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Red overlay mask in Photoshop

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December 6, 2022
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Please help. I am using Photoshop 2023, when I make a selection and save that selection as a channel and later select it, the display would either show a black and white mask or if I click on RGB channel, it will show a red mask outside my selection. How do I get rid of that red overlay. I've tried "Q" the "\" and none would work. Here's a photo of that what it looks like.

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Correct answer Kevin Stohlmeyer

Turn off the visibility for the Alpha channel.

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chong67

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I am having this problem. With PS 2021 and 2022, I never have this problem with the Red Mask. Its the same Action I been using. Like the Op says, I didnt hit the Q or \ for the Quick Mask. And the Red Mask is there!

What happen in PS 2023. I am on the PC.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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Are you sure it is the same problem? The OP marked the answer correct regarding the alpha channel was selected in the channels panel. If you are using an action this is something different and should be a new post with all pertinent information supplied.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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Turn off the visibility for the Alpha channel.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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@destin_kiteboarder If this worked for you, please mark the answer as correct so others can benefit. Thanks!

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destin_kiteboarderAuthor

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Kevin, yes and no. Yes it did get rid of the red overlay. But with what I was trying to accomplish, I think there's something I am just not just understanding. In the past, when i made a selection and saved it, it saved it as an Alpha channel. When I would cmd-click for Alpha channel, all it would do was recall that selection and I would see marching ants on the selectionI loaded. But this time, aside from the marching ants, I also see a red overlay on my layer. I am not sure what caused it if its something I accidentally pushed or a setting that never got changed back to the original. I even tried resetting Photoshop to its defaults but it seems like it always returns with a red overlay when load a channel selection.

c.pfaffenbichler

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Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible?

Have you tried unchecking the visibility of the Channel in the Channels Panel?

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destin_kiteboarderAuthor

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When I only check the visibility of the Saved Selection channel, it just would show a black and white image.

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destin_kiteboarderAuthor

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here's another screenshot of the properties for the channel selection i saved. when i change that value of the red to 0 it makes the red disappear, but that's the only workaround i know.

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