CS2 – Smart Objects ignore clipping masks

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Jonathan_Balza
Apr 28, 2005
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Well, I just got my copy of CS2 in the mail maybe 30 minutes ago. I have to say that Bridge is worth the price of the upgrade alone.

But, I’ve come across a behavior in Photoshop CS2 that doesn’t seem right. If you take 2 layers, with one clipped to the other, and then group them into a smart object, you lose the clipping mask. I can’t imagine this is intended behavior. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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Chris_Cox
Apr 28, 2005
This is intended behavior (well, really: unavoidable behavior) — when the layers are copied to the smart object, we can’t always keep the clipping group relationship intact.
Sometimes we can, but many times we can’t.
JB
Jonathan_Balza
Apr 28, 2005
Thanks for responding, Chris.

So I’m stuck recreating those clipping masks any time I want to use a Smart Object? Because I’m trying to find a case where it keeps the clipping mask intact, but I can’t find one.
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dan_elliott
Apr 28, 2005
is this related to my issue in the forums regarding smart objects and Layer via Copy/Cut? I used to have Magic Wand (set st 255) select an underlying layer, to cut out a overlayed layer to the same measurement. Won’t work with Smart Objects, it’s doesn’t have the option available when I right click inside the selection.

Wondering if this is related?
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Chris_Cox
Apr 28, 2005
Dan – no, those have nothing to do with each other.

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