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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: Kit-V on July 04, 2020, 04:15:57 pm

Title: Problem with Photoshop's Quick Selection Tool
Post by: Kit-V on July 04, 2020, 04:15:57 pm

As a Lightroom user for years, I recently decided that there were a couple of tools in Photoshop that I needed to add to my post-processing arsenal. In other words, I am a PS virgin. With that said, I am having an issue with the Quick Selection Tool, which is likely due to my inexperience.
When I click & drag the cursor across the area that I want to select, rather than the "marching ants" snapping to edges of the selection, they merely follow the path of the cursor inside of the selection area. When I remove my finger from the trackpad, the "ants" are no longer visible. Interestingly, when I use the tutorial example, everything works as it should.

Any thoughts would be kindly appreciated. Thank you.

Kit

Title: Re: Problem with Photoshop's Quick Selection Tool
Post by: digitaldog on July 04, 2020, 04:30:17 pm

Magic Lasso or Quick Selection tool? The former only shows marching ants after complete selection is 'closed' You're not seeing them after that?

Title: Re: Problem with Photoshop's Quick Selection Tool
Post by: Kit-V on July 04, 2020, 05:44:52 pm

Actually I think that I stumbled on the problem. I neglected to check the Sample All Layers box. Everything seems to work fine now.

Thank you for your response.