Photoshop

I’m using Photoshop CS6.Someone else created a lovely intersecting double ellipse in Photoshop to use as a banner border, which I “stole” from one of their PSD files - but I can’t work out how they created it - or how to modify it, other than by using the transform tool.I’ve uploaded it to double ellipse.psd. Their banner is visible when you open the file, and is in the layer group “Elipse Banner”. My attempt is in the hidden layer group “My attempt”. If you hide the “Elipse Banner” group and unhide the other group, you’ll see my attempt.How can I create a double ellipse banner like theirs from scratch? Theirs has an almost rectangular shape (but with smooth curves, not straight lines), whereas my attempt is much more elliptical. I managed to make the tops of my ellipses meet, like theirs does, using the direct selection tool - but I can’t work out for the life of me how to get that almost rectangular shape, wihich is vital in a mult-line banner, as otherwise the text will overlap the

I got a ACE for Photoshop 5.5 back in the 2000s. Took the test through Pearsons in Denver and did pass. I have been using the ACE logo on my website and resumes but I am appling for an adjunct teaching postion at a private university and they would like to see some documation for this and for my Adobe Digital instuctor award too. Does Adobe keep any records for these?

Recent PS update blocks `<textarea>`/`<input>` transparency + breaks button/input styling (UXP regression)I've been developing a plugin for 1.5 years, had it working beautifully with styled themedbackgrounds, and was waiting on Marketplace seller verification. A recent Photoshop update hasblocked `background: transparent` on native form controls in UXP, which has taken anotherwise finished, ready-to-ship plugin out of commission.Environment- Photoshop (release): `<FILL IN — Help ▸ About Photoshop>`- Photoshop (Beta): `<FILL IN>` — **reproduces identically in Beta**, so this is unfixed across the current pipeline (no staged fix)- UXP runtime: `<FILL IN — require('uxp').versions>`- macOS: `<FILL IN>`- manifestVersion: 5What broke1. `<textarea>` / `<input>` no longer honour any transparency. `background: transparent`   (and even low alpha such as `rgba(255,255,136,0.01)`) renders as a solid dark block   instead of showing the layer/paper beh

I'm a seasoned Photoshop/Bridge CS5 user who recently upgraded to CS6.  In Bridge I just ran my first Image Processor batch, trying to convert a set of RAW .NEF files to .PSD files with a basic editing action I created applied to them.  Photoshop CS6 opens the files from Bridge and applies the actions, but then I get the "Script alert" error message "Sorry I could not process the following files" and a list of all of the files in the batch I was trying to run the script on.  The files all remain open and are saved on my hard drive in a folder created by the Image Processor script, but do not close unless I manually close them.  I never had this problem in CS5 where the image processor would apply the desired actions to the batch of photos one at a time, then save and close.  Thoughts on how I can fix this bug?

I’ve been experimenting with Photoshop for creating Roblox-style gaming thumbnails and profile graphics, especially for mobile viewers on YouTube and Discord.One issue I keep running into is that some text effects and character outlines look sharp on desktop but become blurry or overcrowded on smaller screens.I’m also testing different username styles and invisible spacing characters for cleaner gamer tags, but compatibility seems inconsistent across platforms.For creators working on gaming thumbnails or Roblox-related graphics:What canvas size works best? Do you sharpen before or after resizing? Are there recommended export settings for mobile clarity? How do you preview username formatting across platforms?Would appreciate any workflow tips from people designing gaming content in Photoshop

it is becoming entirely too long for pictures to open up in Photoshop by way of Lightroom. I have seen others have the same issue and I have checked the space on my computer as well as updated both programs and nothing has changed. It is increasing the timeframe of me editing some of the most simplest photo shoots by adding hours. Any help with this issue? 

