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DragonClaw0123
DragonClaw0123
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August 14, 2017
Question

Changing zoom options

  • August 14, 2017
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     I don;t know what to call the default zoom, but it changed to what I think is "Marquee Zoom" or something and it's driving me nuts. I just want to zoom normally, after pushing Z a click will zoom in a little and dragging outward will zoom out.  I can't do this marquee zoom garbage.

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    alyssae40845875
    Participant
    June 4, 2019

    I just figured this out! Make sure Animated zoom is checked Preferences>performance>GPU performance>animated zoom. Mine was checked but still not working. Then I went to view and realized I was Previewing in CPU instead of GPU. Just click Preview in GPU and voila!

    ni61028163
    ni61028163
    Participant
    May 17, 2018

    As the others already mentioned - "Scrubby Zoom" probably is what you are looking for.

    For me, it's greyed out if no document is open. If you open a document it's active.

    Maybe this helps…

      Emma_T
      Emma_T
      Participant
      May 14, 2018

      I just had the same issue and it was very annoying!

      The option is the 'Scrubby Zoom', however it was greyed out for me.

      I then double checked that my graphics processor settings were at 'basic' then I restarted Photoshop.

      • Preferences > Performance > Advanced Settings > Basic

      It now works fine for me.

      Hope that helped...

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 14, 2017

      I don’t quite follow.

      What are the Tool’s settings (see the Options Bar)?

      What are the Photoshop > Preferences > Tools settings that are related to the Zoom Tool?

      DragonClaw0123
      DragonClaw0123Author
      Known Participant
      August 14, 2017

      I don't remember seeing this box, the zoom was a lot more smooth. I clicked and dragged to see my zoom and saw it zoom in real time and released when I liked my zoom. It would kind of center on the image as well. I don't know what options you mean. I looked for where the options are, but I didn't see any.

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 14, 2017
      I don't know what options you mean.

      With the Zoom Tool selected look at the Options Bar (Window > Options).

      The rest should not be hard to figure out: Photoshop > Preferences > Tools … those that include »Zoom« in their name might be pertinent to your issue.

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