Ps CS6 problem: Missing abilities of Layer Style presets and Groups
Ps CS6 v13.0.1
OS X 10.6.8
Layer Style presets seem not to function with Groups.
Unable to apply LS preset to Group.
(Able to apply LS preset to art layer.)
Unable to create LS preset from LS of Group.
(Able to create LS preset from LS of art layer.)
(Able to copy/paste LS from/to Group and art layer.
Able to drag Effects from/to Group and art layer.)
I tried to confirm what you've written and couldn't, using Photoshop CS6 13.0.1 x64 on Windows 7 x64.
I grouped a couple of text layers
I double-clicked the group to bring up the Layer Style dialog.
I clicked in the Styles box at the upper-left.
I chose my Gold Metal preset and was surprised to see it work.
I added a shape to the layer group and tried a different preset, and that worked too...
Perhaps you're going to have to be a bit more specific about what you're doing. As with most things nowadays, Photoshop doesn't seem to be broken in a simple way.
-Noel
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Hi!
I don't know why, but there is some problem that applying layer style "stroke" to group.
When i make a group with some layer and apply to group a layer style-stroke with inside option,
the strokes looks like grid are generated inside.
Why i said that stroke cross to ㅎrid, because it looks like grid if i make that group bigger.
(that black square is 'Rectangle 1' layer. Just resizing bigger than before)
Does anyone have same problem with me?
Please, I need your help..pillfish wrote:
I am having the same problem. it happens every time in cc and cc 2014. I am back using cs6. Which seems to run better on the whole.
That's interesting. And this is happening with CC and CC 2014? Do you have all the updates for the Photoshop CC versions?
I've just tried to duplicate it without success, (windows 7, GTX570) so I wonder if there is a condition that triggers it? Unfortunately, with this being such an old thread, the only person still around is R Kelly.
OK, I just thought to try it on my Cintiq Companion 2, which has Windows 8.1 and Intel 5100, and the bug occurred. I actually got as far as firing up my Win 8.1 laptop before remembering that I had to sign out of CC to put it on my Cintiq, so I only have CS6 on it.
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The attached images show the result of the three Position options for the stroke. The pixels to which the Layer Style Stroke was applied were created by stroking a path with a white 72 px hard brush onto an empty layer over white Background.
Layer Style>Stroke>Structure>Position: Outside
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Layer Style>Stroke>Structure>Position: Inside
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Filter Effect and Layer Style in the same layer vs separate layers
I'm adjusting a photographic image and am using both a filter effect and a layer style in the same layer on a Smart Object. I want to separate the two effects into two layers, so one layer has the filter effect (Nik) and one layer has the layer style (Color Overlay) (with the goal of merging/rasterizing the Nik filter effect with the Smart Object but keeping the layer style unmerged). I can make two layers and move one effect without problem, but the visual result of each effect on a separate layer is quite different from having both effects in the same layer. The Blend Mode for all my layers is Normal. Within the Color Overlay panel, the blend mode is Linear Burn.
I don't understand why the visual result is different. I'm not an advanced user of Photoshop, so maybe I'm missing something. This is a trial of CS6 that I'm using.
Layer 1: a layer style and a filter effect, stacked
looks very different from....
Layer 2: a layer style
Layer 1: a filter effectIf you want two separate layers, then on the duplicate layer with the Color Overlay layer style you might try different layer blending modes.
For example, below looks the same having the Color Overlay with linear burn on the second layer and changing the layers blend mode to Hue.
You could also put the layer in a group and apply the layer style to the group.
(i deleted the previous post because of pilot error)
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Issues with merging layers with layer styles
Just downloaded CS6 Photoshop off the creative cloud and the merge layer command does not work. What is happening is there is one layer with a layer style then a shape layer and when I hit Cmd E it merges the layers but the layer style will not merge with it. I was chatting it up and everything they recommended did not work. It works on all my other co-workers computers and we are all on the cloud. I tried renaming pref. folder, settings folder, re-installing, holding down shft+option+cmd on start up. I also created a test account but that turned out to be a major inconvenience. Once logged into the account there is nothing there. The suggestions just started getting more ridiculous as chat proceeded. Nothing.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
Does anyone have a solution where I don't have to create a whole new admin account just to see if CS6 Photoshop works correctly?
P.S.
Adobe customer portal is about worthless.Get Rich or Die Tryin wrote:
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Is anyone aware of a method for exporting a vector element from photoshop while maintaing the editability of layer styles? (Exporting simple shapes in PDF works but falls down once masks and layer styles come into the equation)
Fireworks CS4 seems to import select PSD's decently but there is not a 1:1 relationship between the layer effects from Photoshop. Illustrator seems to assume that anything coming out of Photoshop will be bitmap based and acts accordingly.
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[link deleted]Hi guys,
From last week am I trying to do what I mentioned in post above, I just find it very difficult to do. Now I beginning to doubt whether it is possible or not, provided the SDK we have for CS4.
