Where is the vector mask thumbnail?

before CS6 version, I can search the vector mask thumbnail.
but...
Wow...
where is it? Please help...

Yeah, I have another thread (over on the photoshop for beginner's forum) that talks about this. Apparently as of CS6 the thumbnail is now hidden for shapes.
However if you use paths, you can still see the thumbnail.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1257887?tstart=30

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Why can't I select the vector mask thumbnail in Photoshop CC after it has been disabled on the layer. In previous versions of Photoshop, I was able to click on the vector mask thumbnail after it has been diabled and edit what I want to exclude from the vector mask or edit the paths that I created.

I'm having this problem as well: I can't edit vector masks when they're disabled. This is majorly annoying, because I relied on this feature before to be able to shape vector masks accurately against a photo. I can't think why they would eliminate this feature, since it is so useful. Please restore it!

Can anybody say why In the layer menu the background color is white when opening a layer mask, and why does it automatically turns black by simply opening the layer mask properties menu? The vector mask is white anyway.

Can anybody say why In the layer menu, the background color is white when opening a layer mask, and why does it automatically turns black by simply opening the layer mask properties menu? The vector mask is white anyway.

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How can I feather the vector mask (path) of a shape layer in CS6?

How can I feather the vector mask, i.e. path of a shape layer in CS6?
The corresponding slider in the properties pallette is alway grayed out and unmovable for me when dealing with shape layers. Is there a trick to it, or ist it really not possible at all? (In CS5 you can feather any vector mask via the mask pallette, although the mask's behavior is most of the times quiet buggy after doing so.)
Or is there any other way to non-destructably blur a shape in CS6? (I know I can create a smart object and use a blur filter on it, but that's not really what i'm after.)
Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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Start from the beginning
- Select the Rectangle Tool - go to Options Bar, ensure 'Shape' options is on from the the Pick a Tool Mode drop down list.
- Draw Rect. This should create a vector Shape Layer.
- Select it in the Layers Panel: The Properties Panel then should highlight the Density and Feather options.
What happens here when you drag the Feather slider? On my end it feathers the vector shape as a whole.
If you need further masking capabilities, then apply a Layer Mask to the Shape and proceed with the Properties Panel Density/Feather options.
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Feature request : color fill vector mask thumbnails in layers panel

I find that the color fill vector mask previews within the layers panel are not as helpful as they were in CS5. Having the vector path along side the color swatch worked better.

You should know that others have requested this, starting with the public beta. I happen to agree with you on this, showing the color and shape separately was more useful. But it must have been difficult for new users to understand or something.
There's a known bug that causes the shape icon to be hidden sometimes behind the little overlay. Adobe is looking into fixing that, and with some luck in an update we'll see the shapes become more visible, but of course this doesn't help with the shape of things like thin lines that you can't see at that scale, and complex coloring (e.g., gradient fills) doesn't show at all.
It would be great if they'd offer an option to display an additional color icon - if not in the Layers panel then in the Properties panel!
Oh, and I suppose it should be pointed out that fill layers with PIxel masks (vs. shapes, which are fill layers with vector masks) still look the old way. I don't know whose idea this was, but it seems a little half-baked.
Unfortunately, Adobe does not have a habit of changing functionality in any significant way after release. I think we're stuck with what we have, save for maybe that bug fix I mentioned.
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Where is the Vector class? Can't use it.

Hello!
I've downloaded Flex Builder 3 Trial from Adobe's website.
Now I want to use the Vector class, but this code for example:
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At the IDE, going to
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Even more than that: When I search for "Vector" in the help ("Adobe® Flex™ 3 Language Reference") I can see all the details about Vector.
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I'd like to avoid installing any newer SDKs due to all the bugs I see listed here in the forums.
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It looks like you are trying to type Java code in Flex Builder. Flex applications are generally built using ActionScript.
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Layer thumbnail , vector mask thumbnail problem

How do I make it?

I'm having this problem as well: I can't edit vector masks when they're disabled. This is majorly annoying, because I relied on this feature before to be able to shape vector masks accurately against a photo. I can't think why they would eliminate this feature, since it is so useful. Please restore it!

How do I change the layer mask thumbnail to be a thumbnail of the image itself ?

Hello,
I am in Photoshop CS5 in Windows, and I have been using Photoshop for sometime now. I am not sure what I did, but for the last few days, in my Layers Pallette, the thumbnails that show up look different.
I have attached a small screenshot from my photoshop below. Here in Layer 1, the thumbnail in the left (brush ) used to be that of the image open , and the thumbnail in the right used to be the grayscale indication of pixels that have been selected. Any idea how to revert it back ?

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A client has given me an SVG file, and swears it is vectored.
I only find one layer in Illustrator CC, and it's a bitmap. Am I missing something?

