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Photoshop CS5 - smooth zoom

Sep 7, 2012 2:59 PM

Hi all

 

Smooth zoom in my Photoshop CS5 is working only while presing CTRL + or CTRL -, but when zooming with mouse scroll button - it doesnt work.

Nay informations on this?

1337 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Noel Carboni, Sep 8, 2012 6:26 PM
 
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  • conroy
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    1. conroy,
    Sep 7, 2012 3:22 PM   in reply to Hazunfefer
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    Try holding down the Alt/Option key while you work the scroll wheel. There's a setting in Preferences > General for whether the key is required or not.

     

    Screen shot 2012-09-07 at 23.20.46.png

     
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  • Hazunfefer
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    2. Hazunfefer,
    Sep 8, 2012 1:22 AM   in reply to conroy
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    Smooth zooom while using the scroll wheel still isnt working. Could it be the display drivers? although there are latest Catalyst 12.8 installed.

     
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  • R_Kelly
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    3. R_Kelly,
    Sep 8, 2012 3:22 AM   in reply to Hazunfefer
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    Does the zoom work with the scroll wheel with that option checked?

    I don't think the zoom function with the scroll wheel needs open gl as it seems to work the same as previous versions of photoshop that didn't use open gl.

     

    The zoom won't be smooth as in open gl smooth when scrolling with the scroll wheel and if you want to zoom in the same increments as ctrl+ - does

    you need to press the shift key while using the scroll wheel.

     
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  • Hazunfefer
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    4. Hazunfefer,
    Sep 8, 2012 11:55 AM   in reply to R_Kelly
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    Scroll wheel zoom is working with that option checked, but it isnt smooth zoom (like on CRTL +).
    I was just asking is this a bug or a feature with the scroll wheel. Therefore, the scroll wheel doesnt "offer" a smooth zoom.

     
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    5. R_Kelly,
    Sep 8, 2012 6:08 PM   in reply to Hazunfefer
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    As far as i know that's the way zoom with scroll wheel is intended to work, i.e doesn't use open gl for the zooming.

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    6. Noel Carboni,
    Sep 8, 2012 6:26 PM   in reply to Hazunfefer
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    FYI, on a PC using Photoshop CS6 the zoom steps are so close together that the zoom seems essentially smooth.  Maybe not creamy smooth, but I'd never even really notice it.

     

    The zoom step amounts (10%) seem to be the same as Photoshop CS5 (I just tested both) but interestingly the zoom seems to visit every step in Photoshop CS6 while it jumps steps in CS5, giving it the illusion of feeling smoother.

     

    -Noel

     
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