Adjustment Layer in CS6

Why would my 'Adjustment Layer' selection be greyed out?

Thanks for saving me from pulling my hair out , for real

Similar Messages

Problem Adjustment Layer PP CS6

Hello everyone, you have the same bug as me in the first pro CS6 and layers of effects.
Mounting with the gpu, in a sequence dslr, I put an adjustment layer on top of a video, I use a level on the adjustment layer (so far so good, the effect is clearly visible) and as soon as I play on the opacity effect (to fade on two key eg), the effect is no longer visible.
If you have any feedback I'm interested. thank's in advance

Ok, here is the info:
*Premiere cc
*updates are installed as far as I know..
*Windows 8 pro
*Video files: MTS files (sony fs700)
*Error message when exporting: "Error compiling movie. Uknown error"
The culprit from my point of view is the adjustment layer. As soon as I remove it from the timeline it seems to work..
I think it has been working in the past..
No other software is running in the background of notice as far as I am concerned...
I have third party codecs installed but none of them where used here. I used fast collorcorrection and procamp on the adjustmentlayer.
Hardware:
intel i7 3930K
32GB RAM
nvidia 680 GTX 4GB
samsung 840 pro ssd
Im using mercury playback engine GPU accelerator
this only happends when doing final export as far as I know. I can play the clip in the timeline even if the effects on adjustmentlayer isnt working properly when using opacity keyframes.

Brushes greyed out with Hue Saturation adjustment layer

Hi,
I was editing a photo using a hue saturation adjustment layer in CS6 and wanted to paint on the mask to hide some small areas. However, the brushes palette is greyed out. Any ideas what's causing this?
Kindest regards

What version photoshop cs6 are you using?
Have you applied all the latest updates from within photoshop under Help>Updates?
Resetting the photoshop preferences might fix it as well:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776?tstart=0

Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer Bug in Photoshop CS6

I noticed that most of the time I cannot copy a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer in Photoshop CS6. (In about a third of all cases it works, in all others I have to create a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer).
Hitting Command + J will cause my Mac to make an error sound.
Option + delete also doesn't work half the time.
Also: I cannot do a "Stamp visible" above a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Hitting Command + Option + Shift + E will bring another error sound.
I have to creat a new layer, and then create a stamp visible. But half the time this doesn't work, either. Hitting Command + Shift + N will give me another error sound.
I have to create a different adjustment layer, then an empty layer, and only then I can create a "stamp visible".
Only Hue/Saturation adjustment layers are affected by this - but it's a true hold-up.

What Mac? What version of OSX? That aside, your issue sounds too exotic to be a genuine bug. Sounds more like some specific combination of settings is preventing this. could be anything from blending tricks to color profiles...
Mylenium

Photoshop CS6 Action Player Bug Make Adjustment Layer Applied to all to be Clipped

On Oct. 11, 2010 I received the following from Adobe Support
Hi John,
This is to inform you that we have been able to reproduce the same {Photoshop Actions} behavior at our end.
So we have logged this issue with the Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug # 2737069. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/.
You may also log this issue directly with our product teams, through the following Feature Request/Bug Form: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&samcap=EWQQL&promoid=EWQQL
I am closing case # 181675168, if you have any new information, please contact Adobe Technical Support referencing the case number so that we may re-open the support incident.
Thank you for choosing Adobe.
Thanks and Regards,
Rajdeep Kaur
Technical Support Consultant (Tier 2)
ADOBE Systems
I reopened the case for there was no fix Adobe contacted me and told me it would be fixed is some future release of Photoshop and once again case # 181675168 was closed over my objection.
I was vocal about Adobe poor excuse for support in forums. I then was contacted by Jeff Tranberry of Adobe he was asked to contact me by John Nack to see if he could change me. We exchanged some e-mails ending with Jeff writing unfortunately, you issues has been deemed low impact and has been deferred.
May 7, 2012 I called Adobe to find out if this bug was fixed in Photoshop for I did not want to buy CS6 if the Bug was not fixed. After about an hour on the phone talking to many Adobe employees including Adobe Support referenced case # 181675168 log as Bug # 2737069. I was told the bug was not in CS6. So I ordered CS6. FedX dropped off Today I installed it only to find the bug introduced is CS4 reported in CS5 is still in CS6.
Adobe when will you fix this bug # 2737069????

