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P: Auto Blend Layers not focus blending - Photoshop 2014.1

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I have 4 registered images of fungi, all images are at the same exposure settings but focused at different levels within the frame. I need to 'blend' together to make one image with a combined DoF.
Ok, so I've imporetd into PSCC as 4 stacked Layers, non of which are Background Layers. I've selected all 4, auto alligned and then used Auto Blend Layers [ABL]. The outcome is that the top 3 layers have totaly black masks applied and the bottom all white. All I basically get as an output is one of the 4 images, no selectivity whatsoever, presumably because of the 3 totally black masks. It also executes the process very quickly.
I assume ABL should be selecting the better focused areas on each image [white on the black masks] and combining all to give me one image with collective DoF. This isn't happening

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    OneShotII
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    November 22, 2014
    I disable plugins and focus stacking still did not work in CC 2014.2.1 but does work in CC.
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    J453
    Legend
    November 22, 2014
    Auto-blend is working for other customers using 2104.2.1 - so we need to figure out what's unique to your system to cause your problems.
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    OneShotII
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    November 22, 2014
    I am using 2014.2.1
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    OneShotII
    Participating Frequently
    November 22, 2014
    The 3rd party plugs in are also in my PS CC and PS CC works. So why would they interfere in CC 2014 and not PS CC?
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    brilliant_WhirlwindB838
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    November 22, 2014
    Try downloading 2014.2.1 That should solve your problem.
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    J453
    Legend
    November 22, 2014
    I would try disabling your 3rd party plug-ins in case that is the source of your problem.
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    OneShotII
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    November 22, 2014

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    J453
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    November 22, 2014
    Can you confirm you have CC 2014.2.1 installed? http://adobe.ly/PS-Up-To-Date

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    OneShotII
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    November 21, 2014
    No it is not fixed!!! I updated to the recent release and IT IS NOT WORKING. I am still having to use CC
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    October 15, 2014


    edit >autoblend>stacking not working in New Cc but does work previous version. it is very inconvenient and time consuming to be using 2 versions of PS in my workflow . This is a feature that I use extensively to combine layers with different focus areas.
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