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June 4, 2021
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Spot Healing brush does not show source when healing

  • June 4, 2021
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Normal operation of the Spot Healing brush shows both the area to be healed or cloned and the source area for the information to use to heal or clone the selection. Recently, Lightroom Classic on a Windows 10 PC is only showing the area to be healed or cloned.  The source is not showing.  Makes the brush almost useless!

 

Anyone have a soultion?

 

Thanks

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    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    And what is your setting for the Spot Healing Brush on the Tool Bar [T] ?

    Have you pressed [H] to  Hide/Show the circle guides?

     

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    Keith33222285n05j
    Participant
    October 27, 2023

    check your cap lock is off

     

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    Vimal9571152917
    Participant
    July 24, 2023

    Jaldi Karo

     

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 11, 2021

    And what is your setting for the Spot Healing Brush on the Tool Bar [T] ?

    Have you pressed [H] to  Hide/Show the circle guides?

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
      K
      KBStudioAuthor
      Inspiring
      June 15, 2021

      Thank you WobertC. 

       

      That was the problem.  At some point, the tool overlay was changed to "Never".  Now it is on "Auto" and all is well.  

       

      Thanks again,

      Kim

      Michael J. Hoffman
      Community Expert
      Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 4, 2021

      When you finish using the brush (complete the stroke) you should then see the source displayed with an arrow linking the target and source. At that point, you can drag the source to a different location if needed (hovering the cursor changes it to a hand for grabbing the pin). Are you seeing these results after you finish brushing?

       

      The spot healing brush doesn't work like Photoshop's clone stamp tool.

       

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      KBStudioAuthor
      Inspiring
      June 4, 2021

      This is the problem.  The source arrow and circle do not show up when using the Spot Healing tool.  You only get the area selected showing.

       

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