Case History
Case #0181636711 Assigned Bug # 2679265
Updated
Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:50:22 AM PDT
Opened
Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:21:19 PM PDT
Status
Withdrawn
Product
Photoshop CS5
Support contract
Adobe Support Program
Subject
CS5 Action Feature Bug
NOTES & RESPONSES
Notes from Customer
Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:21:19 PM PDT
CS5 has a bug recording and playing Actions that add Adjustments layers. Old actions recorded before CS5 and actions recorded with CS5 may or may not Play/Work correctly.
Before there was an Adjustment Panel all Adjustment Layers were added applied to all layers and you needed to clip them after the were added if you wanted it clipped. The new adjustment panel made it possible to add a adjustment layer clipped to the current layer. However a clipping parameter is not recorded by the action recorder just the type and setting are recorded.
When a make adjustment layer step is play it is either clipped or not depending on the state of the adjustment panel's clipping icon. If it not in the same state as it was when the action was recorded it will be add incorrectly. It would also be impossible to create an action that added some adjust layer clipped and others that are not.
I feel the is a serious bug which needs to be addressed. I believe the solution is simple and even old actions will also work.
Two patches are needed.
One in the Action recorder. If the step being recorded is make adjustment layer and the adjustment panel icon state is clip to layer this needs to be recorded in the action step record. If the layer is to be applied nothing extra needs to be recorded in the step record just leave it as is like actions prior to the adjustment panel.
The second patch in the Action Player. If the step that is about to execute is a make adjustment layer. The Player needs to save away the state of the adjustment panel icon. Then check the adjustment step record to see if it is to be clipped. If so set the adjustment panel icon to the clipping state else set it to the all layers state. Then do/call the add adjustment layer function/routine on return restore the adjustment panels icon from the saved state. Proceed to the next step.
I have been trying to report the bug for days. Please at least acknowledge you received my bug report.
Thanks
JJ
Browser: Other
Operating System: Windows XP
Has it ever worked? If so, what's changed? (provide comments in description field): Not Applicable
Same results with different file?: Not Applicable
Same results with different computer?: Not Applicable
Recent System Hardware or Software change?: Not Applicable
Auto responsce from Abobe will close case unless we here from you
Notes to Customer
Friday, June 11, 2010 5:04:44 PM PDT
Hi John,
Thank you for contacting Adobe Technical Support. My name is Saurabh. This is in regards to your concern posted on Adobe web support portal
regarding an issue with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
I understand the importance of your time in getting the issue resolved and we assure you that this will be taken care of with utmost importance. We appreciate your cooperation with us.
I would like to inform you that we are still researching on this issue. Once we find some new information, we will get back to you.
I apologize fore the inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
KnowledgeBase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
User to User Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support and we appreciate your time spent.
Have a nice day.
PLEASE NOTE:We will be waiting for your reply on this case. In case you are unable to respond we will be sending you a reminder on the 2nd day (From the day of our response to you) and then the case will be auto closed on 7th day assuming your issue is resolved. However, you can reopen your case by visiting our web support portal and we will be happy to assist you further.
Regards,
Saurabh Jain
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Friday, June 11, 2010 6:01:35 PM PDT
I consulted your knowledge base and I called customer support. This bug has not been listed. Custom support had me fill out a bug report at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm? name=wishform which I did but that was not even acknowledged. I demonstrated the bug to customer support by sharing my screen.
As for you forums for some reason the forum web site states my Adobe ID is disabled so I can not append or start a thread there id screen name jjmack. I created a new Adobe ID yesterday [email protected] that to seems to be disabled or I can not come up with any screen name the is availably I have tried many. Every simple or outlandish name I have entered generates the same message screen name not available. I'm at my wits end I've been using Photoshop since Photoshop version 3. Over the years it seems to get harder and harder to communicate with Adobe....
Notes to Customer
Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:58:07 PM PDT
Dear John,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
As this issue would require support from a senior level and hence I am forwarding your case to the next level of support for extensive research and to find a resolution for the problem at hand. I'll get back to you once we receive a reply from the concerned department.
Please note that the expected turnaround time for resolution to this case from next level of support is 5 business days. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any technical problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
KnowledgeBase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Saurabh Jain
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:03:49 PM PDT
simpler then I first thought. Upon more investigation this is what I see.
I skipped CS4 and when I installed CS5 I discovered a nasty bug had been introduced is Photoshop's Action facility most likely in CS4.
Action that add adjustment Layers clipped to the current layer that step is recorded Make adjustment layer with Clip.
