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Aug 08, 2023
01:50 PM
Thank you.
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Aug 08, 2023
10:36 AM
3 Upvotes
I have the current version of Photoshop (24.6) and the Beta version installed. Even if I have last saved a file in the current version, if I double-click the icon for that file, it will open in the Beta version. I have to first open the current version, then navigate to and open a file. Is there a way to assign the current version as the default version so that double-clicking an icon opens 24.6 and not Beta?
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Aug 04, 2023
07:12 AM
That was really interesting and helpful. Thanks very much. This forum is a treasure trove.
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Aug 03, 2023
07:28 PM
3 Upvotes
I've only recently become interested in printing my images. I was surprised to find that photo labs with a reputation for high quality fine art printing (e.g., Bay Photo or Whitewall) request 8-bit images. I've seen an obvious advantage in 16-bit rather than 8-bit editing, especially with respect to very gradual color transitions (e.g. gradients or mist over a field) where there is obvious banding in the 8-bit file. As an experiment, I made a copy of a 16-bit file, converted it to 8-bit, then compared the 8-bit side-by-side to the 16-bit original at print view (in this case, 22"x40"). I found no banding in areas that included gradual color transition and a barely perceptable difference in color limited to highlights. It seems like it makes sense to edit in 16 bits even if the file needs to be converted to 8 bits for printing. But I have no clue why 8-bit editing is problematic but conversion from a 16-bit to an 8-bit file does not seem to result in a degradation of the image. Can anyone explain that or point me in the direction of an article that does explain it?
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Jul 28, 2023
11:56 AM
Thank you.
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Jul 10, 2023
10:07 AM
Before I spend time trying to learn Substance, I'm hoping someone can answer a simple question for me. Is it possible to extract a 2D image from a Photoshop layer stack (e.g., a tree from a landscape), bring it into Substance, convert it to a 3D model, turn or otherwise change the perspective on that image, then return it to the Photoshop layer stack as a now modified 2D image?
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Jul 09, 2023
09:19 AM
Thanks very much to all those who responded. I'm located in South Carolina, USA. Didn't include that because my impression is that online print providers are multinational. Again, many thanks.
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Jul 07, 2023
05:46 PM
1 Upvote
Can anyone recommend a source for quality prints? I've had only a few occasions where I wanted a few prints for family. The results were terrible. I'm willing to pay for quality work. Question is, where to find it. Any suggestions? (I do calibrate my monitor and soft proof my images.)
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Jun 30, 2023
07:15 AM
D Fosse and Todd Morgan, thanks for your replies. Also, Todd_Morgan, with respect to “Engaged, 2 hours ago,” congratulations and best wishes for health and happiness! D Fosse, regarding “I hope you're not making large prints and are under the false impression that it ‘has to be 300 ppi’ at all reproduction sizes?” This is my thinking (and I am wide open to correction from someone who has a much higher level of experience and expertise than I do). Three points: 1) From a purely philosophical point of view, I believe that an image isn’t just what we see at a given size or distance. It’s a creation with its own integrity. My satisfaction comes from knowing that the images I produce are the very best I’m capable of producing. I sometimes work at high magnification to correct “problems” that no one would ever see. Why? Because I know they’re there: an idiosyncratic (some might say “idiopathic”) perspective no doubt. 2) I want maximum flexibility in the use of my images. I want to be able to collect my images in a book of prints while also being able to exhibit those prints at large scale (e.g., 20x30 or 30x40 inches). Also, I don’t completely buy into the idea that a lower resolution is fine for a 30x40 inch exhibition print because people are viewing at a further distance viz-a-viz a 10x10 inch book print. In art museums and at exhibitions, I’ve seen many people get up close to paintings to inspect detail. People enjoy doing that, and (IMO) the image should reward their curiosity. Some of the fine art printers say they prefer prints that are at least 180 ppi. The reason I put the money into a PC with 96GB of RAM is because I did not want the hardware to be the limiting factor in the quality of the work I can produce. 3) Regarding the hardware: My two fastest drives are the internal drives. I do my work on D:\ (an internal 960GB Optane Drive). I also designate that drive as my first scratch disk. Currently, it has 830GB of free space. I designate my next fastest drive, my internal system drive (C:\) as my second scratch disk because, even with the OS, it still has 701GB of free space. My third scratch disk is an external SSD with 837GB of free space. It’s a fast SSD, but not as fast as an internal SSD. Again, I’m usually running at efficiency in the high 90s-100% even as I encounter this sluggish performance. My two key questions are: Given the hardware, why is it that PS can not process those very large files efficiently? Is there some more efficient way to configure my hardware? Thanks very much for your comments. Much appreciated.
