ELEMENTS 9 (LASSO TOOL PROBLEM)

ANY GOOD NEWS FROM PHOTOSHOP ON THE CONTINUING LASSO TOOL PROBLEM, LIKE , WHY DOES,NT IT WORK?

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Photoshop Elements 9 Lasso Tool problem

When making a selection with the standard lasso tool, the screen will jump and then the path traced by the lasso does not display from that point on. A "Program not Responding" message displays in the upper left corner of the display. When the mouse button is released, a slection has been made. This behaviour is consistant. It does not happen on earlier versions of PSE (8&7) loaded on this machine. Gateway SX 2800, Intel Quad Core Q8300, Windows 7 Home Premium, 6 meg RAM.
Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a fix?
Thanks,
Steve

I received a reply from Adobe in which they informed me it was a "Known issue". It wasn't a "Known issue in previous versions. So why is it now a problem?
I find this very frustrating. Adobe is so concerned with their revenue cycle that they take a well functioning application and break it by messing with the code so they can release a "New" version every year. They offer one or two questionably useful features and expect us all to come running with cash in hand for their next great thing.
I have a suggestion for Adobe for version 10; well maybe version 11 because I suspect 10 is sitting on the shelf just waiting for the rollout date. Anyway here are the changes I think they should make. Change nothing. Just keep it the way it is but release it with all of the sloppy code fixed. Deliver to us a properly functioning, bug-free application.

Elements 10 Lasso Tool problem.

After tracing for just a bit it stops working and I get "File Name @% (Layer, RGB/8)* Not Responding" message, screen jump and disappearing 'marching ants'. Does not appear to be a problem with the Magnetic or Polygonal tools. This happens when working on my laptop. I have plenty of RAM and an i7 processor and using external dual monitors.

Yea, that worked. Thanks 1.99jon. But how the heck did you figure that out? That solution makes as much sense as me running around my house 3 times and that making it work. Have any more tricks you figured out? By the way I also have Elements_10 on a desktop and I do NOT experience the problem there.

Wierd Poly Lasso Tool problem

Hi, I just started using PS on Mac, and having a polygonal lasso tool problem, when I make any selected area with the poly lasso and complete the shape, say for instance a series of sun rays, it ends up with a bunch of boxes in the shape, that I didn't put there, I'll attach a screen shot, any idea what is going on?

Hi, yeah, i tried that, have there been any bugs that relate to the polygonal lasso tool?
heres a post with the same problem, but no fix- this seems really silly
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/495664?tstart=0

Polygonal Lasso Tool problem report

Hi, After I have updated my MAC OS X Mavericks this morning my Polygonal Lasso tool started to work funny, it jumps and auto closes, I can't use it anymore. Before that I never had any problem with the polygonal lasso tool and was able to cut any shape with it. I tried to updated my photoshop to the latest version but it didnt help. Any idea if this has something to do with the latest OS X? If so, is there anything I can do to get my polygonal lasso tool work again? Thanks!

I was having the same issue and I just installed the plug-in which seems to have solved the problem.
In Photoshop CC on a brand new iMac running OS 10.9.2, the polygon lasso tool wasn't responding properly and when using brushes the program would randomly freeze. These were only a problem when I was using my Wacom Intous 4 tablet, when using the standard Apple mouse the brushes and lasso worked fine. Both issues seem to be ok after installing the plug-in and the tablet seems to be working ok. Thanks Adobe

Lasso tool problem, using alt key, no click within 5sec causes loss of active window focus

