Photoshop 6.0 – Free Transform Option Missing

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Ron_Sutton
Mar 19, 2008
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I have used this program for years to edit photos before uploading them to my web-site. I have always used the "Free Transform" option to change photo sizing, until today.

Today I went to edit a photo, and the "Free Transform" option (under the "edit" pull down menu) is GONE!

The option is not grayed out (meaning that it is not usable). It is simply gone from the pull down down menu.

I don’t know if I accidentally changed an important setting, or if I’m doing something wrong, or if the software has a glitch.

If anyone is knowledgeable or experienced with this matter, I would greatly appreciate the help. Thanks in advance.

Ron Sutton
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Phosphor
Mar 19, 2008
Ron…

Is your image in 16 bit-per-channel mode?

Try 8 bpc.

ALSO!
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Thus, spam continues to propagate.

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Ron_Sutton
Mar 19, 2008
Thanks for the tip on not posting my e-mail. I would appreciate it if you can get the host to remove it.

I do not know how to tell if my images are in 8 bit-per-channel or 16 bit-per-channel mode. Can you tell me how to figure that out?

But, as an aside. I haven’t changed any properties on older photos that i used to be able to use the "Free Transform" function on … and now they don’t work either. that leads me to believe it is not in the image itself, but rather in the software.

Any help?
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Phosphor
Mar 19, 2008
Photoshop 6 was a long time ago so I don’t remember. Did you have to have an active selection for Free Transform to work?

You can see if the file is 16 bits per cannel in Image>Mode.

Anyway, if that doesn’t help….

Trash/reset Preferences as per the FAQs.

Also, update to 6.0.1.

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