Spot healing brush with content aware or proximity match?

I want to do the following:
1. get rid of wrinkles, blemishes and dark circles under the eyes
What is the difference between using the content aware option and the proximity match option with the spot healing brush? Aren't they both blending surrounding pixels to get rid of the blemishes, wrinkles and dark circles?
Thanks.

Proximity Match is how the Healing Brush works, it takes the surrounding pixels and blends them together with the underlying stuff. Content Aware on the other hand tries to recreate the texture based on the surrounding pixels so it doesn't blend with the pixels that you just painted over. Try both, see which one produces better results for you.

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Problem with PSE 9 spot healing brush in content aware

When I try to use the spot healing brush to remove an object with content aware, it appears to work, then I get the Windows Error message, and PSE 9 shuts down. I have 2 GB RAM and plenty of scratch disc room. Any one else have this problem?

The problem is obviously a program error. The problem may be resolved by comparing the code to CS5 which we know works without a problem.
So what's the plan Adobe??!!!!!
Is there a solution?? I seem to remember a problem in version 7 or 6 which had to do with P4 Hyper threading and the same processors. One of the biggest reasons for upgrading to PE9 is content aware. Without it working how many sales are lost? With the state of our economy it is much more difficult to justify an additional expense for another computer or Phoroshop CS5!!
Let's fix this!!
A response would be appreciated.

Pen tool/path and content aware spot healing brush to remove cables (CS5)

Tried to remove some cables from an image using Russel Brown's video making use of the pen tool/path and the spot healing brush with content aware. I'm pretty sure I followed his tutorial exactly but it did not work satisfactorily. Are there any other tweaks I should be using to remove these cables and replace them with the background details?

Yes to all.
Silkrooster - Looks great! However, I believe spot healing brush was the first I tried and got smudgy results, especially in area of the locks where there is a lot of detail behind the cables. Found the patch tool works best, but not where there is a lot of detail behind the cables.
Fosse - Well, the bow of the ship going through the Panama Canal at 6 AM in the morning is a popular place, very crowded, and not one of them a photographer. I was lucky enough to get the last spot which was dead center, but in front of the cables. I tried to prevail on some people next to me to trade spots, but none were willing ($##$!!!&& b---ds) and they didn't even have cameras. However, will keep your suggestion in mind about taking two shots for the next time...and will have to get up earlier.
I think if I want to really make this work, I will have to do a lot of work, probably using a combination of all these methods.
Thanks to you all.
By the way, Re my question on screens without a reply button...when I click on a response, it appears without any reply button. How do I get a screen showing the reply button without entering a new question, cancelling out of it, and then clicking on a response, which is the only way I found to get a screen showing the reply button.

Spot Healing Brush Content-Aware SLOW! on large files

I updated from Photoshop CC to CC 2014. When working with ultra large format scans (more than 3 Gigapixel) the Spot Healing Brush set on Content-Aware takes unusually long (5-7 seconds for retouching small dust spots). In Photoshop CC the same Content-Aware Spot Healing Brush actions were executed instantly without any perceived delays once I've pointed a source for the Clone Stamp tool (which I found weird but doing so really made the Spot Healing Brush faster on large files). On smaller images it's still very fast on CC 2014 but not on the 3.5 GPixel images I'm working on at the moment.
I know there have been some changes/improvements for the Content-Aware tools but in this case it's seriously hitting the performance. I haven't noticed any other slow-downs in processing performance with the update.
I'm working on a dual-CPU (2 x 2.4 GHz 6-core) and 128 GB RAM Windows 8.1 machine. I've allowed Photoshop to use up to 120 GB RAM.
Is there any way to reset the Content-Aware Spot Healing Brush to work as fast as it had before the CC 2014 update?

My performance settings are the same for CC and CC 2014.
I assume the problem is introduced by the changes/improvements of the Content-Aware tools and on normal file sizes it might not matter for the user if the operation takes 25 or 200 ms. But on large files it seriously slows down the retouching work.
So far I've been doing as you suggested, using CC for that type of work. But as it takes about 90 minutes to save these huge files and AFAIK Photoshop CC and CC 2014 cannot be run as separate instances simultaneously it's quite inconvenient not being able to use CC 2014 for some other type of work while CC is saving the file.
If the new Content-Aware functions take that much more processing it would be great to have a choice (similar to the choice of the RAW-engine used in ACR). However, if the new Content-Aware functions are just not yet optimized for fast performance then it's a bug.
I will file a Feature Request/Bug Report and ask if there is anything that can be done about it in Photoshop CC 2014.
Thanks for your help, Eugene.

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I think you're on the healing brush tool rather than the spot healing brush.