You can open it up in a decent text editor and look at it. Look at a known good SVG that is vector and compare the type of information in the files. If you don't have a known good SVG, Wikipedia uses a lot of SVG files for their illustrations (like flags, etc). If you are using Windows, you could try downloading and installing InkScape, it's what a lot of people who create SVG files use.
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Vector mask targeting issue

With a standard pixel based layer, when you hit the 'add layer mask' button at the bottom of the layers panel, the layer mask thumbnail is highlighted and targetted - as expected.
If you hold Ctrl (PC) and hit the same button to 'add a vector mask', the vector mask thumbnail is not highlighted/targetted*
I believe it should be - my next action would be to create a vector mask.
* It is highlighted/targetted in CS5.

You are correct, this is working differently than CS5. I will check to see if this was intentional.
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Unlinked vector mask is discarded when duplicating the document

Photoshop CC 2014 Mac
To reproduce:
1. Have a layer with unlined vector mask
2. Duplicate the document by clicking on the "Create new document from current state" button at the bottom of the History panel
3. The vector mask disappears from the newly created duplicated document
Can anyone verify this...?
@kennethkawamoto

If that is what happens on you machine its either a bug in CC 2014 Maco or something with your install. There is no problem in CC 2014 PC.

Layer Mask Thumbnail Option

I'm using PSE 11 and layers masks. If you click on the layer mask thumbnail you have the option of "add mask to selection" and "intersect mask to selection". They both select the same area of the photo. So I use the help menu and go online and type in the same phase with quotes and it comes up no document found. How does someone learn about a feature in an app and yet don't have information on that feature? This is where people get frustrated with the help.
So...if anyone knows what the difference is, please let me know or how it's used. Thx

Omega0401 a écrit:
I'm using PSE 11 and layers masks. If you click on the layer mask thumbnail you have the option of "add mask to selection" and "intersect mask to selection". They both select the same area of the photo. So I use the help menu and go online and type in the same phase with quotes and it comes up no document found. How does someone learn about a feature in an app and yet don't have information on that feature? This is where people get frustrated with the help.
Using masks and selections are advanced workflows which justify a lot of tutorials and even whole books. Not something a tool description can achieve, especially when it deals with the interaction between two different, though similar ways to select areas of an image.
So...if anyone knows what the difference is, please let me know or how it's used. Thx
When you understand masks and selection, you know that you can:
- go from mask to selection and vice versa
- combine selections (add, substract, intersection...)
The contextual menu you are seeing lets you combine selections with masks without turning the mask into another selection.
Try this:
- duplicate the background
- desaturate the duplicate (Ctrl Shift U)
- add a mask
- Paint a part of the mask with black. That part shows in colour inside the grey background.
- now use the lasso tool to cover a part of the masked area plus a part of the rest.
- use the contextual menu and you should see the intersection.

Question on Vector Mask Functionality

Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to Photoshop CS 5 so I apologize if I am asking the wrong type of questions, here goes:
When working with Vector Masks can you:
1) "Link" or "share" one image's vector mask with other images? (ex. If I made "Building A" then duplicated it, but then wanted to change what Building A looked like, I would only have to change the source mask and the copies would be updated.
2) Move the image independent of the vector mask (it seems like I can only move the vector mask, not the image itself). Or in other words: can I move the image and have the mask follow it, instead of only being able to move the vector mask inside of the image boundaries?
My application of the question:
I'm making a 2D top down layout of a "city block" type area. To fill in the buildings, I've made Building A,B,C etc, and use multiple copies of each building. Ideally, I would like to be able to "link" or share say Building A's vector mask with all the other instances of Building A (so that when I change the master, they all change to the new mask shape). The second behavior I'm trying to find is the ability to move the layer without moving where the Vector Mask is on that layer (since it seems that you can only move where the mask is, meaning that even if I could share masks, they would all end up in the same place meaning I would have to re-position each one by hand again.
Any ideas are appreciated, thank you for reading.

