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tedb39549314
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November 2, 2018
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Spot healing Cursor disappears in mid-tone regions

  • November 2, 2018
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I have been using Elements 14 and am evaluating the 2019 version as an upgrade. One issue that has plagued me is the spot healing cursor completely disappears in regions of mid-tone colors. I see this issue appears almost worse instead of better with the newest version. Has anyone ever figured out a work around?

It might be a minor issue, but for someone doing a project like I am (converting film images to digital), spending a lot of time trying to find the cursor just seems daff. Especially with all the power available to modern computers and the resources poured into Adobe.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 4, 2018

    I don't really know a solution, but it would be most helpful if adobe would allow users to actually change the color of the cursors.

    Like making the Spot Healing circle bright pink or something, then we could see it.

    In the meantime if you lose track of the cursor (circle) you can press the Space Bar to get the Hand cursor.

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    tedb39549314Author
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    November 4, 2018

    Thank you for the suggestion. It is better than my moving the cursor to a side of the screen where it re-appears, then directing toward the tricky part of the image.

    I am really surprised that a program like this still has that issue.

    MichelBParis
    MichelBParis
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    November 4, 2018

    Like making the Spot Healing circle bright pink or something, then we could see it.

    That gave me an idea:

    Instead of waiting for a bright pink cursor, why not keep the cursor as it is and display the image in bright red or pink?

    I add a black to white gradient map adjustment layer.

    I create a bright red stop in the middle of the gradient.

    Now I can see both the cursor and the spots on the layer under the adjustment layer.

    You can show/hide this visual 'overlay' adjustment layer and use the brush on the normal layer.

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