Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended could not complete your request because the smart object is not directly editable

it seems there's been a couple of changes to Photoshop since I've used it last.  One of these changes is the use of smart ojects.  After importing an image I was trying to cut and copy part of it and was getting this message.


Extended could not complete your request because the smart object is not directly editable


The solution is pretty simple you can do one of 2 things ; both are options when you right click the layer. 

* Edit the Smart Object - this will open the item in another box

* Rasterise the Smart Object - turing it back into editable pixels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jdv6u4S6Hw