Fire text on other images?

Whats the deal you have to flaten the image to make fire text and it locks all the layers. Any one know what I'm talking about?

I dont think I do....
can you explain a little more?

ok.. I want to put some flame text on another image but after making the flame text photoshop wont let me move the flame text onto the other image. I guess this is becuase when making the flame text you have to flatten the image witch locks the layers. So I'm asking is there a way to make flame text and still be able to move it onto another image.

I made the flame text following this tutorial
http://www.dsigning.com/photoshop/texteffects/fire/

after you get finished doing the tutorial

there are a lot of ways to do this...but for ease of explanation do this

double click the magic wand tool..... in the options pallet set it for tolerance 0 (zero)

click on the black area in the background of your image
this will make a selection of the black background...

ctr+shift+I to invert your selection and just have your fire text selected....

to make sure you dont have an ugly black outline left behind go to the "select" menu

Select/Modify/Contract with a value of 1 (if this doesn't get rid of the black outline try a greater value)

now ctr+shift+I again and delete

you should have only the fire text remaining


Hope this helps

Or you could just duplicate the layer. PS will then allow you to drag it over.

Nither worked.. Please try the tutorial and then open up a new image and try moving the fire text onto the new image..

Well I'm able to move the fire text over to the new image but when it's moved over all the color is taken off the fire text.. There must be a way to put fire text on another image.

Ok, I looked over the tutorial, didn't do it though. And what I suggest you do is change the image mode back to RGB Color from Indexed Color. Then you will be able drag the layer on to another image. If the background is black just change the image mode to "screen". That will hide all thats black.

Thanks I finally got it!!