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A bug? Layer styles change or dissappear when you flatten/merge layers.
Does anyone else experience this problem in CS3?
An example for me would be,
right now I have an outer glow with noise applied to something but when I flatten the few layers I have in the file, the noise simply disappears or the glow becomes faded. With other layer styles, there might be a change, too, but usually the effect just weakens in color when i flatten the layers.
any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.I either used too many words or too few, but I'm not really sure.
The specific layer style combo and layer merge I am talking about is simpler than you might imagine..(see the pictures I posted of the results of the merge.)
Yellow outer glow at full opacity with 100% noise, merged down with a single layer. (and that single layer does not have anything other than a fill in it)
When i merge the two, (both blending modes are set to normal) the noise then disappears and the glow fades. It really does not have anything to do with how close or far away the "view" is.
Trust me, I tried it.
I even used a microscope and a telescope..
It doesn't change anything.
In other words, the layer styles always look okay regardless of how they are viewed, UNTIL you flatten or merge them.
So to finally answer Buko's question, the answer is no.
And I did actually take into consideration what D.Katz said about possible interference with the appearance.. view needing to be at 100 to even judge what's going on.
The problem I am experiencing only occurs the minute one layer combines with another layer that has a layer style(s).
If you compare the two images I posted, you will see that there is a very large loss in quality rendering the layer style not even worth using in the first place. -
Color range selection + layer styles
Hello--
Help me if you can!
I have had it on good authority (my photoshop instructor) that color range selection hasn't been working correctly for some time.
I'm using CS2, version 9.0.2 on an IMac os X version 10.5.8.
I am often working with multiple layers that are not similar at all. When I have one layer active and do a color selection, it may also select the color range on inactive layers. Then, if I do a fill, for example, it may affect areas on other layers that were inadvertantly color selected. I know there are ways to ask photoshop to perform a function on all layers, but I don't see this as an option or setting with color range selection. I had started to assume it was sort of like crop, which affects all layers, but when I asked, my teacher says it should only be selecting/affecting the layer that is active.
I found I can deal with this by 'closing the eyes' (making non-visible) the other layers...but that is a hassle and sometimes hides exactly what I need to see.
Then noticed, just lately, that when I use a layer style, it is no longer showing up on my layer palette. Maybe I don't understand correctly, but I thought any layer style addition would show up on the palette under the name of that layer. If I happen to remember that a particular layer used a layer style, I can still click on the layer styles icon and alter it, but it isn't displaying on the layer palette any more--so I cannot toggle or discard the effect simply, and it is hard to know why a layer looks the way it does without that information.
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If you want Color Range to work in precisely the same way as it always did in the old versions you need to make sure that you ..
• Highlight a non masked layer and
• Uncheck the somewhat bizarrely entitled "Localised Color Clusters" checkbox
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The 13.0.2 update was targeted to fix one specific bug. It was not intended to be a general bug-fix update.
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apply layer style layer1 using "Sunset Sky (Text)"
The above statement works for me in Photoshop
In the same way, Is there way that I can
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// =======================================================
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var desc9074 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
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var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
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var idebbl = charIDToTypeID( "ebbl" );
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var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
var idScrn = charIDToTypeID( "Scrn" );
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var desc9077 = new ActionDescriptor();
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var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
desc9077.putDouble( idGrn, 255.000000 );
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desc9076.putObject( idhglC, idRGBC, desc9077 );
var idhglO = charIDToTypeID( "hglO" );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
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var idsdwM = charIDToTypeID( "sdwM" );
var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
var idMltp = charIDToTypeID( "Mltp" );
desc9076.putEnumerated( idsdwM, idBlnM, idMltp );
var idsdwC = charIDToTypeID( "sdwC" );
var desc9078 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd " );
desc9078.putDouble( idRd, 0.000000 );
var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
desc9078.putDouble( idGrn, 0.000000 );
var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl " );
desc9078.putDouble( idBl, 0.000000 );
var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
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var idsdwO = charIDToTypeID( "sdwO" );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc9076.putUnitDouble( idsdwO, idPrc, 75.000000 );
var idbvlT = charIDToTypeID( "bvlT" );
var idbvlT = charIDToTypeID( "bvlT" );
var idSfBL = charIDToTypeID( "SfBL" );
desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlT, idbvlT, idSfBL );
var idbvlS = charIDToTypeID( "bvlS" );
var idBESl = charIDToTypeID( "BESl" );
var idOtrB = charIDToTypeID( "OtrB" );
desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlS, idBESl, idOtrB );
