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This is a PSA since I do graphic design professionally and the past 2 days have been unproductive while I troubleshoot very poor photoshop performance.The short version is that my laptop has an rtx 4070 in it and intel integrated graphics, pretty standard setup. Photoshop can see and correctly selects the 4070, but looking at the utilization, it's not being used at all. Performance was terrible and hardly usable.I tried many things to track down the issue but I finally did. After popping into Illustrator and looking at the list of GPUs in the performance tab I noticed a new display adapter:Meta Virtual Monitorthis is installed when using the quests remote desktop or potentially horizon workrooms. It was installed on my computer without me knowing and was confusing photoshop causing poor performance. Even after everything I did to force my dedicated gpu in photoshop it refused to use it when this display adapter was active.Disabling it in device manager fixed the issue. I hope this help

 I wanted to share a fix in case it helps others, because this issue had me stuck for nearly a month.Photoshop was crashing instantly whenever I tried to open a file (JPG, PSD, TIFF) on Windows 11. Disabling GPU acceleration, resetting preferences, and reinstalling Photoshop did not resolve it.I copied the full Photoshop crash report into ChatGPT to help interpret what was happening. The crash log consistently pointed to a DirectX 12 adapter issue during file open, specifically related to a virtual display driver installed with Meta Quest / Oculus.In my case, the culprit was Meta Virtual Monitor.What resolved it:I uninstalled the Meta Quest / Oculus software from Windows Apps, then opened Device Manager, enabled “Show hidden devices,” and removed the Meta Virtual Monitor entry under Display adapters (making sure the driver was removed). After rebooting, Photoshop opened files normally and has been stable since. Posting this here in case anyone else is experiencing unexplained crashes o

Well I was working good before update. now I can generate content. I have credits, the image is small, I have conection to internet. wath could be the problem?. any help ? thanks!

Vorschlag zur Verbesserung von „Passende Schrift finden“ (Match Font):Derzeit basiert die Erkennung vor allem auf visuellen Stilmerkmalen. Bitte eine Pixel-basierte Analyse der Glyph-Konturen integrieren (Kantenextraktion, Strichstärkenvergleich, Proportionsmatching) und diese mit den Glyph-Daten der Adobe Fonts vergleichen.Dadurch wird die Schrifterkennung bei eingebrannten / rasterisierten Texten deutlich präziser. Das spart Zeit und erhöht die Nutzbarkeit der Funktion erheblich.

Hi, I am trying to make repeating shapes from this porcupine shape. This is just a poorly done example I tried making in photoshop using the stroke blending option.This might be something that can only be done in Illustrator, I am not sure. I'd like to take the original shape of the porcupine and make it 3% bigger everytime but stay conformed to the shape. It's easy to do with a circle or square (using actions in photoshop) but not with an irregular shape like this. I'd like for each shape to be its own layer so I can change the color and opacity. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

I'm installing CS5 on my new pc and got error, activation limit. PS is already activated on 2 other devices. Those pc's are long gone, formatted and sold.I'm looking for advice on support, they point me to forum. I read forum, they point you to support. I'm being balled around. Support says "I would like to inform you that we don't manage activations as well as deactivations of the perpetual Licenses from our end. Being an owner of your perpetual licenses you only can manage deactivations and activations from your end"How the heck am I supposed to de-activate them my self? I dont have access to those pc's anymore. Support don't have ability to deactivate my old product? I'm not buying that. They're saying no-can-do and are trying to sell me their new subsriptions too on the same breath. Every time on chat.Am I screwed now and forced to buy new photoshop? (certainly not any kind of subs.based software!) Is this how support is treating their customers nowadays?

The tool to remove generative AI in Photoshop gives an error.In Adobe Photoshop, the removal tool using generative artificial intelligence gives an error.Is anyone else experiencing this issue? When will this issue go away? I checked the Adobe Creative Cloud app, but there's no update. That green bar never fills. I wait, I wait, I wait for about 2-3 minutes and then it gives an error. photoshop 27.1  

After the recent update, I am constantly pestered with this error on startup. I have to manually reset my workspace from the menu for it to work and replace the default one.

Hola chicos tengo un problema con photoshop con la ultima  version ya actualizada, bueno me sale un error cuando intento exportar la imagen desde photoshop a ordenador y guardarla; me dice que esta guardada pero no aparece en ningun lado y ademas me dice que  la memoria virtual esta lleno pero no es verdad porque he revisado   y la memoria esta bien, cual podria ser el problema ? gracias  

There were some great ideas posted in our previous '180' darts challenge. Thanks to all who took the time to participate. This week we are off to Loch Tarff in the highlands of Scotland. The loch is close to Loch Ness on the south-east side. It's name Tarff  translates as bad-tempered or, when referring to weather, as severe or intense. There are some sources though, that suggest the word Tarff used here is a transliteration of the Gaelic word Tarbh which means bull. Tarbh-uisge were mythological creatures said to inhabit moorland lochs.  If those descriptions don't give you a starting point for creating and image in this week's challenge then what will? 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

Don't forget that we were told that paying a monthly subscription allowed us to access all updates and improvements without having to buy an upgrade.  Now they call updates "new" or "premium" tools not included in our subscription. AI is part of Photoshop, but not the part of Photoshop that we already pay for, and not an update or an upgrade. It is somehow a separate product accessed through Photoshop and integrated into Photoshop. Want unlimited AI? Subscribe to Firefly for an additional monthly fee, and then you get unlimited access to everything... except for the stuff you have to pay even more for of course... you know... the premium premium stuff...

mi amigo fallecio y quiero restaurar su imagen, tengo otras fotos para que con ia se restaure la foto que deseo, pero cuando uso ia ponen otro rtoostro en la imagen y no la de el

Depuis plusieurs jours Firefly ne veut pas charger d'images depuis ma machine. Images qui respectent bien évidement les règles de conduite d'Adobe. Pouvez-vous m'indiquer comment résoudre ce problème ?