I have been using Photoshop since ver. 4 and have never seen this happen. The only difference is now I'm on Windows 7 64bit. Did not have this problem with XP. Current version CS3 Extended.
Problem: While using Lasso tool with the alt key if I do not make a mouse click in 5 seconds Photoshop's active window loses focus for a split second and then the first point of my selection and the last point will connect. Thus, wasting my time and my attempt at a selection.
I have task bar buttons to "Never combine". I see for that split second what appears to be another program button opening but it is so fast that I cannot see if there is a name on the task bar button. The current Photoshop button moves to the right and back too fast. This all happens very quickly as the window loses focus.
I first thought it was some another program but after many searches found nothing I can identify as the cause.
Right before posting this I had a thought and did a test that concluded in the 5 sec rule. For over a minute I held down the alt key and made a mouse click within the 5 second window of time and there was no loss of window focus. While still holding down the alt key in this same test but not making a mouse click within 5 seconds the window lost focus and the tool stopped with my selection.
I have a wireless Logitech M305 mouse that this morning updated the driver to its current version 5.20.51, Control Center version: 6.20.50.
I have not tested a wired mouse, yet.
Any help would be appreciated. Anyone else seen this? Windows 7 64 bit the culprit?????
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UPDATE
After I removed Photoshop from Norton 360's Administrative Settings_Silent Mode Settings_User-Specified Programs, I did not have the problem with the lasso tool that I first had with loss of window focus. I then put Photoshop back in the 360's settings and the lasso tool still worked, BUT...............
After a couple of days of not using Photoshop and turning computer on and off in that time, I tried Photoshop again and the same problem, it came back. Loss of focus after 5 seconds of not clicking mouse. So, once again I open Norton and took Photoshop out of the User-Specified Programs and the problem went away, no loss of focus.
So, I will see if after a couple of days of turning on and off the computer and NOT putting Photoshop in the Norton's User-Specified Programs setting if the problem stays fixed.
I don't have to have Photoshop in the Norton's setting I just thought that it would be a good idea so Norton didn't try to do any background processes or whatever while I was working in Photoshop or I was rendering a filter or something.
Another thought I also have the Full Screen Detection setting ON. I do use Photoshop in Full Screen mode so maybe when having both the Full Screen mode and User-Specified Programs setting selected it makes something go wacky.
Hope this helps anyone having the same problem I "did". Will post back after a few days to let you know if focus problem is gone.
If it does relieve the problem then I will leave Photoshop off the list in Norton. No sense in trying to fix something that really doesn't matter, really.
UPDATE 2
January 8, 2011, I tried the lasso tool again and it still appears to be working. I did my standard test of holding the alt key and clicking to make selections then not click for 5 seconds or more and I did not lose window focus. I do not know why the Norton 360 setting triggers the loss of focus but since I turned that setting off I'm not having any problem.
Will update again if something changes.
Anyone else out there with the same problem that was solved using this method?
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Polygonal lasso tool problem in cs4

I just discovered this problem now using my MacBook Pro.
For example, when i am tracing a shape on an image, to then fill with a colour on a new layer, I will trace the triangle (for example) and when I close the shape, it will add all these other lasso boxes and shapes around it and sometimes in it, so when I go to fill the triangle, it fills in all these other shapes, and cuts into my triangle... its frustrating the hell out of me!
what is going on!!
i have posted a photo along with is... as you can see the shapes in the area that im trying to trace (yellow triangle)

First, update to Photoshop 11.0.1.
Then, if it's still happening, try disabling OpenGL drawing in preferences.
If it's still happening after that I'd suspect a third party plugin is corrupting memory, or you have bad RAM.

Elements 6: transform tool problems

I've just downloaded a trial version of Elements 6 for Mac. I use an iMac with OSX 10.5.5
I find the transform tool doesnt work as expected (neither did it in Elements4). It seems to be OK in performing a transform perspective operation except for the final step when pressing return results in nothing happening. The change is still visible but Elements won't actually make the change to the jpeg image. I wonder if anyone has suggestions? Do I have some vital but obscure setting in Elements disabled or not set?
Chris, UK

Thank you for responding Barbara. I'm trying to correct some converging verticals by using the transform perspective commands. It's a part of Photoshop that I was familiar with when using CS3 on my PC but using Elements (I've tried both 4 and 6) on a Mac seems to be different. I've tried the checkmark (in 4, but it isn't there in 6) which also fails to action the selected perspective transformation. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Regards. Chris

Problem with lasso tool in PSE10!!

Will start using lasso tool and then the picture will flicker and the lassoo tool will not function to continue with the selection. Has worked ok in the past but not now. Have tried reset tool but did"t work out problem. Why the flicker of the picture as this throughs the alignment of the lassoo off and you cannot continue with the outline. Very frustrating!!

99jon sorry to report that I went into my lassoo tool this morning and I am still having a problem with it. I tried hitting the info on the picture until not responding appears on upper left of windows and went ahead and began my selection with the tool and bam the screen flickered and ruined the alignment of the lassoo and rendered it non functional. would it be better if I tried a re-inastll of pse 10? The above technique did work late yesterday,but not now. Thanks!!
Irwin Lakin
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Will the magnetic lasso tool work in Premier Elements?

