Copying & Pasting Pictures

Copying and pasting in the Pictures Editor works differently for each of the three image windows.

When you copy and paste into the first window, you're pasting only RGB color information, so if you copy an image from the Combined window, only the color information is pasted into the RGB window. As with loading, any changes you make in the RGB Image window affects the selected image.

When you copy and paste into the second window, you're working with only the Alpha Channel information, so any image you paste into this window will appear as an alpha channel image (that is, black and white). Any changes you make in this window affect only the selected image.

When you copy an image from the Combined window the entire image is placed on the clipboard. Depending on where you paste it, only a portion of the image may be used.

When you paste a picture into the Combined window, it appears as a color image with transparent and solid areas. All pictures are treated as color. So if you paste a picture copied from the Alpha Channel window in this window, you'll get an RGB representation of the alpha channel image. As well, any image pasted into this window creates a new picture entry in the library.

To copy and paste RGB information in a picture:

1. Click the Copy button below the RGB Image window.
2. Click the Paste button below the window where you want the RGB image to appear.

• If you paste the image into the Alpha Channel window, it is desaturated and used as an alpha channel.
• If you paste it into the Combined Image window, the RGB image becomes a new entry in the library.

To copy and paste Alpha Channel information in a picture:

1. Click the Copy button below the Alpha Channel window.
2. Click the Paste button below the window where you want the Alpha Channel information to appear.

• If you paste the image into the RGB Image window, an RGB representation of the alpha channel is placed in the window.
• If you paste it into the Combined Image window, an RGB representation of the alpha channel is placed in an empty slot in the library.

To create a new picture using RGB color information only:

1. Click the Copy button below the RGB Image window.
2. Click the Paste button below the Combined window. The RGB information is placed in an empty slot in the library.

To create a new picture using Alpha channel information only:

1. Click the Copy button below the Alpha Channel window.
2. Click the Paste button below the Combined window. The alpha channel information is placed in an empty slot in the library.

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