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December 14, 2024

P: Photoshop 26.2 adjustment layers grayed out on cmyk file.

  • December 14, 2024
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As subject states there are several adjustment layers that no longer work on 26.2 and beta. 

Made a new file - CMYK 8bit filled a layer with color, attempted to apply adjustment layer and it is greyed out. Curves, hue saturation and maybe more. 

I went back to 25.12 and it works as it should with no issues. 

Windows 11. 

38 replies

michaljanata
Inspiring
January 17, 2025

ok, that's my fault, I tried adjustment layers for RGB images, that are OK, but CMYK and BW are still not fixed

 

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 17, 2025

This is weird. This is the second time in a short time that an update comes up with the same version number already installed. I already had 26.2, and got an update to 26.2. It finished in about 4 seconds, so clearly didn't do anything.

 

Anyway, nothing has changed and the bug is still there.

 

Look again at what has been marked as correct answers:

michaljanata
Inspiring
January 17, 2025

well, today's update did repair bug... unfortunately it is fixed only partially...

some adjustments layers are still not available with Palette menu, but only in main menu (for example Exposure or Posterize in BW mode)

Chris Gilcher
Participating Frequently
January 16, 2025

Same problem here!

Participant
January 15, 2025

With the new update on the layers pallette the curves adjustment layer is greyed out. ....unavailable.

You have to use the  menu adjustment layer to use it.

...annoying if you do color correction for a living.

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 15, 2025

@doug36558401od39 can you share some screenshots of your workspace making sure to show the layers panel and the adjustment layer option grayed out?

Participant
January 15, 2025

newest Update 2025: After Separation Gradation and Separation are not chooseable anymore only in the RGB mode

 

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 15, 2025
Participant
January 12, 2025

¿Porqué se desactivan estos ajustes de capa (curvas, exposición y tono-saturación) cuando estoy trabajando en nuevo documento?

Mohammad.Harb
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 12, 2025

it depends on the Document color mode ( image  -> mode ), all adjustments effects are availabel in RGB, However if you are in CMYK or Grayscale color mode some adjustments will not be availbe.

G_Man
Inspiring
January 9, 2025

Yup, same problem for me. Now using ther Window command for it... I suppose we have to wait 3 months to get it resolved??

michaljanata
Inspiring
January 8, 2025

it is all mess as usually... on the other side, there are some adjustments, which are not greyed out, end up with error 

 

Participant
January 7, 2025

Bonjour.

 

En version 26.2 de Photoshop, j'ai perdu la possibilité de créer un calque "Courbe" quand je suis sur un fichier CMJN, il est grisé.

 

J'ai réinstaller la version précédente (26.1) pour remédier au problème pour le moment...

 

Merci.

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2025

@PierreGUT it's a known bug in version 26.2, you can use the workarounds until Adobe issue a fix

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...