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Jun 28, 2023
07:56 PM
1 Upvote
Hope I can get some advice on the best way to configure Photoshop to work with super large (20GB-30GB and larger) files. When Photoshop—running on my honking big Windows PC—tries to swallow those honking big 16-bit files, brush strokes lag, and commands are not executed with reasonable speed. Some things to note: 1) I’m aware of strategies for working with smaller files that can feed into the base file. However, when working in the complete base file, it is possible to manipulate any of the other layers to gauge how those manipulations affect my work on the current layer. That’s critical when I’m trying to blend the content of the current layer into the total image. Can’t do that when working with smaller feeder files. 2) I have the horsepower (a Dell Precision 7820 Tower Workstation with a Xeon Gold processor, 96GB of the fastest RAM [at that time]; an Nvidia Quadro RTX5000, 16GB video card, a Class 50 1TB SSD for the operating system and an internal 960GB Optane Drive for use as a scratch drive, etc., etc.) My guess is that I don’t have a complete understanding of the extent to which PS can actually use that computing power. 3) While PS is bogged down with those files, my efficiency is still 100% with several hundred GBs still free on my scratch disks. (The dedicated internal 960 GB Optane Drive is my primary scratch disk.) 4) I have my preferences set to allow PS to access 85% of that 96GB of RAM. My understanding is that 64-bit Photoshop can use as much RAM as I can allocate, which comes out to 65+GB of available RAM, which should easily handle a 20GB-30GB file. My understanding is that, e.g., 50 history states would require 1000GB on a scratch disk for a 20GB working file. By limiting to 1 history state, I have seen some improvement in performance. But that’s “unworkable” improved to “marginal.” 5) My Performance settings are as follows: Mem Usage 85% (65023 MB), Use Graphics Processor/Open CL, Huge Pixel Dimensions, Cache Levels: 8, Cache Tile Size 1024K, Multithreaded compositing. My scratch disks include (1) D:\ dedicated internal SSD Optane Drive w/830GB of free space, (2) C:\ internal Class 50 system SSD w/701GB of free space, (3) O:\ an external SSD with 837GB of free space. If anyone has any experience working with super large files and can offer any advice, I’d love to hear from you. Thanks.
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May 27, 2023
08:49 PM
This has been posted before by others. (https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/single-click-opens-files-how-to-switch-back-to-double-click/m-p/11446148) When trying to select a thumbnail for preview in Bridge, a single click on the thumbnail opens the file in Camera Raw, which renders Bridge essentially useless. I'm running Photoshop 24.5 in Windows 10. However, the problem seems to affect users on Mac and in Windows. The suggested fix is to reset preferences in Bridge, which I did to no avail. I'm posting just in case anyone has come up with a fix since this problem was last visited. It would be real nice if Adobe fixed it.
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Feb 08, 2023
05:32 PM
2 Upvotes
Bojan, thanks very much for your reply and your insight. You are correct. I tried the same layer stack with a gradient that went from black to orange. It produced an effect similar to the effect in the tutorial. Thanks, again. Much appreciated.
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Feb 07, 2023
06:39 PM
c.pfaffenbichler, yes, you are correct. I should have seen that myself. When the white image is unclipped from the black background and the gradient map is clipped to that white image, the gradient mask produces the desired result: an orange flame on a black background (as illustrated below). Thank you. I am still perplexed about the following: The second set of images shows the layer stack from the online tutorial and the layer stack from my attempt to follow that tutorial. In both cases, there is a bottom layer (black); white images of flames clipped to that bottom layer (3 image layers in the tutorial and 1 image layer in my case); and a gradient map clipped to the top image layer. In the tutorial, the gradient map produced the desired result: an orange flame on a black background. In my case, unhiding the gradient map produced an orange flame on an orange background, i.e., the gradient map was applied to the underlying black layer. Your explanation makes perfect sense to me. Unclipping the middle image layer from the black bottom layer does produce an orange flame on a black layer. However, I would expect that same logic to extend to the tutorial. When you compare the layer stack from the tutorial with the layer stack I produced initially, do you see any difference to explain the different result?
