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I’m working in Photoshop on a product photo that includes a high-gloss black acrylic board with metal chains and gold elements hanging in front of it. The problem is that the specular glare on the acrylic overlaps and intersects with the chains, and any attempt to select the board also selects parts of the chain.Key constraints: The acrylic board and the chains share similar brightness and color in places The glare overlaps the chains (not cleanly separated) I do not want to manually trace or lasso the chains or board I want a non-destructive workflow (adjustment layers / masks preferred) My goal: Reduce or control glare/reflections on the black acrylic Keep the chains, gold bar, and lettering completely untouched Ideally use tonal, luminosity, object-based, or mask-driven techniques rather than hand masking Is there a recommended Photoshop workflow for protecting complex metallic objects and adjusting the surface behind them when selections overlap like this?Screenshot attac

when using the Liquify filter, there is a possibility that a separate layer is created for this. I always make a copy of the original layer first.

Hi, I would also like to point out that since the 27.3 update preview of vibrance and saturation slider does not work properly. Preview only show on half of the image and if I start to play with the sliders the whole preview stars to fall a apart and I dont really know what am i doing. The whole adjustment becomes unusable.

I updated Photoshop to the latest version and now I can't change the blending mode on a layer using the mouse scroll wheel, nor do the arrow keys work to switch between blending modes and quickly see the effect. Now I have to click on the drop-down menu each time and choose an option.  

Build a new PC, asus x670e-e,  ryzen 7950x, 96 gig ram, Windows 11 24H2, GF 4060ti 16GB. Every other Adobe app and game and so on works fine, just Photoshop, no matter what version does not load. There is not a splash screen coming. Out of 50 times starting, rebooting and so on it maybe opens ones. Tryed beta, 2022, 2024, latest... i am going crazy! fresh installed windows, falshed bios, changed bios settings and so on. Where could i find logs, why it does not load? In task manager it just idles 0% cpu, 22,3 mb ram, 0 net 0 disk... i close it try again... starting in windows save mode it mostly loads. Updated all drivers, too ofcause... lightroom, illustrator, all other apps work....

J’ai constaté depuis hier que lorsque je fais un réglage du rayon dans Tons foncés, si je souhaite modifier un réglage dans tons clairs, ou plus bas un des autres paramètres disponibles, mon réglage rayon de tons foncés se remet systématiquement à 0.Ce qui n’était pas le cas auparavant.Quelqu’un d’autre a-t’il constaté le même problème? 

How to change the default save location for linked smart objects? Every time I convert an embedded smart object to a linked one, I have to reselect the folder manually, because the save location always defaults to a fixed folder instead of the one I chose last time.

I was trying to Upcale in Photoshop (Creative Cloud subscription) as LRC does not allow upscaling if the denoise option has been used, and there is no Generative Upscale option in the Image dropdown. What am I missing? All apps have been updated

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

When installing DxO Nik Collection 8 it does not appear as the photoshop plugin. DxO have been helpful however the issue seems to be that this file (UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.exe) should be in the folder (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\RemoteComponents\UPI\UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent) when Photoshop installs and no matter how many times I install photoshop from creative cloud this does not exist. Can anyone help? Thanks

Hi everyone,I’m running into something that I’m not sure is expected behavior or a sign that I should adjust my setup.When working on larger files with multiple high-resolution layers, I sometimes notice a short pause when I switch from one layer to another before edits become visible. Tools respond, but the canvas takes a moment to catch up. It’s subtle, yet during detailed work it breaks the rhythm.The document isn’t extremely complex in terms of effects, but it does contain a mix of smart objects, masks, and adjustment layers. GPU acceleration is enabled, and overall performance is fine once I’m actively editing.Because of that, I’m trying to understand whether this is mainly related to preview rendering, cache behavior, or memory balancing between history states and the live canvas.For those who regularly handle heavier compositions, how do you usually optimize for smoother layer switching? Are there preferences that make a noticeable difference without sacrificing flexibility?Whil

Hi everyone,I’m facing a strange issue in Photoshop 2024. The Generate Background option under Generative Fill stays greyed out even when I have a clear selection active with the lasso tool. Generative Fill itself works if I type a prompt, but the specific “Generate Background” shortcut never becomes clickable.I’ve checked that I’m signed into Creative Cloud, internet is working, and GPU acceleration is enabled. I also reset preferences and tried a fresh document with a simple subject cut out, but the option still does not activate. I’m on Windows 10 with the latest Photoshop update.Has anyone run into this where Generative Fill works but the Generate Background option refuses to enable? I’m wondering if this is tied to document size, color mode, or some hidden requirement I’m missing.

