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joecos55
joecos55
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May 27, 2013
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in CS6 my distort filter option is greyed out?

  • May 27, 2013
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I am rather new to Photoshop I have CS6 thrugh the Creative cloud on an Imac with os 10.7.4, I wanted to try the polar coordinate filter in the distort filter option, but when I click on the filter tab the distort filter is greyed out and I can not open it?

Need help turning that option on

Thank you

Joe Cosentino

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

What Color Mode and Bit Depth is the image in question?

Could you please post a screenshot with the pertinent Panels visible?

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 27, 2013

What Color Mode and Bit Depth is the image in question?

Could you please post a screenshot with the pertinent Panels visible?

joecos55
joecos55Author
Inspiring
May 27, 2013

the bit depth was the issue, it was 16 I changed it to 8 and everything is working.  I guess my next question is why won't the features work at higher bit depth channels, since 8,16 and 32 are offered.  I may have to do some more research on this topic.

Thankj you for responding

Joe

Joe Cosentino
    conroy
    conroy
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    May 27, 2013

    Many of Photoshop's filters are about 20 years old and in dire need of being updated/replaced with ones which work with bit-depths greater than 8.

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