi,
I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Ron
#1
@Tacit
2007-03-01 16:17:17
In article ,
"" wrote:

I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. Photoshop always creates a new layer on paste.

That shouldn't cause any real problems; it will produce results that look the same as if the paste had merged the pixels into the layer below. If you want the pasted part of the image to move with the layer below, you can just link the layers together.

If for whatever reason the pasted layer *must* be part of the layer below, simply merge the layers together after you paste. I can't think of many situations where that is necessary, though.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html
#3
@ronviers
2007-03-01 17:29:34
On Mar 1, 10:17 am, tacit wrote:
In article ,

"" wrote:
I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. Photoshop always creates a new layer on paste.

That shouldn't cause any real problems; it will produce results that look the same as if the paste had merged the pixels into the layer below. If you want the pasted part of the image to move with the layer below, you can just link the layers together.

If for whatever reason the pasted layer *must* be part of the layer below, simply merge the layers together after you paste. I can't think of many situations where that is necessary, though.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

If I knew what I was doing it would not be necessary but because I cannot get the other tools to do what I need them to do, for purposes of organization, I wanted to keep all of this repair type on a single layer.
The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer. I have finally resorted to copy/paste but I am sure there is a way. I guess I could lasso and Tile but in this case there is not much difference. Or maybe a Smart object with a fill layer and a clipping mask but that is not simpler. Anyway, I am just thinking out loud, I will try again after lunch.

Thanks,
Ron
#4
@KatWoman
2007-03-02 01:00:43
wrote in message
On Mar 1, 10:17 am, tacit wrote:
In article ,

"" wrote:
I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. Photoshop always creates a new layer on paste.

That shouldn't cause any real problems; it will produce results that look the same as if the paste had merged the pixels into the layer below. If you want the pasted part of the image to move with the layer below, you can just link the layers together.

If for whatever reason the pasted layer *must* be part of the layer below, simply merge the layers together after you paste. I can't think of many situations where that is necessary, though.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all
athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

If I knew what I was doing it would not be necessary but because I cannot get the other tools to do what I need them to do, for purposes of organization, I wanted to keep all of this repair type on a single layer.
The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer. I have finally resorted to copy/paste but I am sure there is a way. I guess I could lasso and Tile but in this case there is not much difference. Or maybe a Smart object with a fill layer and a clipping mask but that is not simpler. Anyway, I am just thinking out loud, I will try again after lunch.

Thanks,
Ron

selection> modify as you wish>control+J?

Is it my imagination or do you try make all things as complicated as possible?
#6
@Tacit
2007-03-02 01:23:21
In article ,
"" wrote:

The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer.

You can do that with the clone tool.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html
#7
@ronviers
2007-03-02 01:23:46
On Mar 1, 7:00 pm, "KatWoman"
wrote:
wrote in message

On Mar 1, 10:17 am, tacit wrote:
In article ,

"" wrote:
I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. Photoshop always creates a new layer on paste.

That shouldn't cause any real problems; it will produce results that look the same as if the paste had merged the pixels into the layer below. If you want the pasted part of the image to move with the layer below, you can just link the layers together.

If for whatever reason the pasted layer *must* be part of the layer below, simply merge the layers together after you paste. I can't think of many situations where that is necessary, though.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all
athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

If I knew what I was doing it would not be necessary but because I cannot get the other tools to do what I need them to do, for purposes of organization, I wanted to keep all of this repair type on a single layer.
The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer. I have finally resorted to copy/paste but I am sure there is a way. I guess I could lasso and Tile but in this case there is not much difference. Or maybe a Smart object with a fill layer and a clipping mask but that is not simpler. Anyway, I am just thinking out loud, I will try again after lunch.

Thanks,
Ron

selection> modify as you wish>control+J?

Is it my imagination or do you try make all things as complicated as possible?

It is definitely your innate ability and process to invent partial or complete personal realms within the mind from elements derived from sense perceptions of the shared world.

Thanks,
Ron
#8
@KatWoman
2007-03-02 17:47:34
wrote in message
On Mar 1, 7:00 pm, "KatWoman"
wrote:
wrote in message

On Mar 1, 10:17 am, tacit wrote:
In article ,

"" wrote:
I am trying to paste a selection into a layer but each time I try PS creates a new layer. I do not want a new layer. I tried Paste Into but
that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. Photoshop always creates a new layer on paste.

That shouldn't cause any real problems; it will produce results that look the same as if the paste had merged the pixels into the layer below. If you want the pasted part of the image to move with the layer below, you can just link the layers together.

