I have two 600×600 pictures I need to merge together.
First picture is filled with some background graphics.
Second picture contains one small object positioned in the right spot where it should be on the merged image. The rest of the second picture is transparent.
I want to copy object from the second picture and put it on the first picture with preserving its exact position. When I select the whole 600×600 area of the second picture (ctrl+a), copy and paste it – the object is getting centered as transparent space around it is getting removed (and not copied).
I need to either copy transparent area around it or make it remain at the exact same position after pasting. Any ideas?
Best Answer
Place the windows of both files next to eachother so you can drag and drop the layer from the layer palette to the working area of you destination file.
The clue is to hold down shift before dropping the layer, the original placement will be preserved. This work also when selecting and dragging multiple layers.