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PS 25 - Dynamic filter's mask won't scale when smart object is resized

Community Beginner ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024

Hi,

for a while now (probably since dynamic filter were introduced), this issue has been bothering me, dynamic filters mask only follow the position and not the resize, they are not linked like a classic fusion mask :

 

- Create a Smart Object and apply a filter to it (ex gaussian blurr).

- On the dynamic filter's mask (not the Smart Object fusion mask), paint some black area to hide the blurr effect on the SO (Smart Object).

- duplicate the SO and resize it (larger or smaller, doesn't matter).

 

If you look at the dynamic layer mask (you can hold alt and click on the mask to toggle the mask display); you can see the mask has not been resized. I don't understand why there is this limitation when you can resize a SO with a classic mask and the mask will resize accordingly with the SO (or unlink the mask if you want to).

Regards,

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Community Expert ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024

Yes this has been a long standing issue - there is a feature request but I can't find it at present.

 

As a workaround you can transform the mask first then click on the SO and use Edit >Transform >Again . Note- it must be mask first - It does not work the other way round.

 

Dave

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the info, I couldn't find any post about this. This feature request make sense yes. Also, thanks a lot for this workaround, great idea.

Rds,

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Community Expert ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024
quote

 there is a feature request but I can't find it at present.

By @davescm

 

I found the thread where you posted the link in 2019, Dave, but clicking it goes to the beginning Community Page, so it didn't port over when we moved to Khoros.

 

I can't post your link, because the forum cuts them off and I can't see all of it, but it's in the third post in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/ps-25-dynamic-filter-s-mask-won-t-sca...

 

 

As you know, Feature requests and Bug reports were in UserVoice back then:

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Jane

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Community Expert ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024

 

I just did a search for "Smart Object transformations do not apply to smart filter masks" and think I've found it.

 

It's a Bug report from 2018:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-smart-object-transformations-do-not-apply-...

 

Jane

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Community Expert ,
Jan 10, 2024 Jan 10, 2024

Great sleuthing Jane - thanks !  🙂

Dave

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 05, 2025 Feb 05, 2025

Whenever I try to transform a layer that has an active filter with filter mask on it, the layer will transform but the filter mask does not transform with it. I can move the layer and the linked filter mask moves with it, but those same masks will not transform with the layer. There's no way to unlink/link these filter masks--they are always linked. So it's very strange that the filter masks does not transform with their respective layer. 

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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 06, 2025 Feb 06, 2025

Hey, @Justin354633022o2b. Welcome to the Photoshop Community.

 

I think I understand what you've explained, but it would help if you could share a video of the issue and the system info from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > Upload and attach here.

 

Does this happen when you're working in Artboards or groups of layers? Have you tried converting the layers to smart objects before creating filter masks? 

 

Awaiting to hear from you. Thanks! 
Sameer K

(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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Community Expert ,
Feb 06, 2025 Feb 06, 2025
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Community Expert ,
Feb 06, 2025 Feb 06, 2025

smartFilterMaskTransformBug.gif

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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 06, 2025 Feb 06, 2025

Thanks for specifying. I'll share this for review. 

 

Best,
Sameer K

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New Here ,
Feb 21, 2025 Feb 21, 2025
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Hey did you ever figure this out? I'm running into the same issue and no one seems to have a solution

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