Copy-pasting image results in a completely blank layer

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March 1, 2023
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Just upgraded to 24.2. I use Select > Subject, touch up the selection in Quick Mask, copy it and when I paste it into another document, expecting to get the image I copied, I get a new layer with no pixels in it at all. A quick Google led me to try disabling "Multithreaded compositing" in Settings > Performance, but that didn't change anything. Nothing is locked, no layer masks, just frustration.

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Melinda323003927kv0

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Command + Shift + V instead of Command + V worked for me. Don't know why, though...

jane-e

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Command + Shift + V instead of Command + V worked for me.

By @Melinda323003927kv0

Cmd+Shift+V is the shortcut for pasting into a selection. It will create a new layer with a layer mask.

Jane

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barnesfoto

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Me too! trying to guide students through a complicated project and this happened. Checked to see if any adjustment layers were in the way. Perhaps Adobe should rebrand the software to "Bugshop"?

Jumpenjax

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Try to select Ctrl+Alt+H (win) or view>Display performance >High quality Diplay

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jane-e

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Try to select Ctrl+Alt+H (win) or view>Display performance >High quality Diplay

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By @Jumpenjax

I don't think Photoshop has a command in the View menu for Display Preformance. Are you thinking of InDesign?

Jane

Jumpenjax

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Oops sorry I was...

Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer

barbara_a7746676

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Instead of Copy and Paste, try dragging the layer with the pixels into the other document.

barbara_a7746676

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You could try uninstalling and reinstalling with the Adobe CC cleaner tool. That tool can sometimes fix problems that do not get fixed with a regular uninstall/reinstall.

jane-e

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@PaulaG0512

For testing purposes, do you get the image when you make a selection then use Cmd+J to copy it to a new layer?

Jane