[Winter]

Hi everyone,

here's my problem...i rendered a 3d image ...each time rendering a different layer with alpha channels...when i try to combine them in layers using photoshop, they dont stay in places they where when i rendered them...

lets say i have three layers. i press ctrl+A, ctrl+c, then ctrl+v on the second picture...now the picture that i pasted has moved into the middle...

is there a way to lock their positions when pasting the layers to other images?

thanks

[Ian Jones]

No, unfortunately there is no way to 'paste in place' like some other programs may allow you too.

You could try rendering each original alpha channel with some pixel content that goes all the way to the edge of the frame. This will ensure that when you paste the layer it will position it based on its size within the context and therefore position it correctly. Make a 1 pixel border or 4 dots one at each extreme corner. Then when you copy paste it it will center it based on the extremeties of the pixel information, eg in this case the four dots would be the extremeties and thus position it relative to the overall image size correctly.

That makes sense? Hope it helps.

[Winter]

Hi Ian

hmm, thats really unfortunate

but your solution makes alot of sense, i will try it. thanks for the help

[Pat]

Yeah, I've had similar problems with Photoshop. It becomes are real pain when you're animating PSD layers in After Effects and it keeps centering them.

I take the brush tool, set it to 1% and then mark each of the corners. You can't even see it, but as long as there's some data there it will register and align properly.

-Pat

[egerie]

Umm.. Assuming both your images have exactly the same size here's what I do :

Right click layer -> Duplicate layer..

As : ______ copy

Destination : Your new Image

OK

This should paste your layer at the exact same position reguardless of transparencies etc. I guess we're too used to the cut/paste options to consider any alternative ehe
As Pat mentionned it's crutial to keep your references when animating and that's what I do or else I would've had already jumped off a bridge
"AAAAAAAAH there's a frame between fr # 45 and 87 that's not aligned ! AAAH! $/?/$&"

Hope that helps

[Sumaleth]

Winter:

If you hold down SHIFT and then click-and-drag a layer from one image onto another it will retain its proper place rather than be centered.

[Ian Jones]

Thx Suma! didn't know that...

[egerie]

Hey cool Sumaleth I didn't know what was the keyboard shortcut for that thx !

[ August 21, 2002: Message edited by: egerie ]