I say this out loud to myself — and honestly to anyone who will listen: Is AI actually making us more efficient… or more dependent? I’ve been working with partner models like Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) and FLUX.1 Kontext [pro], treating them as collaborators, not replacements. They can spark ideas in seconds, but the real creative authorship still happens in Photoshop, where you take back control through layers, masks, and adjustments. My holiday card is the perfect example. It started from one Thanksgiving family picture — and turned into multiple finished card concepts. So here’s the challenge I’m inviting the community to try: Run your next concept twice. 👉 Once with AI (your partner model of choice) 👉 Once fully by hand Then compare your speed, control, and ownership. If you share your results, use the Structure Formula: [Adobe Firefly] + [Partner Model] → #Tag both Partner models include: Gemini 2.5 Flash (Nano Banana), FLUX Kontext, Google Imagen, Google

Using either quick keys or menu selection to resize an image just activates the hand tool. No size settings window appears or anything - just switches to the hand tool and the little square cursor. Plugged my keyboard in, blew off my mouse, and restarted my machine (and programs). Same thing. Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Basically can't do my work right now 🤦‍♂

Bug summary:Turning on HDR mode in Windows causes the Photoshop canvas display area to become unstable editing HDR (32-bit) files whenever the cursor moves into the main canvas area.Details:I have been using Photoshop on my system for a long while without any problem. I just upgraded to an HDR monitor, so turned on Windows HDR mode.If I open a 16-bit (non HDR) image file, everything is fine.If I open a 32-bit HDR image file then each time I move the cursor within the main canvas area the entire screen goes black, flashes a few times, and after not moving the mouse for 2-3 seconds restores to the proper appearance. Each time I move the mouse, this repeats until I move the mouse out of the main canvas area when everything is OK again.While my screen is flashing, my monitor displays a Dolby Vision popup on the bottom right that I otherwise only see when the monitor is switching into HDR mode. This makes me think that the instability may be related to the display moving out of and into HDR

I have updated my computer with Windows 10 and installed CS5 to windows 11. Now it shows that CS5 must be re-activated because there is an existing activation on another computer.

Bonjour à tous, suite à une réinstalle de mon MAC j'ai une question SVP. Sur photoshop je clique sur un élément de ma création et ça selectionne le calque de cet élément. Mais avant le simple fait de faire ENTREE sur son clavier déselectionnait ce calque, mais je ne trouve pas ce paramètre.  Merci d'avance à vous tous --- Hello everyone, I have a question after reinstalling my Mac. In Photoshop, when I click on an element in my creation, it selects that element's layer. Previously, simply pressing "Enter" on the keyboard deselected that layer, but I can't find that setting. Thank you all in advance.

Since the update of Photoshop 2026, the zoom isn't working as it used to in the previous version of Photoshop. I'm using a Logitech MX Master 3S mouse on a Mac. I use the thumb wheel for zooming and since the update, it makes a centered zoom instead of following the cursor position, and zoom at the place where it's positionned. I had a screen sharing session with a technician and everything seemed okay in my PS settings and in the Logitech App, so it's probably an issue that needs an update. He suggested to fill out this form to signal the issue.

Hello there, could someone explain to me in short terms what the exact steps are to create these "screenshots" like in the example video? The process is shown very fast, and I didn't fully grasp how to do it in Photoshop. Thank you very much in advance! Nadine

I can't use generative AI with my Photoshop v26.11 today. Every time when I try to generate or remove something, it keeps saying 'We've encountered an issue and can't complete your request at this time. Please try again later'. My collegue's Photoshop has had the same problem. Anyone knows what has caused such issue? It's not the first time but usually it would be back to narmal in less than an hour. But not this time, it hasn't worked for more than six hours already. Pretty frustrating...

 Hi everyone,I’m having a recurring issue with Photoshop’s Generative Fill when using the Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) model.Every time I apply a generative fill on a selected area — even for very small changes (like color adjustments or replacing a detail) — Photoshop creates a new generated layer that is slightly misaligned, either scaled differently or shifted by a few pixels, so the generated content doesn’t match the original position.You can see it clearly in the screenshot:– the mask is correct– the selection is correct– but the generated result appears on a layer that is not aligned with the original image– this makes the output unusable, especially for precise workI’ve tested:– different files– different resolutions– different GPU/CPU settings– stable vs beta versions– resetting preferencesThe issue persists only with Nano Banana, not with the other models.Is this a known bug?Is there a workaround to force the generated layer to match the exact scale and position of the selected a

Photoshop is driving me mad.It does not open its own PSD files.Please see attachment.In order to open PSD files on my computer I have to open them on the on-line "photoshop-like" software "Photopea", then save the file from there on PSD and open it.Problem is, as soon as I save it again on my computer, I CAN NOT OPEN the PSD file again !!!So I'm forced to re-do that process through Photopea again, and again, and again....I've tried saving the PSD file with nothing visible, and it still does the same problem.I'm using the latest version of Photoshop, I'm on a CreativeCloud subscription, Mac OS.Anyone knows how to fix this ? Please help !

Since updating to OSX Tahoe 26.1, Photoshop 2026 is completely unusable.  It doesn't just crash, it shuts down the computer completely.  I've had it happen repeatedly while creating a clipping path, retouching using the clone stamp etc. The system just completely shuts down. I've had to go through the extensive process of reinstalling OSX 15.7.1 to get my work done! 

HI Photoshop team, I have v 26.10,  a new update is available 26.11.2 ,  does it include any bug fix ? I know there's v27.1 but seems to have not fix any bug, neither performance, is it the case ? thanks