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Anna ?mejkalov�
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May 27, 2026
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Crystalize effect - doesn't work both in Photoshop and Illustrator

  • May 27, 2026
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Hi, I was following a tutorial today and noticed that the “Crystalize” effect doesn't work in Photoshop. Neither for raster layers, nor for smart objects. I tried everything and double checked that I am working in RGB 8-bits channel mode. Interestingly enough, I tested this effect as well in Illustrator for some vector and encountered the same issue.

I have latest updates of Adobe Apps, Mac Book Air M5, macOS Tahoe 26.5.

Could you take a look, please? Thanks a lot :)

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    May 27, 2026

    Hi Anna.  I just checked it with Windows 11and it is working OK, but doesn’t have a Preview.  This is what I got with cell size set to 30 on an image 1200 pixels wide.

    OK, I pulled out my M2 MBP which is running Tahoe and it is working OK there as well.  Did Ged’s suggestion help?

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    Anna ?mejkalov�Author
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    May 27, 2026

    Hi, thank you. I tried, it help but not completely. Now, I can apply this effect on layers which has no transparency only. Then it works.

    Ged_Traynor
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    Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 27, 2026

    ​@Anna ?mejkalov� just testing with Photoshop version 27.7 on Windows 11, and it’s working as expected, try manually resetting your Photoshop preferences

     

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