Paste image into existing layer?

Select the part you want to copy  hit ctrl +J. A new layer appears. Drag this layer above the layer you want to paste into. Merge down

 Voila!

The extra layer has vanished and the animation layer numbering remains in tact.

Thank you for this!! Making PSB 2D characters in Unity and this is greatly needed for updating character rig models

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Select the video layer, go to layer > video layers > restore layer.

EDITING AN OBJECT OUT OF AN IMAGE USING EXTRA LAYER

I used this process to Edit out Tripod from 360 image (Usually this process is used to avoid lagging when editing a big image)

1. Create Layer ( The order Sequence should be top to bottom. "Layer should be created on top of background.")

2. Use "Rectangular Marquee Tool" to select object (background image should be selected).

Then select "Edit" from top left menu bar.

Then Select "Copy" from the drop down menu (the Rectangular Marquee Tool should be present/visible around the object you want to erase or edit at this point.)

3. Then Select the Layer you Created in the beginning ( as in Click on the blank Layer)

Then Copy the Image to the blank Layer by Selecting "Edit" from the top left menu bar.

Then Select "Paste" from the drop down menu. (The image should appear in the blank layer.)

4. Now Begin editing the object in the Layer You Pasted it in with the "Spot Healing Bursh" or "Healing Brush" (You can hold down the "Spot Healing Brush" for more brush option or to change between the two.) Or you can use a tool of your choice more specific to your objective.

5. From the Layers Box where you created the Layer (usually located on the bottom right hand of the screen) there is a "menu Icon" that looks like a stack of lines in the top right hand corner of the Layers Box. Select the "menu Icon" and find the option "Merge Down"

Your All Done.

You can use this process to edit different areas of a huge image without experiencing lagging. If you are editing a spherical image make sure to select the "Move tool +" to naviage around the image properly or you may think the image turned into a still image if you are unfamiliar or new to photoshop.

I Just wanted to share this in case it helps someone. Cause this was the Question I was hoping someone could answere when I found this board.

Best Regards.

I found that if you delete everything in the layer (which you can tell if the move tool has nothing framed which can happen with pixels outside the frame) you can then paste into the layer directly without creating a new layer.

This came up for me when trying to replace a layer with Unity3D for sprite animation and the layer loses it's bone and skin data if it isn't 'exactly' the same layer as I assume is a similar issue with others searching for a solution to this problem.

super late response, but this came up when I was googling for a solution in photoshop 2020, so I'll add what I did in case it helps someone....

I have a similar situation where I have a frame animation, and I don't want to make a new layer and mess up my animation frames, so I hit paste, and then immediately right click on the pasted layer and hit "Merge Down", and it appears to do what I want - it merges the content of the new layer into the existing layer, without messing up my animation. hope that helps...

Another option is to use the stamp: paste the object in a separate layer and use the stamp to copy it to the desired layer. Turn off all other layers and select "Sample: All Layers" in the Stamp options. Not the most sophisticated way but it might work for you (the right way being Smart Objects I guess, but I don't know what happens with the Layer Mask when you Convert or Rasterize a Smart Object).

Alfonso

Edit>Special Paste>Pastte In Place

Or make a selection and paste Into or place outside of

Make certain you have the layer selected in the layers panel.

When you're pasting, as you have discovered, you are pasting a new layer.  Period.

Try using the Place command instead, though I can't guarantee if that will solve your problem.  I don't have CS5, nor do I work on animations.  Sorry. 

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