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September 9, 2011
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Trying to crop layer, getting "Can't complete because smart object not editable" message

  • September 9, 2011
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Using PSE v9 on a Mac

I have a layer with an image that I want to crop around an element on the image. I've selected the area and inversed, then hit delete (why isn't there just a 'Crop' command?) and am getting a message that says:

"Could not complete your request because the smart object is not directly editable."

I'm not clear what a smart object is and whey they're not editable, and how I can make this editable, and how does that change the image.

Thanks

doug

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    Anonymous
    September 9, 2011

    You don't won't to crop the whole photo, just delete the area from the layer

    that you've selected?

    Two ways:

    1. Go to Layer>Simplify Layer before using delete.

    2. If you want to keep the smart object, select the area you want to keep, not

       delete, then hit the Add Layer Mask button at the bottom of the layers panel.

    A smart object is usefull for resizing an image layer over and over without losing

    quality (the image doesn't pixelate like it does on a non smart object)

    If your not planning on doing lots of resizing or transforming on the layer, then removing

    the smart object by Layer>Simplify Layer won't make much difference.

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