P: Photoshop 26.2 adjustment layers grayed out on cmyk file.

[Jen5FFC]

As subject states there are several adjustment layers that no longer work on 26.2 and beta. 

Made a new file - CMYK 8bit filled a layer with color, attempted to apply adjustment layer and it is greyed out. Curves, hue saturation and maybe more. 

I went back to 25.12 and it works as it should with no issues. 

Windows 11. 

[kaisairanen]

The curves and hue-saturation option in the LAB mode is greyed out (as well as in CMYK mode) in the layers panel. There is a workaround through
Layer -> Adjustment layer > curves/Hue Saturation,
but it is very cubmersome - please mend this (was working prior 26.2 version)

[Ged_Traynor]

@kaisairanen the issue has been reported here, you can use one of the mentioned workarounds until Adobe fix the bug

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...

[Shivani Somayajula]

Hi there,

We're apologies for the trouble. 

I am moving this thread to an existing thread. The team is already aware and bug is already logged for this issue. 

Thanks, 

Shivani 

[Raziel_01]

Hoy se actualizó Photoshop en el trabajo y ya no me permite crear una capa de ajuste de Curvas. Es necesario que sea ese el que use porque se tiene que dejar evidencia de lo que se le hizo al arte, alguien sabe cómo solucionarlo??

Ps 2025 (26.2)

[Derek Cross]

Consider resetting your Preferences, which you can do under the General tab in Photoshop Settings, then close and reopen the application.

[Ged_Traynor]

@Raziel_01 it's a known bug in version 26.2

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...

[Etival_Preprensa5379]

Perdón, pero independientemente de las opciones que dan para este tema, cuando erreglan este problema?

[DERJUNG]

so in CMYK mode i can no longer create adjustments curves nor hue and Saturation adjustment layers. Why is that? 

[Stephen Marsh]

@DERJUNG 

Does this sound like the same issue?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...

[Cristiano943]

Hello everyone,

Here I want to report a problem given by the LAB color method. Before an update it was working correctly, I could use the curves, as well as the hue\Saturation.

With the new update it no longer lets me select the aforementioned adjustment options.
When you even click on Vibrance, it says that it can't be used for this color method.

Is it a bug or does the new update really look like this? because in this way I lose a lot in terms of processing.
How else can it be solved? Thank you

 

[D Fosse]

Known bug when adjustment layers are called from the Layers panel. Use the Adjustments panel or the menu Layer > New adjustment layer.

[Camille Ferrari]

Bizarre,

On peut faire "ctrl u" ou "ctrl m" sur un visuel en quadri, mais les options teinte saturation, courbe, pour créer sur calque de réglage sont grisées pour les fichiers CMJN dans Photoshop 2025. Ça fonctionne pourtant correctement avec la version 2024.

[D Fosse]

Known bug when called from the Layers panel.

Use the Adjustment panel or the menu > new adjustment layer.

[danieldsklein]

When working on a 32bit file, you used to be able to create an exposure adjustment. Now the button is grayed out. You can still copy the adjustment layer from an older file, so the filter still works


Step 1 to reproduce the issue open a 32 bit file
Step 2 to reproduce the issue click on create a new fill or adjustment layer


Expected result: Photoshop should be able to create an exposure adjustment layer

[Stephen252069060a2u]

After double checking PS 2025 and CS6 with a 16bit image , both instances of PS LEVELS seem to display the same graph of intensities and allow me to adjust the same way.

They do not work the same with the image in 32 bit mode.

From my experiments, PS 2025 does not present the correct LEVELS display in 32 bit mode.

I guess I will just work images in the 16 bit mode.

[Jeff Arola]

Yes that's a confirmed bug.

Until the bug gets fixed you can use Window>Adjustments or Layer>New Adjustment Layer to create an Exposure Adjustment Layer.

[Camille Ferrari]

Waw Thank you 👌

[PierreGUT]

Bonjour.

En version 26.2 de Photoshop, j'ai perdu la possibilité de créer un calque "Courbe" quand je suis sur un fichier CMJN, il est grisé.

J'ai réinstaller la version précédente (26.1) pour remédier au problème pour le moment...

Merci.

[Ged_Traynor]

@PierreGUT it's a known bug in version 26.2, you can use the workarounds until Adobe issue a fix

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...

[PierreGUT]

Merci pour votre réponse.

[michaljanata]

it is all mess as usually... on the other side, there are some adjustments, which are not greyed out, end up with error 

[G_Man]

Yup, same problem for me. Now using ther Window command for it... I suppose we have to wait 3 months to get it resolved??

[ricardod53558311]

¿Porqué se desactivan estos ajustes de capa (curvas, exposición y tono-saturación) cuando estoy trabajando en nuevo documento?

[Mohammad.Harb]

it depends on the Document color mode ( image  -> mode ), all adjustments effects are availabel in RGB, However if you are in CMYK or Grayscale color mode some adjustments will not be availbe.

[Ged_Traynor]

@ricardod53558311 it's a known bug in version 26.2, you can use the workarounds until Adobe issue a fix

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-2-adjustment-layers-grayed-ou...