Scroll wheel/ball sizes dust spotter clone/heal tool

Hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere, nor in documentation...
Today I accidentally discovered that the scroll wheel/ball on the new Apple mouse will increase/decrease the size of the heal/clone brush tool. Now you don't have to constantly tap the [ ] keys or take the mouse off of the image to use the slider. Just roll the wheel up or down. Cool!

Perhaps I've missed old threads in which LR users have raved about the new LR clone tool, but...in case there hasn't been proper appreciation expressed, here goes:
I think LR's implementation of the clone tool is absolutely brilliant! The variability of brush diameter via scroll-wheel is just the tip of the iceburg.
Yes, Photoshop's clone tool has the ability to be used in discrete layers, but I think LR's clone tool neatly gives the user an almost equivalent ability and then much, much more as well. IMHO, LR's ability to modify (retrospectively!!!) the position and size of cloned areas (both for source and destination spots) is extremely powerful.
Now...all that's needed is for the next version of LR to have the ability to change clone tool shape and "hardness".
Phil

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Why won't the Clone/Heal Tool remove a white spot?

After being embarrassed by failing to check the Clone/heal tool to make sure the opacity was set correctly, I am encouraged to ask another question that was not affected by the appropriate correction that made the tool work fine under most circumstances. However, using LR4 (and previously LR 3) )iMac 27 quad) at odd intervals, certain images show up with a single white spot, usually on a blue background, that cannot be removed or cloned with the LR Clone/heal tool. It can be removed with the clone tool in PS but not in LR. I don't know where the spots come from. They sometimes show up in a sequence of 3-4 or just singly. A copy of one is attached here. I don't know if this spot is an aberation in LR or from my cameras. Since it's happened with different cameras, I presume this is some problem with LR. Any comments?

OK. Now I'm doubly embarrassed! You were right again! It was a random adjustment brush stroke that I easily deleted. Now all I have to do is figure out how it got there and avoid doing it again. The same exact spot has been showing up on various images over the last few years in approximately the same place. There are no other adjustment brush strokes on the image. I guess it could have gotten there when I used the brush on other images nearby and forgot to close it before going to the Basic Development section on the new image. I'll probably never figure it out but thanks to your help I can certainly fix it now in LR. FYI, a moment ago I intentionally put a white spot in the blue with the Adjustment Brush and then tried to remove it with the Spot/Heal Tool. I discovered that without a lot of playing around I couldn't even circle the spot with the tool. I only got the hand symbol. There must be some relationship between the two that I haven't seen documented.

CS3 Extended and Non functioning Clone/Healing tools

I have installed Photoshop CS3 Extended on my PC (Pentium 4, 3 Ghz, 1GB RAM). The program loads fine and I can use the adjustments (levels, hue, filters, etc). When I attempt to use the Clone stamp tool, It does not work. If I push the "Alt" key and click the mouse, I get the cross-hairs like you are supposed to, but when I release the "Alt" key, it does not clone anything. The circle and the + signs follow the mouse, but no cloning is done. Also, with the Healing brush, it goes thru the motions (round paint brush), but does not leave the dark trace when the mouse is clicked and held. So when released, no healing is done. I have Photoshop Elements 6.0 on the same computer and it works properly. I have tried un-installing/re-installing; deactivate and repair, all with no luck.

just some general observations...
check that you are cloning both from and to the layers/areas you're expecting if you're working with a multi-layer document. check the options bar to see if 'use all layers' is selected, if that's what you want. also make sure that if you have a selection, you're not trying to clone outside of that selection.
usually when this happens to me, i've forgotten about a selection somewhere. try hitting ctrl-d (deselect) in case you have one hidden...

Clone/Heal is powerful!!

Aperture and Lightroom both have cloning/spotting tools.
IMO the clone/heal tool in LR is superior.
Can Aperture do this? NOPE!
Original straight from D2x(jpg):
Added a dark vignette, desaturated all colors and brought back just orange and some red for a quick non destructive hand tint, but the orange powercord, being orange stuck out..
11 healing spots and one clone spot in LR:
Results:
Close up:
GRANTED, PS/CS3 would do a better job, but IMO this is good enough and only took a minute. Plus it kept me out of PS/CS3

Add to this the ability to sync these edits across photos (not that this photo is a good example of this) and you have a very powerful tool. For example, cleaning up the stuck pixels in images from my first digital camera is dead simple.
Actually, I think the power comes from how simple and easy the gestures are that do the work you want to do. I'm Photoshop disabled, and probably always will be. Lr has given me the Good Enough tools I can actually figure out to do what I need to do: make a photo look good to my eye.
The rest is just craft, art and opinion, if you ask me.

