why soft light option (in blending mode) will be disable when i drag new image to my working window?

[ramoletejonathan]

why soft light option (in blending mode) will be disable when i drag new image to my working window in photoshop 2020? but in lower version  like CS3, this concern is working..many thanks for the answer 🙂

 

[EuanWilliamson · Accepted solution]

Your base untitled image is set at 32bits per channel.

The dragged image is not 32 bit thus it is set to be a smart object.

Can you see the symbol for this in the layer thumbnail at the bottom right?

From the top menu, choose: Image > mode > 8bits per channel.

You will now have your blending modes returned.

[ramoletejonathan]

Hi Ryan and Davescm,

I'm satisfied with your advice!

Problem solved!

SoftI light (blend mode) are now working to me...I'll just followed your instructions.

Many thanks guys!!!

Thanks for helping me and the world to be better😊

More power to both of you!

[EuanWilliamson]

You're welcome. Thanks for letting us know it's working for you 🙂

[davescm]

Hi
Euan is correct in that the cause is the use of 32 bits/channel, however I would advise going from  32 bit to 16 bit rather than 8

Dave