Live Tip Brush Preview Not Working

Report · Jun 04, 2017

I am having issues getting my "LIve Tip Brush Preview" to work In Photoshop. I have tried downloading current driver, changing preferences. The button to toggle between live view light up, but now actual live view appears.

Report · Jun 04, 2017

I would also like to add that this issue I'm referring to is occurring with the erodible brushes.

Here is my computer info.

Adobe Photoshop Version: 2015.1.2 20160113.r.355 2016/01/13:23:59:59 CL 1059143 x64

Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit

Version: 8.1

System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:10, Stepping:9 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2

Physical processor count: 2

Processor speed: 2494 MHz

Built-in memory: 3788 MB

Free memory: 924 MB

Memory available to Photoshop: 3055 MB

Memory used by Photoshop: 57 %

Modifier Palette: Enabled.

Design Space: Disabled.

Artboards: Enabled.

3D Multitone Printing: Disabled.

Highbeam: Enabled.

Image tile size: 128K

Image cache levels: 4

Font Preview: Large

TextComposer: Latin

Display: 1

Display Bounds: top=0, left=0, bottom=900, right=1600

OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.

OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.

OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced

OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.

OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.

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License Type: Subscription

Serial number: 96040650583284198564

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\

Temporary file path: C:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Temp\

Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled

Scratch volume(s):

Startup, 914.0G, 88.9G free

Required Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Required\Plug-Ins\

Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Plug-ins\

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MPS.dll MPS 2015/08/14-01:13:58 79.566687 79.566687

pdfsettings.dll Adobe PDFSettings 1.04

Photoshop.dll Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 16.1.2

Plugin.dll Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 16.1.2

PlugPlugExternalObject.dll Adobe(R) CEP PlugPlugExternalObject Standard Dll (64 bit) 6.1.0

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PSArt.dll Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 16.1.2

PSViews.dll Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 16.1.2

SCCore.dll ScCore 2015/04/17-16:55:22 80.1017022 80.1017022

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3D Studio 16.1.2 (2015.1.2 x001 x003)

Accented Edges 16.1.2

Adaptive Wide Angle 16.1.2

Angled Strokes 16.1.2

Average 16.1.2 (2015.1.2 x001 x003)

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Recent Files 1.2.1

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Adobe Color Themes 6.1.0

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Export As 2.4.0

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Device Preview 1.1.3

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Share on Behance 3.0.0

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.behance.shareonbehance.html\index.html

com.adobe.preview.loader 1.1.3

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Export As 2.4.0

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Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

Report · Jun 04, 2017

What can you tell us about you GPU settings in Photoshop? They seem right to me. Mine are set to normal not advance. But I have used Advance in the past. However, newer Nvidia drivers gray out that option for my Quadro 4000. Toggling the Preview on and off works for me on windows 10 Preview and CC 2015 the brush Tip cursor is on or the precis cursor if cap-lock is on.

Create and modify brushes in Adobe Photoshop

JJMack

Report · Jun 04, 2017

Unfortunately, this is all the information I have. Don't think I have the patience for Photoshop. Every new version seems to be worse.

Report · Jun 04, 2017

Adobe does release a lot of bugs. You should always keep old version that work for you installed. Who know what the next Adobe update will break ?....

JJMack

Report · Jun 04, 2017

Is there anyone out there who can help me???????????????????

Report · Jun 04, 2017

First try installing a newer Display device driver the one you have installed is four years old. Then get back to us.....

JJMack

Report · Jun 08, 2018

Me too have same problem of not working live tip brush preview. I have ulgraded Graphic card to Geforce 1070. But still not working.

Anyone who knows the solution?

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