Select and Mask in photoshop CC not working on a MacBook Pro

[Daisydoone]

Hi,

Something has gone wrong  on my Mac book pro.  The refine edge   in PSCC in the select and mask will not do anything at all, I can run the refine edge brush over the edge but nothing happens.  If anyone can help I would be really grateful.

Thank you.

Maggie

[Michael Bullo]

Try resetting the preferences.

Preferences in Photoshop

"Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop."

[Daisydoone]

Thank you for your reply, will I lose any brushes or actions if I do this?

[melissapiccone]

You can save your brushes and actions to a separate folder. I have a dedicated folder for all of my custom adobe stuff.

[Mike_Gondek]

Refine edge can be very processor intensive, and  give the appearance of not working. The cursor flashing a  hexagon of 10 grey circles, warns you of the processing. I often to pull down a menu once to verify if Photoshop is ready for the next refine edge brush stroke, and it appears to focus Phothsop processing on finishing the refine edge.

I  single long strokes along the edge, and avoid multiple clicks that slow down the computer and have me lose track of how my results are performing.