Copy-paste/cut-paste of a selection made in a pixel layer doesn't work.

[veles]

When I attempt to cut out or make a copy of a selection from a pixel layer, the selection is ignored and the entire layer gets copied/cut. The problem persists with all selection tools and with both keyboard shortcuts (ctrl+x, ctrl+c, ctrl+v) and clicking on the "Cut"/"Copy" and "Paste" options from the File menu. The problem is present in Photo as well as in Designer's pixel persona. The only workaround is to copy the layer, make the selection, invert the selection and erase the parts that are not needed. Very frustrating. Is there any way to fix this?

Edited July 28, 2022 by veles
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[walt.farrell]

Check the Layers panel and make sure the layer says (Pixel). It sounds like you probably have an (Image) layer instead, and you'll need to Rasterize it before you can work on the individual pixels.

[kalee]

Certainly not my experience in win 10.
Using CTRL-J will copy and paste to a new layer.

CTRL-C and CTRL-V will also copy and paste the selection.

[Sigurt]

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[veles]

3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Check the Layers panel and make sure the layer says (Pixel). It sounds like you probably have an (Image) layer instead, and you'll need to Rasterize it before you can work on the individual pixels.

That was the problem. Thank you very much.  I apologize if this sounds stupid, but what's the difference? I had no idea there was such thing as an image layer. I just assumed the layer was automatically named that way.

[Old Bruce]

1 minute ago, veles said:

I apologize if this sounds stupid, but what's the difference? I had no idea there was such thing as an image layer. I just assumed the layer was automatically named that way.

Completely valid question. Only took me a year (or more) to figure it out. It is a layer with an 'image' in it. Usually the 'image' is a PNG or JPEG or TIFF, which are pixel formats so you would expect them to be capable of having pixel selections cut and or copied. The pixel selection is set to the document's pixel grid (DPI/PPI) and the "image's" Pixels may not line up to that. All the pixels in the Image Layer are kept until export or rasterization of the layer. This means you can change the size without much problem. 

Neat trick is you can colour an Image layer.

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, veles said:

I apologize if this sounds stupid, but what's the difference? I had no idea there was such thing as an image layer.

From the Image layers help topic there is (among other things) this:

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Image layers retain all of the data from the original image, which remains intact when the document is exported.

An image layer has a container which retains the placed image's original color space, resolution and physical dimensions (when placed at native resolution).

 

Not mentioned in that topic, when an Image layer is selected with the Move Tool, the Context toolbar has a drop-down menu option that allows you to adjust the DPI & Scale numerically to whatever you want (including different values for the x & y directions), & a button to reset the image to its original size. There is also a "Replace Image" button there.