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Feb 07, 2023
09:02 AM
Hello, Everyone. I'm using the latest version of Photoshop (24.1.1) on a Windows machine. I was following this gradient mask tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea5mrcJnIfQ&ab_channel=KatieDeSousa). The first pic (below) shows my simple layer stack. The blending mode for the bottom layer (black, Layer 0) is linear dodge. All other layers are normal. Some flames are drawn on the second layer (Layer 1). See B&W pic. Then a gradient map is added and clipped to Layer 1. Problem is--as you can see on that last pic-- the gradient map does not clip to the flames, drawn on the layer, but, instead, covers the entire layer. Can anyone tell me how to fix that?
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Feb 05, 2022
09:36 PM
1 Upvote
Hi, Trevor. Yes, I find the cursor keys very useful. Regarding the image below: This is what threw me about flipping a brush on its axis. I was used to seeing this window, which is a near duplicate of the window referenced by Jeff, so that I literally looked at but never saw the Flip X Flip Y option on that window. Given the world we live in, it's gratifying to see, in this forum, people who are so willing to take the time to help others. Cheers.
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Feb 05, 2022
05:45 PM
Many thanks. There's a nearly identical window that is accessed from the toolbar, but it doesn't have the Flip X Flip Y choice. Thanks, again!
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Feb 05, 2022
10:47 AM
It's easy to rotate a brush or to check a box that allows for jitter on the X or Y axis. But is there a way to flip a brush on the X or Y axis (as illustrated above) w/o jitter. I found a post from 5 years ago that advised: "Pick the brush you want, then go to Window > Brush, and under Brush Tip Shape check the "Flip X" option. Create a new brush (button in the bottom right) to save the setting." Is there a way to more conveniently flip from one axis to another on the same brush, again, w/o jitter? Thanks.
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Nov 02, 2021
08:43 AM
I’m running Photoshop 23.0.0 in Windows 10. Since updating to PS 23.0.0, I’m noticing a substantial lag (~3 sec) when I hide or reveal a layer. I have a tower that was configured to handle 50GB files (Xeon, 96GB RAM, Optane SSDs, high performance RTX5000, etc) and the file I’ve been working on is 1.1GB, no challenge at all. Preferences allow for 85% RAM and accelerated GPU. PS is running at 100% efficiency. I reset Preferences, but that had no effect. Has anyone else encountered this problem?
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Jun 21, 2021
08:44 PM
I just realized the problem: an embarrassingly basic error In the brush drop down menu, it has the options: Brush Name, Brush Stroke, Brush Tip. I was creating a new brush tip but I didn't have that option checked, so, naturally, the new brush tip was not showing up in the illustrations. Sorry about that. Again, thanks for the response.
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Jun 21, 2021
04:13 PM
Dave, thanks for the response. Edit>Define Brush shows me the new brush in the Brushes panel. Also, I can go into Brush Settings and configure the brush. However, as far as I can see, the only way I can use that new brush in a Dual Brush configuration is by selecting it as a Brush Tip Shape from among those illustrated in the Brush Settings panel. I can't find the new brush tip in that panel. Moreover, as a modus operandi, visually searching the boat-load of brushes illustrated in that panel is very time consuming. Do you know by what logic PS places a new tip shape into that panel? Is there a way to search that panel, identify the new brush tip, and select it as a Dual Brush?
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Jun 20, 2021
08:03 PM
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At left, the Brush Settings panel; at right, the Brushes panel. In the Brush Settings panel, Dual Brush is activated. I selected the Soft Round as my first brush. I can select any brush displayed in the Brush Settings panel as the second brush. However, the brush I want for a second brush is the Soft Round Tex OwlWing brush, which is a custom brush preset displayed at right in the Brushes panel. This custom brush does not show in the Brush Settings panel; so I can’t select it as the second brush of the Dual Brush set. Does anyone know how to get that custom brush to show in the Brush Settings panel so that I can select it as the second brush?
