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Photoshop CS6 OpenGL not working

Feb 6, 2013 5:13 PM

Tags: #opengl #cs6-photoshop-extended

I have been trying to use the 3D features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended and have been having no success. I have enabled the 'Use Graphics Processor' in the Edit->Preferences->Performance dialog box. I have also ensured that I have the latest version of the drivers installed. The video cards (in a CrossfireX configuration) are Sapphire HD Radeon 7970s. The thing is, when I installed Photoshop a few weeks ago, I tested the 3D functions and they worked fine. Now they no longer do so. I have updated video drivers and Photoshop since then but when I reverted back to the older drivers, the 3D features still didn't work. I have tested OpenGL in Modo 601 and Houdini FX 12 with no problems. I was wondering if I am missing something obvious.

 

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755 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: Noel Carboni, Feb 11, 2013 6:02 AM
 
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  • Curt Y
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    1. Curt Y,
    Feb 6, 2013 5:21 PM   in reply to vlaplante
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    Not familiar with the crossfire configuration, but you probalby gain little in PS with 2 cards.  But since they are the same it should work that way.

     

    Is the 3D features grayed out?

     

    What OS?

     
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  • vlaplante
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    2. vlaplante,
    Feb 6, 2013 5:30 PM   in reply to Curt Y
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    The funny things is, the 3d options are not grayed out. But more importantly, I figured out a way to fix the problem. I deleted the Photoshop preferences on startup using CRTL+SHIFT+ ALT and this fixed the problem. I am now able to use the 3D features. I suspect that somewhere along the way the preferences were corrupted and while it showed that the 'Use Graphics Processor' option was enabled, it may not have been.

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    3. Noel Carboni,
    Feb 6, 2013 6:01 PM   in reply to vlaplante
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    Check into the Catalyst 13.2 beta display driver.  It's cleared up several problems with Photoshop seen in every newer version since 12.8, which was a good version for use with Photoshop.  I see they've just released beta 5.  I've been running beta 4 and loving it - so much so I'm not sure I want to change...

     

    -Noel

     
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    4. Yammer P,
    Feb 11, 2013 2:45 AM   in reply to Noel Carboni
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    I installed beta 5 yesterday. Everything seems nice and snappy. VRAM is correct at 2GB. No funny black marks in out of gamut colours. Fingers crossed.

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    Feb 11, 2013 6:02 AM   in reply to Yammer P
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    Yes, I'm on Catalyst 13.2 beta 5 now as well - very good progress there.

     

    -Noel

     
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