In Photoshop CS the magnetic lasso tool works to knockout the background from an image (photo). Will this tool work in Elements 13?

dalerenson
I have never seen a magnetic lasso tool in Premiere Elements (any version of this video editor)?
Is your program really Photoshop Elements (photo editor)? You should be able to find the magnetic lasso tool in
Photoshop Elements.
Please clarify your question and supply more details.
If you are really asking about Photoshop Elements, then please post your question in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Forum.
Photoshop Elements
We will be watching for your clarification and details.
Thank you.
ATR

Elements 11 stops responding when using lasso tool

After creating layers of picture, I go to use the lasso tool and begin to draw around part I want. The Elements 11 stops responding and I start over. Any thoughts. Thanks. Bill

Try resetting the PSE preferences by
   1. Close Elements.
   2. Launch the Photoshop Elements Welcome Screen and hold down ctrl + alt + shift as you click Edit.
   3. Continue to hold the keys until you see a message box asking if you want to delete Photoshop Elements settings file; click Yes. Elements will open with default preferences.
OR
GO to Edit->Preferences and you will see Reset Preferences on next launch
Click this button to ensure that all product preferences are reset to default settings when Elements Editor is restarted next. Available at Preferences > General.
OR
Try with normal JPEG image also.
Thanks,
Garry

Elements 8...where is the lasso tool option??? not showing in toolbox

I am working on a project and have read about the lasso tool but the icon option for it cannot be found in my toolbox selections. what has to be done to include that option in my toolbox???????????

The lasso tools are nested. Right click where indicated on the print screen:
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DOvCXWzPSsgHQMcURvrdNdJiCTjo
That should open it up for you.

PSE 9 Lasso tool - "Photo not responding"

I googled this before coming to the forum here. Apparently this is a problem for quite a few people with PSE 9. I was using PSE 8 on a trial, and I had no problems, no glitches. I can't buy a serial number for PSE 8, so I buy 9. The ONLY thing I need to be able to do with elements is cut out portions from my images. I only know how to do this with the lasso tool. Yet there appears to be a glitch with at least the download version of PSE 9.
What happens in PSE 9: with the standard lasso tool, I start to lasso the portion of the image - and after a few seconds the lasso line disappears, the screen drops down in order to create a line at the top of the screen that says "Photo Not Responding." Apart from the really annoying jog in the lasso now, I can no longer see the line, so have to lasso blind. It will continue to lasso - I just now have to do it without seeing anything and hope that when my screen dropped down I was at a portion of the picture that needed a straight line. This is amazingly frustrating.
Anyone know how to solve this problem?
The only solution I've found is one I don't understand. The user says:
"I was running the files from my NAS and elements does not load the whole photo into memory but runs from its primary location. As soon as this was copied locally the "non responding" was eliminated." ???? I have no idea what NAS is. What I do is open a picture from a folder in my pictures library on my computer.
And I know it's not a problem with RAM - PSE 8 worked just fine.
Thanks.

I have the same problem...about 98% of the time I use that lasso tool....I havent noticed if its the same photo that isnt responding...it seems to "jump" or something and it appears another photo is in the background behind the editor workspace....
If you figure it out I'd like to know how...blind lassoing is no fun lol....

Magnetic Lasso tool is not working properly

The magnetic lasso tool will not quit once I select a subject with it. It literally keeps moving and just goes on drawing lines all over the page. I don't know how to stop it once I have selected something. I have used Photoshop Elements with no problems with the magnetic tool. Can anyone help with how to stop it from running wild.
Thanks,
Suzanne

Did you complete the selection, either by clicking back on the starting point or double-clicking from the last point?
-Noel

Polygonal lasso tool not working with stylus on Surface Pro 2

Hi guys,
I'm new here so please bare with me if I'm posting in the wrong place or don't make immediate sense.
Hardeware / software used: surface pro 2 and I'm running photoshop CS5.
Problem is a fairly basic one: I am trying to make basic selections using the polygonal lasso tool (using the stylus that comes with the tablet) but it simply will not work. All I get when I touch the stylus to the screen is the circle that appears then fades. If I attach the keypad and try using that then it works no problem at all.
Does anyone have any ideas as to whether there is a particular setting that I need to switch on or off e.g. something relating to pressure sensitivity (although not sure why this would affect this particular selection tool)?
I've searched the web and come up with nothing so far so any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for your time
Scott

same problem on surface pro 3 !!!!
and i think quite significant, for lot of artists using polygonal lasso a lot (including me). How come that the stupid surface cannot work properly

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