Levels adjustment not merging

I am making a starfield.  I have a black background.  then I have a black background that I used a noise filter on.  Then I applied a levels adjustment to that layer.  I tried merging them together but when that happens the adjustment layer changes go away, leaving me with the noise layer the same as it was before the adjustment had been applied.
I have tried using shift>option>cmd>e, and it still doesn't work.  I don't remember ever having this issue. 
There has to be something I am missing but I've been searching forums and sites for over an hour trying to get this figured out. 
Im using CS5
Thanks for any support anyone can give. 

not sure what you mean.  do you mean, is my canvas at 100% when I use the levels adjustment?  I don't hink so, because I'm doing a really large area, so if I did, I wouldn't be able to see it all.
are you saying that if I don't do it at 100% it won't convert correctly?
thanks for taking the time to reply!
Kyle

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      Thanks for the tip R_Kelly. I still think it’s easier to use the sliders in camera raw e.g. exposure, fill light recovery etc.
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  • Tiny Levels Adjustment Panel histogram.

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    That's a good idea in retrospect I did put it in the wrong place.  I really just want to sound off about E9s "new" features.
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  • Inspector Levels Adjustment Problem

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  • In PSE9 is there a way to enlarge the levels adjustment panel and effects panel for viewing?

    In PSE9 is there a way to enlarge the levels adjustment panel for viewing?  The histogram is so small. 
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    Message was edited by: bblankenburg
    Message was edited by: bblankenburg

    ewaller wrote:
    I bet you are fighting with Pulseaudio.  KDE now pulls it in and uses it (IIRC).
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    Well after reading this I checked to see if pulse was installed but the only thing that was listed as being installed was libpulse. It doesn't seem like pulse audio is installed, so I don't think this is my issue.

  • Using Empty Level Adjustment in CS3

    Operating System:
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    Software:
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    Regards
    Bob Wallace

    Hi Pierre
    I sometime use Lightroom to open the images without any issues. Other times I use a combination of Photoshop CS3 & Bridge. Bridge is set to automatically open with Photoshop and I use it as an image viewer prior to opening with Camera RAW 4.5 , then opened in CS3.
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    Further respect and appreciation to John Beardy for his suggested solutions. He has hit the nail on the head on this occasion. There was a good measure of "Error Code" ID 10 T in there somewhere. I had previously created and saved a "Layer Option" to which I did not give any further consideration!!....this has been corrected.
    Regards
    Bob Wallace

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    JT

    I have a cautionary report about this bug - I really did not see it much myself, but after the last OS update I have seen images go black two times when editing on a Macbook Pro.
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