Photoshop Question...

D4VE · 24 Jan 2006 at 11:10

What does this mean - "cannot transform because the initial bounding rectangle is empty"?

Ive got a layer with an object on and Im trying to do a free transform. There is no selection, I just want to "do" the whole layer.

Never had this before in all my days of using Photoshop...

SiriusB · 24 Jan 2006 at 12:45

Never had this myself but it seems it thinks that there is nothing to transform...

I suppose you could select the WHOLE layer and see if you have any joy...

SiriusB

gord · 24 Jan 2006 at 13:11

Are you using opacity on the layer?

D4VE · 24 Jan 2006 at 14:53

I discovered its because I used the eraser to partially remove the middle of the painted circle so it is semi transparent.
Wierd that I cant transform it, I dont see why it should stop me.

Oh well, I can work round it, thanks for the replies.

madmaxx · 24 Jan 2006 at 22:46

I've just replicated what you described, and it works fine for me. Just a quick question - did you deselect before trying the free transform? If not, and you had a selection on an empty layer,that would explain it i think. Anyhow, hope your workaround worked!

D4VE · 25 Jan 2006 at 08:43

Hi thanks for the reply.
I tried it on a few duplicates of the original layer, they are not empty, they have my "bubble" graphic on it.

Basically, here is what I did to create this bubble:

-create a new layer
-draw a circle with the circular marquee
-paint it white with the paintbrush
-get the eraser tool with a soft edged brush of the same size as the white circle. click twice so the middle becomes semitransparent with the edge being slightly more opaque.
-Now try to free transform that layer with the bubble on.

Doesnt let me do it on PS6

Heres a screenshot:

gord · 25 Jan 2006 at 09:08

Mustve been fixed in a later version, which one i dont know.

D4VE · 25 Jan 2006 at 09:23

So you reckon its a bug in the software?

gord · 25 Jan 2006 at 09:26

D4VE said:
So you reckon its a bug in the software?

Not necessarily a bug, but a limitation nonetheless. Upgraded functionality may have fixed it?

Have you found a work around for it?

D4VE · 25 Jan 2006 at 09:48

Well, I really wanted to duplicate the layer and size the duplicates so there are lots of different sized bubbles.
However, I could make them all from scratch, its obviously more time consuming.

I have a more recent version at home so i will see if it does the same thing.