Red Eye and Healing with Content Aware

I was fortunate in being able to see the African Children's Choir in 2009 and today thought I would put some of the images through PSE 10. Issue 1 of 2: I'm not having any luck getting rid of red eye. I zoom in so that I'm hitting it dead on but instead of getting a correction, a black blob appears on their heads! My guess is that their wide orange head bands are causing confusion but why is it happening so far away from where I'm clicking? Issue 2 of 2 is a problem using the healing brush. I have Content Aware selected and have tried eliminating a couple of mic stands. No matter what size I make the brush, the program doesn't read anything correctly. I've had issues with using it on other photo's as well. Sometimes there is something I can't get it to remove not matter how many times I go over the spot. Power lines are a real annoyance when it gets everything but one bit. In desperation (and when it is possible) I have used copy and paste to get rid of things like that but using it has its own set of problems. Help!

greenturtle49 wrote:
I'm not having any luck getting rid of red eye. I zoom in so that I'm hitting it dead on but instead of getting a correction, a black blob appears on their heads! My guess is that their wide orange head bands are causing confusion but why is it happening so far away from where I'm clicking?
Here's a photo for practicing that I found on the Web:
If you hit the "Auto" button on the Options bar for the RedEye Removal tool, does it work?
My settings for the RER tool are
Pupil Size: 50%
Darken Amount: 50%
Can you manually remove the red eye in this photo?
If not, click on the down arrow at the far left of the Options bar and select "Reset Tool", then try again.
If everything works OK on this image, then we'd have to see your problem picture to test.
greenturtle49 wrote:
Issue 2 of 2 is a problem using the healing brush. I have Content Aware selected and have tried eliminating a couple of mic stands. No matter what size I make the brush, the program doesn't read anything correctly.
Show us the problem photo and the result you get when you use the tool.
greenturtle49 wrote:
Sometimes there is something I can't get it to remove not matter how many times I go over the spot. Power lines are a real annoyance when it gets everything but one bit. In desperation (and when it is possible) I have used copy and paste to get rid of things like that but using it has its own set of problems. Help!
Yes, sometimes the Spot Healing Brush doesn't completely remove all the bits. Sometimes repeating 4 times does it, sometimes going across the area at a right angle to the original path of the Spot Healing Brush does it. If not, there's nothing to do but use the Clone Tool to clean things up. One thing about the Spot Healing Brush is that the larger the size of the brush used, the wider the area it "pulls in" to do the healing. Try setting the brush size very small. Here's an example of what I mean:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3849808#3849808
The Spot Healing Brush can be difficult to use with power lines, especially lines that are close together. Again, try setting the brush size very, very small, and going across the former path of the line (at a right angle) to clean up the leftovers. There's also a free filter, Wire Worm, which can help:
http://www.vicanek.de/plugins/wireworm.htm
Ken

Remove unwanted objects with content-aware healing

This question was posted in response to the following article: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshopelements/using/WS287f927bd30d4b1f-1a883eeb12e2803aa4d -7fdd.html

Have no idea what I did, so don't even ask. lol Double clicked on background layer and ended up creating a clipping mask. The using spot healing brush, I was able to remove water hose by the side of the pool, like I originally intended. I finally had upgraded from PSE 7 because of content aware fill and photomerge (and other stuff lol). The only thing was I seem to have lost my background layer. No problem, was working on a test file copy. Worked pretty good though. Not just have to find out what happened to my background layer. It was locked but ????? lol

Delays with Wacom Intuos pen and spot healing brush

This problem has been discussed a lot both on Adobe forums and elsewhere, in conjunction with previous versions of LR. This thread is typical: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5272942. The gist of the problem is that the Wacom pen tool (not limited to Intuos tablets, by the way) is almost unusable with the spot healing brush -- LR freezes for many seconds when you try to reposition the selected replacement patch. It eventually catches up, but the delay makes this feature extremely hard to use. There seem to be no similar delays doing the same function with a mouse or touch interface.
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Roblem with the Spot Healing Brush Tool in CS5

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A visual guide just in case
To reset, select your Tool, right, or ctrl-click (Mac) on its' icon in the top Option bar, and you should see the reset menu.
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I cannot get the spot healing brush to work in the newest version of LR. I used to use it successfully since LR 2. I have to go into PS now to clean up dust spots. Can someone please tell me what I need to do to get my spots cleaned in LR?
Thanks!