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May 18, 2021
07:09 PM
Thanks for the reply. I know history states chew up scratch disks rapidly. What puzzles me is the inconsistency. I don't understand why, e.g., I can duplicate a layer almost instantaneously at one point but, next time I try it, it may take 4-5 minutes. The difference is not attributable to the one layer being simple and the other complex (filters, etc.). Let me try disabling First Snapshot. That seems like it might play a role. Thanks, again.
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May 18, 2021
02:08 AM
I'm working with the latest version of PS in Windows 10, processing very large files (e.g., 35+GB) on a very capable computer (e.g., 96GB RAM). When I perform certain operations, like duplicating a layer from one .psb file into another or converting a smart object to layers, PS sometimes performs the operation almost instantaneously. At other times, PS will cycle several times through a series of loading>preparing>scaling>preprocessing operations, often taking several minutes. I can't identify any trigger that differentiates the instantaneous vs. the long-cycle operation. Does anyone know if there is any way to circumvent these endless processing cycles?
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Apr 21, 2021
03:17 PM
Thanks very much for your responses. Regarding the 4 RGB channels: I should have been more precise. I was referring to the one composite RGB channel and the three separate R, G, & B channels that appear under the Channels tab. The problem with alt-clicking an eye icon is this: Yes, I can alt-click the icon to hide the other layers and alt-click again to reveal them ...IFF I don't do any work on the layer that is revealed while the others are hidden. Say, for example, I alt-click to reveal one layer and hide the others. I then do a color range selection on the layer that is revealed and use ctrl+J to copy that selection to a new layer. Next, I alt-click the eye icon again to reveal the hidden layers. That doesn't work. I now have to go down the stack and manually reveal each of the hidden layers. Again, thanks very much for your responses.
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Apr 21, 2021
07:49 AM
No. I never did get a reply.
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Apr 19, 2021
07:12 PM
1 Upvote
Re: To me it seems that the problem is that you may not understand what locking is supposed to do. c.p, 100% correct. I interpreted "To lock brush tip shape attributes (retaining them if you select another brush preset)..." to mean that just as parameters are being set for a particular brush preset, they also are being locked or protected for that particular brush preset. Not so. Setting me straight on that solved the problem. If I were Jeff Bezos, I would send you guys each a million bucks. Alas, I'm only able to send you a million thanks.
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Apr 15, 2021
02:51 PM
I’m using the most recent version of PS CC. I created a new brush group. Within that group, I created a new brush preset, which included an array of brush settings. I locked those setting. I thought that the settings would affect only the new brush preset. However, the settings changed for all brush settings. Example: the soft round brush was no longer round. I attempted to restore the soft round brush using Reset Tool. I thought that would reset that particular instance of the brush tool, only the soft round brush. Instead, it reset all instances of the brush tool, blowing away the new brush preset I had just created. Can anyone tell me how to define and save settings for just one brush w/o affecting any other brush?
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Apr 11, 2021
06:43 PM
See image below: If I use the Dell/XRite software to calibrate my monitor, the first parameters I have to specify are RGB Primaries and White Point. Regarding RGB Primaries: As I understand it, if I specify "Native" as the RGB Primary, I am choosing to calibrate based on the monitor's full gamut. If I specify, say, "AdobeRGB," I am calibrating for the range of colors within that Adobe gamut. Regarding White Point: If I specify "Native," I am specifying the white point of the monitor's full gamut. That might be substantially higher than 6500K. In some of the XRite tutorials available online, I'll see "Native" specified for the RGB primaries and "CIE Illuminant D65" specified for the White Point. It seems to me that this misaligns the white point with the color space. I would expect that if I choose AdobeRGB as the RGB Primary, I would choose D65 as the white point. If I choose Native as the RGB Primary, I also would choose Native as the White Point. Does that make sense?
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Apr 07, 2021
06:47 AM
Just want to thank you for the replies. I was confused by the article because if Windows Control Panel> Color Management is showing the correct profile, then the OS is using that profile for any app. But I get that checking the PS settings is probably a good idea anyway. Thanks. One other thing: When I do a calibration with XRite, I get two sets of readings: Target and Achieved. Is there an objective, numerical way to evaluate the delta between the two? I have never seen any article or documentation as to what constitutes "excellent," vs. "fair" or "poor" correspondence between Target and Achieved.
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