I've just noticed that the following filters in CS5's filter panel are grayed out, and therefore not accessible: Filter Gallery; Artistic; Brush Strokes; Distort; Pixelate; Sketch; Texture; Digimarc.
I know that I have used some of these in the past, and have no idea when or how they came to be grayed out. I know there has to be a logical answer for this - some setting or something I can change to bring them back - but I don't know how to think like an algorithmist. Any ideas? Thanks a lot.
Lon
Grayed out filters in CS5
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5th May 2011, 10:09 PMLon HowardGrayed out filters in CS5
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5th May 2011, 10:58 PMEric MRe: Grayed out filters in CS5
Try dropping the file to 8 bits...
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5th May 2011, 11:58 PMjiroRe: Grayed out filters in CS5+1 on that, Eric. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric M
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6th May 2011, 04:27 AMLon HowardRe: Grayed out filters in CS5Sorry for being a problem child :confused:, but how do you do that? I've never understood what bits are about, or what they mean. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric M
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6th May 2011, 04:37 AMjiroRe: Grayed out filters in CS5Once you opened the image in photoshop, go to IMAGE > MODE > and then check the options RGB Color and 8 bits/channel. Upon doing that if you go to filters menu, you would find all the options are now ready for you to use. Hope this helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lon Howard
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6th May 2011, 04:47 AMLon HowardRe: Grayed out filters in CS5
Ooh Aah, yes - helps a lot, jiro. Also noticed that if you change back to 16-bit after using one of the grayed out filters, the change I made still 'sticks.' I'm not sure what the overall importance of the difference between the two means, but I can definitely remember what I have to do in this case.
And thanks for staying up late to help (that would be late for me :p).