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mattg82421713
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April 17, 2020
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Randomly losing pressure sensitivity with Photoshop

  • April 17, 2020
  • 13 replies
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First off, let me say that I know this has been brought up before (usually when using Wacom tablets) but has never had a solid fix. I have had this issue on and off with Photoshop with multiple Wacom devices and now a Huion Kamvas Pro 20 (2019). I've also had this issue when using various PCs using different Windows OSs. I believe some people also had this issue on Mac. The only constant there has been between all of this time is that it's always when using Photoshop.

 

My drivers are up to date. Photoshop CC is on version 21.1.2.

 

This is very clearly an issue with Photoshop. Some temporary workarounds have been found with Wacom tablets but none with Huion to my knowledge. Maybe someone out there can finally figure out what exactly is causing this and even how to finally fix it.

 

 

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    LordPengwyn
    Participant
    December 1, 2023

    have the same ossue, bit on PC, with last couple of Photoshop updates! when will yhis be fixed?

    im a professional illustrator and have used photoshop for over 30 years, but this issue has me looking for alternatives, Adobe!

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      LADISLAWA
      Participant
      March 22, 2022

      Photoshop 23.2.2 has done it again... i can't wait for the next update

      davidb24339642
      davidb24339642
      Participant
      August 5, 2021

      20 years I have been using photoshop, and in 20 years this problem has not been fixed.  100% of the time I open corel painter, the tablet works fine.  It's about 50/50 with photoshop.  Adobe is such a small company, they can't keep up with the big names out there.  It's a shame.

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        limbusnl
        Participant
        September 7, 2020

        the link basically opens numerous fixes. which one is it? 

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        pratik jaiswal
        Participant
        July 21, 2020

        This fixed my problem. 
        Open the Wacom tablet properties and the Pen tab  set the slider for 'Tip Double click distance' to minimum/off..... That whould solve the isssue

        Mechiavel
        Mechiavel
        Participant
        January 29, 2021

        This helped me! Thank you so much!

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        MaartenLenoir
        Participant
        June 2, 2020

        Sadly this didn't fix the issue for me. I am using PS 21.1.3 on a fully up to date Windows 10

        chad.rolfs
        Community Manager
        chad.rolfsCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        June 2, 2020

        @maartenl46045620 Do you have "PSUserConfig.txt" in your Photoshop preferences folder?  I'm wondering if you're using WinTab.

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        MaartenLenoir
        Participant
        June 8, 2020

        I do have that file, opening it shows this:

        # Use WinTab
UseSystemStylus 0

         

        PECourtejoie
        Community Expert
        PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 19, 2020

        Hello, I would try updating to 21.1.3: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html#photoshop-desktop-fixed-issues

        varnertown
        varnertown
        Participant
        May 30, 2020

        I'm having this same problem of random loss of my brush sensitivity. I have updated to the latest version of PS 21.1.3 but it didn't fix it! I'm running the latest Mac Catalina 10.15.4 and my wacom driver is up to date. Any other ideas other than having to reinstall and older version of PS? 

        chad.rolfs
        Community Manager
        chad.rolfsCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        May 30, 2020

        Cause of this issue (Pressure sensitivity loss on Mac): changing focus away from Photoshop and then back.


        Workaround to avoid this or restore sensitivity without relaunch:  If you switch focus back to PS by using the stylus to paint, you'll experience this. Instead, switch focus back to PS via CMD+Tab.
        Also, if you run into this, using the eraser end of the stylus will restore pressure sensitivity.

         

        Bug fix for this should be out in the next Photoshop update.

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          druakim
          Participant
          May 11, 2020

          Having the same issue. reinstalled my wacom driver, same issue persists. Very frustrating to the workflow. 😞 it seems theres no fix for it so just gotta ride it out until an update/bug fix? Is there any idea when that might be?

          PECourtejoie
          Community Expert
          PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 11, 2020

          Some users re-installed CC 2019 as an interim measure.

          https://helpx.adobe.com/be_en/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html

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          traveman
          Participant
          May 16, 2020

          what version edition is that? the previous one durectly b4 this one?

          chad.rolfs
          Community Manager
          chad.rolfsCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          April 20, 2020

          Yep, we have a bug on that and fixing ASAP!

            PECourtejoie
            Community Expert
            PECourtejoieCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
            Community Expert
            May 19, 2020

            And the fix is out: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html#photoshop-desktop-fixed-issues

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            limbusnl
            Participant
            September 7, 2020

            This link opens numerous list of fixes. Which one is it?

              Amelia.R
              Amelia.R
              Participant
              April 20, 2020

              I have also started to encounter this issue with the 21.1.2 version of Photoshop and I'm using Wacom Tablet (Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch) . This has never happened before and the issue does not persist outside of photoshop so I assume it has to do something with the newest update...

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