Problem with selection and nw layer

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September 19, 2021
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I am having a problem with Photoshop 2021 which is driving me crazy!
If I use the Quick Selection tool to the select the sky, it works perfectly, but when I hit Ctrl J to make a layer of this selection, the layer that is created is not the sky alone but rather a rectangle containing the sky. Depending on where the sky intersects the boundary of the photograph, the layer shape may be two rectangles.
If I follow the same procedure in PS Elements, everything works correctly.

What is happening? I have tried for two days to fix it without success.

Windows

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Correct answer defaultlonhjk6t0bo7

Thanks, I will try your suggestions. As regards the license, it was bought through a UK vendor who is an approved Adobe agent.

Problem solved. It is a hardware problem. Same software works perfectly when loaded onto my laptop.
Thanks for all the suggestions.

Jack

Jeff Arola

Braniac

See if going to Edit>Preferences>Technology Previews, checking Deactivate Native Canvas and restarting photoshop makes any difference.

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defaultlonhjk6t0bo7Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfprtunately, it did not work either.

This is what happens in Photoshop 2021 (Windows 10 Pro)
And this is what happens, with the same procedure in PS Elements 2021

Puzzling, eh?

PECourtejoie

Braniac

Hi, can you check if you are working with Ps 22.5.1?

Please post in an attached .txt file the contents of Photoshop's Help>System Info... menu, so that we get to know your OS, its version, the exact version of Photoshop you are running, the date of the GPU driver, etc.

JJMack

Braniac

Can you show a screen capture of the quick selection the edge areas should have some feathering when you view the Ctrl+J new sky layer.. The Quick selection tool does not do a good job on default image that have trees in the images with Sky behind them. The Quick selection tool should not normally select rectangle areas.