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Micah Player
Micah Player
Inspiring
August 22, 2022

P: "Flickering" brush when painting in version 23.5

  • August 22, 2022
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System details:

 

Surface Studio 2 i7

32 g of ram

GTX 1070

Windows 11 22H2

 

Since updating to version 23.5, I've noticed a couple things. There seems to habe been some kind of change to how brush input is being rendered. On the plus side, it appears to have slightly reduced latency, but there is also some kind of bug causing a flickering to happen as the tiles are drawn in. Its really strange, the flickering while drawing is accompanied by it sometimes taking a step "back" in its history, only for that step to reappear as I continue to draw. I tried disabling multithread compositing to see if that was causing the issue, but it didn't make a change. Also, the same flickering behavior is there whether drawing with the pen or the mouse, so it seems to be about rendering rather than the input method.

 

Just to be sure, I reinstalled 23.42 and the issue was gone. Then, I reinstalled 23.5 and it was back. 

 

Hoping this is solved in a patch soon, because I really like 23.5 and think with this bug solved, the experience / general input latency while drawing has potentially been improved. The bug seems specifically tied to rendering input, which is encouraging because any added fluidity is a good thing while painting in Photoshop. The problem may be driver releated to my Nvidia card, or the fact that I'm running the latest version of Windows 11, but it is definitely unique to 23.5 for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Micah Player
    Micah PlayerAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 14, 2022

    Thanks Mohit, to you and the everyone over there. Its nice to have this resolved. 

    Mohit Goyal
    Community Manager
    Mohit GoyalCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    December 14, 2022

    Hi all,

     

    We're happy to announce the release of Photoshop 24.1. This update includes the fix for this issue. To see the list of all fixed issues, click here

     

    To update Photoshop to 24.1, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop. More detailed instructions for updating

     

    Let us know if the update resolves the problem for those affected, and share your feedback.

     

    Thanks,

    Mohit

      Micah Player
      Micah PlayerAuthor
      Inspiring
      December 12, 2022

      And with the release of 24.1 today, the flicker is officially gone. 

      E
      Community Manager
      Erin26Community Manager
      Community Manager
      November 16, 2022

      Hi Micah,

      I’m so glad to hear that the brush improvements are working for you.

      There isn’t an automated way to transfer Photoshop Release settings to Photoshop Beta, but you can try copying files over from inside C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022 to C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop (Beta)

      Rename the files that are different. For example, the Adobe Photoshop 2022 Prefs.psp would be renamed Adobe Photoshop (Beta) Prefs.psp.  Also, please save a backup of your Adobe Photoshop 2022 Settings folder in case it’s needed.

      Thanks!

      Micah Player
      Micah PlayerAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 16, 2022

      Since the current Beta is so good (for me!) is there an easy way to import my preferences from my stable build and just use it?

      Micah Player
      Micah PlayerAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 16, 2022

      Hi Erin! I just ran the current beta and am very happy to report that the flicker is gone and the brush performance is *chef's kiss*. Absolutely awesome. Can't come soon enough, I've been literally checking every other day for an update. Really want to use this new version, stuck on 23.4.2 until its fixed. Is it my imagination that the brush input latency is much improved with whatever it is you are doing now? This adds a lot of value for people like me who primarily use PS to draw. Thank you!

      E
      Community Manager
      Erin26Community Manager
      Community Manager
      November 15, 2022

      Hi Micah,

      We believe we have a fix for this issue in the 24.1 release, which is scheduled for mid-December.  The fix is also in the current beta build.  If you have a chance to install the beta build, please let us know if the issue is resolved. Thank you.

        Micah Player
        Micah PlayerAuthor
        Inspiring
        October 18, 2022

        Checked today's update (24) with the new Nvidia Studio driver... Still get the same flicker unless I turn off Native Canvas. Damn, was really hoping today would be the fix.  Any idea when we can expect this bug to be patched?

        CShubert
        Community Manager
        CShubertCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        September 29, 2022

        The team has been able to reproduce this and are working on a solution.

         

        Thank you,

          Micah Player
          Micah PlayerAuthor
          Inspiring
          September 28, 2022

          Updated to newest nVidia driver and the issue persists and seems to be triggered by switching to fullscreen mode. 

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