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May 14, 2012
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OpenGL Issue in CS6

  • May 14, 2012
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I'm having trouble using the rotate tool in Photoshop CS6, as it gives me the error "could not complete your request because it only works with OpenGL enabled document windows".

In prior versions of CS you could go into the preferences and enable OpenGL, but there doesn't seem to be an option for CS6. Has it been moved?

We're running on an AMD Radeon HD 3800 series with Catalyst version 12.3 and OpenGL version 6.14.

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Correct answer Noel Carboni

Yup.


While I'm finding the latest AMD display driver to work a treat with Photoshop CS6, I have a different card model than you do (mine's a 5670).

You might find that removing the ATI drivers and installing an earlier version could be helpful.  I recommend trying Catalyst version 11.7.  That seemed to be a particularly good version for Photoshop use.

-Noel

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New Participant
November 3, 2020

Ah! I ran into the same issue after updating Windows 10 to latest, I was working before and after the updates so, I can confirm that the issue appeared after the update. And now I can't roll back to the previous ver. for it! 

 

New Participant
November 3, 2020

Oh! And I'm using PS 2020 BTW 

john_ster
Participating Frequently
September 29, 2016

My solution was to close Adobe Illustrator (which I had open in the background).
I don't think my machine liked having Ai and Ps both trying to use the GPU at the same time.

New Participant
January 3, 2015

If you change the the colour mode from 8 bit to 32 bit you can rotate your file. I have Adobe Photoshop CS6 64 bit version 13.0.1. I don't know if it will work for you, but it does for me so give it a try.

JJMack
Community Expert
July 6, 2012

Just in case your running Windows XP Adobe droped support for XP OpenGL in CS6.   If your running XP CS6 does not have support for OpenGL.

JJMack
Noel Carboni
Brainiac
May 14, 2012

It's still in the Performance preferences, but it's now called [  ] Use Graphics Processor.

-Noel

3eyeswormAuthor
New Participant
May 14, 2012

I have checked [  ] Use Graphics Processor already but it still doesn't work.

Noel Carboni
Brainiac
May 14, 2012

Have you closed and reopened Photoshop since checking that box?

-Noel

May 14, 2012

OpenGL option is in Edit/preference/performance.