Using the Marquee tool

Is there any way to change (increase or decrease) the size of a marquee selection once the drag is released without starting over?

Draw a vector shape over the part of the image you want to copy, and then click on the original image and choose Edit > Copy. Click on the vector shape and choose Edit > Paste Inside. You will be able to unlick the mask group you just created to change he vector shape, thereby exposing more or less of the image without distorting it.

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Editing Drums using the marquee tool

I am so frustrated w logic 9 right now, i strongly dislike flex and i am trying to use the "tab to next transient" method in protools to edit a multitrack drum recording that needs tightening up. This is where logic is a toy made by a toy shop for me as apposed to a professional tool.
In logic 8 there was a way to use the marquee tool and cut up the transients then apply quantize to your groove to tighten things up. heres what happens now, after i select the files with the marquee and make the cut i cannot move to the next transient as the marquee highliter goes away and i have to start again to get to the next transient. this makes this process sooooooo tedious as i have to go back to the beginning of the track and right arrow over what i have done to get to the next transient. I tried reading up on the functions of this tool as its not something i use in every project, but relying on the manual is like getting a pamphlet on how to fly a rocket ship and then fastening your seat belt.

this is what i was doing before....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew6WEBU9dK4&feature=related
only after you make a cut with the marquee tool you loose your spot with the highliter and have to select and restart to get to the next transient....if i could make a cut and go to the next one i would finally accomplish what im trying to do. is this not possible in logic 9??????

Photoshop lags when i use the marquee tool

I recently updates to Photoshop CC (2014) and ever since I did I have been having problems with lag when using the Marquee tool. I have tried reinstalling Photoshop and even downgrading back to CC but it doesn't help. Does anyone know what causes this?

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someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster).
a screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too.
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Thanks!

When I use the marquee tool the photo starts flashing on and off?

Hi when I am using the marquee tool the photo keeps flashing on and off and turning black?

I am not sure what you are asking, or about what Adobe software.
This is the Adobe Reader forum; Adobe Reader does not handle images.

Can I turn off the setting that displays the height and width in a little black box when using the marquee tool?

In Photoshop CC, on a mac...
When using the marquee selection tool, a little black box pops up next to the curser and displays in real time, the height and width of the selection. The same annoying box also appears when dragging an item with the move tool, displaying the numerical location of the cursor. Is there anyway to turn off the display of that little black box? It is driving me bonkers.

Under the preferences cmd/ctrl-k click on "Interface". At the bottom of the UI is a drop down box for show transformation. Set that to "Never"

Why does my screen keep flashing and then turn black when I use the marquee tool?

When I bring up a photo to work on and i try to draw circle or square with the Marquee tool my screen flashes black and then stays black until I use the move tool?

This issue is associated with your graphics driver not being compatible with PS' hardware acceleration. Updating the driver if possible would be advisable, otherwise turn off OpenGL drawing under Preferences --> Performance.
Mylenium

Using the fill option with the marquee tool in PS CS4

Using the marquee tool in PS CS4 for Windows XP, i can't seem to figure out what all the icons mean--and I'm thinking that SOMEWHERE there must be some files where all these many tool panels and options panels are schematically described for the public? I'm trying to figure out how to put in a fill when I make a circle on a layer. The way of doing it in CS3 seems to have changed, but I can't figure out how as when I hover over the icons, PS doesn't give me any help in identifying them, even though I have "show tool tips" selected in the preferences. Thanks so much for your help.

A way to do this with great flexibility is to make your Selection and then use Shift Delete and choose what you wish to fill with from the choices in the subsequent dialog.
[I imagine that it works the same way in Windows?]

Photoshop crashes when I use the marquis tool.

