Cannot make additional layers

[rgravel]

Hi gang,

Is there a limit in the amount of layers Elements 3 can make ?

I'm colorizing an old B&W picture using the technique explained in Scott Kelly's book, page 332, and right now I have 4 different layers + background and I'm trying to create others, but after making my selection with the magnetic lasso tool, I get the message "Could not make a new layer from the selection because no pixels are selected." even though I can see the I've completed my selection . I don't understand what I'm not doing this time since its been going great up to now, and I wonder if I've forgot to do something :) As you can see, I'm a newbie .

Thanks for your help.

[Jodi Frye]

Generally you get this message when you are on an empty ( transparent ) layer so if you are trying to make a new layer via copy you'll get that message. Be sure your lasso selection is on the layer that has actual pixels on it.

[Wendy]

Now that is something most of us have done at sometime or another ...

Take a look in your layers palette and I'm certain that you will find you are on the wrong layer. Usually you will find that the selection you have made is on a tranparent part of another layer.

Wendy

[rgravel]

Jody, Wendy...

As soon as I had finished submitting my message, I went back at it and as you both mentioned, I was working on an empty layer ... d'Ho !

Came back here to say not to worry, but you were so quick in replying ...

Thanks a bunch.

PS: I guess there are no limits to the amount of layers one can have ?

:D

[Jodi Frye]

the limit is like 9,999 or something like that.

Glad you got it sorted :)

[Wendy]

Jodi,

Guess we were typing at the same time ... thanks goodness we both said the same thing :)


Wendy

[Jodi Frye]

...ya :lol:

Tho he really didn't need us afterall ... :wink: