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Brightness slider in sky replacement no longer works

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September 1, 2026
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Since loading v27.10 of Photoshop the brightness light/dark slider no longer functions. All other controls seem to work OK.

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Craig_ZAuthor

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Good to know. Thanks for the work around.

silk-m

Community Expert

That is likely because the "Brightness/Contrast" adjustment layer was replaced by the "Light" adjustment layer in version 27.10.

26.11

27.10

As you can see, the "Light" adjustment layer in version 27.10 does not have a brightness slider.

--Susumu Iwasaki

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Craig_ZAuthor

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That is likely the end result. I was mostly working from the “preview” adjustment screen, but I see that the resulting layers have changed. I don’t usually “mess” with the resulting layers that are created by the process. At most, I may refine the masking some. Apparently the programmer introduced a bug into the process when they expanded new options into the brightness options panel without changing the sky replacement logic to match. Just mostly wanted to bring it to someone's attention so that it can be fixed in a future release.

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi @Craig_Z

Thanks for reaching out. Could you share a few more details so we can better understand what’s happening?

Your System Info from Photoshop > Help > System Info. Please copy and paste the full details here.
Screenshots or, preferably, a screen recording showing the issue.
Whether this happens with specific images or file types, or with all files.
The steps in your workflow leading up to the issue.

In the meantime, you can try resetting Photoshop preferences. I recommend using the manual method after creating a backup of your preferences. The steps are shared here: https://adobe.ly/4xlb0ed

Thanks, Srishti Bali | Community & Engagement Strategist, Digital Imaging | Adobe

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Craig_ZAuthor

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Sorry, I need to get work done, so I reinstalled the previous version. I documented all this to live customer support yesterday. They went online to my computer. It happens with all images and multiple file types. It should be easy for you to just try it on your own copy. Just pick a landscape image then under edit pick - sky replacement. Once you pick a “sky” you will note the the brightness slider has no effect - other sliders work fine.

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