PS 21.2.7 No Red overlay for brush

Report · May 12, 2021

I am running High Sierra (was on Mavericks) and I updated my PS to 21.2.7 (I can't go any higher) and now when using the ctrl alt brush size shortcut the red overlay is missing. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and reset preferences. I don't know what else to try but I hate not having it anymore. Any ideas?

Report · May 12, 2021

So it seems to be a thing. But I can't go back to an older version. This is my only option. The newer version is not compatible for me. Under older versions this is my only choice. What do I do Adobe? This is a big issue.

Report · May 12, 2021

Hi

It's working fine for me with Photoshop version 21.2.7 using Alt and right clicking with the mouse

Have you checked that your GPU is been detected and that OpenCL is enabled in preferences

Report · Sep 22, 2021

Hello, I am having the same issue with photoshop 21.2.12 . i have looked ar my setting and for some reason , although in advanced mode it will not allow me at all to select, use openCL and also Use graphics processsor to accelerate computation?

any ideas to why?

Report · Sep 22, 2021

What type of GPU do you have, have you tried updating the driver from the manufacturers website

Take a look here https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

Also can you post your Photoshop system info, in Photoshop go to Help > System Info, hit the copy button and paste the entire thing into this thread

Report · Sep 22, 2021

I am not too sure about the GPU not to techy minded that way lol.

but you can see below my GPU info if that shed any light:

Adobe Photoshop Version: 21.2.12 20210906.r.215 2021/09/06: 42f819acb35 x64 Number of Launches: 20 Operating System: Mac OS 10.13.6 System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:5, Stepping:5 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, HyperThreading Physical processor count: 2 Logical processor count: 4 Processor speed: 3200 MHz Built-in memory: 12288 MB Free memory: 6472 MB Memory available to Photoshop: 10897 MB Memory used by Photoshop: 67 % ACP.local Status: - SDK Version: 1.30.8.3 - Core Sync Status: Reachable and compatible - Core Sync Running: 4.21.0.14 - Min Core Sync Required: 4.3.4.2 ACPL Cache Config: - Time to Live: 5184000 seconds - Max Size: 20480 MB - Purge Percentage: 50% - Threshold Percentage: 85% - Purge Interval: 60 seconds Manta Canvas: Disabled. Alias Layers: Disabled. Modifier Palette: Disabled. Highbeam: Enabled. Touch Bar Property Feedback: Enabled. Image tile size: 128K Image cache levels: 4 Font Preview: Medium TextComposer: Latin The GPU Sniffer crashed on 02/03/2021 at 10:21:49 Display: 1 Main Display Display Bounds: top=0, left=0, bottom=1440, right=2560 OpenGL Drawing: Disabled. OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected. AIFCoreInitialized=1
AIFOGLInitialized=1
OGLContextCreated=1
NumGLGPUs=1
NumCLGPUs=1
NumNativeGPUs=0
glgpu[0].GLVersion="2.1"
glgpu[0].IsIntegratedGLGPU=0
glgpu[0].GLMemoryMB=512
glgpu[0].GLName="ATI Radeon HD 5670 OpenGL Engine"
glgpu[0].GLVendor="ATI Technologies Inc."
glgpu[0].GLVendorID=4098
glgpu[0].GLRectTextureSize=16384
glgpu[0].GLRenderer="ATI Radeon HD 5670 OpenGL Engine"
glgpu[0].GLRendererID=16915203
glgpu[0].HasGLNPOTSupport=1
glgpu[0].CanCompileProgramGLSL=1
glgpu[0].GLFrameBufferOK=1
glgpu[0].glGetString[GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION]="1.20"
glgpu[0].glGetProgramivARB[GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB][GL_MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB]=[4096]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS]=[8]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS]=[16]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_VERTEX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS]=[16]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS]=[16]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS]=[8]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS]=[3072]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS]=[3072]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_VARYING_FLOATS]=[128]
glgpu[0].glGetIntegerv[GL_MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS]=[16]
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_VERTEX_SHADER]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_FRAGMENT_SHADER]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_EXT_FRAMEBUFFER_OBJECT]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_TEXTURE_FLOAT]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_OCCLUSION_QUERY]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_VERTEX_BUFFER_OBJECT]=1
glgpu[0].extension[AIF::OGL::GL_ARB_SHADER_TEXTURE_LOD]=1
clgpu[0].CLPlatformVersion="1.2 (May 24 2018 20:07:03)"
clgpu[0].CLDeviceVersion="1.2 "
clgpu[0].IsIntegratedCLGPU=0
clgpu[0].CLMemoryMB=512
clgpu[0].CLName="ATI Radeon HD 5670"
clgpu[0].CLVendor="AMD"
clgpu[0].CLVendorID=16915200
clgpu[0].CLDriverVersion="1.2 (Jun 29 2018 18:33:46)"
clgpu[0].CLBandwidth=2.05827e+10
clgpu[0].CLCompute=48.1449
License Type: Subscription Serial number: 96040212557893878438 GUIDBucket:Composite Core (enable_composite_core): onComposite Core GPU (comp_core_gpu): offComposite Core UI (comp_core_ui): offDocument Graph (enable_doc_graph): off Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2020/ Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled Scratch volume(s): Startup, 930.7G, 617.9G free Required Plug-ins folder: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2020/Adobe Photoshop 2020.app/Contents/PlugIns/Required/ Primary Plug-ins folder: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2020/Plug-ins/ Installed components: AdbePM.framework AdbePM 4.1.01.377270 1.620877 adobe_caps.framework adobe_caps 11.0.0.14 1.584361 AdobeACE.framework AdobeACE 2.20.02.49337 116.181fac1 AdobeAGM.framework AdobeAGM 4.30.87.49337 116.181fac1 AdobeAXE8SharedExpat.framework AdobeAXE8SharedExpat 3.8.0.49109 116.89e9001 AdobeAXEDOMCore.framework AdobeAXEDOMCore 3.8.0.49109 116.89e9001 AdobeBIB.framework AdobeBIB 1.2.03.49337 116.181fac1 AdobeBIBUtils.framework AdobeBIBUtils 1.1.49337 116.181fac1 AdobeCoolType.framework AdobeCoolType 5.17.00.49337 116.181fac1 AdobeCrashReporter.framework AdobeCrashReporter 8.0.7 AdobeJP2K.framework AdobeJP2K 1.2.2.49146 116.6d2fa32 AdobeLinguistic.framework 24237 AdobeMPS.framework AdobeMPS 5.8.1.49134 116.79353a1 AdobeOwl.framework AdobeOwl 5.5.0 AdobePDFL.framework AdobePDFL 15.0.0.49353 116.7147fd3 AdobePDFSettings.framework AdobePDFSettings 1.7 AdobePIP.framework AdobePIP 8.1.0.73.49198 AdobeSVGAGM.framework AdobeSVGAGM 1.0.49337 116.26b7925 AdobeSVGRE.framework AdobeSVGRE 6.0 116.06b0d85 AdobeXMP.framework AdobeXMPCore 116.ddc7bc4 116.ddc7bc4 AdobeXMPFiles.framework AdobeXMPFiles 116.ddc7bc4 116.ddc7bc4 AdobeXMPScript.framework AdobeXMPScript 116.ddc7bc4 116.ddc7bc4 ahclient.framework ahclient 4.1.1.0 AIDE.framework AIDE 1.5.0.49109 116.b096e51 boost_date_time.framework boost_date_time 12.1.0.0 boost_filesystem.framework boost_filesystem 12.1.0.0 boost_system.framework boost_system 12.1.0.0 boost_threads.framework boost_threads 12.1.0.0 dvaaccelerate.framework dvaaccelerate 12.1.0.0 dvaappsupport.framework dvaappsupport 12.1.0.0 dvaaudiodevice.framework dvaaudiodevice 12.1.0.0 dvacore.framework dvacore 12.1.0.0 dvamarshal.framework dvamarshal 12.1.0.0 dvamediatypes.framework dvamediatypes 12.1.0.0 dvametadata.framework dvametadata 12.1.0.0 dvametadataapi.framework dvametadataapi 12.1.0.0 dvametadataUI.framework dvametadataUI 12.1.0.0 dvaplayer.framework dvaplayer 12.1.0.0 dvascripting.framework dvascripting 12.1.0.0 dvatransport.framework dvatransport 12.1.0.0 dvaui.framework dvaui 12.1.0.0 dvaunittesting.framework dvaunittesting 12.1.0.0 dynamic-torqnative.framework Torq Native uxp-3.8.0.45 dynamiclink.framework dynamiclink 12.1.0.0 ICUConverter.framework ICUConverter gtlib_12.0.23744 ICUData.framework ICUData gtlib_12.0.23744 ICUUnicode.framework ICUUnicode gtlib_12.0.23744 LogSession.framework LogSession 8.1.0.73.49198 mediacoreif.framework mediacoreif 12.1.0.0 PlugPlugExternalObject.framework 9.4.0.146 PlugPlugOwl.framework PlugPlugOwl 9.4.0.146 WRServices.framework WRServices 15.3.0 15.3.0.0 Unified Extensibility Platform uxp-3.8.0.45 Required plug-ins: Accented Edges 21.2.12, © 1991-2021 Adobe. 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Report · Sep 22, 2021

