Copying an adjustment layer to another image

[_Catalin_Braescu_]

Let's say I have to images open in Photoshop CS4 / Mac (IMG-A and IMG-B. I am making some adjustment layer in IMG-A and I want to be able to copy it to IMG-B. How do I do that?

[Guest]

All you need to do is drag the actual adjustment layer from one image to the other. Simple as that.

[_Catalin_Braescu_]

Well, that's what I used to do in Windows. However, in Mac OS X this
is not working.

I have Photoshop CS4 and Mac OS X 10.5.6

Catalin

[dakotap13800139]

11 Years later.

I found that you can't move adjustment layers if one is in CMYK and one is in RGB.

[chrisw63117781]

halarious! 

[D Fosse]

Considering that RGB adjustments don't apply in CMYK and vice versa - just think about it once more and I'm sure you understand why.

[_Catalin_Braescu_]

I mean I have all images each in it's own tab. I am dragging the adjustment layer to the tab of the target image but nothing happens.

What do I do wrong?

[Guest · Accepted solution]

If you go to Window menu/Arrange/"Float all in Windows":
the images will no longer in Tabs, you will be able to drag-copy the layers between the different images.

[_Catalin_Braescu_]

Thanks, Ann, now it all works.

Thanks to everyone who replied trying to help!

Catalin

[Guest]

So glad that it worked.

:)

[Guest]

Oh yeah - Tabs, what a freaking great invention. The first thing I do is disable that crap. For someone like me who drags everything between documents literally a couple hundred times a day or more, they are the worst thing ever.

[_PShock_]

Dragging elements from one image to another via tabs does actually work.

You can't simply drag and let go ... the key is drag to the tab, hold for a second until the tabbed image comes to the front ... and THEN let go.

-phil

[Guest]

Yes, Phil, but it works so slowly!

I find the N-up button (Arrange Documents) on the application bar quite useful for opening sufficient windows.

[_PShock_]

Agreed on the "slowly". If grafting between docs on a regular basis, the frustration is certainly understandable.

I just wanted to mention that it does actually work.

[Guest]

I cannot figure out how it drag a layer group from one document to another when using tabs. Have tried Phil's suggestion of dragging onto the tab and waiting a second, which is frustrating enough, but this still does not work. I have also tried dragging with all the various combinations of modifier key held down, but still no joy.

With this functionality, tabbed documents are useless for me.

[Guest]

You could use the Arrange (N-up) button to see all open files simultaneously.