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Hi all,
I need to download BMP images from a proprietary program, then copy/paste them into an imaging program. I’m surprised by the inconsistencies between PS Elements and other programs (including Photoshop) in this task, and I hope someone can shed some light on this for me.
If I copy one of the images, then paste it into a "new" file in any full version of Photoshop — or even into PS LE 4, or even into Irfanview — I get a proper image, like this (which I have re-saved as a jpg instead of a BMP, for purposes of the web):
http://home.earthlink.net/~tfkerin/repdog-irfan.jpg
However, if I try the same thing in PS Elements 2 or 3, I get a bad image like this (again, re-saved here as a jpg):
http://home.earthlink.net/~tfkerin/repdog-pse3.jpg
I have tried various settings in PS Elements before pasting the clipboard contents into the "new" image, trying different modes for the "New" file, transparent-or-white backgrounds, etc,….and nothing seems to make a difference, although I cannot be sure whether I’ve missed some magic combination. The puzzling thing is, it seems to easily work fine in any imaging program I’ve tried, except PS Elements (2 or 3).
My problem, incidentally, is that although I have full Photoshop at one work site, I am limited to PS Elements at the other.
Any thoughts as to the cause of this quirk of PS Elements, or how to work around it in Elements, would be much appreciated.
I need to download BMP images from a proprietary program, then copy/paste them into an imaging program. I’m surprised by the inconsistencies between PS Elements and other programs (including Photoshop) in this task, and I hope someone can shed some light on this for me.
If I copy one of the images, then paste it into a "new" file in any full version of Photoshop — or even into PS LE 4, or even into Irfanview — I get a proper image, like this (which I have re-saved as a jpg instead of a BMP, for purposes of the web):
http://home.earthlink.net/~tfkerin/repdog-irfan.jpg
However, if I try the same thing in PS Elements 2 or 3, I get a bad image like this (again, re-saved here as a jpg):
http://home.earthlink.net/~tfkerin/repdog-pse3.jpg
I have tried various settings in PS Elements before pasting the clipboard contents into the "new" image, trying different modes for the "New" file, transparent-or-white backgrounds, etc,….and nothing seems to make a difference, although I cannot be sure whether I’ve missed some magic combination. The puzzling thing is, it seems to easily work fine in any imaging program I’ve tried, except PS Elements (2 or 3).
My problem, incidentally, is that although I have full Photoshop at one work site, I am limited to PS Elements at the other.
Any thoughts as to the cause of this quirk of PS Elements, or how to work around it in Elements, would be much appreciated.
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