When working with Vector Masks can you:
1) "Link" or "share" one image's vector mask with other images? (ex. If I made "Building A" then duplicated it, but then wanted to change what Building A looked like, I would only have to change the source mask and the copies would be updated.
Yes, this is possible, but not with the classic layer vector mask system in Photoshop. Layer masks are part of a layer, and not individual layers themselves, so they cannot be converted into a reusable object.
The solution is to avoid vector layer masks, and use a clipping mask/layer instead. A clipping mask/layer CAN be converted to a reusable smart object, and when you change one, all the other instances change as well.
The second part of the solution is to convert both the content layer(s) and the clipping mask/layer to a smart object. Then group the lot. Incidentally, if your buildings are made up of several elements you merely have to include those additional elements in the clipping group. Another advantage is that each elements can still have its own regular layer mask. Win win situation. And layer effects can be applied to clipping layers/masks, which is again impossible for layer masks. It also opens up the gates to a far less destructive workflow.
2) Move the image independent of the vector mask (it seems like I can only move the vector mask, not the image itself). Or in other words: can I move the image and have the mask follow it, instead of only being able to move the vector mask inside of the image boundaries?
This is also solved when using clipping masks/layers - both the content and the mask can be moved independently as regular layers. Another advantage is that both can also be transformed individually.
My application of the question:
I'm making a 2D top down layout of a "city block" type area. To fill in the buildings, I've made Building A,B,C etc, and use multiple copies of each building. Ideally, I would like to be able to "link" or share say Building A's vector mask with all the other instances of Building A (so that when I change the master, they all change to the new mask shape). The second behavior I'm trying to find is the ability to move the layer without moving where the Vector Mask is on that layer (since it seems that you can only move where the mask is, meaning that even if I could share masks, they would all end up in the same place meaning I would have to re-position each one by hand again.
Any ideas are appreciated, thank you for reading.
So here is my solution. I made a sample with two top view buildings that should be reused the way you want:
1) FIrst create groups for each building, and put the content in those. Then trace vector layer shapes over the content. Set the transparency for the mask layers to a sensible opacity setting for easier masking.
2) Put the vector shape below the content layer for each building. Then for (1) and (2), <ALT> click on the border between the content and the shape layer. (<OPTION> for Mac) This will mask the building content. (3) Do not forget to reset the layer opacity for the shape layers back to 100%!
3) Next, let's convert these building into recyclable objects. Convert each content and clipping mask layer to a smart object. Then rename those smart object layers to something sensible (honestly, I forgot to label the layers properly earlier, but you catch my meaning here ;-)
Done! To clone each building, duplicate the layer groups. For each instance you can move the content (handy if you are sharing multiple building graphics in the same bitmap or illustrator file), or you can decide to move the mask instead. Or both. Same holds true for transforming. Your choice. To move or transform a building, select the layer group.
To change or amend the masks or content, double-click on the smart object of your choice, and make some changes.
Also, don't forget that you can insert additional elements in a clipping group by placing it above the first clipped layer, and then <ALT> clicking again on the border between them. So in theory you could start constructing different looking buildings by adding in other smart objects in the clipping groups. The sky is the limit! This way you can create several building blocks to construct various buildings with different looks. And still limit the number of blocks - and all update-able.
Unfortunately, this is where the workflow breaks down a tad: due to the smart object's implementation in Photoshop you CANNOT edit the mask or building's content in context - instead it opens up in its own file window. This can be somewhat mitigated by placing both windows side by side (window->Arrange-->Two-up Vertical).
This brings us to the second caveat: when you do make a change, the edits are not updated in realtime in the master document. You must first save. Again a bit of a workflow breaker, but still... At least you now have a non-destructive instanced workflow.
The smart object content can be replaced easily with a right-mouse click on the smart object layer itself. Or use a externally referenced smart object instead if you prefer to generate your buildings in an external application.
Btw, Photoline's layer system is far more logical and easier to use for this type of work. Layer masks behave like regular layers. Layers, groups, masks, external file layers, and so on can be virtually cloned and instanced like smart objects, but the master object is editable in context, and all the other instances update in realtime. So it is more convenient. At least, that is my experience.
Hope this was helpful! Now go build your cities. :-)
PS: I was thinking: isn't Illustrator or InDesign is far more logical choice for this type of work where you need access to reusable blocks of content? It would also be a more efficient and speedier workflow - Photoshop isn't really meant for this type of work. And Illustrator and InDesign potentially provide better output quality. You can also divide your work in pages, and so on. Then again, you would probably lose the flexibility of smart objects.

Transform Vector Mask on Set [CS4]

Hello,
I have problem with transform vector mask in CS4. Its impossible to transform ONLY vector without content in set. Previously, in CS3 it was easy, just select vector mask thumbnail and you could resize/rotate/move vector only.
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denniskestelle wrote:
Hello all,
I've jumped from CS5 to CC and I notice working with vector masks (drawing a path on a layer) works completely different.
I've got 2 issues, I can't seem to find a solution for:
Issue 1: When I draw a path on a layer it becomes a mask for that layer.
Not on my machine you must be adding the path to the layer as a vector layer mask perhaps clicking the layer mask icon. Here is what I see on my machine. Or your creating a shape layer and not drawing a path on the layer. Look at the mode in the tool option bar was you draw the path.
Here I transformed the path. Then I change the Path mode to be of the head not the background. Then clicked the mask button in the tool option bar to add the path as a vector mask.

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