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Minimal reproduction:on a secondary display, an sp-picker's menu never appears and cannot be used. the sp-picker itself takes focus and shows its focus outline, but the menu is never painted.The panel instruments the DOM at the moment the menu should be visible. Every property we can read is identical on the working and failing displays: the menu is in the document, computed-visible, and correctly sized. Only the painting differs.Observed in:Photoshop 27.9.1 UXP manifest v5 Windows 11Full bug report here:https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/bug-sp-picker-not-selectable-on-secondary-monitor-includes-repro-code/12096/3full video example plugin code & `.ccx` plugin file more-detailed debug notes
My problem is very much the same as people have already asked YEARS ago like this one: Color picker lag in Photoshop CC These issues remain unanswered as if all are totally indifferent to people having such problems...The problem is that after installing Windows 10 I noticed a considerable lag in using ALT key for color picking while I'm drawing with a Brush tool. It takes more time than before to take the color (when the color is really changed on the left panel) and that lag is really irritating. If I do it as before, as I usually did (without so much waiting) then the brush tool is activated and I have a brush mark in the place I wanted to take a color sample from! So releasing an ALT key results in un undesirable brush spot that spoils all the work! It slows down the work considerably especially when you a CG artsit and need to blend colors quickly, taking fast color samples from nearby areas, not spotting them with brush spots of the other color!What I've tried so far to save you
Hi everyone, I am currently in a panic. I need photoshop for work almost every day and after updating my Mac Studio 2023 Apple M2 Max to TAHOE 26.4 (I wasn't running Tahoe before this) I cannot run ANY version of photoshop.It runs sort of in the background but I can't see or access the interface, and when I open a file it seems to be there but again I cannot see the interface at all. I’ve been able to run other Adobe apps without a problem but not photoshop. My computer has 64 GB of RAM and 130GB of storage available. I’ve searched over and over again and I cannot find a solution and I am getting very desperate about this.I also ran ETRE CHECK and it doesn't report any issues.Thanks in advance for any help. I’ve been trying to solve this for hours.
Due Screen users. I thought if an idea for Due Screen users , and the idea is that if you have two screens then it would be very good to able to add your tool of your choice on the other screen . Maybe a panel that could be undocked from Photoshop and then add the tool of choice to that panel and then to be able to move it to the other screen . This could be Brushes, Actions or anything in the tools sections .
Hello, I have been experiencing this issue for a while now and it's been really bothering me. When I try to save my designs, the option "Save to Cloud Documents" is greyed out. I am connected to the internet, there is plenty of storage left in my cloud, my app is up to date and I have the auto update turned on. The only thing that works so far is to quit and re-open the app, and while it doesn't take much time it quickly became a hassle because it happens quite a lot. Does this happen to anyone else? I'd appreciate the help, thanks!
Hello Adobe Photoshop community,I need help with recovering two extremely important Photoshop PSD files.About 7 years ago, my laptop was infected with STOP/DjVu ransomware. Two of my PSD files were encrypted and now have the .psd.todar extension.I still have the original encrypted files, but unfortunately I no longer have the original unencrypted versions.I have already tried the official Emsisoft STOP/Djvu decryptor, but the decryptor has not successfully recovered the files. I am also looking into other legitimate recovery options.I understand that Adobe may not be able to decrypt ransomware encryption. However, I would like to know whether anyone with expertise in Photoshop's PSD file format can determine whether any recoverable Photoshop data remains inside these files — such as the image, layers, previews, thumbnails, or document structure.The ransomware personal ID from the ransom note is:124Asd458uolhJSboVUVxizSvbq8vO4aKqgaUrk2LIqIegkSzBAQdErhI still have both encrypted PSD file
Photoshop 2025 Elements won't open, says I need to “buy now”. It let me use it for 7 days by clicking free trial, but now since the 7 days won’t open I’m unable to open it on my PC. I bought a 3 year term lease on 3/5/2025 so I know it hasn’t run out yet. I reinstalled it and I still get the same message. I tried the chat but because it says I don’t have an active plan it won’t let me chat with a human, and AI doesn’t have a clue. I’m using the same email address I did to redeem the code from Amazon. Please help!!!
I have a new Mac and tried to install photoshop. It stalled at 48%. won’t move forward can’t uninstall it.
Please make live mask with expressions something like layer2A*layer3R / layer4G referencing channels of other layers. I am so tired with doing copies of smart objects and putting them in clipping groups that clipping another group with channel mixers smart object adjustments to extract red channels to be then put through Blend if with black becoming transparent . All this makes a hell of a layer stacks and hidden clipping groups I then couldn’t understand a thing within just next day . No need for any nodes like in Nuke. Just make an expression driven layers with explicit layers access.