If for whatever reason the pasted layer *must* be part of the layer below, simply merge the layers together after you paste. I can't think of many situations where that is necessary, though.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all
athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

If I knew what I was doing it would not be necessary but because I cannot get the other tools to do what I need them to do, for purposes of organization, I wanted to keep all of this repair type on a single layer.
The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer. I have finally resorted to copy/paste but I am sure there is a way. I guess I could lasso and Tile but in this case there is not much difference. Or maybe a Smart object with a fill layer and a clipping mask but that is not simpler. Anyway, I am just thinking out loud, I will try again after lunch.

Thanks,
Ron

selection> modify as you wish>control+J?

Is it my imagination or do you try make all things as complicated as possible?

It is definitely your innate ability and process to invent partial or complete personal realms within the mind from elements derived from sense perceptions of the shared world.

Thanks,
Ron

hehe
you proved my point ;-)

Ron what is your native language??
#9
@ronviers
2007-03-02 18:04:23
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly
#10
@KatWoman
2007-03-03 21:56:55
wrote in message
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly

:-)
Okee Dokee
#11
@Mike
2007-03-05 00:20:17
In article <AamGh.1616$ says...
wrote in message
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly

:-)
Okee Dokee
Isn't that Minnesotan?

Mike
#12
@ronviers
2007-03-05 00:51:30
On Mar 4, 6:20 pm, Mike wrote:
In article <AamGh.1616$ says...

wrote in message
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly

:-)
Okee Dokee

Isn't that Minnesotan?

Mike

Technically that would be Minnesootan. But even there my southern drawl worked for and against me. The girls liked it while the executives and lawyers reacted like it was fingernails on a chalkboard.
#13
@Mike
2007-03-05 22:50:57
In article , says...
On Mar 4, 6:20 pm, Mike wrote:
In article <AamGh.1616$ says...

wrote in message
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly

:-)
Okee Dokee

Isn't that Minnesotan?

Mike

Technically that would be Minnesootan. But even there my southern drawl worked for and against me. The girls liked it while the executives and lawyers reacted like it was fingernails on a chalkboard.
New Zealand accent works well with the girls in the US, but makes certain aspects of technical discussions difficult.
The former is useful for liesure-related activities, the latter can be a problem for work-related activities.

Mike
#14
@KatWoman
2007-03-05 22:57:36
wrote in message
On Mar 4, 6:20 pm, Mike wrote:
In article <AamGh.1616$>,
says...

wrote in message
On Mar 2, 11:47 am, "KatWoman"

wrote:

Ron what is your native language??

Hillbilly

:-)
Okee Dokee

Isn't that Minnesotan?

Mike

Technically that would be Minnesootan. But even there my southern drawl worked for and against me. The girls liked it while the executives and lawyers reacted like it was fingernails on a chalkboard.

Hehe
I speak NY-ese, a soft version close to TV English
some people can hear it though
Yankees do tend to under estimate a Southern gentlemen's intelligence due to the accents, not always a wise decision.
and Southern women can cut you down ever so politely....venom dipped in honey...honey
My step-dad (raised in Tennessee, lived in Louisiana) could name the state and region of almost any southerner...
http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have
#15
@ronviers
2007-03-05 23:53:20
On Mar 5, 4:50 pm, Mike wrote:

New Zealand accent works well with the girls in the US, but makes certain aspects of technical discussions difficult.
The former is useful for liesure-related activities, the latter can be a problem for work-related activities.

Mike

For my tastes New Zealand is one of the top locations on the planet for a photographer. The flora and fauna is so unique and crazy. Maybe I would choose, Seychelles Islands, deep ocean floor then New Zealand for my ultimate photography vacation - then back to Prague.

Plus a giant coconut landing on my head would be a great way to go - second only to a piece of landing gear.
#16
@ronviers
2007-03-06 02:15:52
On Mar 1, 7:23 pm, tacit wrote:
In article ,

"" wrote:
The thing I need to do is replace pixels in one part of a layer with pixels of another part of the same layer but I want the replacement pixels to be on the layer above not on the same layer.

You can do that with the clone tool.

--
Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

Ok, that works perfectly; it even allows me to use a selection on the destination layer - very handy.

Thanks,
Ron
#17
@ronviers
2007-03-06 02:19:13
On Mar 5, 4:57 pm, "KatWoman"
wrote:

Hehe
I speak NY-ese, a soft version close to TV English
some people can hear it though
Yankees do tend to under estimate a Southern gentlemen's intelligence due to the accents, not always a wise decision.
and Southern women can cut you down ever so politely....venom dipped in honey...honey
My step-dad (raised in Tennessee, lived in Louisiana) could name the state and region of almost any southerner...http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do _you_have

New Yorker eh? That explains a lot.
Thanks for the link, it was fun but I fell through the cracks, probably because I have lived in so many places.
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