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Oct 2, 2023 3:10 AM UTC
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Photoshop 2024 [v25.1] - Color Sliders don't work [Color picker issue -merged]

Color Sliders in my new Photoshop 2024 don't work at all - they don't change when i pick a color from the Spectrum or when i change Foreground/Bacground color with X key.

I reset Preferences, reinstaled PS and nothing works. Any ideas?

Photoshop 25.1.0, Windows 10.

 

 

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Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Nov 28, 2023 7:20 PM UTC

@robzartworx there is a phased roll out for update 25.2 happening globally.

If you are in a managed environment (Enterprise/Teams/Edu) you may have to reach out to your plan admin to allow access to new updates within 30 days of release.

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Robz+Lipner
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Nov 28, 2023 6:19 PM UTC

That's a pity 

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Inspiring
Nov 28, 2023 5:59 PM UTC

I don't think so unfortunately. 😞

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Inspiring
Nov 28, 2023 5:59 PM UTC

As you can see, you can choose a color with the eyedropper tool, and it shows up in the box to the left of the color sliders, near the "swatches" tab. If you click that box, you can manipulate that color however you need to, much like you can using the color wheel. Again, it's more tedious, but it works in a pinch.

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Robz+Lipner
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Nov 28, 2023 5:19 PM UTC

If you colour pick from the little squares under the tool bar it comes up as a box, sorry I don't know the correct terminology, but since the colour wheel is not updating I'm wondering if there is a way to keep the "box" on the screen?

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Niviere
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Nov 28, 2023 5:15 PM UTC

What do you mean?

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Robz+Lipner
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Nov 28, 2023 5:13 PM UTC

Is there a way to keep the box on your screen? 

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Inspiring
Nov 28, 2023 5:09 PM UTC

There are a lot of comments at this point about this, so this may be redundant. I did find a workaround, however. Although the color wheel doesn't update when you pick a color, it does show up in a box nearby. You can click on that box and manipulate the color that way. I've found this a somewhat tedious but sufficient alternative.

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silk-m
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Nov 28, 2023 3:44 PM UTC

Photoshop ver. 25.2 has been released. Updating to this version will fix it.

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Inspiring
Nov 28, 2023 9:00 AM UTC

I was happy to update to the latest version after I noticed critical bugs with brush texture in Photoshop 2023, until I noticed this new bug... It's almost comical how each update messes with the core elements of the software.

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Nov 27, 2023 5:26 PM UTC

Mine was working well, until it wasn't. I can't remember if I had tried to use the shortcut key for default color, or had clicked on the black or white rectangle, but it was one of those points where I realized that the sliders had stopped updating.  Restart/reboots didn't fix it 😛 I'm on a mac though. If you do anything and it triggers the slider disassociating I hope you let us know and they can fix the code.

 

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