Photoshop cut and paste bug

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stan_alachniewicz
Apr 23, 2008
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HI,

I often take screenshots from my screen. I do this by hitting the ‘PrtScrn’ button on my keyboard. Then I go to PHotoshop, make a new image and paste, but it doesn’t paste the recently copied screen that is in the clipboard…?! Does anyone have experience with this and know how to fix it?

Thanks,
Stan
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Rudy Benner
Apr 23, 2008
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HI,

I often take screenshots from my screen. I do this by hitting the ‘PrtScrn’ button on my keyboard. Then I go to PHotoshop, make a new image and paste, but it doesn’t paste the recently copied screen that is in the clipboard…?! Does anyone have experience with this and know how to fix it?

Thanks,
Stan

Can you paste into other applications?
RK
Rob_Keijzer
Apr 23, 2008
Stan,

but it doesn’t paste the recently copied screen that is in the clipboard

What does it do instead? This always works for me. When, after making the screenshot, you select "New" in PS, does the new canvas have the same pixel dimensions as your screen?

Rob
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Don_McCahill
Apr 23, 2008
Like Rob, this generally works for me. I remember once it didn’t and closing Photoshop and reopening did the trick. Probably a memory problem with PS sucking up the RAM used by the clipboard.
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Phosphor
Apr 23, 2008
This is a problem that people have been complaining about for a few versions now. Seems to be intermittent. Usually it works as it should for me.
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dave_milbut
Apr 23, 2008
closing and reopening photoshop clears it. pita if you have a lot going on in photoshop.
JJ
John Joslin
Apr 24, 2008
I got so fed up with it I bought SnagIt.

<http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp>

Now I’m glad I did for many other reasons.
JW
John_Waller
Apr 24, 2008
I got so fed up with it I bought SnagIt.

I agree. I prefer SnagIt for screenshots than Photoshop.

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John Waller
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dave_milbut
Apr 24, 2008
it’s not a problem with the clipbboard, it’s a problem with photoshop. other apps still have live access to the clipboard after photoshop stops taking new clipboard input. so snagit or PrtScn, doesn’t make a difference. restart photoshop is still the "fix" (workaround).

(for the record i have snagit too, i just rarely use it.)
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dave_milbut
Apr 24, 2008
I agree. I prefer SnagIt for screenshots than Photoshop.

photoshop doesn’t take screen shots! (of course!) 🙂
CY
curt_young
Apr 24, 2008
If you have Vista the Snipping Tool works great, and you can even do freeform cutouts.
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stan_alachniewicz
Apr 24, 2008
Rob (post #1) on a good day, yes, but sometimes, often to be honest, it doesn’t put the proper dimensions in OR paste the proper image.

Ok, yeah, because the clipboard date is still there for other programs, so I think it’s a PS bug. I knew about closing and reopening, but what a PITA.

At least I’m not the only one. Thanks all.

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