var iduglg = charIDToTypeID( "uglg" );
desc9076.putBoolean( iduglg, true );
var idlagl = charIDToTypeID( "lagl" );
var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );
desc9076.putUnitDouble( idlagl, idAng, 120.000000 );
var idLald = charIDToTypeID( "Lald" );
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desc9076.putUnitDouble( idLald, idAng, 30.000000 );
var idsrgR = charIDToTypeID( "srgR" );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc9076.putUnitDouble( idsrgR, idPrc, 100.000000 );
var idblur = charIDToTypeID( "blur" );
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
desc9076.putUnitDouble( idblur, idPxl, 5.000000 );
var idbvlD = charIDToTypeID( "bvlD" );
var idBESs = charIDToTypeID( "BESs" );
var idIn = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlD, idBESs, idIn );
var idTrnS = charIDToTypeID( "TrnS" );
var desc9079 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idNm = charIDToTypeID( "Nm " );
desc9079.putString( idNm, "Linear" );
var idShpC = charIDToTypeID( "ShpC" );
desc9076.putObject( idTrnS, idShpC, desc9079 );
var idantialiasGloss = stringIDToTypeID( "antialiasGloss" );
desc9076.putBoolean( idantialiasGloss, false );
var idSftn = charIDToTypeID( "Sftn" );
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
desc9076.putUnitDouble( idSftn, idPxl, 0.000000 );
var iduseShape = stringIDToTypeID( "useShape" );
desc9076.putBoolean( iduseShape, false );
var iduseTexture = stringIDToTypeID( "useTexture" );
desc9076.putBoolean( iduseTexture, false );
var idebbl = charIDToTypeID( "ebbl" );
desc9075.putObject( idebbl, idebbl, desc9076 );
var idLefx = charIDToTypeID( "Lefx" );
desc9074.putObject( idT, idLefx, desc9075 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc9074, DialogModes.NO );
You need to include all of those lines in the code that you call with your applescript. -
All Layer styles missing from CS5 Photoshop.
This is the fourth time I have gone through this. i open my photoshop to see all my layer styles are gone. Since I have 1000s and most custom made i don't remember all the creations. I have searched all over and the only place that had anything close was a discussion in Elements, but that solution did not work for me. I know I can't be the only person that has gone through this?? Is there anyone that knows how to retrieve all the styles i had just hours ago?
this has happened before when I left my computer on and MS did an auto update that restarted my computer...
This points me to the additional potential for a video driver issue. Simple OS updates and even some hot-fixes, have been known to render the video driver obsolete. That is one reason that nVidia and ATI/AMD issue updates about once per month.
I have Windows set (on all computers) to ONLY notify me of the availability of an update. That way, I manually download and install it/them, and know to keep an eye on the video driver, should an issue arise. I have all nVidia cards, but do not religiously update drivers (there have been some from both nVidia and ATI/AMD, that have been problematic), as so long as my Adobe programs function perfectly, I will wait until something goes awry. I also have all programs set to NOT auto-update, as I have had two auto-updates really mess things up, and once very badly - one was a simple Logitec Set-Point mouse driver update, and it totally killed my computer, requiring a complete rebuild and low-level reformatting of my system HDD. The other was a Java update, that killed a large PSD file, that was Saving, when it started - that one only cost me a redo from an earlier, previous version of the PSD, and the only time that I have had my Preferences corrupted. I had forgotten to turn those auto-updates OFF - my bad.
Let us know more about your display sub-system with make/model and driver info. That would be my "prime suspect" right now.
As for the Elements material, I recall similar in Premiere Elements Styles going missing, but that was many versions ago, and doubt that anything in the solution to that problem would apply to Photoshop, but will go searching for that thread, just in case.
Good luck,
Hunt -
How to load custom photoshop cs5 layer styles to photoshop cs6 ?
how to load custom photoshop cs5 layer styles to photoshop cs6 ?
yes that was done on installatiion , when i open ps cs6 and look for them there, and they are not there . and thank for reponding so fast.
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Opacity & transparency related layer styles lost on rasterize/flatten/merge down (cs6)
So I'm working on a project and I'm making a button and I have come across an issue that I don't normally have with this particular button...I'm not sure why it's happening or how to fix it...but it's pretty annoying. I'm wondering if anyone can help out or if it's a known bug or anything like that!
So, I have three folders for the three different states, and within each folder are multiple layers, some with layer styles (it seems to be gradients that are playing up here, and opacity related), some with no layer styles but just lowered opacity. I need to flatten each of the folders to create the button sprites. The problem is...I go to flatten the folder and it appears to turn off any gradient related layer styles, and anything at a lowered opacity is ramped up to 100%. I tried going through and rasterizing the invidiual offending layers. Same problem. I tried creating blank layers and merging down the offending layers. Same problem.
I'm stumped! Image examples below:
This problem is messing with my mojo! Any help appreciated!! (and yes, my adobe is all patched up and updated)... I feel like I haven't had to deal with problems flattening transparency for many versions....Generally speaking you can't expect to collapse groups of adjustment layers into a single layer and hope for much of anything useful to come of it.
If you've gotten Photoshop showing what you want to see, what's the problem with leaving the groups as they are, then just doing Save As (e.g., PNG) to store your work products?
Can you save a small PSD file and make it available online, so we can look carefully inside it to see what you're doing?
-Noel
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