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August 8, 2014

P: Auto Blend Layers not focus blending - Photoshop 2014.1

  • August 8, 2014
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I have 4 registered images of fungi, all images are at the same exposure settings but focused at different levels within the frame. I need to 'blend' together to make one image with a combined DoF.
Ok, so I've imporetd into PSCC as 4 stacked Layers, non of which are Background Layers. I've selected all 4, auto alligned and then used Auto Blend Layers [ABL]. The outcome is that the top 3 layers have totaly black masks applied and the bottom all white. All I basically get as an output is one of the 4 images, no selectivity whatsoever, presumably because of the 3 totally black masks. It also executes the process very quickly.
I assume ABL should be selecting the better focused areas on each image [white on the black masks] and combining all to give me one image with collective DoF. This isn't happening

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    Richard7903
    Richard7903
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    September 22, 2014
    I wish I could go to the prior version, CC doesn't even show it for me!
    Seriously thinking of purchasing Zerene Stacker or Helicon and uninstalling CC PS altogether
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    OneShotII
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    September 22, 2014
    How difficult can this be? It is not a new function. Yet for photographers it is why you purchase/work in PS instead of Lightroom. Now there a disincentive. What does it take to get this fixed?
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 22, 2014
    Same problem; been tearing my hair and swearing up a storm til I found this discussion. Re-installed the prior version and all is well in focus-stacking-land. Unsatisfactory, Adobe. Breaking stuff is bad. Knowing about it and not fixing it is worse. How will we know when it's safe to re-upgrade? Of course the Cloud app is now pinging for upgrade to the latest, but that is pointless until I know that this critical issue is fixed.
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    OneShotII
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    September 19, 2014
    It just blew me away!!! I can't tell you how many hours I tried to fix the issue. I spent another 2 hours with technical support. Only after lengthy talks did they determine it was a bug. Not only is this so irritating but what a freaking waste of time!!! I wish I could sent them a freking bill!!!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
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    September 19, 2014
    hoped the newest update would fix this since reported over a month ago and since it is not a new feature should not pose a large challenge to correct

    but it appears not

    I use this feature frequently and am paying for the new version by subscription so I would lke to use it not be told to use outdated version that has other issues.
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    OneShotII
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    September 18, 2014


    I tried to focus stack, align and blend 3 mages in PS CC 2014. I also contacted technical support and they confirmed the bug. We replicated the bug. The feature works in CC but not PS CC 2014
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2014
    despite different descriptions, this is the same underlying problem.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2014


    Hi i have discovered that the panorama photo-merge in PS CC2014 is not alining images very well. I have had to revert back to Photoshop CS6 to obtain a correctly alined panorama.
    Richard7903
    Richard7903
    Known Participant
    September 17, 2014
    Folks, I am having the exact same problem, on trial, time running out and unable to use the Stack feature. Earlier posts suggest downloading earlier version of CC but I can't even do that. Adobe is getting a bad name, I am also on trial with Helicon Focus, soooooo much easier, so much faster too
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    lukes9251220
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    September 15, 2014
    Can anyone tell me why I can not find a previous version of Photoshop in the app section so I can revert to using the working version not the bugged version!
    I am going to the previous version section, Could it be that I am currently using 30 trial?
    Adobe hurry up!!!
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