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Project 1: Composite Movie Ad 67Note:If you crop an image that includes a Background layer, the Background layer is automatically converted to a regular layer if the Delete Cropped Pixels option is not checked.8. With the Storm layer still active, press Command/Control-T to re-enter Free Transform mode.Once you commit the transformation on a regular layer, the transformation is final. Looking at the Options bar now, you can see that it shows the layer at 100%, instead of the 90% from Step 7.If you transform a Smart Object layer, the scale percentage is maintained even after you finalize the change, unlike scaling a regular layer, where the layer recalibrates so the new size is considered 100% once you finalize the scaling.9. Press Esc to exit Free Transform mode without changing anything.10. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.Transform the Background LayerYour file currently has a number of layers, most of which were created by pasting or placing external files into the original file. Because every photograph and scan (and some images that you create from scratch in Photoshop) begins with a default locked Background layer, it is important to understand the special characteristics of that layer:%u2022 You can%u2019t apply layer transformations, styles, or masks to the Background layer.%u2022 You can%u2019t move the contents of the Background layer around in the document.%u2022 If you delete pixels from the Background layer, you must determine the color that will be used in place of the deleted pixels. %u2022 The Background layer cannot include transparent pixels.%u2022 The Background layer is always the bottom layer in the stacking order. You can%u2019t add or move layers lower than the Background layer.In the final composite file for this project, you need to flip the bricks image from top to bottom, and remove the background pixels from inside the hole in the bricks. For either of these options to work properly, you need to convert the default Background layer to a regular layer.Note:Although the Background layer exists by default in many files, it is not a required component.