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Pete.Green
Community Manager
September 9, 2021
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How do I write a bug report?

  • September 9, 2021
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When logging a new bug report, it's helpful to the Photoshop team when the information in the report includes steps describing how they can reproduce the bug experience. Once we can reproduce an issue, then we can start to investigate a fix. 

 

Note: If after a bit of troubleshooting we find that the bug report is in-fact not a product bug, the bug report may be moved out of Bugs and over to Discussions.

 

Use the template below as a guide for posting the most meaningful bug reports for the team.

 

Bug report template:

Issue

  • Photoshop version
  • OS


Steps to reproduce:

  1. ...
  2. ...
  3. ...

 

Expected result
Actual result

 

Anatomy of a great bug report:

 

 

 

Issue: Provide a succinct one-line issue statement
(i.e. Photoshop beta does X when using a tool or plugin)
Provide Photoshop version: Help>System Info>Copy the top line with Photoshop version
Provide OS and version: macOS 11.4

Issue: Provide good steps to reproduce the behavior:
Step 1 to reproduce the issue (i.e. open a new CMYK document)
Step 2 to reproduce the issue (i.e. add layer or use tool)
Step 3 to reproduce the issue (i.e another needed step)


Expected result: Photoshop should do Y
Actual result: Photoshop does X

* Optional, but useful: Upload a Test file (can be shared through CC files or other third-party storage), screenshot, video or gif file capturing the issue

 

 

 

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Rick4F
Participating Frequently
March 2, 2026

Beta version 27.5.0 Generating an image with Firefly 3 has an advise panel saying; “Paint a vivid picture with your words. Describe the scene, colors, mood, and lighting to guide the creative process towards your vision.”

That is nice and all but the current extreem small character limit severely reduces what and how you can describe your vision. Also if you must have a character limit, please add a counter for that in one of the corners so people know there is a character limit.