I use a psd file on a transparent background wor watermarking. I layer this onto the photograph - right click the psd layer and select blending options - that has always then allowed me to control not only the opacity, but the volume / depth of that watermark. I ran a batch process yesterday where it did about 800 of these without error. The next time I went to do one - manually now, blending options would not respond so far as ant of the depth commands would go. All it would do was allow the layer to be flat - it would no longer create that illusion of being embosssed. etc. Nothing has changed to the best of my knowledge and I have assures that nothing is set on 32 bit, no opacity is set to 0, I have no idea why that function has suddenly come up lame. I have reset the styles in that menu, restarted the program, restarted the computer, but cannot get blending options to - Bevel and Emboss. Any ideas or thoughts ?  Windows 10 / CS6 / everything the same so far as I know. Wored successf

I am trying to use transform/warp with split points.  I am able to add the points needed however when I try to select multiple with the shift key Photoshop exits without any error.  I see this in 27.9.1 and 28.0.  I am on a Mac mini running an M4 processor, Tahoe 26.5.1, 24GB of memory.  I have tried to disable the GPU which made no difference.

I’m not sure if resetting starting point of Erase tool is a bug or lack of feature.

I just switched from Photopea to test Photoshop (again after few years). Rectangular Marquee tool:I’m working on sprite sheets with pixel precision. I need to select some things and I need to be pixel-perfect. In Photopea I can just start selection zoom out and zoom in the different part of canvas and just end selection there. In Photoshop when I zoom out tool already lost my selection starting point because CTRL+ALT+scroll down moves my selection in different places. I can’t even zoom in somewhere else because with this tool I can zoom in and zoom out in the same place without moving.Brush/Erase tool:When I click brush/erase in one place and zoom out and zoom in somewhere else and I click with shift - there is no straight line, just another brush/erase point. Why?In my workflow dynamic zooming in and out is very important and it makes my work much faster.I just installed Photoshop and I have default settings.

I never encountered this issue as bad until updating to the 2025 version. I have been trying to edit wedding clients, ELDERY CLIENTS, peoples selfies. GenFill Community guidelines instantly deny any single photo involving a woman. All of these would have been do-able prior to the upgrade. It could be her face; none of my shoots have been anything remotely NSFW. Yet every single photo gets declined, even removing an eye bag. It's ridiculous, as the 2024 version never gave me this issue. It's now making my job twice as hard and it is impossible to edit 90% of my clients now. I feel like I'm paying for a service that downgraded its quality and instead of being a tool that helps me is now costing me more time and money?

One thing that really stands out to me with Adobe’s Firefly-powered features, especially the new Harmonize feature in Photoshop, is that it’s trained only on licensed or public-domain data, never on our personal projects.  This means the native Adobe AI model in Photoshop (Firefly) is designed to work for you, not from you. In other words, it helps you create without using your personal projects as training data.  By contrast, other AI models may use different methods and don’t always provide the same clarity, leaving the consent process less transparent.   So here are my questions for the community: Do you think an ethical approach to training data changes how much you trust AI tools? Would transparency about not using your work without consent make you more likely to try features like Harmonize? More broadly, how does the way AI models are trained affect your creativity and your willingness to see them as partners in your process? I’d love to hear how this tran

Computer 1: Mac Tahoe 26.5.2, PS 27.8.0Computer 2: Mac, Tahoe 26.5.2, PS 27.3.1Computer 3: windows 11, PS 27.4.0  Save As to Original Folder does not work correctly for PDF files. Repro: Ensure “save as to original folder” is checked in preferences->file handling open a pdf file from a folder save as tiff (or anything)Expected: default folder for the save will be the same as original fileActual: default folder is the last folder where PS did a save. PS 27.3.1 does the same thing. Question: How can I get PS to save to the original folder when I’m saving PDF files as TIFF? 

Hello everyone,I am new to the Adobe community and I have recently started exploring Lightroom for my travel photography projects. I usually shoot a mix of city and nature scenes, but I often struggle to maintain consistency in tones and lighting across different environments.I have tried using presets and manual adjustments, but sometimes the results look flat or unnatural. I am particularly interested in learning how other photographers manage color balance and lighting when editing travel photos that include both bright outdoor shots and low-light indoor images.What techniques or workflow adjustments have helped you create a balanced and natural look in your travel edits?I am looking forward to learning from your experiences and improving my editing process through your advice.