Action that add adjustment Layers not clipped Step records as Make adjustment layer.
When a step Make adjustment layer with Clip is played back that is what Photoshop does.
When a step Make adjustment layer is played back what Photoshop does is look at the adjustment panel clipping icon state and and if it is clip to current layer Photoshop does clip the adjustment layer to the current when is should be applied to all.
Many of the actions I have created add adjustment layer applied to all then later clip them to the current layer. These actions generate an error message if the Adjustment panel clipping icon is set to clip. Because the layer get added clipped clipping it is not available. The strange thing is the layer is clipped the way I wanted it to be. But actions I recorded where I want the adjustment to apply to all are clipped and the is no error message just wrong results.
Notes from Customer
Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:00:02 PM PDT
I was told 24 hours to fix my ID. I kept myself logon this machine.now I can not even logon.
Notes from Customer
Friday, June 18, 2010 1:31:42 PM PDT
My user ID is now operational again after I requested an password e-mail so I could reset my password. When I received the e-mail I was able to set my accounts password and once again participate in Adobe's forums.
The is still no change in the status of my bug report. I would like to be able to play actions and know the will work the way there were recorded.
Notes from Customer
Saturday, June 19, 2010 6:56:24 AM PDT
Create a one step action that add an adjustment layer that applies to all layers.
Play that action with the icon in the adjustment panel is set to apply to all layers. Change the status of that icon to clip to layer and play the action again.
You will find the first adjustment layer was added correctly apply to all layers like it was recorded the second adjustment was added clipped to layer when it should be applied to all...
Notes to Customer
Thursday, July 1, 2010 9:53:35 AM PDT
Dear John,
Thank you for contacting Adobe Technical Support. My name is sauarbh. This is in regards to your concern posted on Adobe web support portal regarding an issue with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
I understand the importance of your time in getting the issue resolved and we assure you that this will be taken care of with utmost importance. We appreciate your cooperation with us.
As your issue demands a real time interaction, so we are arranging a call back for you.
Please provide the below mentioned information so that our call back team can contact you to resolve your issue:-
1. Your Preferred Day to attend the call
2. Your Preferred Time to attend the call
3. Your Time Zone
4 Your Phone Number
The callback team works from 10 AM to 7 PM PST.
Kindly revert to us with the above stated information so that our call back team can contact you within 24-48 working hours.
Please note :- Our Call Back team works Monday through Friday.
The callback team works from 10 AM to 7 PM PST.
Regards,
Sauarbh Jain
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Thursday, July 1, 2010 10:10:44 AM PDT
Please provide the below mentioned information so that our call back team can contact you to resolve your issue:-
1. Your Preferred Day to attend the call
Mon through Friday
2. Your Preferred Time to attend the call
1 PM to 10 PM any time
3. Your Time Zone
Eastern USA Time
4 Your Phone Number
845-xxx-xxxx
Notes from Customer
Friday, July 2, 2010 8:43:30 PM PDT
July 2 Adobe support called me once again they share my display and I demonstrated the bug for a second time. This time the stated they were recording my demo. After I demonstrated the bug they put me on hold for a while. Upon returning they informed me that there was still no circumvention or fix for this problem. They wanted to know if I was at the latest software level they were still sharing my display so I did a Photoshop Help About Photoshop to show I had the latest update Photoshop version 12.0.1. Told me they were not capable of handling this problem and would have to refer this to senior technical support that they would determine if it was a bug. What a joke Adobe junior technical support can not even recognize a bug when it has been demonstrated to them on two occasions now and also received several case update from me. Adobe you need better support personal.
Notes to Customer
Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:39:56 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for getting back to us.
I would like to apologize for the delay in providing you a faster resolution to your issue and appreciate your patience with us.
I would like to inform you that your issue has been logged as bug so the workaround is obviously to make sure the clip to layer is not enabled prior to running any of these actions.Also my Product Team and Engineering Team are working on this issue you can use the work around as mentioned above.
This should resolve your issue. If it does, please let us know, however in case it does not; please revert with any new information that you might want to add which will help us in resolving your issue.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
Knowledgebase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support and we appreciate your time spent.
Have a nice day.
PLEASE NOTE: we will be waiting for your reply on this case. In case you are unable to respond we will be sending you a reminder on the 2nd day (From the day of our response to you) and then the case will be auto closed on 7th day assuming your issue is resolved. However, you can reopen your case by visiting our web support portal and we will be happy to assist you further.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Sunday, August 8, 2010 9:26:50 PM PDT