Dragging the Clone/Heal brush, like in PSCS.

OK, am I missing it here.
I love the Adjustment Brush.
I really like the permanently adjustable Clone/Heal spot feature.
But, am I missing it here. Is there still no ability to drag the Clone/Heal tool across the image? A keystroke-add to activate this maybe? You know, dragging the brush, just like PS has done for generations.
I have to have just missed this in the manual. If so, I apologize in advance.
But please tell me where. :b

The reason seems to be that Adobe wants to sell Photoshop in addition to Lightroom.
The lack of a proper cloning tool is probably the single most reason why people need to do a trip to Photoshop.
I cannot think of another explanation since a better cloning tool has been requested so many times. Lens correction is a lot harder to do and is now part of LR 3.
Another indicator for a non-technical reason is that the "better cloning tool" requests are all not answered by Adobe officials.
Too bad.
EDIT: Thanks to Victoria who provided a good answers in another thread I created. The most likely technical reason probably is "performance".

How do I change the brush/curser size in Blender, if fn shift up/dwn doesn't work? scroll wheel or page up/dwn are first choice..

In order to change the area of influence in Blender for proportionsl editting you need to change the curser using the scroll wheel, but i dont have one.

You would make this a little easier if you posted a link to the page.
Most of the jump seems to be some extra padding or margin between the tabs when you rollover, but I am not able to find it. Is there any other css that is governing this page? I did remove a couple of <p></p> set of tags you had and it improved the jump, but it is still there.
If the page is live, run it through the validator http://validator.w3.org/ , fix whatever errors it finds, if you still have the jump, post a link to the page and the issue might get found.
Gary

Mouse scroll wheel do not command Photoshop input fields correctly

Hi guys,
Some general info:
1. I have Logitech Keyboard K800 - it have its own receiver
2. I have Logitech Mouse (MX1100) - it have its own receiver
3. Photoshop CS6 x64 - latest updates
4. Windows 7 x64 - latest updates
5. SetPoint - latest version
6. More about the system (please let me know if I have to post all the text from Photoshop System Info popup):
Adobe Photoshop Version: 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00) x64
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:10, Stepping:7 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 4
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: 3410 MHz
Built-in memory: 16342 MB
Free memory: 9098 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 14718 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 90 %
Image tile size: 128K
Image cache levels: 4
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
Video Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Video Card Renderer: GeForce GTX 560/PCIe/SSE2
Display: 1
Display Bounds:= top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 1050, right: 1680
Video Card Number: 1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
OpenCL Version:
Driver Version: 9.18.13.1090
Driver Date: 20121229000000.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Video Card Memory: 1024 MB
Video Rect Texture Size: 16384
Serial number: 92298292820550253494
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\kckfm\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
F:\, 685.6G, 198.8G free
Required Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Required\
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\
Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Some other info:
You know that you can control Photoshop input fields http://screencast.com/t/ApVseKYRxz with the mouse scroll wheel. Pretty handy indeed. You just have to click on the field and spin the wheel and values changing.
The problem:
My mouse wheel cannot control the input fields in this way. I select the field, spin the wheel and nothing happen. When I spin it faster a couple of times, than the values get changing - pretty strange ha? Scrolling normally - do not change, scrolling fast change. But to scroll fast is not an option because I cannot change the values slightly with small increments... There is a bug really...
What I tried and didn't work:
1. Restarted Photoshop
2. Plug/Unplug and change different USB slots for both receivers.
3. Reintalling latest SetPoint Drivers (after uninstall I run ccleaner)
4. Put all SetPoint settings to defaults (because I programmed some mouse keys to Photoshop specifically).
5. Install earlier versions of SetPoint drivers.
6. Set my UEFI BIOS to defaults.
7. Restarted the BIOS to load all the drivers again, but still no luck
(the last think I didn't do is to reinstall Photoshop)
What I have investigated so far:
1. When I restart the computer and run Photoshop it works perfect HA! , but after a seconds it do not words again ...
2. When I stop SetPoint software, when I shut down it, it words perfect.
3. When I unplug keyboard receiver it words perfect, but I do not have keyboard:)
4. Everything works perfect in Illustrator and After effects.
5. Also I noticed that when I scroll images in CameraRaw - http://screencast.com/t/xKnn6cY9 the I have to scroll harder and spin the wheel harder to scroll - the same problem.
6. Also in photoshop and bridge scrolling here - is pretty smooth and works perfect - http://screencast.com/t/75IXMG6Zria
Maybe the most important part - When I start experiencing the problem:
I had same configuration , same everything and everything worked fine.
I installed SSD disk, reinstalled Windows (same like before), updated my BIOS to UEFI. Installed Photoshop and SetPoint and problem started.
Posted same request to Logitech, but want to ask you for help too.
Thanks!