I have been using the PS and Ai from decades, never seen such slow usage , which i'm facing on new updates , my both softwares lagging and aren't working fine since last week, can anyone tell me how to resolve this is issue , same laptop same evrything since many years but now both PS and Ai lagging and working slow Please Help

In Photoshop, I can only zoom in using the touchpad if I hold down the alt key. If I do the gesture without the alt key, the image only moves left or right. If I hold down the alt key, the "actual" gesture (swiping in one direction with two fingers) also zooms. Is there a way to set the touchpad gestures so that the image only moves when you swipe in one direction with two fingers and the image zooms in when you zoom in with your fingers on the touchpad without pressing the alt key for any gesture?In the browser or other applications, zooming in works even without holding down the alt key.Win 11Ps-version: 25.12

Issue: Photoshop not releasing a folder after a save-asPhotoshop version: Adobe Photoshop Version: 27.8.0 20260610.r.13 4081857  x64 (final, Release)OS and version: Windows 11 Pro, 23H2, 22631.3007Issue: steps to reproduce the behavior:- Open any document- do a Save-as- close documentExpected result:- Able to move containing colder after file closedActual result:- Parent directory remains open- Handle migrates between Photoshop.exe, node.exe, and Adobe Crash Processor- Prevents moving completed job folders until Adobe eventually releases the handle- Mostly releases the handle after next Save-as or Photoshop is closed unless Adobe Crash Processor takes the handle- Killing Adobe Crash Processor sometimes moves the handle back to PhotoshopExtra info:- Process Explorer and Handle64 confirm the handle is on the folder, not just the fine itself- No third-party plug-ins required- External NTFS 5400 RPM drive almost every time- Occurs intermittently on internal M2 SSD- No third-party plug-ins

My entire computer consistently crashes when I try to use “Select and mask”, Some of my photoshop files have even been corrupted if the file I tried to mask was in them. Im not sure what has been causing this. I’ve tried to update my drivers, my gpu, cleared my cache, allocated more RAM space for photoshop to use, and nothing seems to work. Any guesses as to what could be causing this? I am not extremely savvy when It comes to hardware optimization, but I couldn’t find any similar issues online to help fix this problem.

Photoshop 2026 will not open any JPEG files. I receive a message that says “Could not open “file name” because the file was not found.” Yes, the files are there and are uncorrupted– Preview and other other apps have no problem with the JPEGs. It does not matter if the files are local, on a drive, or wherever. Also, photoshop has no issue opening PNGs, PSDs, or really any other normals file formats. I recently updated, reinstalled, restarted, and deleted photoshop 2025 from my machine to try to remedy the problem. I’m working on an iMac 2020 with Sequoia 15.7.3As a work around, I’ve been opening the JPGs in Preview and copying and pasting them into a Photoshop file, but I’d prefer a real fix over this method.

 Hi everyone,I’m investigating a compatibility issue affecting my Photoshop plugin, Lipika.Users reported receiving “Compatible app required” in Creative Cloud Desktop even when their installed Photoshop version appears to meet the declared requirements.To address this, I republished the plugin and reduced the minimum supported version:• Previous minimum version: Photoshop 24.2.0+• Updated minimum version: Photoshop 24.0.0+Goal: Support Photoshop 24.0.0 and newer (including latest releases).However, the issue still persists.Current environment:• Plugin: Lipika (latest published version)• Installed Photoshop: 27.4.0 Release• Manifest host.minVersion: 24.0.0• Creative Cloud Desktop still shows “Compatible app required” and suggests installing a newer Photoshop version.I’ve attached:• Compatibility error screenshot• Installed Photoshop version screenshot• Manifest configuration screenshotQuestions: Does Creative Cloud Desktop cache compatibility data after publishing updates? Is compati

I have had a Creative Cloud CC plan for years. This morning when I opened my app and clicked on Photoshop it began to open but then disappeared. I rebooted my computer. I tried every possible fix. I tried the Repair option. Nothing works. Now what do I do?

I do have adobe CS5 I want to install in my computer I just want to know if is possible 

When i try to generate in other partner models it shows this error please help me to fix this & how to lift this case to adobe

mi pc que tiene un procesador AMD Atlhon 5150 no soporta AXV2 por lo que tengo entendido que photshop cc2017 o 2015 andaría en mi pc, si seria tan amable de pasarme el enlace de descarga

This is the third time in 3 months that I have had to reinstall photoshop because it would not open. All my presets and actions are long gone. How to I keep it from happening again and can I get my presets and actions back. I use the computer, I am not a computer person. Simple instructions please.Thank you