Any work around does not solve my problem. Thousands have downloaded my actions. There is no way that I can contact them to make the aware of any work around. I can code around this bug but again I have no way to get the update to those that have downloaded my actions for they are free. All that is logged is the number of downloads. No registration is required so there is no way to contact the users that downloaded my actions. The problem will only be resolved when adobe updates Photoshop and fixes the problem.
Notes to Customer
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:58:23 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for getting back to us.
I would like to apologize for the delay in providing you a faster resolution to your issue and appreciate your patience with us.
I have logged this issue with my Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug #{2679265}. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
I am closing case#{181636711}, if you have any new information, please contact my team within 14 days, with the details, so we may re-open the support incident.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
Knowledgebase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support and we appreciate your time spent.
Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:13:56 PM PDT
This case should not be closed till there is a fix for this bug. How can Adobe Support close a bug report when Adobe acknowledges its a bug where Adobe Support does not provide a fix. Blowing smoke with statements like "if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site". Photoshop CS3 work correctly Adobe broke the Action Player in CS4 and its still broken is CS5. "if a fix is possible!"!!! Are you joking? What kind of support is that? Do you get a bonus for closing bug reports without fixing the bug? Does it make you look good inside Adobe. I can tell you from the outside there is a foul stench emulation from Adobe Technical Support.
Notes to Customer
Monday, August 16, 2010 2:30:22 PM PDT
Dear John ,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
This issue would require support from a senior level and hence I am forwarding your case to the next level of support for extensive research and to find a resolution for the problem at hand. I'll get back to you once we receive a reply from the concerned department.
Please note that the expected turnaround time for resolution to this case from next level of support is 5 business days. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We are always happy to assist you however, in future if you face any technical problems with Adobe products, you may also try referring to our knowledge base & User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
KnowledgeBase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes to Customer
Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:25:48 PM PDT
Dear John ,
Thank you for getting back to us with the required information and we appreciate your patience in helping us to resolve your issue as soon as possible.
I would suggest you to please go to through the KB document to move actions from Photoshop CS4 to CS5 given below :
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/860/cpsid_86020.html
Please make sure about the loaction of actions which you created or saved in Photoshop CS4, go to that location and make sure you have all the actions there.
Did it ever work in Photoshop CS5?
Try to make a copy of the action that he is trying to run, remove the 'Hide' command and re-record hide in PS CS5, put it into the action, and see if that works.
Or try making a short action along with Hide command . If this works, then something might have got changed between the version.
KnowledgeBase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Friday, August 27, 2010 8:15:11 PM PDT
This is the reply I received from adobe support you. I want this case open till it is resolved. Your trying everything to close it unresolved. Now your giving me instructions on how to migrate from CS4 which I don't have??? Please fix bug #{2679265}.
++++++++++From Adobe support+++++++++
I have logged this issue with my Product Team and Engineering Team as Bug #{2679265}. Adobe’s Engineering Team will look into this issue, and if in the future a resolution or fix is possible, it will be available from the Adobe Systems product update web site: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
I am closing case#{181636711}, if you have any new information, please contact my team within 14 days, with the details, so we may re-open the support incident.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Notes to Customer
Monday, August 30, 2010 5:14:11 PM PDT
Hi John ,
Thank you for replying back.
I would like to inform you that that we are working in techinical support department and fixing any issues or Bug with the product is done by the developers team. As they are already working on it and we don't have any update as how much time that gonna take. If you want we can have the case as open and as soon as there is any fix for the same, you will be getting the update on Adobe website.
I hope this will address your concern.
You can also try referring to our knowledge base and User to User forums by clicking on the following links:
Knowledgebase: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm
U2U Forums: www.forums.adobe.com
To know more about Adobe products, please visit our product page:
www.adobe.com/products
Your technical support case number for this interaction is: 181636711
Thanks for contacting Adobe Technical Web Support and we appreciate your time spent.
Have a nice day.
Regards,
Adobe Technical Support
Notes from Customer
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:51:16 PM PDT
Yes leave it open
Notes from Customer
Monday, September 6, 2010 5:57:14 AM PDT
Thank You
Adobe Support Call me and told me it would be fixed in the next release of Photoshop and asked me if they could close the case. I replyed IMO that is not the proper thing to do do what you want...
========================================================================================== ========================
As you can see Adobe marked the case
Status
Withdrawn
by Adobe over my objection.

