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I found a solution.  I was having the same issue.  I had the crop window open, but it wouldn't let me adjust the size or move the crop around. To quickly get it back to normal I did the following: 1. Grabbed the quick selection tool 2.  Created a box 3. clicked outside the box (to remove the box created) 4.  Went back to the crop tool And it Works! ... View more

Hi Dean, For your method, is the main difference between yours and the inner glow method the fact that you actually delete the pixels and therefore the fading will work on any background (not just backgrounds that match the color of the inner glow). I may want to learn how to do your technique too. Thanks! ... View more

It worked!  Thank you so much Dave!  A simple and extremely effective solution I can repeat rapid fire! This has been such a struggle for me.  Thanks again! ... View more

So I found a technique that (almost works).  I am able to fade the edges, but when I click "OK" my changes disappear.  I have attached a video to show what is happening. Here are the instructions I used: Create a Soft Fade Vignette in Adobe Photoshop CC 1. Open a photo in Photoshop. 2. Convert the background to a layer by double-clicking on it in the layers palette. When an image is opened in Photoshop it always opens as a locked background layer. When you double click the layer the New Layer dialog box will open and you can either choose to name the layer or leave the name - Layer 0 - as is. If you don't do this you won't be able to complete the rest of this tutorial. A common practice is to also convert the layer to a Smart Object. This is a non-destructive technique which preserves the original image. 3. With the layer selected in the Layers panel, select the Elliptical Marquee tool.and drag a marquee selection around the area of the photo you want to keep. 4. Click the "Add Layer Mask" button at the bottom of the layers palette. The Add Layer Mask icon is the "Box With The Hole" at the bottom of the Layers panel. When you release the mouse, the Layer will sport a chain and a new thumbnail. The new thumbnail is the mask. 5. Double-click the layer mask thumbnail in the layers palette.This will open the Properties panel for the mask. 6. If it isn't open, twirl down the Global Refinements area. What we are going to do is to fade the edges of the mask to create the vignette effect. 7. There are four sliders designed to let you get things just right. Here's what they do: Smooth: This slider makes the edge transition less sharp. Feather: Moving this in or out will increase or decrease the fade at the edges of the mask. Contrast: Moving this slider makes the edge of the selection sharper and more defined. Shift Edge: Sliding this in or out increases or decreases the diameter of the selection area set in Step2. When finished, click OK to return to the Layers panel. Add a new layer under the photo and fill it with the desired background color. ... View more

Hi Dean, I tried your method and it did not work. Also, I'm not sure what you mean going from step 4 to 5 can you elaborate? ... View more

Hi Trevor, I am using photoshop CC, but I don't seem to have fx... is this a filter you downloaded online? ... View more