Photoshop crashes when I use the marquee tool. As soon as I make a selection it crashes my computer (every time!) by either rendering the screen black or sometimes all white. I have to force shut down and restart. I'm using MacBook Pro OS 10.6.8 with Photoshop CS6. I am not in a position to update OS at this time. Is there anything I can do to work around this problem? It's extremely time-consuming and infuriating.
Here's the crash report, if anyone is able to make sense of this, I'd sure appreciate knowing what the problem is.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 335913 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          3
Anonymous UUID:                    A9EE1760-D467-49BB-B2EC-A100E2095A2E
Mon Dec 30 15:09:00 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7f494000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5c922188 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5c9221bc 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x5c9221d8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
0x5c922278 : 0xaef608 (0x8f97c04 0x9338004 0x100 0xcb42b6)
0x5c9222c8 : 0xae6601 (0x9338004 0x100 0x5c9222f8 0x9c4778)
0x5c9222f8 : 0x16d49a6 (0x9338004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x5c922308)
0x5c922438 : 0xb0e2b5 (0x9338004 0x9337004 0x0 0x0)
0x5c922478 : 0x9dde7c (0x9338004 0x9337004 0x0 0x0)
0x5c922518 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5c9226c8 : 0x9dc58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x5c9226f8)
0x5c922798 : 0xc9feae (0xc1d0004d 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)
0x5c922808 : 0xcaf734 (0xa1a5a00 0x1473ec80 0x8 0x0)
0x5c922828 : 0xcd4322 (0x1473ec80 0xb 0x5c922848 0x89e0)
0x5c922858 : 0xcd4b3d (0x986c000 0x0 0x5c92287c 0x0)
0x5c922888 : 0xcb4d79 (0x986c000 0x77890080 0x0 0x33)
0x5c9228d8 : 0xc76d0c (0x4651a000 0x0 0x0 0x3)
0x5c922948 : 0xc7640f (0x4651a000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
0x5c922978 : 0xc6c05f (0x4651a000 0x0 0x2 0x46255000)
0x5c922ab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x46255000 0x1 0x5c922bcc 0x5c922bc8)
0x5c922b68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x46255000 0x1 0x5c922bcc 0x5c922bc8)
0x5c922be8 : 0x56da06 (0x46255000 0x0 0x5c922e3c 0x5c922c74)
0x5c922c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x46255000 0x8981a88 0x1)
0x5c922c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x46255000 0x10 0x5c922cd0 0x0)
0x5c922da8 : 0x286638 (0x46255000 0x10 0x8981a88 0x1)
0x5c923e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x8981a60 0x1103d5a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
0x5c923e98 : 0x210a86 (0x8981a00 0x0 0x954dc70 0x98d6620)
0x5c923ef8 : 0x216f84 (0x8981a00 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5c923f78 : 0x295c57 (0x8cc0188 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5c923fc8 : 0x2a256d (0x8cc0184 0x1 0x10 0x0)
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
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            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x159e000->0x19b2fff
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         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000->0xc5bfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 4671247742528
unloaded kexts:
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That is not an application crash - that is a kernel panic, which means there is a hardware defect, a bug in the OS or a bug in a low level driver (like parts of the video driver). Kernel panics are not caused by applications, but by defective hardware or bugs in the OS and drivers.
Resetting prefs may avoid the settings that triggered the crash - but the cause remains in the hardware, OS, or driver code.
Since Apple is not going to update the drivers in 10.6.8, your best bet is to update the OS when you can, and hope the new drivers are in better shape. Unfortunately, it is also possible that you just have a bad GPU or video RAM - and fixing that would require replacing the video card or system (in the case of laptops or all-in-one machines).

Blurred lines when using the stroke tool

Im trying to draw frames with feathered corners using strokes, its supposed to be a solid black line 2px thick it works sometimes but not others. What I end up with is a blurred edge, almost like it's using a spray which is not at all what I want, have tried changing various settings but its still the same.
Anyone any ideas please? It's driving me mad..
Thanks!

Yes, I was using the marquee tool to create the rectangular shapes then using the stroke tool. I took feathered setting off and that resolved the problem.
But...
How do I create rectangular shapres with rounded edges, then use the stroke tool?
I've changed the colour settings so it's not being 'filled' but when I try to use stroke it's now greyed out.
All I am trying to achieve is a rectangular shape with rounded edges with a black outline.
I thought it would be simple ;)

Problems with layers and the marquee tool

Hello all,
All I am trying to do is figure out how to use the marquee tool to delete the bottom 2/3rds of a rounded rectangle.
Here's what I am doing:
Clicking on the rounded rectangle and drawing it to the size I want
selecting the marquee tool and selecting the area of the rounded rectangle I want to delete.
After I selected the area with the marquee tool, I press delete and instead of the area I selected being deleted, the whole layer is deleted instead. Does anybody have any idea what I am talking about, and can anybody help me?
Thanks

you are making shape layers with the Rounded Rectangle Tool by default, change it to fill pixels(in the Options bar), make a new layer on which to draw your rounded rectangle and then use the Marquee Tool to select and delete a part of it. Another option is to leave it set to shape layers, select the area you want to hide with the Marquee Tool and then Alt+click on the Add Layer Mask icon at the botom of the Layers panel (or in the Masks panel)

Delete area using Rectangular Marquee Tool

Hi Sir/Mdm,
I was wondering why I cannot delete an specific area using Rectangular Marquee Tool. I have dragged the Rectangular Marquee Tool to define an area then I hit the "Del" key on the keyboard. I was prompted with the "Fill->Contents> dialog box. Pls advise and thanks in advance.