Thanks to all who took part in our previous ‘Fixer Upper’ challenge. As always, there were many interpretations of the image and the brief.This week, we start out with a simple object. This Victorian pipe can be found in Adobe 3D assets. I made the wrap-around wood materials using Adobe Substance 3D Designer and then added them to the surface using Adobe Substance 3D Painter, before rendering in Blender 3D.So, now we have our starting image. What can you make with it?The “rules”:Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry. Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc. Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”. The challenge is not limited to Photoshop. Any Adobe software can be used. There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off your skills, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
adjustment filters and smart mask we could just use code generated by chat GPT or cloude . I am so missing height to normal map conversion, re-normalization, slope and vector based displacement done in native resolution instead of the pain of sbs implementation. Preferably using GPU for speed.
All images in Photoshop now have the Generative Fill toolbar floating across the bottom and it gets in the way. It's not possible to dock that toolbar anywhere in the UX and while there's an option to "pin it" to a location, that toolbar location is pinned for only for a specific image. If you are working on multiple images and select a different open image, the Generative Fill toolbar jumps back to floating over that newly selected image. IT'S ALWAYS IN THE WAY and covering up the bottoms of my images! I assume most folks (like me) are not using Generative Fill with each and every image, so I'd rather that the toolbar behave like the other tool sets and options (eg. having it across the top of the screen or as a docking panel on the side).
I am reporting a reproducible color-management issue in Photoshop on Windows 11 with calibrated wide-gamut monitors.System:• Two ASUS ProArt PA279CRV wide-gamut monitors in Native Mode• Each monitor has its own Calibrite-generated ICC profile assigned as the default profile in Windows Color Management > Devices• Windows Automatically manage color for apps (ACM): ON• Windows Color Management > Advanced > Device profile: System default (sRGB IEC61966-2.1)Problem:With Windows Compatibility > “Use legacy display ICC color management” enabled for Photoshop, thumbnails in Photoshop’s File > Open and File > Save As dialogs are significantly oversaturated.The actual Photoshop document displays correctly. Bridge, Luminar Neo, Windows/File Explorer, and uploaded images viewed online also display correctly.The same image thumbnails displayed in Windows File Explorer and in a File > Open dialog launched from Notepad look normal.Reproduction tests:Legacy Display ICC ON + ProArt
HELP WITH REINSTALLING OLD PHOTOSHOP VERSION 26.2 (2024) After updating Photoshop software to 26.3 (2025) from Photoshop (2024) (old version deleted in the process) it came up with the following message when opening Photoshop: "macOS 14.6.1 or later is recommended for maximum performance and correct operation of Adobe Photoshop 2025. An earlier version of macOS was detected." As I'm not able to update to macOS 14.6.1 (see operating info below), I decided to uninstall Photoshop 26.3 (2025) and reinstall the older version Photoshop 26.2 (2024) so I would have no issues using Photoshop. The app shows that I have installed the 2024 version and that an update is available, showing it correctly, HOWEVER when I open Photoshop, it's actually the new version 2025!I have uninstalled and reinstalled (via 'other versions' on the app in Creative Cloud), restarted the computer several times without any success to get the old software back. Question:Is there another way to go
I have a file that I work on as an ongoing project and I would like to be able to pin it to the PS start page and there is no ability to so. Now I realize I can just open the folder to get to the project but I want to be able to pin the project to remind me to finish it (i.e. so I can't use excuse "out of sight, out of mind"). Extremely low end suggestion and figure it doesn't hurt to put it out there.
In Photoshop 2026 (ps ver 27.9.1) and Photoshop Beta 27.11 on both Mac and Windows, when you create a Clarity and Dehaze Adjustment layer, painting on any layer masks below that Clarity and dehaze Adjustment Layer results in the effects of said Clarity and dehaze adjustment Layer turning off until one stops painting on a layer mask, which of course makes it quite difficult to erase or add to a layer mask when one doesn’t see the results “live”. In addition, the same thing happens if one uses the Properties panel to adjust either the Density or Feather of any of the layer masks below the Clarity and dehaze Adjustment layer. Clarity and dehaze Adjustment Layer added with and adjustment to both the Clarity and Dehaze sliders Painting on or trying to adjust the properties of any Layer Mask below the Clarity and dehaze Adjustment Layer hides the effects of said layer.