PPro cs6 adjustment layer color tint

I've been working on a project that uses an adjustment layer to apply some secondary color corrections using PPro's Three Way Color Corrector effect. I used just two -- one for a particular shade of red-orange (it's a plastic mixing bowl), and one for a narrow range of blues used in some product packaging (they were fluorescing under the fluorescent lights in a class room). Both of these corrections are narrow (small range of hues and saturations, and a somewhat larger range of luninance values), and the action is simply to lower the saturation to get these specific colors down to broadcast safe levels (as seen on PPro's vectorscope). Since these colors show up quite often in the video footage, and are quite isolated from all the other colors in the scene, I applied them to the whole video using an adjustment layer. Which is one of the intended uses of adjustment layers, yes? And it works beautifully, as expected.
So far so good. I look at this on my monitor, and it looks fine. I take my laptop to a plasma HDTV and look at it there, and it's spot on.
Then I used dynamic link to send the project to Encore for DVD output. I worked on menus for a while, and didn't pay much attention to the footage since I had (more or less) edit lock. When I sat down to actually watch one of the more or less complete DVDs, I noticed that the color wasn't right. It was darker and greener than I remembered (this on that same plasma screen HDTV). So I dragged the laptop back, and sure enough, it's darker and greener now.
To shorten the story, turns out the adjustment layer was the cause. I could turn it on and off using the little eyeball thingie on the timeline, and the adjustment layer is now effecting the entire image and not just the narrow range of reds and blues that are in the secondary color corrections. So I saved the two secondary color corrections as a preset and deleted the adjustment layer. Then I created a new adjustment layer and applied that preset. Boom, problem gone. No more green tint. The same secondary colors as before are under control. What's up with that?
Now, I can't reproduce it (or I'd attach some images for y'all to look at). But I saw it go by. And I've seen a couple of references to something similar to this in searching the 'net for more information. But only a couple.
So... Anyone seen anything like that? Or am I just halucinating again? If you've seen it or heard about it, what was the cause? And did it have anything to do with Encore?
Win7 fully patched
Production Premium cs6 fully patched
Project using PPro, AE, Audition, Photoshop, and Encore, mostly by dynamic linking.
Bruce Watson

There is a very common misstatement and misunderstanding of how adjustment layers work, which I'll repeat here: "Applying an effect to an adjustment layer applies the effect to all layers under the adjustment layer."
That's wrong in a subtle but important way.
What actually happens is that applying an effect to an adjustment layer applies the effect to the composited result from all of the layers under the adjustment layer.
This is an important distinction, because it puts the adjustment at a different place in the order of operations in the rendering pipeline.
Anyway, that's a long and perhaps overly theoretical way of saying that, yes, you may see some difference between applying an effect directly to a bunch of clips compared with applying the effect to an adjustment layer over that same bunch of clips.

BUG- Alt clicking adjustment layer icons Not giving the opportunity to name the layer in CS6 Beta?

Using Windows 7 Ult, 64-bit:
I notice when I alt-click an adjustment layer icon, the layer automatically drops in with a default name--rather than giving me an opportunity to type a name for the A/L via the "new layer" dialog box. For example, in CS5, when you alt-click on the hue/saturation ajustment layer icon, you are given a dialog box in which you can name the layer, select clipping mask, blend mode, color select, etc--then the layer populates in the composition. In CS6 beta, when I hold the "alt" key and click the adjustment layer icon for hue/sat, I'm not getting the new layer dialog box at all. Is this a bug or a modifier key change in CS6?

