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May 26, 2026
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PS Beta 27.8 — View/Proof Colors Not Acting As Expected

  • May 26, 2026
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The View/Proof Set-up is allowing a profile to be selected (in this case Working CMYK) but the Proof Colors menu item doesn’t act globally and switches itself off between every image. 

I’m not sure what Default profile it’s imposing but it’s very washed out and looks about 4 stops over-exposed. I must manually click the Proof Colors back on for every subsequent image. This certainly wasn’t the behavior in the previous version. 

 

      Correct answer media mogul11452452

      The correct answer was elsewhere in the forum. Turning off “Use Graphics Processor” in the Performance tab fixed it. BUT… it doesn’t matter because Adobe fixed it with this morning’s build of 27.8. (05/29/26)

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      ชัยณรงค์317635408nad
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      June 12, 2026

      App version:!--tgqphd|[]--> Photoshop Beta (Windows)
      OS:!--tgqphd|[]--> Windows!--tgqphd|[]-->

      Issue Description:!--tgqphd|[]-->
      When using the Clone Stamp Tool (S) on a newly created blank layer, the brush circle preview completely disappears and changes into a mouse pointer/arrow instead. This makes it impossible to see the brush size or the area I am sampling.!--tgqphd|[]-->

      Steps to reproduce:!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->

      1. Create a new blank layer above the background layer.!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->
      2. Select the Clone Stamp Tool and set Sample to "Current & Below" or "All Layers".!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->
      3. Move the cursor over the canvas. The brush ring disappears and turns into a mouse cursor.!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->

      What I have already tried (but did not work):!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->

      • Checked Caps Lock (It is turned off).!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->
      • Changed Layers Panel Options -> Thumbnail Content to "Entire Document".!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->
      • Closed and reopened the Layers Panel.!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->
      • Reset the Clone Stamp tool settings.!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->!--tgqphd|[]-->

      The issue persists only in the Beta version when working on a new layer. Please help look into this bug. Thank you!

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      ชัยณรงค์317635408nad
      Known Participant
      June 4, 2026

      In Photoshop beta version 27.9 when I create a layer and work with the stamp tool, a mouse cursor constantly appears. I've tried everything but the problem persists. Please help me figure it out.

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      ชัยณรงค์317635408nad
      Known Participant
      June 1, 2026

      In Photoshop beta version 27.8, when I create a layer and work with the stamp tool, a mouse cursor constantly appears. I've tried everything but the problem persists. Please help me figure it out.

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      ชัยณรงค์317635408nad
      Known Participant
      June 1, 2026

      No Document Match: The available documentation does not contain information about the stamp tool arrow appearing when using a layer or how to remove it.

      SnapperJim
      SnapperJim
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      May 29, 2026

      I have the same issue and don’t understand the answer / fix. I am getting the washed out look too unless I use proofing colours - and yet when using the released version of PS no issues. Nor on Laptop when using previous beta version. I can't go Cmnd Y for every image - what did I miss please - I agree that something has changed. Tahoe 26.5, Mac mini, Eizo colour edge monitor. Beta 27.8

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      media mogul11452452AuthorCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      May 29, 2026

      The correct answer was elsewhere in the forum. Turning off “Use Graphics Processor” in the Performance tab fixed it. BUT… it doesn’t matter because Adobe fixed it with this morning’s build of 27.8. (05/29/26)

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      StormBrewing
      Participant
      May 28, 2026

      This worked for me:
      View → Proof Setup
      Set it to: Internet Standard RGB (sRGB)

       

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      media mogul11452452Author
      Inspiring
      May 27, 2026

      d-fosse   I very much appreciate you taking the time for a detailed response. I’m not a newbie at this. I’m actually old enough to have started PS on version 1.0 when it was bundled with BarneyScan. As great as ColorSync has been it’s not an exclusive path and as you pointed out it gets complicated quick. I use the Datacolor Spyder for a monitor calibration profile and that adds even more complexity.

      Bottom line though is something changed in 27.8 that altered by working space. I guess I shouldn’t have assumed it was a bug. 

       

      Thanks again.  

      Ged_Traynor
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      Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 27, 2026

      ​@media mogul11452452 if you feel it’s not working as expected, you should really report the issue on the Photoshop Beta forum

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      media mogul11452452Author
      Inspiring
      May 27, 2026

      I thought “Ecosystem” included Beta and after looking around and not seeing it, I posed. I’ll move it. Thx.

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 27, 2026

      Proof is a per-image and temporary/transient toggle switch. That’s how it has always worked, it has never been a global application setting.

       

      As for the washed out appearance, what profile are you proofing to, specifically? It could also possibly be a defective monitor profile.

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      media mogul11452452Author
      Inspiring
      May 27, 2026

      If it is a “per-image” switch then what profile is PS using when Proof Colors ISN’T selected? In Color Settings I use Adobe 1998 for RGB and have it set to “Convert to Working RGB,”   All I know is everything was working just peachy before I updated the Beta to 27.8 and now unless I manually switch on Proof Colors for every single image, the image is washed out. Something changed.  

      D Fosse
      Community Expert
      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 27, 2026

      What Photoshop uses is the profile embedded in the image. This profile, being embedded, travels with the file and is always used by any color managed application.

       

      There should always, no exception, be a profile embedded in the image file, and it should be one of the standard color spaces: sRGB, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto RGB, or P3. These four should be correctly handled anywhere. Which one depends on the intended use for the file.

       

      Your working space isn’t important! That’s just a default for new documents or missing profiles. The only important setting in Color Settings is Policies. I would strongly recommend “Preserve Embedded Profiles” - this is how color management is supposed to work. “Convert to Working” is risky because a profile conversion should always be initiated on a case-by-case basis. You always risk gamut clipping, and that should be a consideration before converting.

       

      Then there is another link in this chain: your monitor profile. This is the second half of display color management, and it goes like this: 

      Document profile > (converted to) Monitor profile > Result sent to display.

      The monitor profile describes the monitor’s native color space, just like, say, the Adobe RGB profile describes the Adobe RGB color space. It’s a straight-up profile conversion, executed by Photoshop on the fly, as you work. If the monitor profile is accurate, this ensures correct on-screen representation of the file.

       

      Proof inserts the proof profile into this chain, so it goes like this:

      Document profile > Proof profile > Monitor profile.

      The purpose of this is to restrict the gamut to the proof profile’s gamut, so that you get a live preview on screen of any gamut clipping that you need to be aware of. This is not supposed to alter the general appearance, just show the clipping.

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