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Sep 18, 2022 15:10:39   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
JD750 wrote:
And if your already subscribed it renews with the same plan.


Yes, I have had it for years, and it is on auto-pay with my bank.

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Sep 18, 2022 18:44:36   #
SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)
 
magnetoman wrote:
The background layer may be locked - does it show a padlock at the right hand end? If so you can click on it to unlock. That may let you clone the layer directly but I wouldn’t do that in case you mess up. Instead, hold control and choose the J key. That will make a copy of the layer (and it won’t be locked). Now click on the ‘new layer’ icon just in from the right hand end of the bar at the bottom of the layers stack. From memory it’s a rectangle but dither over it and it will probably tell you. That gives you a new blank layer above the copied layer. Now, with the clone tool chosen, check along the the top bar to ensure you are on ‘current and below’ - if it says ‘all layers’ change it to ‘current and below’. Now try cloning on the blank layer. Hope this helps - but don’t forget to check out the bits Fstop suggested, they are easy to miss!
EDIT: Just checked, the new blank layer icon is square with a plus sign in the centre!
The background layer may be locked - does it show ... (show quote)


magnetoman: no, the background layer was not locked.
I made a new layer (Cont-J), it was locked. I unlocked it and attempted to clone, nope!!
Could not doit!!

I hope to contact Adobe next week and discuss the issues I'm having with CS6extension.
It's an old program and as I recall, because it was a Student / Teacher edition, there were no updates.
(I was teaching, but not Photo-Shop, Criminal Justice)

Thanks again for the advice, really appreciate it!!
And thanks to the others that offered advice as well!!

SqBear,
aka Dave

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Sep 19, 2022 00:53:17   #
dat2ra Loc: Sacramento
 
Is the Background unlocked?

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Sep 19, 2022 00:58:54   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
dat2ra wrote:
Is the Background unlocked?


Asked and answered.

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Sep 19, 2022 04:33:50   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
SqBear wrote:
magnetoman: no, the background layer was not locked.
I made a new layer (Cont-J), it was locked. I unlocked it and attempted to clone, nope!!
Could not doit!!

I hope to contact Adobe next week and discuss the issues I'm having with CS6extension.
It's an old program and as I recall, because it was a Student / Teacher edition, there were no updates.
(I was teaching, but not Photo-Shop, Criminal Justice)

Thanks again for the advice, really appreciate it!!
And thanks to the others that offered advice as well!!

SqBear,
aka Dave
magnetoman: no, the background layer was not lock... (show quote)


Ok, so you’ve got a replica layer, now you need the blank layer on top - that’s the one you will clone on, not the actual image or replica image layer. To make the blank layer hit the little icon at the bottom of the layer stack, the square with a plus sign in the middle. If that doesn’t work you need Adobe. My advice is based on a subscription prog but should be good for CS6.

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Sep 19, 2022 06:47:32   #
SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)
 
dat2ra wrote:
Is the Background unlocked?


No, it would not unlock.
However, the duplicte I made was locked and it unlocked...still could not clone!

Thanks for your question!!

SqBear
aka Dave

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Sep 19, 2022 07:00:48   #
SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)
 
traderjohn wrote:
Great picture novel concept


Thanks for the compliment traderJohn!!

I'm just the Great Grandfather, her mom does all the imagination work!!!

She, the baby is a little doll and poses for the camera too, call that spoiled???
You should see her scoot on the floor rather that walking!! Carpet does not stop her either!!!

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Sep 19, 2022 14:05:14   #
amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
 
There is no need to change software. I am using Photoshop CS6 too. I opened image and had no problem cloning on it.

I suspect there is nothing wrong with your software... that you simply have something incorrectly set. I just have no way of knowing what that might be!

If you want to know what version of CS6 you've got, open it, go to the "Help" menu and select "About Photoshop". My copy is version 13.0.1 x64.

Possibly more important is the version of Adobe Raw you have installed. That's what has most frequently been updated. To find out what you have installed go to the same help "Help" menu, select "About Plug-In", then select "Camera Raw". The final version of Camera Raw, the most updated possible, is version 9.1.1

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Sep 19, 2022 14:52:01   #
SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA
 
SqBear wrote:
Good HOT afternoon here in southern Kansas!!!
Low 90's for the past 6-8 weeks!!!
As my (God Bless Her Heart) Mother would say, "hotter than the hubs of Haydee's" - that would be "Hell"

My Issue with using the Clone tool with the photo attached.
You notice the large "Brown" spot at the far right in the photo?
I was using my phone to send a text.

I did not want my "mug" in the Great Granddaughter Karsyn's first year party, thus the clone.

However, I was able to clone out "me" using the brown leather color of the couch.
I then tried to clone out my head using the color of the wall.
COULD NOT CLONE!!
I tried using several spots and still the same, could not clone.

