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Jelenzen
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September 30, 2013
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Photoshop not recognizing Pen Pressure

  • September 30, 2013
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I'm using Photoshop CS6 64-bit with a Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet.  I've already tried fixing/resetting the tablet numerous times, and I've come to the conclusion that the problem is with Photoshop, not the tablet.  Important points of my problem

1. Whenever I completely reset my computer, photoshop recognizes the tablet and uses it correctly. The problem arises after I close my laptop or unplug the tablet.  When I try to use it again, it gives the triangle warning box that says pen sensitivity is not available without a pressure-sensitive tablet.

2. The tablet with Pen Pressure works in Manga Studio 100% of the time.  This is why I'm posting this in the Adobe Forums, not Wacom.

I've tried several fixes, I must have reinstalled different versions of my Tablet Driver 10 times at least, it always comes back to this same problem.  No matter what I do, it works for awhile, but when I put my laptop to sleep or unplug the tablet, photoshop no longer recognizes it.

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    hezzer88
    Participant
    November 16, 2015

    tried all above. still not working.

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      bvalente
      Participant
      November 7, 2015

      In my recent experience, I just needed to turn off my wireless microsoft mouse, and the pen pressure and everything around it worked correctly.

      hope that helps someone

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      kashmirat94158500
      kashmirat94158500
      Participant
      January 30, 2017

      Oh god i tried so many things..and i tried what you said. I turned off my wireless mouse and it worked ! Thankyou so much

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      torcsandantlers
      Participant
      November 7, 2015

      Despite the continued claims that this is a driver issue, it is not a driver issue. This is entirely a Photoshop issue. If you open the Photoshop application with a mouse click, Photoshop recognizes all input as mouse input with the same settings as your mouse. If you open it with a pen click, Photoshop will successfully recognize it as a pen and will allow you to use pressure sensitive controls.
      Replacing the nib has no effect. Changing the driver has no effect. Reinstalling Photoshop has no effect. It all comes down to how you actually open the program.

        michaelb21750834
        michaelb21750834
        Participant
        July 27, 2016

        you just blew my mind. thank you

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        bvalente
        Participant
        October 31, 2015

        Changing the nib worked for me too - not intuitive but great suggestion.

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        NoMagnolia
        Inspiring
        October 16, 2015

        I'm having the same problem on an Intuos4 / Windows 10 / Photoshop CC2015.

        Wacom's control panel recognises the pen pressure, so it's not a Wacom issue. PS gives me a little warning "!" triangle next to the brush size jitter control when it's set to pen pressure. Illustrator senses the pen pressure fine.

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        rubenm40534106
        Participant
        October 20, 2015

        Same thing happens to me anybody has any idea how to fix this?

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        Anonymous
        June 5, 2015

        If that does not work open photoshop and open brush preferences which you can do by pressing F5 and going under brushes make sure that under shape dynamics that control is set to pen pressure I have had the problem where that setting turns to off after unplugging the tablet or putting my laptop to sleep.

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        tuangd_pigsssgames
        Participant
        February 15, 2015

        Confirmed, just pull the nib out and put it back in, it works!!!!!!

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        test466465
        Participant
        January 3, 2015

        Just to add to this, changing the nib worked for me for some reason, but then changing back to the old nib that didn't work originally still worked!

        Following this I needed to check shape dynamics and transfer brush settings because I'd been messing about with these while trying to get pressure sensitivity to work.

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        Avalai
        Participant
        April 3, 2014

        Just wanted to mention that I was having the same problem in CC, and changing my pen nib worked instantly. Sounds crazy, but it's still a totally valid solution. It's a good time to remember to update your drivers, though.

        Sorry to post in something so old, but hopefully some people will get a use out of it if they're looking for a solution in CC.

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        cslynch
        Participant
        November 16, 2013

        Try changing the pen nib.

          Trevor.Dennis
          Community Expert
          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          November 16, 2013

          cslynch wrote:

          Try changing the pen nib.

          Somebody please ban this joker!

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            cslynch
            Participant
            November 16, 2013

            Ban? For updating a thread with a solution that worked for me? I responded to a couple of these threads to see whether changing the nib worked for anyone else. It was suggested in another thread (on another board) that losing pressure sensitivity was a symptom of an old nib. I changed mine and photoshop started working again.

            This is a pervasive issue that has plagued me through multiple Wacom tablets and multiple versions of Photoshop. Frankly, the only reason I joined this forum was to let people know that changing my pen nib appears to have fixed the problem. With that said, I haven't tested for any length of time. The instant I changed the nib it worked. But it may be a coincidence.

            So ban away I guess.

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