PSE 12 choosing brushes problem

In PSE 12 when I wnat to choose a brush, the list appears for only a few seconds. Not enough time to choose the brush I want. What can I do??

cabat10_68 wrote:
I am starting to regret spending $100 on upgrading from PSE9 to PSE12.
It installs just fine but I can't bring across my catalog. It stops at the same point every time - 34%.
That's typical of a 'problem' file in the backup. Generally a video file; maybe a file format no longer supported by recent versions.
I have followed the support document on what to do if catalog import fails but it didn't help.
You mean : if the restore fails. (From the rest of your post, there does not seem to be any problem in importing all your files).
Did you search for offending files ? (most of the time, the first test is to make a catalog copy, delete from catalog all video files, and see if the restore works). Ask if you want more help for this search.
If it's an offending file, chances are that the problem is not linked to the Elements version, the restore could fail even from your version 9.
If you are in a hurry and your version 9 is still available, I would 'write metadata to files' for all your files.
Then I would use the drop-down menu of the keyword panel (small triangle next to the '+' icon under the keyword panel title) to 'save keyword tags to file'. That creates a small text file saving your keywords hierarchy.
From PSE12, I would use the same dropdown menu to import that keyword hierarchy from the saved text file.
Then, I would import all your files like you did. You would recover your tags, captions, ratings, but not the version sets and stacks.

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