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danm3141592
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July 22, 2019
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Cuttiung a Circlular trim

  • July 22, 2019
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I'm trying to follow on-line published instructions, using PSE 14, to cut out, from a larger image, a circular section, (so that it can be added to another image).

I'm told to use the Elliptical Marquee and "create a circle", but get nowhere after this instruction.  Please can anyone help with what should be a simple task, but for hours today it has proved the opposite.

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Correct answer hatstead

danm3141592  wrote

I'm trying to follow on-line published instructions, using PSE 14, to cut out, from a larger image, a circular section, (so that it can be added to another image).

I'm told to use the Elliptical Marquee and "create a circle", but get nowhere after this instruction.  Please can anyone help with what should be a simple task, but for hours today it has proved the opposite.

  1. Open the picture file
  2. Activate the Elliptical marquee tool. Hold down the Shift key while you drag out a circular selection to embrace what you wish to retain. Note the "marching ants", indicating that the selection is active.
  3. Go to Edit>copy to place it on the clipboard.
  4. Open your other image, and go to Edit>paste. The selection from step #2 will come in on a separate layer.
  5. Activate the move tool to position, and resize if necessary.

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hatstead
hatsteadCorrect answer
Inspiring
July 22, 2019

danm3141592  wrote

I'm trying to follow on-line published instructions, using PSE 14, to cut out, from a larger image, a circular section, (so that it can be added to another image).

I'm told to use the Elliptical Marquee and "create a circle", but get nowhere after this instruction.  Please can anyone help with what should be a simple task, but for hours today it has proved the opposite.

  1. Open the picture file
  2. Activate the Elliptical marquee tool. Hold down the Shift key while you drag out a circular selection to embrace what you wish to retain. Note the "marching ants", indicating that the selection is active.
  3. Go to Edit>copy to place it on the clipboard.
  4. Open your other image, and go to Edit>paste. The selection from step #2 will come in on a separate layer.
  5. Activate the move tool to position, and resize if necessary.
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danm3141592Author
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July 22, 2019

Agreed on the instructions - BUT - when I get to instr. 2 above, and activate the Elliptical marquee tool, and attempt to "drag out a circular selection" I get this message -----

"Warning: No pixels are more than 50% selected.  The selection edges will not be visible"  

Eh ???????  And no ants ! And I never get as far as instrs. 3,4,& 5 with which I am familiar from doing other things.

Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community Expert
Community Expert
July 22, 2019

"Warning: No pixels are more than 50% selected.  The selection edges will not be visible" 

This suggests that you are working on a very low resolution image or you are trying to drag out a very small circle.  Can you give us a screenshot of what you are seeing.

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