Generative fill and generative expand not working

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September 14, 2023
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Hi,

I've up until a few days ago used the generative fill and expand option, to fill out shoulders and silhouttes from pictures that are cropped, in the beta version of Photoshop. It has worked like a charm up until a few days ago, but now, whenever I try to use the function, both with and without a prompt, it starts up (the "Generating" popup starts and the progressbar goes about halfway, until it stops and nothing happens to the picture. This happens both when trying to use the crop tool with generative expand, and also marking an area and using generative fill.

I have also installed the new Photoshop 25, but the same issue occurs here. I've also tried uninstalling both the beta and the new Photoshop, but no change.

Anyone who knows how to fix this? The function is saving me so much time, and I have quite a few deadlines coming up where I could really use this..

Photoshop version: 25.0.0

Photoshop Beta version: 25.1.0

macOS Ventura 13.5.1

macOS

Correct answer CybrHwk

I spoke with Adobe support about this a few minutes ago. I'm using Latest 25.7 and they suggested I disabled the Windows Defender Firewall... and just like that Generative Expand is working again for me.

I now just need to workout what Microsoft has changed, as it was working perfectly fine a week or so ago. My guess a Windows Defender update has closed a port or preventing a particular type of request getting to Adobe's cloud servers

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allana35259235lo1o

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I'm having the same issue, never had it before until today.

Tried to generate anything and the outline isnt blending. I can see a clear line where i select?

Ive also tried extending a background and the same happens.

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Greg23253652jcfh

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Same here. Was working... now not.

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karphotography

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I've just started having issue lately as well, just in the last week or so generative expand creates a hard line and a fine checkerboard pattern that I can't seem to get rid of, it doesn't seem to matter what image I'm using. I am on the latest update, not really sure what happened, I'm only trying to slightly add to the edges of images so just filling background.

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richardk60905247

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Hi folks. This is now happening to me as well on Photoshop. The Generative Expand, now does not show up seamless. Its very noticeable... Anyone else experiencing this?

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nikkis5401374

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This keeps happening to me also, usually when i restart my machine it resets and works again. Frustrating glitch.

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chatenp

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I have found that the exapansion area might be an issue. To get it to work you might have to:

1. Expand the crop area both horizontally and vertically - Doing only one won't work.
2. Not exapnd the crop area too much depending on the image. If you expand to muc it does not work. If you reduce the expand area, it then works.