problems with photoshopCS lighting effects filter

[kate_newcombe@adobeforums.com]

we're using photoshopCS on a g4 running osx.3 and are regularly getting problems with the lighting effects filter. the error message reads 'could not complete command because a requested property value could not be found' when the filter is selected from the menu when working with rgb documents. anyone got any ideas? cheers, kate

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

kate, is there anything on your Clipboard when you see this problem? If so, from where was the Clipboard content copied? Illustrator? Somewhere else?

[kate_newcombe@adobeforums.com]

Doug, hi. I'm often trying to apply the lighting filter through a channel into which i've just pasted a path from illustrator. The lighting effects filter sometimes works fine, especially if i've been working in photoshop for a while. I'll just go see if cutting a photoshop object directly before calling up the filter resolves the issue. Sounds like you might have cracked it! thanks :) kate x

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

kate, the fix is to PURGE your Clipboard (File menu) before using the lighting effects filter. I asked my questions because I'm trying to isolate whether it's clipboard content from AI alone or ANY clipboard content.

(Is that 'x' after your name a kiss?)

[kate_newcombe@adobeforums.com]

Will give it a go Doug. Thanks *so* much for your help. and yes, in the uk, 'x' is most definitely a kiss! :)

[Ann_Shelbourne@adobeforums.com]

Hmm …… now I suppose that Kate will be getting MY Godivas?

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

Not in a million years.

She'll be getting HER Godivas.

[Ann_Shelbourne@adobeforums.com]

That's a relief!
:~)

[Zina_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

Doug, I have had this problem with Lighting Effects (and also a third party plug-in I occasionally use called Coco), and your solution works perfectly. I have experimented a bit with putting things on the clipboard from various programs, and it seems to be with Illustrator content that this happens, on my machine. Thanks again for solving what has been a perplexing problem!

[Raymond Robillard]

Hello all,

First, I'm new to this board (I'm a 6 weeks old switcher). I'm a regular on the Photoshop Elements forum, though.

Anyway... I've had the same problem, but with Color Consultant Pro. I purged the clipboard and Bingo! It now works fine!

Thanks a lot,

Ray