I'm running Gimp 2.8.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Linux (64-bit) and I'm trying to use the "Bevel and Emboss" layer effect on an image which I copied from another image. Here is what I've done:

1. Loaded image 'A' into Gimp 2. Selected a portion of it
3. Used "/Edit/Copy" to copy the selection 4. Used "/Edit/Paste As/New image" to create a new image from the selection
5. In the new window for the new image, "/FX-Foundry/Layer effects/Bevel and Emboss"
6. When the "Bevel and Emboss" window opens, I accept the defaults and click "Ok"

The filter starts to run and then stops with an error message. Here is the message I get:

------------ START ------------------

Bevel and Emboss Message

Error while executing script-fu-layer-effects-bevel-and-emboss:

Error: ( : 1) Procedure execution of gimp-selection-layer-alpha failed on invalid input arguments: Item 'Pasted Layer copy' (87) cannot be used because it has not been added to an image

----------- END --------------------

Any idea on what could be wrong? Thanks!

Peace...

Tom

/When we dance, you have a way with me,
Stay with me... Sway with me.../

On 07/19/2013 10:50 AM, Partha Bagchi wrote:

Without actually looking at this plugins, I can say that it expects to work on a layer and you have no layer since you paste your selection not as a layer but a new image.

Thanks! I'll try adding a layer and see what happens.

Thanks!

Peace...

Tom

/When we dance, you have a way with me,
Stay with me... Sway with me.../

On 07/19/2013 10:50 AM, Partha Bagchi wrote:

Without actually looking at this plugins, I can say that it expects to work on a layer and you have no layer since you paste your selection not as a layer but a new image.

Well, I did some experiments with adding layers but it doesn't seem to work. I'll try saving the selection as a file first, then opening it, and then see if I can get the filter to work.

Thanks again!

Peace...

Tom

/When we dance, you have a way with me,
Stay with me... Sway with me.../

On 07/19/2013 11:06 AM, Tom Williams wrote:

On 07/19/2013 10:50 AM, Partha Bagchi wrote:

Without actually looking at this plugins, I can say that it expects to work on a layer and you have no layer since you paste your selection not as a layer but a new image.

Well, I did some experiments with adding layers but it doesn't seem to work. I'll try saving the selection as a file first, then opening it, and then see if I can get the filter to work.

Thanks again!

Peace...

Tom

Ok, so I tried saving the selection as a file and opening it and the filter still crashes with the same error.

Peace...

Tom

/When we dance, you have a way with me,
Stay with me... Sway with me.../