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Several updates ago, the Lens Blur refinement tools began to become massive resource hogs. Whenever I attempt to use them, the first pass or two to refine blur and focus aren't too bad, but as I continue, the latency in the brushstrokes gets worse and worse, and freezes up PS until they can slowwwwly finish. After a certain point, they no longer work - they just freeze PS and then finally give me back the program after two or three minutes.  I'm on a three year old iMac - current OS, and fully updated on PS. I also use a Wacom tablet (I know, their drivers are crap, but this happens even when I just attempt to use the mouse). I used to use Lens Blur all the time, but now I've had to stop - it's just not worth it. Any way I could possibly make this work correctly again? Or have current updates to PS just decided they'll only work with the most recent hardware and terabytes of RAM. What info can I provide to further this conversation?

whenever I open Photoshop it gives me an error message saying "error reading machine specific preferences. They will be reset to defaults". sure enough, they are, why does it keep giving me this error message and how can I fix it.Photoshop General Discussion

When using the tutorial entitled "Get to Know Layers", the tutorial freezes after I complete the task to "Transform" the flamingo in the image. It keeps saying "Complete the current task before proceeding", even though I did complete the task, and the "Next" button is grayed out, and I get stuck. I have to "End Task" Photoshop in the Windows Task Mnager to get out of that.

I have been using PS and LRC for some time.  Sometimes when I save a TIFF in PS it will not automatically enter the the folder in LRC.  I can go to "finder" and drag into LRC.Now the TIFF will not go into the LRC folder and when I drag from my "finder" it does not show up so can not be imported.I have restarted both programs and they are up to date:  PS - 26.4.1, LRC - 14.2I would appreciate suggestons.

So i reccently tried this photoshop app on my iphone and i cant find the blur tool. I have a group that i duplicated and transformed into an intelligent objet, just like in the web app, but i cant blur it. If this tool its not available it will be very disappointing.

Good day. can you help me to solve the problem?I have already tried everything that is indicated on adobe website, it does not help. Photoshop's upper panel don't work correctly. I perform one action, for example plastic, and for the next action the panel no longer works. I need to bleed the program completely and open it again. 

I need to create a broken tile type of mosaic image, with each piece being a different photo.  Any suggestions for how to do this fairly easily?

Hello dear communityI am looking for a way to automatically straighten scanned photos on a black background.There is the function “Auto Crop and Straighten”. Unfortunately, this is not useful for my purpose as the images are cropped exactly to the edge and a new document is always created. Is there a way to use this straighten function for an action? Apparently Photoshop has such a function, but unfortunately it is tied to cropping.I already have an action for cropping.I hope someone of you knows a good solution for my problem. I appreciate any input. Best regardsAndré

For a while the ALT CTRL R for Select and Mask doesn't work for me. I have to manually go through the tabs to get to this tool now. All ALT CTRL R does now is double the image if I drag. 

Hi! I tried many times to launch liquify this morning and nothing is happening... Instead, photoshop is freezing and I cannot access anything... Did you have this problem in the last week? Thank you

Dear Community,  Is there a way to assign a profile to a given image without changing anything at all in the image? (Meaning: Pretending it is this and that profile but no more than that?) Thanks!

Hello!I have a student license for Photoshop from 2013 and I used the programm on 2 computers.One is broken and I want to move Photoshop to my new one. I deinstalled PS on the old one without knowing I had to deactivate it first. Now I don't have a chance to deactivate it.I tried to re-install PS on the original old computer, but the programm doesn't recognice the computer and thinks it's another one. So I'm facing the same problem still.Adobe support couldn't help me, because the license isn't connected to an account.How can I deactivate Photoshop on my old PC and use the serialnummer again?Any help with this is highly appreciated!!My best,Anna 

I have a PSD on which I would like to use multiple artboards. My initial artboard shows all content, but each successive artboard shows no content whatsoever, not even the white background you typically get with a blank artboard. Can anyone shed light as to what is going on?PS version 20.0.5OSX version 10.14.5Message was edited by: Sahil Chawla

In Adobe Photoshop 2025 version 26.0 and above, starting from version 26.1, when recording actions with the "Toggle Dialog On/Off" option enabled, manually saving a file to a specific location does not follow the folder location of the previous save step. Since version 26.0 and higher, the save location no longer tracks the folder used in the previous save step. Instead, it defaults to the location where the action was originally recorded. Every time the "Save" step in the action is executed, the dialog box that opens defaults to the save location set during the action recording, rather than following the folder location of the previous save step. This becomes very inconvenient, and I hope this can be fixed. This issue exists in all versions of Adobe Photoshop 2025 from 26.0 onward.

