@Anshul_Saini  Here in Windows, the \ key works the way you show when you have the mask selected in the layers panel (which you do in your video). However, if you select the adjustment (rather than the mask), so that the adjustments show in the properties panel, then Shift+\ is required, as \ on its own turns the adjustment on and off In other adjustment layers, you can use \ or Shift+\ as both show the mask. Dave ... View more

There are many instances where generated AI content is not accepted, in some cases due to the potential for false detail to be put forward as real, and in others due to the ongoing legal arguments over copyright ownership of AI generated images.  AI upscaling is inventing content not in the orginal image a simple upscale of two times in height and width results in 75% of the image content having been artificially generated. Whilst the result can look visually very good, it is no longer the content of the original image and therefore not acceptable in those industries where AI content is barred.   The point made by D Fosse is that a lot of upscaling is done (both pre and post AI) where it is simply unnecessary. Larger images tend to be viewed at greater distances, additional pixels are not needed in those cases. Dave ... View more

I don't know how to change it, but here on Windows, Shift+\ works on other adjustment layer masks too. Dave ... View more

You're right the documentation does indeed show that this should work for folders. I can't get it to do so though. It does work for filenames here. Dave ... View more

Hi, As far as I know, 'Exclude Pattern' applies to the filename not the folder name. So, if your previous assets were named assetWIP2.sbs..etc then using*WIP* would exclude them.   An 'idea request' to exclude a folder would seem sensible though. Dave ... View more

Another earworm to carry through the day! I see you have reduced the depth of field in the image to bring focus to the dinosaur. I wouldn't mess with him! 🙂 Dave ... View more

Haha - Deloreans rule ! Dave ... View more

Welcome to SFTW Morgan. As trevor said the light on teh dragon works very well as does the grass in front of his tail. We should forgive the light direction on the castle as, overall, you given us a very nice image. Dave ... View more

@davids02011959  Try following the steps in this help page to see if you can eneble the GPU in camera raw. https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/camera-raw/kb/acr-gpu-faq.html   Dave ... View more

You don't need to touch  Edit > Color Settings. As long as Color Management Policies are set to Preserve Embedded Profiles then you should be OK with photographic images. The  working spaces settings are only defaults for new documents, created with File>New. Your monitor and printer profiles should not be used anywhere in those settings. Dave ... View more

One for the Darwin awards, Trevor. Dave ... View more

You can use Shift + \ to show the mask Edit: This is on Windows - Mac may be different Dave ... View more

To expand on the answer given by @Ciccillotto above, there are two steps to getting a colour match between screen and print. The first is your monitor. If your monitor is not displaying colours correctly then you are potentially mis-adjusting your images. You should use a calibration device such as those made by Calibrite, or Datacolor, to adjust your monitor (calibration) then profile your monitor. This stores a profile in your operating system which tells colour managed software how to adjust the RGB values in the image so that they display correctly on your screen. As part of the calibration process you will be asked to set a white value. This should match closely the brightness of your printer paper. The next step is your printer. When printing you should select Photoshop manages colours and choose an ICC profile that specifically matches the printer and paper combination you are using. It is possible to produce your own profiles, but Fuji have profiles for the ASK 400 on their website. Remember these are paper specific - change paper and a different profile is required.  In addition it is important that the media settings in the printer driver match those used when the profile was produced, this is usually as simple as selecting the correct media. Finally, ensure any colour management in  printer driver is set to OFF. You don't want to colour manage the printer output twice.   Once the display and the printer are correctly set up, you should get a reasonable, and predictable, match. Dave ... View more

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html   In addition to turning off auto upgrades, if an upgrade does cause issues you can uninstall it and download the previous version. Adobe make the both the current and previous versions downloadable from the CC app. Dave ... View more

They both have sharp points, but I think I know which one is going to win 🙂 Dave ... View more

