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Inspiring
November 7, 2017
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Photoshop animated zoom gone

  • November 7, 2017
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Hey all.

I just upgraded to the latest version of Photoshop and my animated zoom is gone. It's selected in the pref pane, but doesn't work.

Any thoughts?

B.

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    Correct answer davescm

    What are your GPU settings in Preferences > Performance Graphics Processor (including the advanced settings and drawing mode)

    Dave

    6 replies

    Participant
    August 22, 2022

    hola tengo el mismo problema, probe todo lo que escribieron pero sigo igual. Actualize a la ultima version y me paso esto. Tengo un i5 7200u y una 940MX con 2gb dedicados Vram. notebook.

     

    Me funciono siempre y en illustrator me sigue funcionando, solo en phoshop tuve este problema.

    Rmgtoonz!
    Participant
    July 11, 2022

    I  know its an old trend but that same thing just happened to me and took me a while to figure out what to do.
    So after checking the GPU processor is marked, I went into Preferences -> Tools and there on the list on the right hand side there is an option for Animated Zoom, for some reason that went unchecked (maybe an update?), anyhow, I toggled that one on again, and the zoom was working as normal again. (Photoshop 2022)

    Inspiring
    June 2, 2021

    I had the same issue. No scrubby or smooth zooming. In Preferences > Performance > Use Graphics Processor was checked.

    There is another option. Go to the Zoom tool and check it's options (in the toolbaar). Check Scrubby zoom. Now zoom should be smooth.

    J.

     

    Fred.L
    Inspiring
    January 24, 2022

    Well Done @Jort_Bont  ! You're the best.
    I didn't know that toolbar option existed. I was worried about something not working well on my computer.
    But it works perfectly now. Thanks for sharing the tip 😉 !!

    Participant
    December 1, 2020

    Comigo para de funcionar quando trabalho com artboards, só consigo usar novamente quando fecho e abro novamente o photoshop

     

    Participant
    May 13, 2021

    Chespira is saying that if you are working with artboards, it will screw the animated zoom. Restarting Photoshop (and avoiding artboards) will fix it. This was indeed my case. Such an annoying issue, thanks for the tip!

    henrikm25784901
    Participant
    June 11, 2018

    Hey there
    Had the same issue. First it worked. But with the new update, it doesnt anymore.

    Why are every update designed to cancel animated zoom?

    November 15, 2019

    Same here. Graphics settings on but zooming in/out looks like when graphics drivers aren't working. It snaps straight to next increment and not smoothly.

    Known Participant
    December 2, 2019

    I had the same issue. This happened after updgrading to Catalina on the Mac.  I toggled "Animated Zoom" and "Zoom with Scroll" a few times and that fixed the problem. 

    davescm
    Community Expert
    davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 7, 2017

    What are your GPU settings in Preferences > Performance Graphics Processor (including the advanced settings and drawing mode)

    Dave

    Inspiring
    November 7, 2017

    You are awesome, davescm! I just selected "Use graphics processor" which I didn't see earlier. Everything works well now

    Thanks!

    B.

    davescm
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 7, 2017

    You're welcome, glad to help

    Dave