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Hello Adobe Community and experts,I’ve recently encountered a severe and puzzling issue with text rendering and export in Photoshop 2025 and 2026, which was not present before.Text becomes noticeably blurry and pixelated, both in the preview window and in the final exported/saved files (Export/Save As). This occurs regardless of the document’s resolution being set to 300 PPI or 72 PPI.The most peculiar aspect is the difference in behavior based on document units:Documents created with Centimeters (CM) as the unit (e.g., from Print presets) exhibit perfectly clear and sharp text. However, documents created with Pixels (PX) as the unit suffer from this text blurriness and pixelation.This issue started occurring only very recently (within the last few days) and was not an issue with previously created pixel-based files in the same Photoshop versions.Troubleshooting Steps Attempted (That Did Not Resolve the Issue):I have already tried several common troubleshooting steps without success:Ch

a “focus stack” has masks.  There are some errors so I want toedit the masks with paint brush, black or white.  They wont edit.ThanksSteve z

Here's an interesting yet gross tech adaptation moment I did not see comoing.I feel utterly violated. Upon export of an image I just completed to send off I am being prompted that a content credential is being applied because generative AI was used.And this is Adobe's to watermark in my image metadata how?That is the first problem. [cursing removed] with watermarking my images. If Adobe wants to watermark my images, they can pay the subscription. Until then, this has ethical implications that transcend the nature of our relationship. The second problem is: THERE IS NO GENERATIVE AI in MY IMAGE.I need first to be clear that even if there were, Adobe has no business force tagging creations I have made with the tools I pay for with information I do not want included. Among dozens of other concerns moral and ethical, there's the challenge that I face now; Adobe is playing content creation police and they are issuing a ticket for Ai when there is none and I CANNOT OVERRIDE IT

Issue summary: After creating a CMYK color swatch, restarting Photoshop will change the color elements.Product and version: Photoshop 27.9.1  It does not occur before 27.8.Operating system: I checked it on macOS 15.7.8.Steps to reproduce: Create a CMYK color swatch. Example: C0 M0 Y0 K100Restart the appExpected result: The color swatch as created is retained.Actual result: It has changed to a color value that has been converted from CMYK to RGB to CMYK.

Ver. 27.9.1 (Windows 11) - When I try to edit the color of a Color Overlay Layer Style, the program freezes.  I can’t click the color swatch to change it, but I can use the eyedropper to change the color.  ANY other click results in a Windows chime sound saying that something is wrong.  Photoshop is frozen, I can’t exit the Layer Styles editor, can’t do anything except ‘End task’ Photoshop.   While typing this I also tried editing the color of a different layer Style, and as soon as I click the color swatch the same behavior results.  I also used the Paintbrush (not within a Lyer Style edit, just painting on a layer) and clicked the color swatch, same thing happens - the cursor changes to the Eyedropper and every click, no matter where, sets off the Windows sound and Photoshop is totally unresponsive. Keyboard shortcuts to change the tool (V or M) do nothing, just the same Windows sound as a response.  I have to force the program to shutdown, there’s no way out of this loop.

When I go to Merge Layers (Ctrl + E) it is not responding. I have tried using a different keyboard and still run into this issue. The selection itself works (right clicking and selecting Merge Layers myself) but the key command is not responding.  Any way to fix it?

When I’m typing a word with Polish letter ‘ą’ I’m selecting all text so my text is gone in the middle of typing. Every time I have to type something with that letter I have to stop after this letter, click right arrow to deselect and go back to typing. Letter works fine but at the same time it’s selecting all text. For selecting all text should only work Ctrl+A, not Alt+A.

When using the default, “Soft Round Pressure Size” brush in Photoshop, I am experiencing an issue I’ve found out to be called the “shoelace” or “aglet.” You can see it in the images I’ve provided, but essentially, I have these small “aglets” at the ends of my strokes when using pen pressure as the control for the size of my brush. These “aglets” appear no matter the setting, driver, hardware, user profile, or pen-tip adjustments that I’ve tried so far. In my experience, what I’m seeing is a light “hotspot” when I put my pen down (if using opacity/flow below 100%), and when I pull up, I get the aglets. I am in a digital illustration class, and my professor uses this brush for our exercises, making it difficult for me to keep up with the class.Below I will list out, to the best of my ability, my relevant hardware/software specs as well as the diagnostic tests I’ve tried. This happens across all hardware and driver installs: Software -Windows 11: version 10.0.26200 build 26200 Driver: NVI

I recently downloaded the latest Photoshop update and now none of my drivers/processors are compatible to allow me to edit in camera raw.  After digging around and trying to update drivers, I realized I need windows 11 and will have to buy a new laptop to be compatible with the new update.  Can I uninstall the update and install an older version? Which version is the last to work well with windows 10?

Mac Studio M1 Ultra, Tahoe 26.5.1Photoshop 27.9.0 I have been testing the new Harmonize feature a bunch, and all other quirks it has aside, it is near impossible for me to adjust the masks that it produces. I am not sure what is causing this (Gen-AI is my guess..) but I would describe it as an input-lag. If I am trying to manually adjust the mask with the brush tool, I am met with such a delay that I am unable to do anything precise.  The Harmonize feature seems to function at a normal speed, it it just customizing the mask that it produces that lags. I would not imagine my hardware matters here since nearly every other Photoshop feature runs pretty quickly and the M1 Ultra chip is still quite powerful.