Hi all,
I found a solution.
1. Uninstall your current Setpoint Driver.
2. Run CCleaner - http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
3. Download an older version of SetPoint - http://www.oldapps.com/setpoint.php
(I used SetPoint 6.15 (x64), I tried 6.20, 6.32, 6.50 , but no luck)
4. Now everything is all right!
Thanks!
Can somebody mark this as solved? Thanks!
SK

Adobe photoshop elements 9 . i cannot get the circle to appear on clone stamp tool and spot healing

adobe photoshop elements 9 , i cannot get the circle to appear using clone stamp tool and the spot healing brush . i`ve tried restating my computer and unloading and loading the adobe disc . but still no good .

I had this same problem and was searching for answers. I also prefer using a circle instead of crosshairs. I hope you've figured it out by now, but, if you haven't, here is the answer (I am using Elements 9, but, it should work for other versions I think):
1. Open up Elements Editor, Click on Edit, Click on Preferences, Click on Display & Cursors.
2. Under Painting Cursors, select Full Size Brush Tip
3. (optional) - if you want crosshairs within your circle, then also select Show Crosshair in Brush Tip.
4. Click ok.
Now use the brush, and it should have a circle to use.
P.S. Sometimes if you have your Caps Lock key on, that removes the circle as well.

Mouse scroll wheel not working correctly.

Just installed Firefox 4 and my mouse scroll wheel is not working correctly. When opening the program, I can scroll as normal for about 5/10 minutes. Then, suddenly, the mouse scroll wheel no longer works. I've since found that it is actually scrolling outside of Firefox. E.g. I had Outlook open and it was scrolling through my Outlook even though Firefox was the open window. I checked this multiple times and it always seems to be the case.
Checked about:config as advised, everything looks correct on the mousewheel settings (i.e everything is set to default). Mouse drivers are up to date. No problems with any other programs. This issue started occurring in Firefox 4 beta. I switched back to 3.6 so I could continue scrolling. Updating to Firefox 4 caused the issue to recur.

It seems a lot of people are having problems with the Mighty Mouse's scroll ball. I actually thought I was done for after just a few weeks of using my first (wired) one. But here I am years later with my wireless variant, beeing perfectly happy with it (in case you don't know, the wireless Mighty Mouse is a much better option due to it's laser based tracking system). In my experience, getting rid of fluff that interferes with the ball is quite easy on both types. Try blowing really hard directly at the trackball (optionally while you press it down with some pointed device) a few times. Rotate it and repeat as needed. Alternatively roll the mouse upside down on the microfiber cloth that probably came with your Mac.

Audio volume and mouse scroll wheel-WMM inferior to 3rd party?

Whenever I can't use my Wireless Mighty Mouse (maybe I forgot it at home etc.) I try to use other mice lying around from bygone eras.
When I end up using a 3rd party bluetooth mouse, say a Kensington, or even a Microsoft, I notice that I can click on the Volume menulet on the menu bar at the top right of my OS screen, and with the volume bar expanded downwards I can then use the scroll wheel to adjust the volume.
When I use the Apple mouse and its scroll ball nothing happens. I have to actually click and drag the volume slider, a much more precision demanding exercise.
What gives? How come the mouse driver for a Kensington/Microsoft allows something the Apple's own seems to ignore? Is there some Terminal tweak I could do to enable this behavior on the WMM?
Many thanks, as always, people.

the mouse works fine doing all the other things. well, i dunno, how changing USB would make any difference. Though I did try that, with no effect.
i have a PS/2 mouse & keyboard connected with a PS/2-USB adapter.
And *sometimes the scroll wheel does work*, & then suddenly stops doing what its supposed to do!!??