It should still work from the layers panel. You have to hold the alt key before going to the adjustments menu at the bottom of the layers panel.
It doesn't seem to work from the adjustments panel unless you use the flyout menu and then you don't have to add the alt key to get the dialog.
Message was edited by: R_Kelly

Photoshop CS6 adjustment layer interface (vs. CS3)

Hi
In CS3, my workhorse editor until recently, when I double clicked an adjustment layer it opened up the initial settings window. There I was able to tab browse through the variables, make whatever adjustments I wanted, hit enter, and live happily ever after. I haven't been able to figure out how do do this in CS6, which has the 'properties' panel for making changes to adjustment layer settings.
The question: Can CS6 be set to behave like CS3 in this respect?

This script can help you to edit any agjustment layer is old classic style. Assign e.g. Crtl-A to call it and enjoy.
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
main();
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
function main()
    try    {
        var type;
        switch (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind)
            case LayerKind.BLACKANDWHITE     : type = charIDToTypeID("BanW"); break;
            case LayerKind.BRIGHTNESSCONTRAST: type = charIDToTypeID("BrgC"); break;
            case LayerKind.CHANNELMIXER      : type = charIDToTypeID("ChnM"); break;
            case LayerKind.COLORBALANCE      : type = charIDToTypeID("ClrB"); break;
            case LayerKind.CURVES            : type = charIDToTypeID("Crvs"); break;
            case LayerKind.HUESATURATION     : type = charIDToTypeID("HStr"); break;
            case LayerKind.LEVELS            : type = charIDToTypeID("Lvls"); break;
            case LayerKind.POSTERIZE         : type = charIDToTypeID("Pstr"); break;
            case LayerKind.SELECTIVECOLOR    : type = charIDToTypeID("SlcC"); break;
            case LayerKind.THRESHOLD         : type = charIDToTypeID("Thrs"); break;
            case LayerKind.VIBRANCE          : type = stringIDToTypeID("vibrance");    break;
            case LayerKind.PHOTOFILTER       : type = stringIDToTypeID("photoFilter"); break;
            //case LayerKind.EXPOSURE          : type = stringIDToTypeID("gammaCorrection"); break;
            //case LayerKind.GRADIENTFILL      :
            //case LayerKind.SOLIDFILL         :
            //case LayerKind.GRADIENTMAP       : type = charIDToTypeID("GrMp"); break;
            //case LayerKind.PATTERNFILL       :
            default:
                return;
        var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "AdjL" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        desc1.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
        var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc1.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), type, desc2 );
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), desc1, DialogModes.ALL );
        ref = null;
        desc1 = null;
        desc2 = null;
    catch (e)
        if (e.number != 8007) alert("Line: " + e.line + "\n\n" + e, "Bug!");
There is also a script that can add a new any adjustment layer in "classic style" without any "properties panel". This new layer can be cancelled in classic style by pressing Esc (or Cancel button).

Shift-Arrow in Curves adjustment layer CS6

In previous verions of Photoshop, when I made a curves adjustment layer, selected the midpoint, then did a shift-arrow adjusstment, it was always in increments of 10. Now in CS6, it is 12 on my machine, 13 and 14 on the two other machines in the office I have checked. Why would that be? Can that be changed so it is 10 again?
FYI - this is all in RGB mode if that matters.

What operating system are you using?
Mac OS 10.6.8
What version of photoshop cs6?
Not really sure. Will have to check when I get back into the office in the morning.
Maybe you could clarify or show a screenshot of where on the curve in the curves adjustment adjustment panel your placing the "midpoint"
On the RGB curve, the midpoint is 128, but the same thing actually holds true at the 1/4 point and the 3/4 point.
Are you using the light or pigment graph in the curves panel?
Some one person has the histogram in the curves window, but other people do not
If you don't press the shift key do the points move in increments of one?
Yes
All i can say is it seems to work on windows 7 x64 and photoshop cs6 extended 13.01.1
(increments of 10 with Shift-arrow keys)
Well, that helps. Lets me know that it is not normal.
FYI - if I do the same thing directly on the image (Command-M), and not on an adjustment layer, the increments do go by 10. That's gotta be a clue, doesn't it?

