ok, in case you want to know solution... it's weird... If i draw marquee in photoshop (to extract top) from outside the original picture (grey area), then in maya i get that strange streched texture, but if i draw marquee from inside the picture, near the edge, it comes fine in maya. I tried it about 15 times, and this was the only solution that worked... very strange Anyway forgot to say hello in first post, so.. hello to everyone