  Buenos días,Acabo de actualizar Photoshop Beta  26.5  (25/02/2025) y tras hacerlo, no funciona. ¿Hay alguna solución?   Gracias. 

Hi, the problem I have is that after some time (and very often) the "Save for web" hotkey (CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-S) stops working after some operations (edit images, open and close files).There is no way to open the "Save for web" window from the menu, so EVERY TIME I have to close and restart Photoshop (very annoying).Please fix this bug. Thanks Additional info:Versione di Adobe Photoshop: 26.4.1 20250225.r.194 4c5f14b x64Sistema operativo: Windows 10 64 bitVersione: 10 10.0.19045.5487Architettura di sistema: Famiglia CPU Intel:6, Modello:14, Stepping:10, AVX2, HyperThreadingConteggio processore fisico: 6Conteggio processore logico: 12Velocità processore: 2592 MHzMemoria incorporata: 16235 MBMemoria disponibile: 10397 MBMemoria disponibile per Photoshop: 11964 MBMemoria usata da Photoshop: 70 %Gestione arresti anomali: AdobeDCX Version: 8.20.0SAM SDK Version: 11.1.0ACP.local Status:- SDK Version: 5.1.0- Core Sync Status: Reachable and compatible- Core Sync Running: 7.4.0.31- Min Core Sy

I am trying to create a normal map and a height map in photoshop using the Filter>3D>Generate normal/height map feature, but it just doesn't work. I have tried it on multiple OS and platforms. Devices attempted on:1. Windows 11:    i7-13th Gen 2.1 GHz, 32GB RAM, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, 64-bit2. Apple Mac Studio:    Apple M1 Max chip, 32GB3. Apple Macbook    Apple M2 Pro chip, 16GB Exact issue:On the windows based system, upon attempting to create a simple normal map or height map when navigated to the feature, a pop-up alert shows up with the message- "The 3D feature require that 'Use Graphic Processor' is enabled in the Performance preferences. Your video card must meet the minimum requirements and you may need to check your driver is working correctly."  When I check for those settings, I can confirm that they are appropriately set and I am using the maximum memory I can with my 32GB system. Yet, the issue st

I am encountering a bug in Photoshop for MacOS where the previewed brush size is not correct no matter what resolution my monitor is running at, what scaling Photoshop is set at, or what zoom level my document is at. The preview brush size seems to be about 50% bigger than what the brush actually does.  System details: Mac Studio 2023 with M2 Max ChipMacOS Sonoma 14.4.1Photoshop 25.11.0Monitor: Dell 27" 4K P2723QE (As I mentioned above, the issue is present whether running at 1080p, 4K, or anywhere in between) The image below shows the size of the brush preview, and what actually paints. The size of the brush doesn't seem to matter, it's about 50% bigger no matter what size it is.

How come the generative fill use to be so much more effective, I use to be able to select a subject and ask it to "change shirt color to white t-shirt" and it would do exactly that and it it on the subject, now it replaces the enitre subject, even if I select just the shirt and ask it to change color it generates a totally different image, does anyone know what im doing wrong now? Im doing exactly what I use to do, thanks!

I'm trying out the emboridery filter in Beta. The stitch directions are extremely random making this result unuseable for trade. Is there any way of adjusting this?

In photoshop, when I have any of my tools selected and press and hold the LEFT Alt key down, it switches to the Zoom Out tool. BUT, if I press and hold the RIGHT Alt key down, it will do when the normal alt key press does when you have a tool selected. It is the same no matter what I have selected.  Weird part is, this has only just recently changed this week. It was never like this. How do I change the Left Alt key back to doing what it was and NOT switching back to the Zoom Out tool.  

Can photoshop for iOS run actions in the new iPads?

I've been having this issue since I updated to the latest version of Photoshop Beta (two days ago). I don't know if I'm doing something wrong nor if I changed some setting inside the tool. I also went back to an oldest version but it keeps happening the same thing! I know it's kind of hard to see, but you can see a color difference around the tube 

Dear Community, What does help to decide if I choose or not to install a new update especially concerning bug fix, it is useful to know what they are. So:What are the Fixed Issues in the last update 26.4 [not beta] ?https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html  thanksbenoit

Hello. My annual membership will end on March 3rd and the new annual plan will start. If I cancel on March 15th, can I get a refund?