Here is a pic of my performance set up also if it helps shed some light

Report · Sep 22, 2021

Your GPU "ATI Radeon HD 5670" was released in 2010 and the driver version date is 2018, alas MAC GPU drivers can't be updated outside of the operating system as far as I'm aware.

Photoshop Version 21.2.12 requires a modern GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM, your GPU according to the system info only has 512MB of VRAM "clgpu[0].CLMemoryMB=512"

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements/2020.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

Report · Sep 22, 2021

hello ged, thanks for getting back to me. So is there no way pf increasing my vram buy install more ram on my system or is this macs way of having you upgrade to a completely new work station?

Report · Sep 22, 2021

I'm not really sure about the possibilities of upgrading an old MAC's GPU as I work with Windows PC's, but I'm certain it can't be done on the laptop version not sure about the desktop version.

You can't upgrade the VRAM on the GPU you need to purchase a new GPU, so it looks like you'll need to consider purchasing a new MAC.

Report · Sep 23, 2021

Hello Ged,

Thanks for all your help and taking the time to respond. it is appreciated.

Do oyu know if the VRAM would have an impact on brush lagging? thanks

Report · Sep 23, 2021

There's a lot of things that could impact Photoshop performance, the GPU been one of them, another thing to consider is the type of hard drive installed, most older PC's use mechanical hard drives which over time can become slower with read and write access. SSD's are the standard now and can increase performance quite significantly especially on older systems.

My PC is 9 years old but it still runs like new, it's got an Intel i7 3770K CPU, I've upgraded the RAM to 32GB, installed an RTX2060 8GB Super GPU and a 500GB SSD for the OS and applications, another 250GB SSD for the Photoshop scratch disk and a 3rd 2TB SSD for storage and working files.

Report · Sep 23, 2021

Lots of things can affect brush performance. Check settings first: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-painting-and-cloning.html

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