What do you want to accomplish by "Delete"?
If you have a Background (no layers) then you can only fill it with pixels, as Background cannot have transparency. You can cause a fill of the background color (as shown in the background swatch in the Tools panel) without a prompt by holding the Control key down when pressing Delete.
The menu gives you access to a number of other useful fill options for a Background, such as Content Aware Fill.
To make a Background into a Layer, which can support transparency, double click the Background in the Layers panel, then confirm the dialog. Pressing Delete with a part of a non-background layer selected will simply make the selected part transparent.
-Noel

Could not use the move tool because no layers are selected.

This problem started a few days ago. I like to hold down the "Shift" key when moving a layer (either text or image) to keep the horizontal spacing locked. It was never a problem but a dialog box is now popping up with the following note: Could not use the move tool because no layers are selected.
There's no problem if I'm not holding the "Shift" key but I can't keep the layer from moving up or down. I could just use the arrow key but sometimes I need to move the layer quite a distance.
Also, I'm noticing that if I don't have the cursor directly on the type/image layer, regardless of whether the "Shift" key is selected, a rectangle similar to when the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" is used appears and the layer I had selected is no longer selected.
Any ideas as to why this might be happening? Thanks for the help.

Sorry about that. I'm using Photoshop CS4. There are no layer masks and I'm working over a solid white background (although it's happening in all my files, some of which have multiple layers).
I'm mainly designing DVD sleeves, posters, invites, etc. The layers contain images, live text, vector smart objects, etc. and the problem is happening with all layers, regardless of what it is (text or image).
When I have the mouse directly over whatever it is I want to move and hold the shift key I get the "Could not use..." dialog box. When the mouse is NOT over the image/text, but I have the correct layer selected, I get the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" look, a "dashed" rectangular box wherever I've moved the mouse.
Hope the info is helpful and thanks for responding...

Using the Gradient tool to change button text

I have had a request to change the text on a number of buttons on the website that I am maintaining. I thought it would be a simple case of cropping the text, editing this using the background colour and then pasting back in. The background colour, however, seems to be graduated so when I paste it back in, it doesn't match. What is the easiest way of using the Gradient tool to achieve this?
Sorry if this seems a bit on a 'RTFM' request, but time is of the essence.
Thanks.

I see, the buttons are all pixels at this point.
That's still pretty easy...
1. Edit the text out of the original button by duplicating the part of the button that doesn't have text over it. You can just use the rectangular marquee and duplicate some of the gradient to the right or left of the text and move it over the text. It will take a little care, but it's pretty easy if you work zoomed-in.
2. Determine what font they were using through a site like http://www.whatthefont.com. In this case it looks like a pretty close match to Tahoma Bold.
3. Choose the Text tool and type the same text, then use the various adjustments in the CHARACTER panel to get it to match very closely. Looks like it needs to be horizontally scaled in width to 110% or so.
4. Erase that text then type the text you want.
Hope this helps!
-Noel