Hi Keith
I click on the spot healing brush tool, click on either heal or clone, then go to the spot, circle it, and click. The spot will not go away.
I've tried holding down the alt/option key and clicking on the spots, but still nothing. I can drag on the spots, click, nothing....
If I go into Photoshop I can use the spot healing brush there, but not sure why I can't get it to work in LR anymore. It used to always work for me.
Thank you for any input.
Chris

Photoshop CS5 Spot Healing Brush only blurs

Here's a before and after shot. I recently upgraded from CS3 and the spot healing brush always worked great.
Now when I use it, whether or not I use content aware fill, it leaves a blurred residue of what I was trying to remove.
As an aside, the Content Aware Fill leaves a similar residue, enough to make it effectively unusable.
I have included a sample photo of the spot healing brush problem. Left side is before and right side is after.
I just wanted to get rid of the electrical wall socket. You can see that it's not working. I am running windows 8 in a 64-bit environtment and running the 64-bit version of Photoshop CS5.5
Any assitance anyone is able to afford me is greatly appreciated.
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In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with your choice of Spot Healing Brush for this image. I cropped your screenshot to the "BEFORE" image, removed the "BEFORE" type (with the SHB) and scaled to 600% to match your original document.
A dab of a 0% hardness 500 pixel Spot Healing Brush in Ps CS5.1 on OS X 10.6.8 worked perfectly. However, I would have made a vertical stroke with the brush at about 80% hardness and about 200 pixels, which also works for me.
Maybe your SHB is working in "Create Texture" mode despite specifying "Proximity Match" in Options bar. Try resetting the SHB by right-clicking its icon at left of Options bar and picking "Reset Tool" from the menu that appears.

Spot Healing Brush sampling from unwanted region -- below the target area!

Hello everyone,
I have some text in a speech bubble I'm trying to get rid of. So far, I've filled the white characters with background color. To smooth the character outlines and to blend the somewhat gradient color, I'm trying to use the Spot Healing Brush, but it is not doing the job at hand because it is acting like the standard Healing Brush, sampling from a different region even though I"m not ALT clicking first.
What am I missing here? I'm really puzzled with the Spot Healing Brush misbehavior.
Thanks!
-Ron

Without seeing the image and brush behaviour we need to guess, plus we don't know what version of Photoshop you are using.
Take a look at the Options bar. If you have 'Proximity Match' checked, tray changing it to Content aware. Is Sample all layers checked, and could it be picking up information from an underlying layer? Hmmm... I'm getting too tired to think clearly (1am here) so that'll do for now.

Spot Healing Brush strangely acting as a cloning tool

I removed the text within the speech bubble below, then I applied the Spot Healing Brush to remove the character outlines left over. The speech bubble has gradient pink background color, and that's what I was expecting to see after my spot healing brush application, not weird images coming from the lady's body.

>What are your settings in the Options bar? I have a feeling you might have 'Proximity match' selected.<
No, I'm on "content-aware".
>Does this happen with all images, or just the one you have shown?<
Just on this one.
>How many layers does this image have, and what is on the underlying layers?<
two layers. White background.

Where is the spot healing brush?

Hello Everyone,
I've been a Lightroom user for a couple of years now but very new to photoshop. Still figuring out all the cool stuff this program has to offer. I want to use the spot healing brush to touch up a few images but I'm not able to locate it in Photoshop CS5. I've looked in what I thought were the most logical places, looked thorugh the documentation and did some searching online but I haven't yet found the icon/function I'm looking for. I do see the healing brush and I have been able to use the content-aware fill function successfully
The format of the working image (raw, jpeg) seems to make no difference. I read online that the spot healing brush only works with jpeg images. Is this true? I was able to use content aware fill on a raw image.
Here's a screenshot showing all the tools and the various tool presets. I'm running CS5 version 12.0.4 x64 on Windows 7. Would appreciate it if someone can let me know what I'm missing here?
Thanks,
Dini

The spot healing brush is located in the same tool slot as the healing brush, just
click and hold on the healing brush icon in the tool box to see the hidden tools.
As far as i know the spot healing brush works on most other images besides jpegs, so
no it's not true that the spot healing brush only works on jpegs.
tool locations in the cs5 toolbox:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/788633?tstart=0
There's all kinds of good information in the cs5 help:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/index.html
MTSTUNER

Spot healing brush opaque

I've been using CS5 for a couple of weeks now, with no problem with the spot healing brush & content aware. Now all of a sudden it is very opaque, and won't "erase" or remove anything....its just a faint gray smudge. I must have changed some setting, but dont' know what I've done. Any suggestions?

I did have a blend mode on the layer....tried going back to the background
layer, and that didn't work either....guess the blend mode was working there
too (I'm VERY new to photoshop) I tried a new image, without any layers
and it worked fine, so I guess it won't work on layers that have blending
added, huh? Thanks for your help!

Spot healing brush with content aware or proximity match?

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