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1. Re: liquify problems
eclic Apr 22, 2012 2:11 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)you probably have a video card driver that needs a driver update or your card is upsupported.
see this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4286232#4286232
if you launch liquify holding down option you will launch in CPU mode - which is the same as CS5. you wont have a pixelated preview.
they dont really talk much about many people having to use CPU mode.
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2. Re: liquify problems
Trevor.Dennis Apr 22, 2012 2:15 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)You can Alt/Opt right click and drag to get infinitely variable brush size from 1 pix to something like 3000 pixels.
You can also zoom in to the area you want to edit for finer control.
I am not clear on what your point is re the Path tool.
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3. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 2:29 PM (in response to eclic)I am using a 3 month old ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card in a 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 8GB of ram and I am having no problems in CS5.5
also I don't like the fact that I have to use Alt/Opt !! If I use my wacom intuos5 pen and want to select a number between 1 and 151 I should be able to! Don't you think??
As for the path tool.... I would like it when they offer an option to make the symbol more opaque.. I know it's there but prefer to see the area where I am working on and see a little less of the marching ants and the crosshair etc.. (this is not a bug, just a suggestion!)
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4. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 2:32 PM (in response to eclic)THANKS!!
holding down the option key while opening liquify worked like a charm!! everything works normal that way...except for the size...still 1 or 151 and above
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5. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 2:48 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)okay the option opne liquify works for resolution but now I can't liquify anything....hmmm
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6. Re: liquify problems
john worthington Apr 22, 2012 3:14 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)Please verify your video card driver. Even at 3 months, your driver can be outdated.
If that does not help can you cut and paste your system information here?
The system info can be located in Photoshop at Help>System Info.
-John
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7. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 5:41 PM (in response to john worthington)I went to the AMD.com website but there are no updates for the driver
Can't find a driver upgrade for my graphics card and frankly never heard anybody talk about this or have never done this.
Why would don't I have any problems in CS5.5?
Okay tried help and typed in system info but nothing but set system preferences comes up
here is what I can find in my mac pro under graphics/Displays
ATI Radeon HD 5870:
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5870
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x6898
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-C0780C-194
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.436
Displays:
LED Cinema Display:
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number: W81473ML6JL
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Connection Type: DisplayPort
Cinema HD Display:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Hope this helps
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8. Re: liquify problems
john worthington Apr 22, 2012 6:13 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)Liquify was heavily reworked for CS6. So most parts of it are different from CS5.5. A great deal of GPU acceleration was added.
If your Liquify preview has a one pixel black border then you are in CPU mode, not the accelerated GPU mode. If Liquify is starting in CPU mode you can press the control key immediately after starting it and it will show and alert telling you why it could not run in the accelerated GPU mode on your Mac.
-John
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9. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 6:37 PM (in response to john worthington)there is no 1px border and if I use the control key right after opening liquify there is no message or error code...but for some reason I can't liquify the image
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10. Re: liquify problems
john worthington Apr 22, 2012 6:46 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)Is there any chance you have the Show Backdrop checked?
-John
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11. Re: liquify problems
ndbmphoto Apr 22, 2012 7:19 PM (in response to john worthington)yes I did... thanks for the help
another question: why is the liquify circle and crosshear so thick? when I open the liquify while holding down the option key everything works and looks the same as in cs5.5
Is this going to change in the final version?
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12. Re: liquify problems
john worthington Apr 22, 2012 7:31 PM (in response to ndbmphoto)I'm glad I could help.
The thick cursor only occurs on certain video cards. Unfortunately we did not find it in time to get it fixed for CS6.
-John