Adobe Photoshop CS4/5 Crashes when using the Move Tool

Hello. I'm here because I'm having an issue with Photoshop.
I was trying out CS5 when it started to crash every time I tried to use the Move Tool. It was the generic error message: "Adobe Photoshop CS4 has stopped working.
A problem has caused Adobe Photoshop CS4 to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
Thinking that it was a CS5 issue, I went back to my copy of CS4, only to find the same thing happening there (I also downgraded because CS5 was also crashing at other random times for some reason, but that's an issue for another time).
This puzzles me because both were working fine before. Granted, I hadn't opened them for a while, but it was a sudden thing.
My first impulse was to uninstall and reinstall CS4. No luck. So then, I uninstalled all third-party plugins, thinking that might be it. Still, the same problem. I started looking around on Google for solutions and found the instructions on resetting the Tool preferences (I chose to reset the preferences for ALL of the tools). When that didn't work, I tried deleting the preferences file outright, which said instructions recommended. Nothing.
I should note that Photoshop crashes when using the Move Tool to move an object without ant lines around it, i.e., a layer. I'll move the object, and after two to three seconds, the mentioned error message will appear and Windows will close Photoshop. This, however, only seems to happen after selecting, copying, and pasting part of a large object with some variation of the Marqee Tool (thus making that part a new layer by default) while working at a zoom of 100%. So, in short, working with a large image like <a href=http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/ergo_proxy_267_1280-862301.jpeg>This</a> at 100% zoom. The image linked is the image that I was using and am currently using to reproduce the problem. It is 1280x1024 pixels. I have tested this with somewhat smaller, yet comparable images too. Same problem. I have never had this problem working with large images before, and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions short of formatting my hard drive.
The error code, from Event Viewer:
Faulting application name: Photoshop.exe, version: 11.0.2.0, time stamp: 0x4bf2d4f6
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x65637275
Faulting process id: 0xe28
Faulting application start time: 0x01cb2bb3471d87bf
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Photoshop.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: b412e368-97ab-11df-8f49-001d60b646ef
Details:
System
Provider
[ Name]
Application Error
EventID
1000
[ Qualifiers]
0
Level
2
Task
100
Keywords
0x80000000000000
TimeCreated
[ SystemTime]
2010-07-25T05:15:57.000000000Z
EventRecordID
78845
Channel
Application
Computer
Gatherum
Security
EventData
Photoshop.exe
11.0.2.0
4bf2d4f6
unknown
0.0.0.0
00000000
c0000005
65637275
e28
01cb2bb3471d87bf
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Photoshop.exe
unknown
b412e368-97ab-11df-8f49-001d60b646ef
Details in XML View:
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-07-25T05:15:57.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>78845</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Gatherum</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>Photoshop.exe</Data>
<Data>11.0.2.0</Data>
<Data>4bf2d4f6</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>00000000</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>65637275</Data>
<Data>e28</Data>
<Data>01cb2bb3471d87bf</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Photoshop.exe</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>b412e368-97ab-11df-8f49-001d60b646ef</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
System Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: GN697AA-ABA a6214x
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80 GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Display Device:
Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Memory: 1010 MB
Current Display Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60 Hz)
Photoshop Version: CS4 Extended 11.0.2

Even a decent RAM upgrade is usually only a few hundred dollars nowadays, but it's not a trivially simple process. That said, with a little research and care you can do it. Alternatively, you can hire people (e.g., "Geek Squad") to do such an upgrade.
First, you'll need to know what your operating system capacity is. For example, a 32 bit Windows system can really only use up to a bit more than 3 GB of RAM, while a 64 bit Windows system can use all the RAM you can find a place to plug in. What version of Windows are you running?
Then you'll need to determine what RAM you have installed and what your computer's maximum RAM capacity is - usually you can do this through internet research, either by visiting your computer manufacturer's web site or doing google searches. There are even RAM manufacturer web sites that will tell you what kind of RAM your computer needs and suggest sources, for example:
http://www.kingston.com/
It may be that you can just plug additional chips into currently empty sockets, or it is possible you'll need to replace the RAM chips you have installed in your computer to make room for an upgrade. Every computer is different.
If you list your computer model and current RAM that you have installed here, it may be that someone can help with more specific advice.
-Noel

Photoshop CC 2014 Crashes Randomly when using the Text Tool...

Since the most recent Photoshop update, CC 2014 has been extremely buggy and completely unstable on my Mac Pro, which is inexcusable from a paid service . The most common crash for me occurs when I try to use the “text tool” or attempt to edit text (usually the color). I am occasionally prompted with a window stating, “Could not complete your request because of a program error” and then Photoshop crashes seconds after.
After the initial crash and Apple’s various prompts I usually go through 2-3 consecutive cycles of Photoshop attempting to open back up and crashing over and over again.
I’ve attempted signing out and back in to my Creative Cloud as suggested in several threads, but that was unsuccessful in mitigating the crashing. Is there a fix for this, other than uninstalling and reinstalling? My studio has too many upcoming deliverables and deadlines to do a fresh install, so suggestions/solutions would be appreciated .
Problem Report
Process:         Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 [3736]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
Identifier:      com.adobe.Photoshop
Version:         15.1.0 (15.1.0.148)
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [150]
Responsible:     Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 [3736]
User ID:         502
Date/Time:       2014-08-18 14:39:11.590 -0700
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: D2E627F5-FA78-7D87-F2B5-7C57B55C541F
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000deadbeef
VM Regions Near 0xdeadbeef:
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    __TEXT                 00000001022de000-0000000106ab5000 [ 71.8M] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014

Sorry for the lack of the report it was my first time reporting an error for software... Never had an issue before.
I haven't experienced the crash via text tool since I posted the question, but the Photoshop is still constantly crashing at startup, but every time I try to enter the report I get the error: Please try again later.m5

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