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Why do I get a "no pixels selected" when making adjustments in a new layer?

New Here ,
Jun 08, 2010 Jun 08, 2010

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What am I doing wrong?  I want to modify or replace the color in a selection, so I make the selection, create a new layer, and try to replace the color from the Enhance menu.  I get the message " can't do it because no pixels are selected."  The selection is OK; I can see the marching ants.  The same happens when I try other color adjustments and probably other adjustments as well.  Would appreciate some help.  Many thanks.

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Jun 08, 2010 Jun 08, 2010

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Try turning off visibility of layers you are not working on. I think this should help.

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Adobe Employee ,
Jun 08, 2010 Jun 08, 2010

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Sounds like you have an empty layer selected.

Even if you have a selection established (showing the marching ants), your creation of a New Layer means that your selection is now on that new layer, which is empty, and thus there are no pixels selected to modify.

Try skipping the New Layer step.

Or, duplicate the layer you want to work on, then do the selection, then the adjustment.

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Mar 13, 2024 Mar 13, 2024

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I seem to be getting a new layer  automatically any time I select , copy, and paste something and try to do anything to it.  Is there any way to stop that from happening?

 

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New Here ,
Oct 16, 2015 Oct 16, 2015

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on the toolbar. set your feather to "0"

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018

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It worked! Thanks.

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New Here ,
Sep 04, 2023 Sep 04, 2023

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Nice and best answer.. its worked, thak you so much

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New Here ,
Feb 07, 2019 Feb 07, 2019

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Check to see if the layer is locked, and click to unlock it. Also, make sure that the feather setting is not too high for the size of the selection.

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Jan 13, 2021 Jan 13, 2021

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Thanks so much! I didn't even pay any attention to the feather selection! This worked for me!!! 

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New Here ,
Feb 03, 2021 Feb 03, 2021

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Yes, that was my problem. Thank you!

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New Here ,
Aug 14, 2019 Aug 14, 2019

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I had this same problem for months.  I found that I had to do several things:  put a copy of the photo from which I want to copy into the same tab as the target photo.   Secondly, make sure "Add to Selection"  chosen at the bottom for the Magic Wand.  If you have "Intersect wtih Selection" or another option chosen, it will give you the error message.  

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Mar 13, 2024 Mar 13, 2024

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@Hominid Pinkage said:  I seem to be getting a new layer automatically any time I select , copy, and paste something and try to do anything to it. Is there any way to stop that from happening?

 

I don't know of any way to stop that.  More importantly, why would you want to?  Having copied pixels pasted to a new layer provides all kinds of safeguards and options for further manipulation.  If you are satisfied with the result, you can always flatten the image or merge the layers from a right-click context menu.

 

If you really need to "paint" copied pixels onto the original layer, I guess you could always use the clone stamp tool instead of selecting, copying and pasting.

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