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Banshey
Banshey
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July 11, 2021
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Lighting effects not showing handles so cant move or adjust them, have tried all common fixes.

  • July 11, 2021
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I am trying to use the Lighting Effects filter on the latest version of photoshop on windows with the latest version of Nvidia GPU drivers (1060 6gb card) on Windows 10. When I open the Lighting panel I can add lights and move the sliders but there are no handles to adjust and move the lighting itself. 

I have tried the Show > All settings and that doesn't work as well as the show transform controls workaround too. 

Pulling my hair out with this issue. Such a pain. Cannot find a fix and getting more and more frustrated with these PS bugs. 

 

Any help would be much appreciated. 

 

Thanks!

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    Correct answer davescm

    I have also same problem and till now i dont get know how do i fix it...


    @Ayush280299345ux0   Lighting effects uses 3D functionality which is deprecated and is being removed from Photoshop. If you need that functionality Adobe recommend v 22.2

    https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

     

    Dave

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    Adriano34760372xmv0
    Participant
    January 12, 2024

    I just had the same problem and found a solution. Before you open the lightning effects go to VIEW -> Show and enable "3d lights" and "3d selection". It works.

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      Dana Beck
      Participating Frequently
      September 13, 2024

      Well, Adriano, I was just about to give you a piece of my mind (take it all)...but it does work on my system! YIKES! Adobe ought to hire you. I am using--for lighting effects--Photoshop 2023, working on a 2017 iMac (Intel) with OSX 12.7.6 (as far as this machine can be upgraded) with 40 GB ram, if that helps anyone. I have been working on a workaround for this limitation for a couple of weeks now, so I thank you!

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      Dana Beck
      Participating Frequently
      September 13, 2024

      Update: Well, I got the lighting effects to work correctly on 1 file (see above post), but I subsequently messed up 2 additional files in the Lighting workspace (video corruption with horizontal lines), and once that happens, the 3D options (under "View" menu) were no longer available to me. I think it's possibly a video card problem (8 MB video). Anyway, I give up for now.

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      Batman8482
      Participant
      September 7, 2022

      I have tried all the suggestions. GPU is compatible, RGB/8 bit, lots of RAM,  Deactivate Native Canvus is checked, Performance is set to the GPU and Use Open CL is unchecked... on and on. I even reset my prefrences. Still no adjustment handles. Any other suggestions?

        davescm
        Community Expert
        davescmCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 7, 2022

        As stated above in this thread, 3D (which includes lighting effects)  is deprecated and being removed. If you need 3D functions then you will need to use v22.2.

         

        Dave

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          Batman8482
          Participant
          September 7, 2022

          Any alternatives other than an earlier version such as a good plugin? If not, I'll back up to v22.2. Thanks for your help

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          courtney5C4A
          Participant
          June 17, 2022

          I am having the same issue now with 2022. I followed the above, it worked for a day and now today when I re-opend my file the grips have disappeared again! I have unistalled and re-installed photoshop 2022 now twice. Same issues, no grips are appearing. Anyone have a solution? s

            jane-e
            Community Expert
            jane-eCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            June 17, 2022

            @courtney5C4A and @vanessalongthorn ,

             

            Things have changed since this post was made. In Photoshop 2022, 3D is being discontinued. Adobe recommends using Photoshop version 22.2 (from February 2021) if you need more stable performance with Photoshop’s 3D features. See this help page for details:

            https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

             

            You can install both 22.2 and 23.4.1 (current version). Be sure to choose the option to not remove the previous version when installing.

             

            Jane

             

              Jorgestipy
              Jorgestipy
              Participant
              September 5, 2022

              that's not right photoshop, please fix that issue, even if 3D have been discontinued. 

                davescm
                Community Expert
                davescmCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                July 11, 2021

                Lighting effects, like 3D uses the old Open GL code. To use that, go to Preferences - Technology Previews and check Deactivate Native Canvas. Then click OK and close then restart Photoshop.

                Dave

                 

                 

                  Banshey
                  BansheyAuthor
                  Participant
                  July 11, 2021

                  You're a lifesaver! 

                  Thanks so much!

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