Flip horizontal but loses selection. Selected image disappears partially when rotating.

[frer8833]

When i select a part of an image and flip it horizontally or vertically i will lose the selection. How can i get the selection back, it's not easy to have to use again Lasso select to exactly get it back?

 

Also when i rotate the selection by using the more exact "Rotate/Zoom" it rotates inside the selection and part of the image disappears so for example a car becomes a half car.

Edited March 22, 2023 by frer8833

[Pixey]

1 hour ago, frer8833 said:

How can i get the selection back,

 

1.  Magic wand set to Global (Flood Mode) click outside the image.

2.  Ctrl + I (to invert) and the image will then be selected.

3.  For the car example, make sure the image is inverted, then rotate.

[Rick Brewster]

3 hours ago, frer8833 said:

How can i get the selection back, it's not easy to have to use again Lasso select to exactly get it back?

 

You can also use Edit -> Copy Selection and Edit -> Paste Selection -> Replace

 

It'll copy the selection to the clipboard in a text format. You can even stash it in an instance of Notepad if you need to keep it around.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

11 hours ago, frer8833 said:

Also when i rotate the selection by using the more exact "Rotate/Zoom" it rotates inside the selection and part of the image disappears so for example a car becomes a half car.

 

• Cut the Selection from the layer with Ctrl + X
• Paste the removed selection into a new layer with Ctrl + Shift + V
• Rotate the new layer
• Merge down with Ctrl + M