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Inspiring
October 17, 2018

P: Healing brush & clone stamp tools lagging

  • October 17, 2018
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I just recently updated to Adobe Photoshop CC 2019, and my healing brush tools and clone stamp tool lags when I use it.  I had no prior issues with CC 2018.  What gives?

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Inspiring
November 6, 2018
Yes.  The Wacom update definitely helped.   It is a bit faster at first, but if you keep using it, you'll notice it slow again.    Adobe seems to blame Apple, but Mojave was out weeks before PS 2019...you figured they would have noticed the problem
Known Participant
November 6, 2018
What I've noticed on 10.14.1 is that the spinning cursor still shows up, but the response of the brush is much faster than before the update. It went from almost unusable to at least usable. But it's definitely still buggy. Of course, I didn't just update the OS, there was also a driver update for my Wacom tablet. So maybe that helped, too. Still has issues, but, I'm dealing with it because that new content aware fill has already helped me a lot!
Inspiring
November 6, 2018
It is crazy.   It's actually cost a few days of work and is slowing down everything.
   Even 2018 is a little buggy but the brushes work
Participating Frequently
November 6, 2018
yeah it's pretty unreal tbh. i've had to almost completely stop painting in photoshop. i know there's probably a million issues but this is so fundamental and so "forward" from a ux standpoint, i mean it's right in front of my face every time i try to draw anything expressive

also, this is a subscription based product. what have i been paying for the last month? i can't use the app lol
Participating Frequently
November 6, 2018
yep, i've also updated to the beta but the spinning cursor problem persists
Participating Frequently
November 5, 2018
after update mojave 10.14.1.... the bug is not  fixed.... at least not  for me. Let see what Adobe does about it.
Inspiring
November 5, 2018
I actually just did the Mojave update....unfortunately the spinning cursor problem still exists on PS 2019.    I'm using 2018 at the moment which is working decently.
I hope they resolve this soon.   Can't remember such a big bug in a photoshop release.  They're usually pretty good.
Participating Frequently
November 5, 2018
I'm now frequently getting the busy cursor with most brushes, even with the rulers hidden. Frankly ridiculous.
Inspiring
November 5, 2018
Hi Jeffrey - my liquify issue seem to be fixed now (thanks!) but I've tried all the workarounds for the brush tool and nothing seems to work for me. Ive also updated to the latest PS CC this evening. Is there anything else I can try? It's driving me a little nuts.
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Participating Frequently
November 5, 2018
thanks for the info Alex