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Lighting effects not showing handles so cant move or adjust them, have tried all common fixes.

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July 11, 2021
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I am trying to use the Lighting Effects filter on the latest version of photoshop on windows with the latest version of Nvidia GPU drivers (1060 6gb card) on Windows 10. When I open the Lighting panel I can add lights and move the sliders but there are no handles to adjust and move the lighting itself.

I have tried the Show > All settings and that doesn't work as well as the show transform controls workaround too.

Pulling my hair out with this issue. Such a pain. Cannot find a fix and getting more and more frustrated with these PS bugs.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

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Correct answer davescm

I have also same problem and till now i dont get know how do i fix it...

@Ayush280299345ux0 Lighting effects uses 3D functionality which is deprecated and is being removed from Photoshop. If you need that functionality Adobe recommend v 22.2

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

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Adriano34760372xmv0

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I just had the same problem and found a solution. Before you open the lightning effects go to VIEW -> Show and enable "3d lights" and "3d selection". It works.

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Dana Beck

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Well, Adriano, I was just about to give you a piece of my mind (take it all)...but it does work on my system! YIKES! Adobe ought to hire you. I am using--for lighting effects--Photoshop 2023, working on a 2017 iMac (Intel) with OSX 12.7.6 (as far as this machine can be upgraded) with 40 GB ram, if that helps anyone. I have been working on a workaround for this limitation for a couple of weeks now, so I thank you!

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Dana Beck

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Update: Well, I got the lighting effects to work correctly on 1 file (see above post), but I subsequently messed up 2 additional files in the Lighting workspace (video corruption with horizontal lines), and once that happens, the 3D options (under "View" menu) were no longer available to me. I think it's possibly a video card problem (8 MB video). Anyway, I give up for now.

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Batman8482

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I have tried all the suggestions. GPU is compatible, RGB/8 bit, lots of RAM, Deactivate Native Canvus is checked, Performance is set to the GPU and Use Open CL is unchecked... on and on. I even reset my prefrences. Still no adjustment handles. Any other suggestions?

davescm

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As stated above in this thread, 3D (which includes lighting effects) is deprecated and being removed. If you need 3D functions then you will need to use v22.2.

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Batman8482

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Any alternatives other than an earlier version such as a good plugin? If not, I'll back up to v22.2. Thanks for your help

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courtney5C4A

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I am having the same issue now with 2022. I followed the above, it worked for a day and now today when I re-opend my file the grips have disappeared again! I have unistalled and re-installed photoshop 2022 now twice. Same issues, no grips are appearing. Anyone have a solution? s

vanessalongthorn

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same! tried the above steps. No grips and cant drag the lights 😞

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barryjhk

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I also have the same problem. When he can fix, come on and off but the grips are never found. Have followed all recommended fixes. Thank you.

davescm

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Lighting effects, like 3D uses the old Open GL code. To use that, go to Preferences - Technology Previews and check Deactivate Native Canvas. Then click OK and close then restart Photoshop.

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BansheyAuthor

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You're a lifesaver!

Thanks so much!

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