Stretch Part of an Image

[Jim Slade]

I would like to stretch part of an image to form the spine and back of a book cover. I just want to have a rough color match with the cover photograph.

This video appears to do what I want. 

I says select the area to stretch with the rectangular marquee tool. CHECK

Press "Q" Check

Select Move Tool CHECK

Resize the selection CHECK

Press "Q" @@#$#@#$

At 5:35 where he presses "Q", the eight circular indicators for the Move tool remain on the screen so that he can resize the selected area.

For me the selection indictors just go away when I press Q and I cannot resize.

What I am missing?

 

 

[lacerto]

You possibly have an image layer selected (a layer with (Image) appended to the layer name). The kind of stretching of selected area shown on the clip can only be applied on a selection made on a pixel layer (one with (Pixel) appended to the layer name). The guy on the video might have failed to mention this pre-requisite. If you rasterize the image layer (select the layer, then select Rasterize from the Layer menu) and make the selection, you should be able to perform the stretch.

[PaulEC]

You don't need to press "Q" unless you need to edit the selected area. After making the selection, make sure you have the layer selected, then use the Move tool ("V") to drag the selection handle.

[Jim Slade]

Spoiler

 

Thanks much. Worked. I should know by now not to follow the instructions.