Might Mouse scroll wheel indesign

(oops I thought this category was "other" hardware products. Why isn't there a category for keyboards and mice??)
I want to thank Apple for being forward looking in all aspects of design, formost the input devises. The new keyboard is amazing. Thanks. The Mighty Mouse is the first decent Apple mouse since pre-G3 days. In fact it is a very nice mouse – for 2 months.
My Mighty Mouse stopped scrolling after 2 months of heavy use. I took it to the Genius Bar, they told me it was dirty and sprayed air into it. It worked great again for another 4 days. That was April. I've just learned to live without it since then – occasionally trying to spray air into it to no avail.
I found this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1243940
which gives us a simple how-to on cleaning the mouse. I can figure that out myself.
Does anybody know how to break open the mighty mouse so I can actually clean it?
I am a very clean person. If it takes two months for me to clog up the scroll wheel, somebody else has got to have a solution? I fear any professionals who use a Mac day in and day out must be using a third party mouse. I've not had any problems with a third party optical mouse ever – after many years of use. My Mighty Mouse's scroll wheel is really terrible.
My questions are:
A) How do I open up the mighty mouse so I can clean it?
B) Is there a third party mouse that scrolls left and right and connects via bluetooth?
C) Is apple reinventing the wheel again? Seriously.
Okay, I had to vent. Better than throwing this thing against the wall.
Message was edited by: Ahab the Eskimo

A) How do I open up the mighty mouse so I can clean it?
You can't without breaking it.
B) Is there a third party mouse that scrolls left and right and connects via bluetooth?
There are other scroll-ball mice (the only ones I know of that have dual-axis scroll), but they'll have the same problem though some might be easier to clean. As a possible help for the problem with your current mouse, perhaps this will help:
http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/
C) Is apple reinventing the wheel again?
Constantly. Apple has applied for a patent on a mouse with a touchpad rather than a mechanical ball, but whether such a product will ever make it to market is unknown.

New Imac 20" mouse scroll wheel not working

I just got my imac about 4 months ago and the scroll wheel stop working properly. It will let me scroll down side to side but not back up. Is this something that apple will replace if i take it back to the apple store or am i stuck with a broken mouse.

It can be replaced under the one-year warranty or the iMac it came with, or three years if you have AppleCare.
However, you should try cleaning it. The little rollers under the ball get clogged with gunk and stop working properly.
You can refer to this Apple article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
The way I clean it is with a damp (not wet) lint-free cloth. Fold it over and put it flat on a table or counter top. Holding the mouse up-side-down, roll the ball quickly in all direction on the cloth. Do this for a minute or two. Usually, this will dislodge the accumulated gunk on the internal rollers, and the mouse scrolling will work again.
You may want to do this periodically, even if it appears to be working fine.

Mighty Mouse scroll wheel in 10.3.9

Hi,
I just got my bluetooth mighty mouse yesterday, It works great even though
I only have 10.3.9. All the buttons work, the only thing that is not working for me is the scroll wheel moving from right to left. Has anyone had this problem? Is there any software that will help with this? The only thing is, i don't what anything to happen to any of the other buttons, because everything else works great!
Thanks
Dave

I believe the booklet that came with the mouse explains what features work with each version of Mac OS X (I can't remember the page - I don't have the booklet to hand at the moment); I would expect the scroll ball to work with 10.3.9...

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Could it be that your mouse has dirt inside affecting the ball to scroll? I had a mighty mouse for just over a year when it stopped scrolling down. They are very difficult to take apart and clean. It would also void its warranty. If it's still within its warranty I would take it back and ask for a replacement. I'm not very impressed with the mighty mouse.

Mighty Mouse Scroll wheel disfunction

Hello
The scroll wheel on my mighty mouse does not function correct at the moment. When I scroll down, it works, although it skips a bit up and down. But when I try to scroll up, either nothing happens, or it scrolls down. This has happened before, where I've just turned it over onto a piece of paper and pushed around the scroll button a little, until it worked. But this time, that won't do the trick. It also makes a faint clicking noise.
Any suggestions?
Rune

Hi, try a little rubbing alcohol on a piece of soft cloth (handkerchief) give the ball a good 360°
on the cloth..up/down & roundNround..If the MM is under warranty or you have Applecare Apple will replace it for you..I believe your local store will exchange if you have your computer details & receipt etc....L

Scroll wheel/ball sizes dust spotter clone/heal tool

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