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June 11, 2024

action opens dialog box without modal included

  • June 11, 2024
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Photoshop actions started acting weird. in grayscale mode, It stops to open a dialog box. This should happen only when there is a modal included at this particular step of the action.  This issue is apparent only with grayscale images. In RGB mode the action works as it should. Why is this happening? It used to be working fine before. 

7 replies

jane-e
Community Expert
July 26, 2024

 

@Stephen Marsh wrote: "You can use the Reportlink at the foot of your post to request a moderator to change the label from Discussion to Bug."

 

 

I've moved this post from Discussions to Bugs.

Jane

 

silk-m
Community Expert
July 25, 2024

A temporary workaround seems to be to save a user preset and apply it.

 

Recorded actions

 

You can save user presets anywhere, but here is the default location:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop 2024/Presets/Curves/test.acv

 

It works similarly for "Levels".

--Susumu Iwasaki
silk-m
Community Expert
July 26, 2024

Temporary workaround 2
How to record in "current channel" in Photoshop 25.11, just like Photoshop 2022, etc.

Convert the Grayscale image to Multichannel in "Image / Mode / Multichannel" and record the action.
The action recorded will now be "Channel: current channel", so it will work properly even with Grayscale images.

It works similarly for "Levels".

--Susumu Iwasaki
MonstrikAuthor
Known Participant
June 15, 2024

No modal control is included, but the Action in grayscale mode stops playing and opens the dialog box. 

MonstrikAuthor
Known Participant
June 15, 2024

Could you please click the settings button to increase the resolution?

Brainiac
June 20, 2024
Perhaps no one understands what is happening to you. Possibly a problem with the translation. Try replacing the word "included" with "turned on" in the description.
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MonstrikAuthor
Known Participant
June 11, 2024

But I don't want to make any adjustments. I recorded the adjustments in the action and I want the action to play it without me interfering. And why the state is not available? if I manage to record it, where does it go?

Brainiac
June 11, 2024

You have custom settings. You'll need to re-record this step.

MonstrikAuthor
Known Participant
June 12, 2024

Could you please explain, I really don't understand what you mean. Also can you please explain why the "custom settings" thing is not an issue in RGB mode, the action works just fine? please watch the screen video

Brainiac
June 11, 2024

Yes, the dialog will open if you have to make adjustments. An action saves state but if that state is not available then you either get an error or a dialog.

MonstrikAuthor
Known Participant
June 11, 2024

It is because I set a specific value in the level adjustment dialog box and recorded it as an action step. When I play the action the dialog box shouldn't open up. 

Brainiac
June 11, 2024

Why is it showing a custom preset?