Outline of PSD clone stamp

Hi,
I´m new to using Photoshop with FCPX and I´m stuck.
I´ve got a scene on my timeline, where I need to erase some cables and I have done the following in PS:
(It should all be pretty straigth forward, as the background is all white and there´s no camera movement.)
- copied the frame to jpg and transferred to PS
- created a second layer
- used clone stamp to get rid of the cables
- erased the bottom layer
- flattened image and made sure there are no layers and that all is rasterized
- exported PSD image to FCPX
- added the PSD on top of the clip
- and all is fine - it´s just that AROUND the clone patches I´ve created in PS, there´s a dark, relatively thick, outline which shows when playing the video.
Thanks...
Mi

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Hold down the ALT key on the keyboard and left click on the area from which you wish to clone, then release the ALT key, and click to place the pixels at the destination
TIPS:
It is a good idea to open a blank layer at the top in the layers palette, and do the cloning on this layer. Be sure that "sample all layers" at the top is checked. You can change the layer opacity if necessary
Use the bracket keys next to the letter p on the keyboard to increase & decrease the size of the cursor
Let us know how you make out with the error message now.

PS CS5 Extended on Windows - When trying to use the clone stamp and/or healing brush as soon as I move the cursor over the image I get an exact copy of the existing layer that moves around the window with the movement of the clone stamp/healing brush. W

PS CS5 Extended on Windows
When trying to use the clone stamp and/or healing brush as soon as I move the cursor from the toolbar over to the image I get an exact copy of the existing layer that moves around the window with the movement of the clone stamp/healing brush. This just started tonight. What's causing this weird behaviour?

What are the settings in Window > Clone Source?

Clone Stamp Selection Failure in CS6

I try using the clone stamp but selection fails with this error message:
Could not use the clone stamp because the area to clone has not been defined (Alt-click to define source point).
When I press Alt, I see the characteristic selection bullseye. But, afterwards, a right-click of the mouse reveals an open circle and the error message.
I note that the key works for menu selections (e.g., Alt-File) and other actions.
I have closed PS and re-opened. Reset the clone stamp tool, closed and reopened, etc., to no avail.
/Roger

Mr. Kelly,
That seems to have fixed the problem: left-super+alt. I can live with that!
Regarding the suggestions about remapping - look-and-feel, etc.: the suggested track are not avialalbe under Xubuntu 12.04. And, I would be reluctant to re-map the super-key since it has functional significance when running Win (I have both Win-7 and XP in VMs).
I've bookmarked the wine wiki link for future reference.
WINE: Do you know if CS6 / Bridge / Adobe Raw, etc., work well? I had not thought of trying Wine. I've never had luck with it in the past - a waste of time for few apps that I must run in Win. Since I've got PShop working well in a VM, I'm thinking of sticking with that and not to invite new problems.
Thanks a lot for delving into this for me.
Glad I bought PShop - I've been using The Gimp for a long time but, while taking PS classes at Montgomery College, decided to buy. I'd been looking for knowledge/tips that might help in Gimp but, during the second class, decided to make the leap.
Best regards,
/Roger

Clone Stamp not working in Elements 5

I have tried the trouble shooting sugestions on page 245 of Photoshop Elements 5, The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage. However, I have been unable to get my clone stamp to work. Previously the clone stamp was working o.k. Do you have any other suggestions that I might try?
Also, are there some good editing advantages/improvements by upgrading to Elements 7 ?

I held the keys down while starting the editor from the welcome screen and
got the box to delete the preferences. However I have not been able to get
the clone stamp to work. The delete preferences must have worked because my
brushes were changed back to the original setting. I normally use a
different setting to show the brushes as circles. I have been trying to
clone with the Size: 21 ps; Mode: Normal; Opacity: 100% and Aligned checked.
I have tried both checking and unchecking Aligned and Sample All Layers. I
tried a different photo but with the same results. When I Alt click to clone
I get a small circle with something similar to a plus sign in the circle.
The Edit shows an "Undo clone stamp" each time I Alt Click and try to clone
but nothing was cloned.
This is the first time that I've encountered this problem.

