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macgill
macgill
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February 6, 2019
Question

Opacity Slider on a layer not working

  • February 6, 2019
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I have just spent ages with Adobe support trying to rectify this problem but anytime I want to reduce the opacity of a layer the slider is not working. I have tried by making new layers of the original image but its still not letting me do it. Anyone have any answers to this? I have just updated to PS 2019.

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    L
    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    February 6, 2019

    Change the blend mode to Multiply and move the slider. This will show you if it is working. Normal blend mode, you won't know if it is.

    K
    Katie Houghton
    Inspiring
    February 6, 2019

    Can you try this under another user? I assume you reset your preferences.

    macgill
    macgillAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    February 6, 2019

    yes I reset preferences Katie.

    macgill
    macgillAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    February 6, 2019

    I think you need to change the blend mode. If you have two identical layers and the top one is set to Normal, you will see no change. Try Multiple, Soft Light or Overlay.


    thanks for all the replies and apologies if I'm slow in responding- I did have a look for an original psd file when I had used 2 layers of an identical image and it worked fine but couldn't find it! Then had a family crisis phone call from my dad! Will have a look at all the suggestions and try them out tomorrow!

    Sahil.Chawla
    Community Manager
    Sahil.ChawlaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 6, 2019

    Hi Macgill,

    Sorry to hear that, could you please try enabling "Legacy compositing" located in Photoshop's Preferences > Performance, then relaunch Photoshop and let us know if it helps?

    Regards,
    Sahil

    macgill
    macgillAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    February 6, 2019

    just tried that and its still not working! very frustrated......... what should be a 2 second job for me has turned into a nightmare!

    A
    Anonymous
    February 6, 2019

    Hi

    Can you post a screenshot with all the pertinent panels opened, also have you tried resetting Photoshop preferences

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