Hi,I paste into a .psd photo a second scene with grass and trees and tarmac, to replace non period humans and barriers, and see that the added grass is more saturated and yellowy, perhaps also the trees, however I need the grass to match the existing grass colour wise.What method to achieve this ?I dont want to just alter hue as the sky and all else will change as well.Some means of indicating to pshop I want to alter just the grass.Having to do a selection and go up all the blades of grass is not my preference, something quick is better. CheersMerlin

Recenlty my Photoshop tool icons simply do not appear on the toolbar. they function fine but it is troublesome to find the right tool. The only way I could solve this is to reinstall photoshop but I cannot possibly do that every day.

When I open a 16-bit ProPhoto RGB image in Photoshop and add a Clarity and dehaze adjustment layer the Dehaze function wildly over processes the image in comparison to what Dehaze would do in Camera Raw (as a Filter) or what it would do back in Lightroom with the same image. Converting the image to 8-bit in Photoshop and then adjusting Dehaze gives the behavior I would expect. ** Science bitOS: macOS 15.7.3 (24G419)Mac: Apple M1 Max based Mac Studio (2022)Photoshop: 27.3 and 27.3.1Lightroom Classic : 15.1.1   ** ScreenshotsHere is the image in Photoshop prior to any edits (just LRC processing and then Edit In Phoshop…) I now add a new Clarity and Dehaze adjustment layer with default settings (everything is fine) Next I set the Dehaze to +3 (a subtle amount when applied in LRC or ACR) and the image has been significantly over-processed If I remove that adjustment layer and make the same +3 Dehaze move using Filter -> Camera Raw Filter, I see what I would expect  Thanks. Darren.

Need help showing the full layer… Thank you all!!

I updated to the latest Photoshop 2025 and Camera Raw.  I was following a tutorial on new features with Camera Raw, but when I clicked 'detail', there was no option for Denoise (all the options to change each are there).  In the tutorial instructions said after clicking 'detail' there should be an option for Denoise to click (auto denoise) was not there. 

Hello everyoneThere's a thumbnail style that I want to replicate. It has a dotted pattern on the top left. Is there an easy way to achieve this effect? Please helpThank you

In perusing the Adobe Community new site it appears they have added ALL Adobe apps. However, what appears to be missing is a synopsis of the purpose of the app. Why not insert a link to show the purpose and a brief video of the capabilities?

Hi, I always save the address of my post so I can returm to it, but now it doesnt find it, all my saved addresses which form part of my reference library for how to do things, and be able to follow upon my posts, are not takling me to them.Merlin

Im using PS 26.11 on the new Mac OSX Tahoe 26.0 but the problem was also on previous OSX.Photoshop is doing freaky previews on PSD layered files as you can see in the pic below, its like a combination of layers on the PSD file.   The real problem is photoshop Droplets no longer work so I bought an app called RetroBatch to make high and low jpegs for my clients, but the jpegs look like these crazy preview images.  Its really effecting my business as my work looks corrupted.   Anyone have any clues for a fix? I suggest Adobe fixes Photoshop completely or put its pricing back down -50%, sure the AI is cool but if it can't deliver basic layered PSD's what are we paying for. 

Instale la version 2021 (22.0) y al querer licuar ua imagen no puedo hacerlo. dentro del filtro no se ve mi imagen y se ve todo gris. No puedo usarlo. No se como solucionarlo

Dell Tower Plus - Desktop, Windows 11 Home,  Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265K processor (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 3.3GHz to 5.5GHz), NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 12GB GDDR7, 64 GB DDR5, 2 x 32 GB, 5200 MT/s, 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD + 2 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA, HDD,   Lightroom CC, Bridge and Photoshop,  not a gamer.   Not a video editor and limited abilities in the suite.Running Windows 10 , Bridge freezes, PS freezing, Lighroom very slow.  Need to upgrade!Suitability of above system, various Pro-Con on the RTX 5070 for use with Adobe so I am seeking guidance and opinions from the experts.   

!--startfragment>I am developing a batch processing script for Photoshop (v25.x). The goal is to take 100 JPEGs (6x6 inches, 300 DPI) and apply them as a Pattern Fill Adjustment Layer inside a nested Smart Object structure (Main PSD > Level 1 SO > Level 2 SO > Pattern Fill Layer).​The Issue:The script successfully opens the JPEG, flattens it, and performs selection.selectAll(). However, it consistently hangs (Photoshop becomes unresponsive with 'marching ants' visible) when executing the ActionDescriptor for 'setd' (Define Pattern).​What I've Tried:​Setting app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO ​Using app.purge(PurgeTarget.ALLCACHES) between iterations. ​Flattening the source document before defining the pattern. ​Hardcoding the pattern name to avoid naming conflicts. ​Running with GPU Acceleration disabled.​The Question:Is there a more robust way to define a pattern from an open document that avoids the UI-thread hang, or is there a way to implement a 'Wait/Sleep' state in J

Hi, I just upgraded to Photoshop 2026, and I am trying to save a file to my office server. Whenever I select “Save As,” only the option to save on the Cloud is available. How can I save to wherever I want instead of the Cloud? Thanks!