Photoshop

I always run Adobe software as Admin in Winodws because of the heavy reliance on the Registry. When you start any app that way, the UAC prompt pops up to confirm you are you, then the app starts. In Photoshop 2026, this is the UAC prompt: How do we get this info to the development team to fix? It doesn't break anything, just feels unfinished, and makes you wonder what else was overlooked. This is three versions old and still in the app.

I was once able to open RAW files on my laptop. No longer can. I get this message:   "Could not complete your request becasue your computer does not provide the required AVX and AVX2 instruction sets needed to process video."   I'm on a MacBook Air Chip Apple M2 MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1   Please help! I travel and work with this laptop and my work depends on RAW files.   Kind thanks, Hélène

Windows - GTX 5090 - 128GB Ram - AMD 9950X3DPhotoshop Version 27.2Bets Version 27.3 (also freezes)Windows Version 25H2NVIDIA driver version 591.59Seemingly randomly; about a week ago Photoshop began freezing as soon as I take almost any action beyond using a brush on a blank canvas.Some examples:- Attempting to exit the program- Attempting to open a saved PSD when one is already open- Attempting to place an image onto a layer- Attempting to open a image or PSD from CTR + O- Attempting to select an object on a layer within an open PSD- and many more...The issue doe not go away when launching with no plug-ins.The issue does not go away after removing the preferences.The issue does not go away after deleting my font cache.The issue presists in Beta Photoshop, older versions of Photoshop, with an older Graphics Driver (Game Ready & Studio).No other program within my normal computer usage appears to have any issues. I need help.  😞

Be careful: Generative Upscale does not do what the Adobe text describes, i.e., “create a new, larger document with more detail." Today, I tried using it on a map (Using Photoshop 27.2.0, Tahoe 26.2), thinking that it would enlarge and sharpen the file. It did not. Instead, it made up false details throughout the map. For example, it created rivers where there were not rivers, and it gave mountains shapes that were not on the original map. If I hadn't taken a closer look at the map, it would have been a total disaster.  Firefly is cearly not ready for commercial applications, and Adobe needs to better describe what it is doing with it.

If we use the colour balance on a photo with increasing 30,40 or 80% of red colour or etc...!! then the preview was not showing on the photo.  But when we click Ok button, then it was directly applying to the photo.   This problem is showing when we Keep Off the Graphic Card in performence option...     If the graphic card is on..! then its showing the preview in live even we not clicking the Ok button of colour balance. please solve it.

I've recently got a new laptop (Windows 11) and downloaded Photoshop on the new one. Previously, I could go to File > Import > Video frames to layers, but that option isn't there anymore. I also can't drag a video clip into the window (it says 'Could not complete the command because no parser or file format can open the file') or open a video file. I've tried downloaded a few versions - the one that downloaded initially was 27.2.0, I tried 27.1.0 and went back to 26.0.0 because it was the oldest one they had and none of them worked. It definitely worked on my previous laptop, though I'm not sure specifically which version it was - definitely a 2025 one. These are the options I have under file. Has anyone experienced this and knows how to fix it?

Hi, I need to find best way of adding shadows to my 'models into real scene' photos.I reckon start with the aircrafts plan view as a black silhouette and lay it on the ground.attached the .psd file for download. It has plan view before my attempt, as well as my best effort.I am assuming shadow is directly under the aircraft, an overhead light , then I will soften edges and mellow it , being a cloudy day. Wheels then get an extra shadow.In order to get the shadow, I take the planview, then try to pull it down to the correct shape.I tried transform>perspective, the most obvious one, but failed.warp no good, skew no better.Distort, and its a struggle, the tailplane doesnt want to behave. Just what is the way as the shadow is the plan view, but on the ground ! CheersMerlin 

Subject: Feature Request: Direct "Place into Shape" or Instant Clipping Mask Option Dear Adobe Photoshop Team, I have a suggestion to improve the workflow in Photoshop. Currently, to create a clipping mask, we have to place an image, create a shape, ensure the layers are in the correct order, and then select 'Create Clipping Mask.' This process is time-consuming when working with multiple objects. My Idea: Adobe should introduce a "Direct Clipping Mask" or "Place into Shape" option. * A user should be able to right-click a shape and select "Place Image into this Shape," or * Simply drag and drop an image directly onto a shape to automatically create a clipping mask. This feature would significantly speed up the design process and make the workflow much smoother. I hope the team considers this enhancement. Best regards, Chavan abhi

Hello. I downloaded this animated mockup PSD of an Apple tablet and iPhone shown here. Both the tablet and the iPhone are animated so that they both rotate towards each other and then back to facing front again.  The PSD canvas size is 1600h x 1200v and I need to increase the canzas size to 1920h x 1080v AND scale up the tablet and iPhone so that they are both larger. They are both smart objects and I don't really have any experience using smart objects in Photoshop. The problem is, when I increase the canvas size, my custom webpage that I created and pasted on both the tablet and the iPhone screen is off kilter and appears halfway off of each device's screen! ALSO, if I scale each device to 150%, my custom webpage on each device's screen is also off kilter! Can someone please tell me how to increase the canvas size AND how to increase the size of the tablet and iPhone AND how to have my custom webpage that displays on the screen of each device also be the correct size so tha

