Photoshop CS5 Clipboard Issue (Win 7)

[JanGeloen]

I have a copy of PS CS5 installed and i can only paste an image that i copied from before the program was started. When Ps is already started and I copy an image and try to paste it in PS it will paste the image I copied before I started the program not the one I just copied...

It's a pretty annoying situation... not being able to copy and paste once the program is running. I have to shut it down, start it up again to paste the image I want...

Anybody a solution?

I work on: Win 7 ultimate 64 bit - i7 - 8 gigs ram

[David Dobish]

After the step when you do a print screen and you create new.  What is the image size dimensions?  Are they the size of your screen?  For example my screen resolution is 1680x1050.

If it is not the size of your screen resolution then the print screen did not copy the contents to the clipboard correctly.

Just a thought.  Not really sure what is going on.

[JanGeloen]

It's the size of the image that was in my clipboard before I opened PS.

[David Dobish]

That indicates that the print screen button did not copy the bits to the clipboard. Do you have another app that can accept the paste?  I am wondering what gets pasted in another app after you do a print screen.  If a different app does not paste the correct thing that indicates a hardware problem.  Do you have a different keyboard you could try? If it is a laptop, try plugging in a external keyboard via USB.

[JanGeloen]

I already explained this in the discussion, other apps can get to the clipboard information fine also while PS is running. It is not a keyboard issue. (I already tested with an external bluetooth keyboard).

[nickpudar]

I have been travelling on business, and have not had a chance to participate in this discussion for a few days...

For clarity, all applications correctly access the clipboard, including Photoshop 32 bit.  However, Photoshop 64bit can only access the last item on the clipboard before Photoshop64 bit started.

Example: With Photoshop 64bit not opened, I copy Image A to the clipboard.  I then open Photoshop 64bit.  Because I opened Photoshop after putting Image A on the clipboard, it will correctly paste.  Then (with Photoshop still open) I copy Image B to the clipboard.  I follow that with Image C, and then Image D.  All other applications can correctly access the last item on the clipboard, while Photoshop can only still access just Image A.  Then if I close and re-open Photoshop, it will correcly access Image D (but not any subsequent items on the clipboard).

Again, this is only an issue with the 64bit version.  Photoshop 32bit works fine with the clipboard.  I know the clipboard works for some and not for others like me.  Since those of us who are experiencing this isse all have different computer builds, I can't help but assume that there is some issue with Photoshop.

Nick

[JanGeloen]

Yeah like I said before, exactly the same here. One question though have you ever installed or used/using a piece of software with the name: "Vista Flip 3D Activator" ? Or "Switcher" for that matter?

[Noel Carboni]

Many things are duplicated/replicated in a 64 bit OS, to maintain 32 bit compatibility.  It's more complicated than just having "one" clipboard, for example, and so it's possible some application or piece of software could have the 64 bit clipboard tied up while the 32 bit clipboard is not.  Search for "WOW64" online to get an inkling of the complexity that's been put into Windows to handle this.

In fact, that it works in one realm and not the other tends to point the finger at 64 bit software doing the bad deed, so if you're still looking for the culprit it may well be that you can concentrate more on the 64 bit apps.

-Noel

[JanGeloen]

In the new version of Microsoft Office (2010 edition), Word is 64 bit I guess? Can anyone confirm that? I see no *32 sign by the WINWORD.exe in task manager so I guess it's 64 bit?

[JanGeloen]

If the new Word is a 64-bit application, I can say that the clipboard works flawless in the program.

[Chris Cox]

Something I haven't seen in this discussion, and want to make sure of:  have you installed the 12.0.1 update?

[JanGeloen]

What haven't you seen?

[nickpudar]

Chris,

Yes, my version is the updated one (12.0.1).  And in another similar thread to this one, others with upgraded systems are experienceing the same problem.

Nick

[Chris Cox]

OK, if you're on 12.0.1 that rules out things we already fixed in 12.0.1.

So there is some remaining 64 bit specific clipboard issue that we'll need to investigate.

But it doesn't sound like it affects everyone, everytime - so it may take a while, or may depend on other software that we don't have installed.

[JanGeloen]

Here also version 12.0.1 (with the clipboard problem)

[Guest]

I never had it since I installed a Clipboard Manager. (Clipmate)

[nickpudar]

John,

Did you have the problem before you installed the Clipboard Manager?  If so, that might be the clue to solve this problem.

Thanks,

Nick

[Guest]

nickpudar wrote:

John,

Did you have the problem before you installed the Clipboard Manager?

I did but that was back in CS2 or 3

You could try a free trial to see what happens.

http://www.thornsoft.com/clipmate7.htm

[nickpudar]

John,

Unfortunately, the Clipmate product does not work in 64 bit environments.

Thanks,

Nick

[Guest]

nickpudar wrote:

Unfortunately, the Clipmate product does not work in 64 bit environments.

It works fine on my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS.

[nickpudar]

John,

You're right -- I miss-read the ClipMate FAQ.  It runs as a 32 bit application, and then it goes on to say that some features of Windows Internet Explorer 64 bit mode don't work properly with ClipMate.  So I did not feel like it would help putting yet another application on my computer.  I'll have to try it to see, unless someone else who is experiencing the problem tries first.

Thanks,

Nick

[WickSmith]

This does seem to be a Windows 64-bit version issue. I copy an image from a Web page. I can paste it easily into MS Paint, for example, so I know nothing is preventing the image from being copied to the clipboard. However, PhotoShop is showing nothing on the clipboard. When creating a new file, the option to size the document for the clipboard is grayed out.

Clearly something is preventing PhotoShop 64-bit from seeing the clipboard.

-wick

[umarmughal]

Everybody is just discussing here but anyone found any solution or not yet?

[Noel Carboni]

Read through the thread:

For newer versions of Photoshop (e.g., CS5) some plug-ins by a particular company were identified as interfering with the clipboard.

For older versions of Photoshop there's a built-in limit to the size of the clipboard it will import, unless a particular registry value is added.

-Noel

[umarmughal]

I am using Z800 Workstation, 8 Core machine, with 12GB Ram and everything on top with windows 7 64 bit, i dont feel any built-in limit here, about plugin i am not sure, is there anyway i can fix the issue as you said by adding registyr value, btw i am using CS5 and specilly i cant copy paste from illustrator which i could a week back, this is really weird.

[JanGeloen]

Strangest thing happened today. I installed an extra plugin (knoll light factory) alongside my two already installed ones (alien skin exposure en alien skin blow up) an as by magic the issue is gone... I now can copy and paste as I should.

No idea how this happened but after i installed it I was curious and tried to paste.

Either way -> happy!