If you are trying to find the precise mathematical location of an existing guide in Adobe Photoshop without relying on the Info panel or cursor hovering, follow these exact steps. This method allows you to view and edit the exact coordinate value down to the decimal point for perfect design consistency.Steps to Reveal and Edit Guide Positions in Photoshop:Select the Guide: Use the Move Tool (V) to click directly on the horizontal or vertical guide you want to measure. Open the Guide Menu: Navigate to the top menu and go to View > Guides > Edit Selected Guides. View the Exact Value: A dialog box will appear. The Position box will display the exact location value. If it is a Vertical guide, it displays the precise horizontal (X) value. If it is a Horizontal guide, it displays the precise vertical (Y) value. Changing the Measurement UnitsThe value will display in whatever measurement your document rulers are currently set to. To change this to inches, pixels, or centimeters, ens
v279.9.1 is extremly broken! undo whatever youve done because it it extremely unusable. wacom interaction is slow, sluggish and unresponcive. Ctrl Z doesnt function AT ALL. I did not stay to find out what else is broken. I rebooted the wacom and computer, tried old and new documents and realised the fault is you and not me. It was especially aparent when i loaded the old version of photoshop and it works perfectly.
Generative AI models such as Google Nano Banana can take 1–3 minutes to produce each result. During that time, Photoshop prevents us from switching tabs and continuing our work.AI generation should run in the background. We should be able to edit another document and receive a notification when the result is ready.When testing multiple prompts or variations, these delays quickly add up. Background generation would remove a major workflow bottleneck and make Photoshop far more productive.
Googling has not helped and, while there is one post in the Adobe Community that presents EXACTLY my same issue, there was no assistance provided (link: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/adobe-crash-processor-exe-doesn-t-stop-after-i-exit-photoshop-and-it-locks-up-my-files-and-or-folder/m-p/14306961) Every time I close Photoshop, I am unable to move or delete the file that I just closed. When I run PowerToys' File Locksmith, I can see the file is locked by Adobe Crash Processor.EXE. I end the Adobe Crash Processor.EXE process and my file is unlocked and can be manipulated. This happens EVERY time I close photoshop, even after ensuring I am updated to the most recent version. Any assistance is appreciated. Thank you.
Since the latest photoshop update (27.9.1) when I choose Quick Action>View More all the choices are hidden behind my panels. I literally have to move my panels over to be able to see what's behind. it. Is there a fix for this?
The on-device Remove Tool is consistently slower than Cloud Remove on an Apple M1 Pro (32 GB RAM). The slowdown becomes severe when removing multiple small objects such as electrical outlets. SystemMacBook Pro M1 Pro 32 GB RAM macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 Photoshop 27.8.0 Native Apple Silicon GPU acceleration enabledExampleOne outlet: Cloud: ~6 seconds Device: ~15 seconds Eight outlets: Device processing takes several minutes. Even on a blank 2000×2000 document with a simple black rectangle, Device Remove takes around 10-20 seconds.I have already:Reset Photoshop preferences. Reinstalled the AI model. Tested newest Photoshop Beta and rolled back to 27.7- neither affected the issue Verified GPU acceleration is enabled. Confirmed Photoshop is running natively on Apple Silicon.
I open several raw files in Camera raw and click through them using the arrow buttons.I use the mouse to zoom in to 100% and back out.Now the arrow buttons don’t work anymore unless I make one extra mouse click into the film stripe area.One extra click sounds like a minor problem, but when you select hundrets of photos, it gets a lot…Version: 18.1.1
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
Gostaria de sugerir a criação de um recurso de histórico contextual por objeto ou camada, permitindo desfazer e refazer alterações somente no elemento selecionado, sem afetar as demais modificações realizadas no projeto.Atualmente, os comandos Ctrl+Z e Ctrl+Shift+Z percorrem o histórico geral do documento de maneira linear. Isso significa que, para voltar a uma alteração específica feita anteriormente, é necessário desfazer também todas as ações realizadas depois dela, mesmo quando essas ações pertencem a outros elementos da composição.Por exemplo: estou criando uma manipulação de imagem de uma sala de aula que contém uma mesa, uma caneta, um lápis e uma folha de papel. Primeiro, altero a tinta visível da caneta de azul para vermelho. Depois, adiciono uma escrita ao papel e modifico a cor do lápis.Se eu decidir desfazer apenas a mudança realizada na caneta, atualmente preciso voltar várias etapas no histórico. Com isso, também perco temporariamente as alterações feitas no papel e no lá
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