Transparency / Opacity Bug - Photoshop 2018

[Gercovl]

Dear all,

I've encountered a bug when loading files into the new Photoshop 2018. As you can see in the screenshot below, when I load an image, Photoshop messes with the transparency/opacity of the file. I think this only happens when I convert the layer to a smart object (see screenshot 2 and 3).  Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

Screenshot 1:

Screenshot 2:

Screenshot 3:

[melissapiccone]

It looks like layer 0 has reduced transparency.

Screenshot 1 is the smart object from both layers?

2 is where you started before the smart object?

3 is when you double click to edit the smart object?

Just trying to get a clear picture of what is happening. I haven't run into this problem.

[Gercovl]

Hi Melissa,

I just noticed your reply and think it went like this:

Screenshot 1 is what happend after i loaded a .jpg file and converted it to a smart object.

Screenshot 2 is where I pasted another copy of the original image in a new layer on top of layer 0.

Screenshot 3 is the same layer as shown in screenshot 2 but after converting it to a smart object.

[melissapiccone]

Gotcha. This is very strange behavior and I can't reproduce it. From what you have shared, it's just a jpg that you have converted to a smart object. However - it doesn't look like just a jpg. In Screenshot #2, the background copy layer is weird - it's not a nice rectangle as jpgs are supposed to be and it has transparency around the edges.

My question is - is this only happening with this file or with others as well?