Is there a Clone Stamp overlay facility in CS2?

Hi - I've got two versions of Photoshop: CS2 version 9, and Elements 9. I've been using Elements for a couple of years for tweaking and cropping photos but have become interested in the restoration and retouching. So I downloaded the (now, free) CS2 from the Adobe website. With its enhanced features, it can work magic but I notice that when using the clone stamp tool, unlike Elements, I don't see an overly within the clone circle, meaning that it's not as easy to match up edges etc before committing with a click. I can't find any reference to a clone stamp overlay option in CS2. Have I missed something? If not, I guess I'll switch between programs.
Thanks

Thanks for this. I thought the difference was about 5 years but I take on board that clone stamp overlay didn't exist with CS2.
As for 'freeness' I downloaded CS2 from the Adobe website for no money, which satisfies my criteria :-)
Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.

My Photoshop CS 5 has some strange actions when I copy a portion of a photo using the clone stamp to transfer to another part of the image. It carries the entire layer (not just the stamps selection) across the screen and I cannot place it where I need t

My Photoshop CS 5 has some strange actions when I copy a portion of a photo using the clone stamp to transfer to another part of the image. It carries the entire layer (not just the stamps selection) across the screen and I cannot place it where I need to. It appears as if I selected the entire layer on purpose (which I did not)
The below items appeared when I opened Photoshop CS 5:
“Photoshop has encountered a problem with the display driver and has temporarily disabled G & U enhancements. Check the video card malfunctions website for latest software. GPU enhancements can be enabled in the performance panel of preferences.”
(I believe this started after the automatically updated Windows was applied. It was coincident with the before mentioned problem . . . but I don’t really know if it had anything to do with it. )

For the Clone Stamp problem, check the Clone Source panel and Clipped is probably unchecked.
If so, check Clipped and see if that makes a difference.
(Window>Clone Source)
As to the video card problem:
Which version of windows are you using?
What is the make and model of your graphics card?
Do you know which update windows installed?

Is there anyone having problem with Clone Stamp in CS4?

Good Morning, I am using Photoshop CS4 Extended with Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit. My computer is a Dell XPS 430, WITH 8GB of ram, 1.5TB of disk space, ATI Radean HD 4800 Series adapter with 512MB memory. When I bring up an image in Photoshop and click on Clone stamp I get the error message "could not use the clone stamp because of a program error." I can still use Clone Stamp, but with some wied reults. Sometime the middle of the brush turns bright white and do nothing. Again it will clone the item clicked on, but would move the spot being cloned. Other times when the brush is move from the spot being cloned it will clone other area without cliking on them.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled Photoshop 4 times. I have created a new account with administrative rights, which I unistalled and reinstalled Photoshop. Two of the times that I uninstalled Photoshop I also used the Photoshop script to make sure all of Photoshop were uninstalled. I have also cleaned the register of Photoshop before reinstalling Photoshop. Another item used to make sure there was no error with Vista was Windows cleanup installed tool.
Yesterday I checked my laptop and I am getting the same results as my PC. The most recent thing that has been updated on both the PC and Laptop was Windows updates and Camera Ram 5.4. Attached is a copy of a wierd result using clone tool. I just clicked on the image and the orange spot appeared. Is there anyone else who is having similar problems with Clone Stamp?

Have you applied the Photoshop 11.0.1 Patch?
Have you updated the video drivers?
If that doesn't help, try resetting your preferences as described in the FAQ.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776?tstart=0
You either have to physically delete (or rename) the preference files or, if using the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift method, be sure that you get a confirmation dialog.
This resets all settings in Photoshop to factory defaults.
(A complete uninstall/re-install will not affect the preferences and a corrupt file there may be causing the problem.)

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