After the last update 27.4, Photoshop freezes when trying to change the size or hardness of the brush. It only helped to switch back to the previous version 27.3.1 There are no errors when the program freezes, and if you minimize the application and expand it, it will restore. But the brush settings won't change, and if you try to change them again, Photoshop freezes again.

When use Photoshop my shift key is acting like its stuck, im sure it isnt a keyboard issue, ive got a new keyboard but it still happens.   Photoshop 2019 vision 20.0.9

Running an iMac with Sequoia 15.7.3 and Photoshop 27.9.1. I have no use for the new New Document splash screen. In the past, clicking the “use Legacy New Document” option worked….now it does not...why not????

No puedo imprimir ddesde la aplicacion de photoshop cuando mando a imprimir la aplicacion se cierra, que puedo hasce

Hello,I have encountered what appears to be a GPU-related rendering bug when converting RGB images to CMYK in Photoshop.SystemPhotoshop 27.8 macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 Mac Studio M2 Ultra Apple Silicon GPUProblemWhenever GPU acceleration is enabled, converting an RGB image to CMYK produces severe black rendering artifacts across the image. The artifacts appear immediately after the color conversion and make the document unusable.The issue occurs with multiple images and is fully reproducible on my system.Steps to ReproduceOpen an RGB image. Make sure Use Graphics Processor is enabled under Preferences > Performance. Convert the document to CMYK (either Image > Mode > CMYK Color or Edit > Convert to Profile). Large black artifacts appear throughout the image.Expected ResultThe RGB image should convert normally to CMYK without any visual corruption.Actual ResultThe converted image contains large black rendering artifacts that were not present in the original RGB document.WorkaroundDi

As an IT-Supporter it is a nightmare to simply just deploy the Adobe Suite without the ability for the user to upgrade everything and create a version-mismatch on several adobe products. Now that we have finally decided to delve into Photoshop 2026 it has come to multiple users and my attention that the remove tool as well as some, if not all other “AI-Features” are completely unusable and won’t install no matter what.Apparently it does not make a difference if Creative Cloud can recognize Adobe 2026 being installed or not but it also seems that some Creative Cloud Licensed users can not see Photoshop installed on Creative Cloud, yet Photoshop works fine with License and everything but the “AI-Features” seems to work fine.Upon reading that this is an ongoing issue for several months now I am considering going back to 2025 for Photoshop just to be absolutely certain that this new and improved version does not ruin any more features outside of the AI-Required features.

Went to update a plugin for Photoshop via ccx file apparently managed through Unified Plugin Installer Agent through Creative Cloud.  It would not install.  Tried all the remedies I could find listed.  Nothing worked.  Attempted running the UPIA from the command line and it returned a -410! error/status message.  Of course, searching for some insights online turned up nothing.  The supposed alternative is to uninstall everything and reinstall everything.  An absolutely ridiculous approach on many different levels.  Curious if anyone has any ideas about what might be able to address this problem.  As it stands now, I have a commercial plug in I can’t use.  Considering all the other problems and indifference to customers that Adobe has demonstrated over the last few years, seems that if I am going to have to start over ever quarter with software that is not only invasive but constantly being updated an alternative should be pursued.  I have used PS since the 90’s.  Would hate to change f

Hola… desde hoy, al intentar abrir una imagen para editr en Photoshop, me sale una ventana como la de la captura ajunta. Sólo funciona con fotos en formato .WEBP (rarísimo). Intenté de todo: actualicé la tarjeta gráfica (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, con 16 gigaas de Ram), deshabiliaté el uso de la GPU en Rendimiento (en Preferencias del programa), desinstalé y volvi a instalar el rpograma, etc. Alguien sabe a qué se debe este error? Gracias

The tab to click on and change the properties for an adjustment layer randomly disappears. Quitting and re-opening the app solves the issue, but it will happen again within minutes, usually when switching between different projects or different app on the computer.  On Photoshop v26.6 - Mac Mini M4 pro, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd.   Any help would be appreciated! ss

# Generative Upscale returns solid black layer — Desktop only, Web works## SummaryGenerative Upscale in Photoshop 27.9.1 (macOS) always produces a solid black pixellayer*with a white layer mask. The "Original" layer is fine. Affects all models(Firefly Upscaler, Topaz Gigapixel, Bloom).The exact same account, image and scale factor works correctly onphotoshop.adobe.com — so the cloud service, the account and the generative creditsare demonstrably fine. The defect is in the desktop application.Generative Fill works perfectly in the same desktop app (both Firefly and NanoBanana). Only Generative Upscale is broken. The relevant difference: Generative Fillworks inside the existing document, Generative Upscale creates a **new document**.## Environment| | ||---|---|| Photoshop | 27.9.1 — build 20260803.r.1 65900e1 || macOS | 26.3 (build 25D125) || Hardware | MacBook Pro, Apple M2 Pro, 19 GPU cores || GPU | Metal 4, 12.713 MB GPU-accessible RAM || Displays | tested on built-in XDR, LG, Dell —

At first I thought it was due to the latest update, but after a tip to install an older version, I still couldn't open a file. I use macOS 15.7.9

pas de commande pour les actions comme sur PS 2025 

My wife has been using CS5 on her Windows 10 desktop - unfortunately the desktop was "damaged" in a hose move and she now has a new Windows 11 desktop. Can we load her CS5 software from the original CD onto the new windows 11 desktop? Will CS5 work with the new desktop? Yes I know that CS5 is ancient but she's been using it for about a dozen years and is very happy with it. Also she really doesn't want to learn a new version or pay a monthly fee to Adobe as she doesn't use Photoshop enough to warrant that. Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.