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nathanalf
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June 18, 2013
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Pen tool problems

  • June 18, 2013
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Just updates to Photoshop CC and I am having a problem with the pen tool. In CS6, if you made two point, and then added a point between them you could immediately move the middle point. Now in CC you must move your mouse off the point and back on for it to recognize it. There is a video of the problem at this link:

https://vimeo.com/68642070?email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfGY3YzlhMGQ1MWVkMTdkZTNmOTgzNGY5ODYxNWY0YjU2NDQ0fDM5NzU3NTB8MTM3MTU4NTk4Mw%3D%3D&utm_campaign=7701&utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&utm_source=email

Any sugegstions? I've tried trashing my preferences (shift alt option on startup) and it did nothing.

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    Correct answer M Shaw

    We are aware of path delay issues as well as the inability to set the intersection prior to path creation. Sorry for any inconvenience these issues are causing.

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    avery.ng
    Participating Frequently
    September 15, 2014

    i wonder... in older version, we can hold down cmd key, and use pen tool to select any other path or shape, or cmd+click (in pen tool mode) to select path or shape,

    but in this cc 2014, it cant be done... is this also bug?

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    apeltomaki
    Participant
    November 14, 2013

    Sill no fix? I just switched from CS6 to CC via the for photographers -program and noticed this wonderful lag.. I mean what the hell, who is testing this software? Horrible, just horrible. I'm glad I still have older licences to use at work.

    Please, Adobe. I'm now paying for this service every month. Make it worth my while?

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    JurajVT
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    November 14, 2013

    After newest updates I have no this problem anymore. All is O.K.

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    r-bin
    Legend
    November 14, 2013

    JurajVT wrote:

    After newest updates I have no this problem anymore. All is O.K.

    What is the "newest updates" for you? And what is your OS? I have this lag on PS 13.0.1.2, 13.0.1.3, 13.1.2 an on 14.1.2 on windows7.

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    JurajVT
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    June 20, 2013

    Same problem on Windows 8 64-bit. Yesterday I had installed Photoshop CC for speeding up my current project (remove background with pen tool  for about 200 products) and it was step back. Black flickering when hand tool used and little delay when adding, or moving pen points. Right now I tried to add new, better graphics card. Flickering is gone, but pen tool bug remains.

    It's terrible! On other side, camera raw on layers is time saving feature!

    i7 2600K@3.9 GHz, 16 GB RAM 1600 MHz, SSD disk 500 MB/s R/W... Normally I am using CPU GPU Intel 3000, but today I tried NVidia GTX 650Ti 2 GB VRAM.

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    r-bin
    Legend
    June 20, 2013

    This bug is also present in the latest cs6 update 13.0.1.2. But it absent in CS6 13.1.2.

    Furthermore, in 13.1.2. there is a bug with selection when OpenGL is off.

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/5305723#5305723

    In PS 14.0 (CC) there are all this bugs present.

    Plus they changed the behavior of pentool. When no path is present yet, i cant select the mode in which the new path will be drawn. Plus the keys "+"

    and "-" change the mode of current selected subpath and have no effect to the dropdown switch of pentool mode.

    It is impossible to use PS CC because of this. So I am useing CS6 13.0.1.1 - the most stable version on win7.

    p/s. my english is too bad((

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    Anonymous
    June 20, 2013

    Nathanalf, i'm having the same problem with yours. It driving me crazy, but all i can do is waiting for them to fix this. Thank you for reporting that bug.

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    nathanalfAuthor
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    June 20, 2013

    Glad to see that it's not only me. Hopefully someone at Adobe sees this and fixes it!

    pixelfinity
    pixelfinity
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    June 18, 2013

    For me, If I do the same as in your video (clicking and then dragging in the middle of the path) the pentool proceeds to drag out a bezier handle to give me an 's' curved line.

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      nathanalfAuthor
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      June 18, 2013

      Oops, sorry I didn't clarify. Once I add that center point I am pressing Command (on a mac here) and attempting to move the point. It won't work in CC unless I move my mouse completely off the point and them back onto it and click it.

      pixelfinity
      pixelfinity
      Participating Frequently
      June 18, 2013

      I have to click (to add point) and release mouse button, then hold down cmd and click/drag the point. To be honest I have never tried your way in my workflow.

      Is there anything in the top tool bar for pen settings that is any different? - I can't see any setting that will make the cursor operate differntly.

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