PPro CS6: Effects used on Adjustment Layer not the same as direct on clip

Hi,
I'm using the PPro CS6 Demo on a Core i7 with 12GB Ram, GTX 580 1,5GB on Windows 7 Ultimate.
Today i applied the gaussian blur filter to some clips to remove the moiré pattern in the downscaled videoclips - as I do it quite often with PPro CS5. It removed the pattern as it's always doing - fine.
Then I remembered the new Adjustment Layer function within CS6 and tried this in the same sequence, with the same clips and the same configured gaussian blur filter. The moiré pattern slightly improved, but the effect wasn't the same as before. It seems that applying this filter on a clip or on an Adjustment Layer isn't the same?
I didn't tested this with other filters, so I can't say if the gaussian blur is the only filter affected.
Anyone has a similiar experience or can explain this?
Thanks!

There is a very common misstatement and misunderstanding of how adjustment layers work, which I'll repeat here: "Applying an effect to an adjustment layer applies the effect to all layers under the adjustment layer."
That's wrong in a subtle but important way.
What actually happens is that applying an effect to an adjustment layer applies the effect to the composited result from all of the layers under the adjustment layer.
This is an important distinction, because it puts the adjustment at a different place in the order of operations in the rendering pipeline.
Anyway, that's a long and perhaps overly theoretical way of saying that, yes, you may see some difference between applying an effect directly to a bunch of clips compared with applying the effect to an adjustment layer over that same bunch of clips.

CS6 Adjustment layer adding or subtracting area

In CS6 The Clone Stamp tool no longer works to expand the size of an adjustment layer. How do we do it now? Thanks

You’ll get a laugh out of this. I went back to the original image in RAW and the area of the tree to the left of the church was originally very dark on top, but lower down it was significantly lighter. Just the reverse of what you’d think it should be. I kept trying to add it to the area of the adjustment layer and it already was added. The effect of trying to lighten it was not possible because it was too dark without it being a separate layer. Sometimes you just have to go back to the original. Oh Well.
Ta

Quick Tip - Color Lookup Adjustment Layer in Photoshop CS6 | The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost | Adobe TV

In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates the new Color Lookup Adjustment layer and walks you through how to download a template to quickly apply these new “looks” to your images. The files she references can be found here. http://adobe.ly/Ng3afA
http://adobe.ly/LiGadT

Can the Camera Calibration tech. in LR be used to keep IR raw images looking like the jogs on back of camera?

Photoshop cc and cs6 is there shortcuts to add an adjustament layer with black mask?

Hi
i read the manual , i used google to find an answer , nothing
but is there a shortcut to add an adjustament layer like a curve with a black mask ?
thanks

Not that i'm aware of.
After you add the adjustment layer, you could press Ctrl+i (Command+i) to invert the mask.

[CS6] Cannot make camera blur effect working in adjustment layer

I try to use Camera Blur effect in an adjustment layer, the blur itself work, but I cannot animate it in the timeline, it still stuck on the first keyframe value.
help?

I think I found the issue, in fact some effects had the same issue. It was just taking a long time before it update in Premiere, I can't see anything that says it is updating it becoming frustrating because some times there's real case where the footage doesn't update at all.

Adjustment Layer Crashes Premiere or Damages Project

Nearly every time I have tried to use an adjustment layer in Premiere Pro CS6, the application has hung if I tried to scrub through the video. Yesterday I decided to try placing an adjustmnet layer and only using the play function rather than scrubbing and it seemed to work alright. However, this morning premiere will no longer open the project file. Instead it give me the error message "The project could not be loaded, it may be damaged or contain outdated elements." This is an extremely heinous bug! Can anyone help or is this feature really just unusable?!!
Additionally, because I was so fastidious about saving, given the previous crashes, the only functioning autosave is 6 hours out of date!
HELP!

I use ALs a lot, and haven't yet seen this behavior.
Have you added any effects to the AL? Does scrubbing work OK without the AL?

Adjustment Layer in CS6

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for