Gradient Tool Throws Program Error When Applied to Layer Mask in Photoshop Beta 26.2.0

Report · Dec 02, 2024

Issue: Gradient tool consistently produces "Could not complete your request because of a program error" when attempting to use on layer masks.

Photoshop Version: 26.2.0
OS: macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 (Mac Studio M1 Ultra)

Steps to Reproduce:

Create or open a document with an existing layer mask
Select the gradient tool
Attempt to apply gradient to the layer mask

Expected Result: Gradient should apply smoothly to the layer mask

Actual Result: System displays error message: "Could not complete your request because of a program error"

Additional Notes:

Error occurs on multiple (all unrelated) files
Error persists after application restart and system reboot
Issue is consistently reproducible

Report · Dec 03, 2024

Hi @ModernAlchemy, testing here and we are not seeing an issue.

Try resetting Prefs for the Beta:
/Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/ Photoshop Beta Settings (Mac Ventura)
/Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/Adobe\ Photoshop\ \(Beta\)\ Settings (Mac) 

C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop (Beta)\Adobe Photoshop (Beta) Settings

Launch BETA Photoshop While Pressing The Keyboard Shortcut
With Photoshop closed, press and hold Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Win) / Shift+Command+Option (Mac) on your keyboard and then Launch Photoshop the way you normally would.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually 

It may help if we could see your Photoshop beta System Info. Launch Photoshop beta, and select Help >System Info...and copy/paste the text in a reply.

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

Report · Dec 03, 2024

Hi Cory,

Thank you for your response. I wanted to provide some additional information about this issue.

After I reported the issue, I switched over to Photoshop (standard not beta), and the issue continued intermittently, suggesting it's not preferences-related. However, I've noticed a potential trigger pattern: the error seems to occur when copying layers with gradient-applied layer masks between documents, or when working on layers with gradient-applied layer masks which have been copied in from other documents at an earlier point.

While testing the preferences reset this morning, Photoshop crashed completely when I worked on a layer mask using the gradient tool (it was working correctly at this point), and then attempted to copy a layer with a gradient-applied layer mask from another document. I can provide the crash report from this morning's incident if that would be helpful, in the meantime I'll paste my System Info from PS Beta below.

Ian

Modern Alchemy

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Report · Dec 04, 2024

Thank you for the update and info @ModernAlchemy Tested your process of copying a layer with an gradient applied to the mask to another file but no issue or error.

If you are able to repeat this at will, please record a video of your steps that we can share with the team so they can see if we can repeat this here.

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager