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bkorb
bkorb
Inspiring
November 5, 2018
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Photoshop in a merge-layers-always-fails state

  • November 5, 2018
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The only way I am able to merge layers is to "flatten". Since what I wanted to do was merge a layer group, this did not work well. The result, after the merge (either "visible" or all layers) was a corner slice of the entire image. This was true with any of several images I was working with. Attached are two photos: just before clicking "merge" and then the results.

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    Correct answer bkorb

    The workaround is to change opacity instead of zooming.

    The invisibility of the bottom half and right 3/4 of the image seems to be some opacity glitch that gets rectified with that maneuver. The best solution would be to be able to add a debug add-on that would allow folks to query Photoshop about its internal state and report the real cause to Adobe.

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    bkorb
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    Inspiring
    November 13, 2018

    The workaround is to change opacity instead of zooming.

    The invisibility of the bottom half and right 3/4 of the image seems to be some opacity glitch that gets rectified with that maneuver. The best solution would be to be able to add a debug add-on that would allow folks to query Photoshop about its internal state and report the real cause to Adobe.

    Theresa J
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    Theresa JCommunity Expert
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    November 6, 2018

    This looks like a display issue. The thumbnail in the layer shows all of the content. Have you tried different zoom factors? Is your GPU turned on?

    bkorb
    bkorbAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 7, 2018

    Q: Is my GPU turned on?

    A: How would I know? I'd guess so, since everything else renders fine. I'd expect more across the board issues than simply problems with layer merges.

    Q: zoom factors?

    A: yes. And turning on and off it and other residual layers. In this example, I merged it to one layer, but on other occasions, I merged 3 of 6 layers and turning on and off the other 3 did not change the rendering.

    So even if the data are still there, if it doesn't render, it's hard to work with and export for printing and display.

    Theresa J
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    Theresa JCommunity Expert
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    November 8, 2018

    The data is there because we see it in the layers panel preview. That's why I think it is a problem with your graphics card. Open your preferences and see what is says for the Graphics Processor Settings. I've attached a screen capture of mine.

    I don't understand your answer to my second question. Did you zoom in say to 200%, and then back out to full picture? What happens when you do this?

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