Potential Problems

Working with Adjustment Layers is usually a trouble-free experience. Having said that, there are a few areas where Adjustment Layers can cause unexpected problems:

  • If you drag an image along with its Adjustment Layers to another document, the Adjustment Layers will affect the entire destination document. To prevent this problem, use the techniques I mentioned earlier in this chapter (like Clipping Masks) to limit which layers are affected by the Adjustment Layers before you drag them to the destination document (If the background image is the one being adjusted, you'll have to change its name before using it as part of a Clipping Mask).

  • Be careful when changing the color mode of your image (like RGB to CMYK). Certain Adjustment ...

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