I want to cancel my request for the PS-desktop-application I needed to quickly make smt 4 work so I used the web-version of PS.I saw that there was a possibility to have a desktop version so I pushed the 'request acces' (NL: 'Toegang aanvragen')I now wish to cancel that request but I can't find it.(also my boss is getting spammed about this request :s ) HELP

Hi Guys, recently Photoshop just stopped working on my PC.   I am running Windows 11. I have tried all sorts, and now I can't even click the button 100% total unresponsive. I have the Creative Cloud Standard and all the other programs are OK any help, please? Thanks in advance.

When I updated my Adobe photoshop 2026, I never had a good day.  The photoshop crashes after I processed every 2-3 photos, sometimes even crashes the system and cause reboot or forced power off.    The lates version is Photoshop v27.2, Camera Raw v 18.11 suffer the same problems. The crashes mostly happen in Camera raw when select objects using musk or apply a preset to a selection.  I believe that the SW developers have poor understanding of using GPU, and bad strategy to recover from error.  As I know,  the versions of Adobe photoshop prior to 2026 never taking advantage of the GPU.  The Camera Raw uses GPU heavily for AI related tasks, and performs badly and encounter frequent errors and crashes. This is a headache for me since I have to user task manager to kill the hanging app, and sometimes unplug the power cord to force a poweroff and restart.I don't understand why Adobe does the poor job for Camera raw. I tried Lightro

Hi everyone, I often use Photoshop to prepare screenshots and simple visuals for step-by-step guides and documentation.   The challenge I face is keeping images clean and easy to understand, especially when highlighting specific areas without cluttering the screen. I wanted to ask:- How do you usually annotate screenshots for guides?- Do you prefer arrows, boxes, or subtle highlights?- Any tips to keep visuals clear for non-technical users?   This is an example of how I currently structure visual guides: [weblink removed as per forum guidelines]   I’d appreciate any suggestions or workflow tips. Thanks!

Hi Everyone. I am new to photoshop and this community. I’m trying to build a reliable Photoshop Action that stitches 8 wallpaper strips into one large panel for print production. Each strip is 8700 px wide, 45000 px tall, with a 220 px overlap, so the final stitched width should be 68060 px.My goal is to automate this so I can batch‑process hundreds of files.The problemNo matter how I record the Action, Photoshop keeps returning errors like "the command transform is not currently available" or "The command select is not currently available" when running the action. These cause the Action to fail during batch processing or the action silently stops before saving, so Batch produces no output files.I’ve tried:Relative transforms (+8480 px)Absolute transforms (setting X to 0, 8480, 16960, etc.)Avoiding Transform AgainAvoiding clicking layer namesConverting to Smart ObjectsEnsuring no selections are activeRemoving all visible “Select” stepsDespite this, Photoshop still records layer‑ta

After I upgraded the Toolbar can no longer be edited. The right panel (Extra Tools) is blank. There's nothing to chose from. 

Hi everyone,I work mostly in Photoshop and often take short breaks with word puzzle games like NYT Letter Boxed. I’m curious how other creatives approach these puzzles do you see any link between visual thinking and word flow?Would love to hear your thoughts or quick tips.

On layers, how do you put items in a layer you create? I am aware of how to create a layer, I just don't know how to put certain items in it, using a raw file. This is a move done in Photoshop, I know. How's it done? 

 I want to mask the trees in front of the building for ana rchitecture visualisation. I already tried the mask and selection tool and channels. For the parts that have sky in the back it works, the rest not so much. How would you go about this? Is there a tool that could help me here?

Hello,when I open “Shadows/Highlights” via Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights to adjust the exposure using the sliders, Photoshop has been showing unusual behavior since the latest update.In previous versions, I expected — and always got — a continuous, visible adjustment while dragging any of the sliders.However, now nothing happens at first. Then, while moving the sliders, the image starts flickering, and I don’t see any proper live update. Only when I disable the Preview checkbox do I get a clear before/after result of what the sliders actually changed — almost as if Photoshop were applying the settings randomly or unpredictably.I have already disabled Technology Previews in the Preferences and manually resetted  Photoshop preferences!I searched the forum for Shadows/Highlights issues, but the results are very confusing — lots of old reports from years ago, but not found current information.

Just encountered this error as of 12:20 a.m. Was working fine 24 hours ago.

Would someone want to edit my photos for me. I'm struggling so bad I only took one photo class 

I couldn't find the polygonal tools in Ps window.It's hard to select the edges.

I just got a new laptop (MacbookPro) and downloaded Photoshop 2026 to it, however, the shift+click and shift+drag commands with the brush tool are not working for me. Ive tried messing with the presets and the individual brush settings, and i have tried resetting to install parameters, but im unsure why this is happening, or if maybe there was a commandline update with the new version? Any insights as to how i can fix this?