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February 5, 2026

P: Canvas Size relative Width/Height not recorded in Actions (values saved as blank)

  • February 5, 2026
  • 43 replies
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In Adobe Photoshop, the updated Canvas Size dialog fails to record relative dimensions when recording an Action. This works correctly in 27.3.1 (Release), but is broken in 27.4.0 (Beta).

 

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open any document.

  2. Create a new Action (in the Actions panel).

  3. Click Record.

  4. Go to Image → Canvas Size…

  5. Change the units to millimeters (mm).

  6. Switch the size mode from Absolute to Relative.

  7. Enter values:

    • Width: X mm

    • Height: Z mm

  8. Click OK to apply.

  9. Stop recording.

 

Expected result

The Action records a Canvas Size step with parameters:

  • With Relative

  • Width: X mm

  • Height: Z mm

  • Horizontal: Center

  • Vertical: Center

  • Extension Color: Background

 

Actual result (27.4.0 Beta)

The Action records a Canvas Size step with:

  • With Relative

  • Width: (blank)

  • Height: (blank)

  • Horizontal: Center

  • Vertical: Center

The Width and Height fields exist in the recorded step, but their values are not saved (empty).

Adobe Photoshop Version: 27.4.0 20260201.m.3398 df09e8f  arm64 (beta, PublicBeta)

    43 replies

    Participating Frequently
    May 20, 2026

    Same issue in 27.6.0 wtf? Is that what I pay £42 a month for?

    visualworks
    Participating Frequently
    May 12, 2026

    Using new Actions panel I have recorded action including:

    • resizing image
    • resizing canvas
    • placing image and changing its position
    • saving file
    • closing

    When playing action the image was resized, image was saved and closed, but the canvas was not resized, no placed image also. 

    Actions worked OK in previous versions.

    When I edit action all steps are there - they just don’t have any effect when applying.

    Community Expert
    May 12, 2026

    @visualworks See this answer:

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    pentagramwookie
    Inspiring
    May 6, 2026

    Can confirm this issue is still happening in Photoshop version 27.5.0 Release

    Disabling Modern User Interface fixes the issue, but you will need to re-record any canvas size actions with it off.

    Participating Frequently
    May 1, 2026

    Before I was even aware ‘Modern User Interface’ was a thing, I had noticed that actions I made with canvas size changes had not been recording properly. The action registers canvas size as a step, but not the dimensions -


    Only today when I was reading about the ‘Modern User Interface’ and the ability to turn it off, did I put two and two together. Low and behold, with MUI turned off the action recording now works as expected:
     


    I’m using 27.6.0 on a Mac Studio 65GB ram.

    Ged_Traynor
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2026

    @Lorenzo Ceva Valla disable this option in the preferences and restart Photoshop

     

    Lorenzo Ceva Valla
    Participating Frequently
    April 22, 2026

    I’m having an issue with the latest version of Photoshop (27.5.0). I have dozens of actions created in previous versions that I use to generate frames for my photographs. However, with the latest version I can no longer create new ones.

    When I try to record a new action, the Canvas Size command doesn’t get recorded — or rather, it gets recorded but without any values. As a result, the action produces no effect and the final file remains unchanged.

    Ged_Traynor
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2026

    @Erol Album Izmir in the preferences, disable this option

     

    Lorenzo Ceva Valla
    Participating Frequently
    April 22, 2026

    Thank You very much! it worked!

    Participating Frequently
    April 21, 2026

    Eski kanvas size ı istiyorum. Yeni Kanvas size Action a yazılmıyor ve hata yapıyor 

     

    Ged_Traynor
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 8, 2026

    @Begazone you failed to mention which version of Photoshop you have, but if it’s the most recent, and you have the rulers set to centimetres, disable this option in the preferences

     

    Begazone
    Participant
    April 8, 2026

    Every time I enter the Canvas Size , it opens with pixels as the unit of measurement. I perform my calculations in centimeters and I want to keep doing so, but every time it opens, it reverts back to pixels, and I have to change it again each time I use it. It wasn't like this before.