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August 14, 2026
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One specific parametric filter stopped working and I can't get it back

  • August 14, 2026
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I was using the Filter Aberration parametric filter extensively and suddenly stopped working. I’ve tried everything I can think of to get it working, but it just won’t

All of the other parametric filters work just fine, but when I click on the Filter Aberration Chromatic nothing happens, over and over.

I’ve tried all of the following:

  • Reset preferences
  • Delete preferences
  • Restore Default Filters from the Parametric Filters flyout menu
  • Upgrade to newest version of Photoshop (currently on 27.9.1)
  • Uninstall and reinstall Photoshop
  • Update my graphics drivers to the most current (RTX 4070 Laptop w/ drivers dated July 22, 2026)
  • I’ve tried on numerous files, including low res files
  • Plenty of web searches looking for solutions

I can open and edit the Filter Aberration Chromatic properties on my existing files, but I can’t ever seem to get it working with new files.

Is there anything else I can try?
Any temporary files or something that the parametric filters use that maybe I can delete? Looking in the standard presets folder (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2026\Presets) I don’t see anything obviously related to parametric filters

Please help! I don’t know what else to do other that removing the entire Creative Cloud install and I’d really prefer not to 

    5 replies

    Participant
    August 14, 2026

    It's out of beta for at least a bit

     

    I never downloaded the beta and was using the parametric filters since before the most current release 

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 14, 2026

    If a Filter works on some files (your existing ones) and not on another that could also beg the question if there might be any differences – bit depth, color mode, …? 

    Participant
    August 14, 2026

    Same bit depth, same color mode. 

    I made a sequence of images from Premier. They're all the same file types, just a different frame.

     

    The images I was working on were fairly high res (from a 4k sequence) but I've tried on lowered res files of the same bit depth and same color mode. Nothing 

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 14, 2026

    That is not a default Filter, is it? 

    If you should be talking about Photoshop (Beta) please post on that Forum, this one is dedicated to Photoshop proper. 

     

    Participant
    August 14, 2026

    It's out of beta for at least a bit

    I never downloaded the beta and was using the parametric filters since before the most current release