What have I done wrong??
Why will it not clone my head off as the color of the wall??

I'm using PS CS6, extended, Student and Teacher edition.
I've re-set the software several times, still no cloning.


Thanks for your help to tell me what I am doing wrong!!
I'm not asking for you to clone me outta da photo!
Good HOT afternoon here in southern Kansas!!! br L... (show quote)


I can't tell you what's wrong without seeing what you're actually doing, but here are the common mistakes I make with the clone stamp tool.

1. try to clone onto the locked background layer. It doesn't work.

2. After creating a blank layer to clone on (i.e. non-destructive editing), at the top selection bar, I fail to set 'Select' to 'Current and Below". There are no pixels to clone if you leave that selection on "Current Layer"

3. My most common mistake is to leave the 'Mode' set to 'Overlay' or 'Soft Light' (or some other blend mode) in the top selection bar. The Clone Stamp tool needs the 'Mode' set to 'Normal'.

While these may not be your issue, these are my mistakes that cause me problems using the clone stamp tool.

Mike

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Sep 19, 2022 17:56:33   #
PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA
 
I would think that the spot healing tool would be helpful in that case.

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Sep 19, 2022 18:03:28   #
Boris77
 
SqBear wrote:
Good HOT afternoon here in southern Kansas!!!
Low 90's for the past 6-8 weeks!!!
As my (God Bless Her Heart) Mother would say, "hotter than the hubs of Haydee's" - that would be "Hell"

My Issue with using the Clone tool with the photo attached.
You notice the large "Brown" spot at the far right in the photo?
I was using my phone to send a text.

I did not want my "mug" in the Great Granddaughter Karsyn's first year party, thus the clone.

However, I was able to clone out "me" using the brown leather color of the couch.
I then tried to clone out my head using the color of the wall.
COULD NOT CLONE!!
I tried using several spots and still the same, could not clone.

What have I done wrong??
Why will it not clone my head off as the color of the wall??

I'm using PS CS6, extended, Student and Teacher edition.
I've re-set the software several times, still no cloning.


Thanks for your help to tell me what I am doing wrong!!
I'm not asking for you to clone me outta da photo!
Good HOT afternoon here in southern Kansas!!! br L... (show quote)


Whatever you do, do not screw up your copy of PS6. It is Gold! I love mine, and can do everything I consider worthwhile to a photograph.
I find that as I grow older some obvious solutions escape me. Now I shut down and step away from the problem, then approach it the next day with new eyes. I often muck up the function of my Tools with the wrong keyboard command (or by laying something on the keyboard!), and have NEVER had the program be at fault!!
The most desperate thing I would do is open the PS6 manual (you bought one, didn't you?) and read from point one how to set up and use the clone tool, while actually doing it - on another photograph to avoid bias.
Boris

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Sep 19, 2022 20:42:48   #
Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR
 
I do not have PS CS6 but there should be a way to reset the tool. Perhaps someone can tell you how.

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Sep 21, 2022 08:26:47   #
SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)
 
SalvageDiver wrote:
I can't tell you what's wrong without seeing what you're actually doing, but here are the common mistakes I make with the clone stamp tool.

1. try to clone onto the locked background layer. It doesn't work.

2. After creating a blank layer to clone on (i.e. non-destructive editing), at the top selection bar, I fail to set 'Select' to 'Current and Below". There are no pixels to clone if you leave that selection on "Current Layer"

3. My most common mistake is to leave the 'Mode' set to 'Overlay' or 'Soft Light' (or some other blend mode) in the top selection bar. The Clone Stamp tool needs the 'Mode' set to 'Normal'.

While these may not be your issue, these are my mistakes that cause me problems using the clone stamp tool.

Mike
I can't tell you what's wrong without seeing what ... (show quote)


Mike:
Thanks for the information!! Yes, I'd bet this is more than half my problem / issue!!
One thing I do not understand is the fact that in the photo, I'm sitting on a Brown couch.
I CAN clone in the Brown area, but NOT from the Gray area of the wall!!
WHY???
Still, good information, just being able to apply it is a great issue!!!
Thanks for your reply to me. I srudy each UHH members thoughts and ideas. Still have issues with the clone tool!

SqBear
aka Dave
PS: My family lived and worked in Huntington Beach for over 11 years!
Owned a Printing Shop in Midwest City, then moved to HB.
All my children were born in Calif!!
I miss California!!!
Now you know my story!!! LoL

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Sep 26, 2022 23:44:50   #
jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA
 
Fstop12 wrote:
A couple of other things to check. Make sure there is no selection ie Marching ants active. Even if you can't see them hit the Deselect feature under "Select" . Next, make sure your Caps lock key is not on.


That is always the first thing I check too when this happens. Even the smallest inadvertent selection will lock the rest of the layer from editing. Another is opacity may be nearly transparent.

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