Hi, You are getting it, but don't over exaggerate the differences between a well calibrated monitor and a well profiled monitor. I get visibly acceptable results between the two methods.   In short: A ICC colour managed application requires a monitor profile that describes the monitor accurately in its current state of adjustment. It does not have to match the document colour space - translating between the two is the purpose of ICC colour management.  We do calibrate monitors first though so that we can set the black and white points, before profiling. In the better monitors, I use Eizo monitors, the calibration data is uploaded directly to the monitor rather than being used within the GPU. In a video system, which does not have ICC profiled colour management, then the reliance is on monitors set up and calibrated to specific video standards, an example being Rec.709. The assumption is that when working to a video standard the monitor is calibrated to display the data sent to it as required by that standard. That includes colour, gamma, black and white points.   One is not more accurate than the other IF it is capable of being calibrated accurately. That depends on the monitor itself.  There are some very high end, and very expensive,  video monitors which can be calibrated extremely accurately for colour grading.  The ICC version of colour management though makes it very flexible and it is easy to switch between document standards without having to recalibrate the monitor, so you can have documents open in Adobe RGB, sRGB and ProPhoto at the same time and all will display correctly alongside each other on the same monitor. It also integrates with CMYK spaces and printer profiles which makes it ideal for an image to print workflow.   There are also other methods such as OpenColorIO colour management and ACES colour encoding which can be enabled in Photoshop and are geared toward motion picture workflows.   Dave ... View more

The newer SFTW challenge is here : https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-240-prickly-issue/td-p/15312713   Dave ... View more

Henrik, you are now responsible for a new earworm which I'll be listening to, in my mind, all day - Talking Heads - 'Road to Nowhere' Dave ... View more

Welcom to SFTW Rohan. Are those cows AI generated, they have some AI looking limbs. 🙂 Dave ... View more

Welcome to SFTW Ana. Of course, the dragon could really be friendly and just bringing a bit of warmth in those pre-central heating days!  🙂 Dave ... View more

I like the addition of the castle bringing purpose to their trek. Dave ... View more

Lovely movement there, Nikki!  🙂 Dave ... View more

Fantasy work, floramc. I had to smile at the three cat characters! 🙂 Dave ... View more

Perhaps I can help, I use both colour managed and non-color managed applications. Whan using colour managed applications , such as Photoshop, I have my monitors calibrated to use their full native colour space and a 2.2 transfer function (not sRGB). They are profiled as well as calibrated and that profile is automatically loaded into the OS so it is used by colour managed apps such as Photoshop. When using video applications (such as Premiere Pro) I switch my monitor to another calibration (Rec.709) which also loads that profile into the OS for use by colour manageed apps.   When using some 3D apps which do not support ICC colour management profiles but do expect a calibrated monitor, I set my monitor to Rec709 or sRGB calibration to match the setting expected within that software.   Note, none of these monitor settings are the same as the document settings in colour management applications. If I prepare an image to use in a video app, then depending on whether the application can read and respect the document profile I will leave it alone or convert it to Rec709/sRGB before saving a copy for use in that application. When opening a document in Photoshop from a non colour managed 3D application, I will assign the appropriate document profile on opening in Photoshop so that it displays the same as I saw it in that application. Remember when using Photoshop I use the full native colour capability of my monitors.  So if I was using an sRGB calibration on my monitors, while using the 3D application, I will assign sRGB to the document.    This process has worked well for me throughout and keeps monitor calibration and profiling, separate from the document profile, which is the way colour management was designed to work.   Dave ... View more

Well it has certainly brightened it up. With everyone wearing masks I wonder what the mist is made of! 🙂 Dave ... View more

Welcome to SFTW. It looks like the weather has turned mor threatening in this one. 🙂 Dave ... View more

Welcome to SFTW Leigh. The shadow around each character makes it look like the sticker scenes that were around when I was a kid (a long time ago!). I like the way you've removed the tree. Dave ... View more

Now it does look like Scotland ! 🙂 Dave ... View more

'...They should save as tiffs shouldn't they?'   It really depends on what you have done to those images. For example, all the following can increase the file size : - Adding layers - Adding smart objects - Increasing detail (e.g. sharpening) -  Increasing noise (which does not compress as well) -  Increasing bit depth (16 bit files take up twice the bytes per pixel as 8 bit) - Adding metadata. Conversely, file size saved to disk can be decreased using compression (Tiff offers various forms both lossless and lossy). Dave ... View more

The thistle man, as opposed to the wicker man! very dark, James! Dave ... View more