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August 12, 2020
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brush tool does not work

  • August 12, 2020
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Hi there,

 

I just got started with LrC. All works fine but for one tool: the brush tool.

When I create a new mask, scroll over a certain area to do my local adjustments and hit apply nothing happens.

Also the overlaymasking to show me where I'm adjusting is not working.

The other filters are working fine.

 

Curious what I'm doing wrong!

 

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Correct answer AxelMatt

The first thing that you should try is to switch off the GPU support from the Lightroom preferences and check if that helps to fix the issue. 

Go to Lightroom > Preferences > Performance tab > Uncheck "Use Graphics Processor" > Restart Lightroom. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/lightroom-gpu-faq.html#troubleshooting 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-gpu.html 

 

If Lightroom doesn't start correctly the please see "Solution 2" in the document behind the second link. 

 

Another step is to try to reset the Lightroom preferences. 

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/ 

 

If this doesn't help we need more informations about your environment. 

  • Which operating system do you use? 
  • Which version of Lightroom do you use? 

Please post the exact version and not only phrases as "recent", "latest" and so on. 

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floor15A7Author
Participant
August 12, 2020

Great Axel,

 

resetting Lr settings did the job.

Thanks so much👍!!

AxelMatt
Community Expert
AxelMattCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 12, 2020

The first thing that you should try is to switch off the GPU support from the Lightroom preferences and check if that helps to fix the issue. 

Go to Lightroom > Preferences > Performance tab > Uncheck "Use Graphics Processor" > Restart Lightroom. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/lightroom-gpu-faq.html#troubleshooting 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-gpu.html 

 

If Lightroom doesn't start correctly the please see "Solution 2" in the document behind the second link. 

 

Another step is to try to reset the Lightroom preferences. 

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/ 

 

If this doesn't help we need more informations about your environment. 

  • Which operating system do you use? 
  • Which version of Lightroom do you use? 

Please post the exact version and not only phrases as "recent", "latest" and so on. 

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