I'm not crazy - default scaling of layer effects

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April 23, 2020
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At some point, years ago, I had my preferences set to scale layer effects by default (somehow) when using free transform. It's been like this for me for years and years and years. I know this, because I truly can't remember the last time I had to change a stroke weight after scaling something down. Now, since my most recent update, it's not like that anymore. And when I google it, I feel like I'm being punked. Anyone out here have thoughts on this?

(NOTE: I am aware of "Layer > Layer Styles > Scale Effects", but this opens the percent scale dialog and I'm talking --- I could free transform anything with strokes, shadows, glows, etc. and they scaled with the object.

I feel like I'm losing my mind.

Correct answer PECourtejoie

Hello, there IS a "Scale strokes and effects" in preferences/General, but not in Photoshop, as it is in Illustrator:

https://www.vectordiary.com/tips-and-tricks/scaling-strokes-effects/#:~:text=This%20can%20be%20found%20under,Scale%20Strokes%20%26%20Effects%20is%20checked.

It is a case of the Mandela effect : https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/mandela-effect#:~:text=The%20Mandela%20effect%20is%20an%20unusual%20phenomenon%20where%20a%20large,imperfect%20memory%20can%20be%20sometimes.

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Bojan Živković11378569

Community Expert

I think you are remembering Scale Styles in Image Size dialogue. Read this thread https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/photoshop_scale_layer_styles on Photoshop family site where one of responders is Chris Cox who was lead developer in Photoshop team for years, he must know wether feature was available or not.

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justins64197851

Participant

Same issue here. It used to be a checkbox in the General preferences, now it's nowhere to be found.

Scaling anything with effects is now a pain. Either remember the exact percentage you scaled or readjust effects settings manually.

Why would they change it?