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January 11, 2019

P: Brush Panel keeps resetting [2019]

  • January 11, 2019
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Adobe, why does my brush panel keep reverting to default? I can't tell what's causing it, but I keep having to reload my brush packs. Not a problem in CC2018, same machine specs.

(And just because I'm here again. Please fix that aweful new smaller hitspot when you Transform. It sucks so bad. Release a patch or a 19.1. Legacy Transform please!!!)

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Participant
May 7, 2020
will this be a 'hotfix' per version ie i have to use a particular version for certain plugins to work. this version is the highest i can use Adobe Photoshop Version: 19.1.9 20190724.r.451 2019/07/24: 1207350  x64 so i would be grateful if i dont have to upgrade to 20+
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2020
Thanks - that's Cool!
RosaPerry
Inspiring
May 7, 2020
Great news Daniel Presedo!
Rosa
Delkin525
Known Participant
May 7, 2020
Wow thanks for the good news, Daniel! Nice name btw!

If you don't mind me asking, is there any plan to add new features to the PS's Brush engine? Some features that I think would be amazing are Angle jitter on dual brush-- not specifically angle jitter, but more of a controlled gradual jitter where you can choose an amount and it will rotate gradually throughout the stroke-- not randomly jumping from like 30% angle to like 53%. Boro basically goes over some amazing stuff that ArtStudio Pro has that Photoshop doesn't in this video: https://youtu.be/JM3PKMhwE9A. ArtStudio Pro has has every brush setting from Photoshop but then adds a bunch of fantastic features on top. Is there any chance that PS's brush engine will get these kinds of features? Especially the blending options, and the dual brush stuff.

Also it'd be super cool if the brush's blend mode was scriptable so that we can assign them to keys or buttons more easily.
Dramenon
Inspiring
May 6, 2020
Out of curiosity, and someone who has a lot of Tool Presets and Brushes...  is is the size of Texture Tips, Patterns, quantity of brushes or something else that drives this over 2GB?

For example, I can easily simulate and (re-create) test the issue with as little as 3 Brushes and some massive texture brush tips.

Thanks
🙂
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Dramenon
Inspiring
May 6, 2020
I see there are two similar threads, I posted in the other but I'll post here as well:

We have identified the issue and we're testing a fix.
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Inspiring
April 21, 2020
hope it helps, it was seriously driving me bonkers before I came up with this work around.   

The real mystery is, how is this still an issue after years of people complaining about it.
Inspiring
April 21, 2020
Yes! This is so helpful, thank you so much
Inspiring
April 21, 2020
yes, you can load all of the brushes at once.  

1.  get all of you brushes and folders set up just like you want them
2.  make sure it is under 2 gb. 
3.  select all of your brush folders
4.  click on the menu in the upper right hand corner of the brush window
5.  choose 'export selected brushes'
6.  this will put them all in one file
7.  select where you want to save the file, make sure it is somewhere easy to remember.  may want to add a new folder just for brush backups.
8.  save the file
9.  go to the folder and check the file size to make sure it is under 2gb

when you need to load the file, just open brushes window, click on the menu in the upper right hand corner and choose 'import brushes'

if you have more than 2 gb of brushes and you want to load all of them each time, when you are doing the export process, only choose half of your brush folders for the first file, then choose the other half of the brush folders for the second file.  So you will end up with 2 files (make sure they are both less than 2gb).  Then when you start PS if you want all of the brushes you only have to import those two files and you will have everything, and it will already be set up in the folders that you made.

does that make sense?
Inspiring
April 21, 2020
Ah I see. So it could be 1 thing I’ve loaded that is particularly high? Do you know then if there is a way I can format the folder so it loads all of of the brushes together. At the moment I’m having to do one at a time. It also resets my gradients, patterns and shapes!!! I have also tried several times to contact adobe and the trail just dries up. It’s not fair when we pay to use a system that has such a blatant issue.