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ColtonCM
Inspiring
May 8, 2017
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Vanishing Point - Changing angle of plane either crashes Ps or option is grayed out.

  • May 8, 2017
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Hi there, this is my first post, please go easy on me.

I need to use the vanishing point filter for a very specific cause (to animate an image in After Effects). For this particular image, vanishing point is the best tool

because the different parts of the image are structured sort of like a "room."

The tool works fine, I get blue grids, but I can't change the angle of the grids which is making it impossible to properly match the perspective of the image.

AE will only know what to do if I import a .vpe file that is created from a single vanishing point object, so I can't just draw new grids to get it right.

When I try to change the angle, sometimes (often) it crashes photoshop, or changing the slider actually doesn't change the angle. Alt+dragging also doesn't work. A lot of the time the angle slider option is altogether greyed out.

is there any potential fix for this?

Thank you,

Colton

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    Correct answer ColtonCM

    Ah sorry I didn't share because it had to do with how I was drawing the grids.

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    ColtonCM
    ColtonCMAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 9, 2017

    Ah sorry I didn't share because it had to do with how I was drawing the grids.

    ColtonCM
    ColtonCMAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 8, 2017

    I managed to resolve the issue.

    Inspiring
    May 8, 2017

    If you are willing to share your solution, it may be of help to others on the forum.

    ColtonCM
    ColtonCMAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 8, 2017

    It's the most recent version.

    barbara_a7746676
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 8, 2017

    In that case, a couple of screen captures showing the issue would help to clarify what's happening.

    ColtonCM
    ColtonCMAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 8, 2017

    I assume so because I'm using creative cloud and just installed all recent versions.

    barbara_a7746676
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 8, 2017

    You can find out for sure by clicking the Help menu in Photoshop and choosing About Photoshop CC. That will give you a dialog box with the version number in the upper left.

    barbara_a7746676
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 8, 2017

    Do you have the most current update for Photoshop, version 2017.1.1, released just a few days ago?