Trying to align series of layers. Auto align greyed out. All layers selected

[cmmarsico]

The auto align button is greyed out. I've seen a lot of answers on this but they are not applicable.  I have all the layers selected.  They are all at 100% opacity. 

[Jeff Arola]

Hi,

What version of photoshop and operating system are you using?

Could you post a screenshot of photoshop including the layers panel?

[cmmarsico]

Hi, thank you for answering.  I'm trying right now to figure out how to take a screenshot.  I've done it before on other things but can't figure out how to do it for the photoshop page.

[cmmarsico]

Oh by the way this is for photoshop CS6, the cloud.   I'm using a MAC OSX, version 10.7.5,

[cmmarsico]

[Jeff Arola]

It looks like the auto align layers button is greyed out because some of your layers are smart objects.

You should rasterize the smart object layers and then auto align should work.

Select the smart object layers in the layers panel, right click on one of the layers and choose Rasterize Layers.

[cmmarsico]

Thank you!  That did allow the align button to show.  I tried to align but it won't let me as you can see from the note.  I used cylindrical.  I am overlapping more than 40%.  So I don't know why it is not letting me align.

[cmmarsico]

My mistake.  Forgot to rasterize all the layers.  I just did and it worked.  Thank you so much again.

[lesb84973448]

Wow. Rasterizing the layers solved the problem. Thank you so much.

[Jeff Arola]

See if this helps on taking screenshots:

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/963429?tstart=0

[KShinabery212]

You an easy solution that would look better would to be just to retake the photo with the PANARAMA MODE selected on a person's cell phone.

Then the images are also stitched together a little better.  Plus you will have an image that you do not have to play with to align.  Getting rid of all those seams would make a better image.

Some cameras also have PANARAMA MODE as well.

Just another option.

[ankitk62780098]

I have the same issue, even the choose Rasterize Layers. option is greyed out, whats wrong?

I have most upto-date version of lightroom + photoshop (monthly subscription , auto update)

[davescm]

Hi

It looks like you have opened the image layers from Lightroom.

There is an issue in the current version.

Close both apps. Open Photoshop and leave it open. Now open Lightroom. You should now be able to take your images from Lightroom to Photoshop and the menus should work.

Dave

[ankitk62780098]

you are exactly right Dave, and yes your steps fixed my problem.

And I think you are a genius davescm

[davescm]

Haha - my family would put you right on that one . I'm glad you got it sorted.

Dave

[tiffany0D44 · Accepted solution]

Also after Rasterizing the Smart Object make sure you have "Align To: Canvas" selected in Properties. 

[QINGCHARLES]

That was the solution! I knew there was a way to align it without ruining my layout by rasterizing the layer. I just needed to select Canvas instead of Selection. Thank you so much.