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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

Participant
January 3, 2025

Hello everyone,

Here I want to report a problem given by the LAB color method. Before an update it was working correctly, I could use the curves, as well as the hue\Saturation.

With the new update it no longer lets me select the aforementioned adjustment options.
When you even click on Vibrance, it says that it can't be used for this color method.


Is it a bug or does the new update really look like this? because in this way I lose a lot in terms of processing.
How else can it be solved? Thank you

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 3, 2025

Known bug when adjustment layers are called from the Layers panel. Use the Adjustments panel or the menu Layer > New adjustment layer.

Inspiring
January 3, 2025

so in CMYK mode i can no longer create adjustments curves nor hue and Saturation adjustment layers. Why is that? 

 

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 3, 2025
Participant
January 2, 2025

Perdón, pero independientemente de las opciones que dan para este tema, cuando erreglan este problema?

Participant
December 27, 2024

Hoy se actualizó Photoshop en el trabajo y ya no me permite crear una capa de ajuste de Curvas. Es necesario que sea ese el que use porque se tiene que dejar evidencia de lo que se le hizo al arte, alguien sabe cómo solucionarlo??

 

Ps 2025 (26.2)

 

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 27, 2024

Consider resetting your Preferences, which you can do under the General tab in Photoshop Settings, then close and reopen the application.

kaisairanen
Participant
December 23, 2024

The curves and hue-saturation option in the LAB mode is greyed out (as well as in CMYK mode) in the layers panel. There is a workaround through
Layer -> Adjustment layer > curves/Hue Saturation,
but it is very cubmersome - please mend this (was working prior 26.2 version)

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 23, 2024

@kaisairanen the issue has been reported here, you can use one of the mentioned workarounds until Adobe fix the bug

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

Participating Frequently
December 25, 2024

Hi there,

 

We're apologies for the trouble. 

 

I am moving this thread to an existing thread. The team is already aware and bug is already logged for this issue. 

 

Thanks, 

Shivani 

Participating Frequently
December 20, 2024

Curves and Hue Sat are greyed out in CMKY with newest relesse for me. I'm on a imac 2017.

riskypotato
Known Participant
December 20, 2024

After most recent update of PS 2025, I notice that the Curves adjustment is grayed out, when accessing it from the layers panel. However, from the PS Menu, Image>Adjustments>Curves is available. Could this quirk be due to me running MacOS 13.7.2 Ventura? Yes, I need a new computer. Thansk for any help.

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 20, 2024

No not due to your computer or operating system, but a bug in Photoshop 2025 (ps ver 26.2)

 

You should also be able to access Curves from the Adjustments panel (Window>Adjustments)

Participant
December 19, 2024

 

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 19, 2024

@malino_7078 the issue has been reported here, you can use one of the mentioned workarounds until Adobe fix the bug

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-out-on-cmyk-file/idi-p/15044803

Participant
December 19, 2024

 

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 19, 2024
D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 18, 2024

Ah, so it's the method by which the adjustment layer is called. That's why I didn't see it.

Pete.Green
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 18, 2024

@Jen5FFC As you've seen, Adjustment Brush created the adjustment layer, and you can also create them within the Adjustments panel

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