CS 4 Photomerge results in NO image !

[MP_P...@adobeforums.com]

I am running OS 10.5.6 with CS4 2,8 gig Macbook Pro with 120gig scratch disk and 4 gig ram
I'm trying to merge 6 700-800 KB sized images which with a machine like I have should be done in seconds...well it seems to be working just fine but the result is NO IMAGE !
I've read several other posts on this but no actual answer.....

Any solutions for this yet ?

[Buko]

do the images actually have anything in common so Photoshop can stitch the images together?

[MP_P...@adobeforums.com]

yes they're a panorama....same exposure and all settings same just different framings

[MP_P...@adobeforums.com]

in addition the canon software can stitch the images together just fine..heard so much touted about this feature in CS4 but I've yet to have a SINGLE result in the 8 months I've had the program.

[Buko]

yes they're a panorama....same exposure and all settings same just different
framings

So you have overlap in each of the images?

I use it all the time works great.

Can you tell us exactly how you are doing it?

[Chri...@adobeforums.com]

And yet I haven't seen anyone else report that they got NO results when using the merge in Photoshop. Some people have gotten poor results (mostly fixed in the dot), but NO result is bizarre.

And do you have example input image that we can see and try to reproduce the problem?

[MP_P...@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your help Chris...I guess I've figured out a work around so to speak or rather the best way to approach the issue.... was not accurately describing the problem...as I was trying to run the photomerge from within Bridge...which consistently resulted in no image ( worked on the images offered though ) ...and still does however, if I do it within photoshop...I DO get an image in the end....

Again...thanks

[Ramón_G_Castañeda@adobeforums.com]

Have you tried purging the cache in Bridge for each offending folder through the Tools menu in Bridge?

Avoid the global purge cache command in Bridge preferences.

[Andrew_L...@adobeforums.com]

I have this exact same issue using Merge to HDR: CS4 will start opening the layers, aligning, merging, etc; the progress bar will be going, and I'll step away for a minute to do something while I wait. When I come back NOTHING: no result, no error, no layers, no current document - Photoshop is blank. ARG!

The issue seems random.

It has failed AND worked on the exact same set of photos (and yes, I'm using photos that have true, different exposures).

It has failed AND worked under all the following scenarios:
Lightroom > (right-click) Edit > Merge to HDR in Photoshop
Bridge > Tools > Merge to HDR in Photoshop
Photoshop > File > Automate > Merge to HDR

This is extremely frustrating. I never know when I kick off a merge if it will finish or not, and it fails roughly 60% of the time after all that waiting. I'm running Photoshop CS4 Ext on Windows XP Pro trying to merge raw NEF files.

Anyone else seeing the same thing? Anyone figure anything out?

[Buko]

I'm running Photoshop CS4 Ext on Windows XP Pro

Well then that your problem you need a Mac. B)

[Andrew_L...@adobeforums.com]

well, i completely agree! and it sounds like you want to be the first contributor to my "Buy Andrew a new Macbook Pro Fund" ;) But according to Mr Photo's post before mine... that wouldn't help me any either.

[Buko]

Well you are lost, maybe going across the hall you can get a better answer.

But as I stated to MP Photomerge works just fine in CS4.

[Ramón_G_Castañeda@adobeforums.com]

Andrew,

You have inadvertently posted in the Photoshop Macintosh forum. The dark side is across the hall.

[Andrew_L...@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, and sorry for the intrusion. I realized the mistake after Buko's kind way of drawing my attention to it. Perhaps I subconsciously wandered into where I wish my question applied. Or, that's what I get for replying right out of search results without checking the location.

It is interesting to me though, that there seems to be a similar issue on both OSX and Windows code-bases. And I'm pretty sure it's not my setup (100% sure i didn't run out of scratch disk space). I've seen the merge work and fail on the exact same set of images.

Anyway, sorry to muddy your Mac waters. Maybe I'll go see if any of the other neanderthals have seen / resolved this issue (all in good fun of course).

cheers.

[Buko]

I do browse the Windows forum and try to help where I can. In doing this I have noticed that there seems to be a plethora of bugs associated with the Windows version more so than the Mac. Mostly with OpenGL.

Last time CS3 Mac seemed to have its fair share of bugs, so Adobe seem to be fair about this whole thing.

[Ramón_G_Castañeda@adobeforums.com]

Andrew,

Of course you're welcome to hang out here too. :)

It's just that you'll find better answers over there.

As for your issue, check the permissions on the volume where your images reside. If necessary, set it to "Ignore Ownership" of this volume, if such an option exists in the property window in Windows, as it does in OS X.

[Andrew_L...@adobeforums.com]

Aw thanks Ramón. Actually, I might have have questions for you all yet (we have both Macs and Windows machines in the house). Trying not to stray too far off topic from the OP: has anyone else had similar issues with CS4?

What about CS3 vs. CS4 on these kinds of quirks / reliability issues? (Obviously CS4 is still pretty new and there will be updates over time). My wife has an older Powerbook G4 that still exceeds the minimum requirements, but would it run CS3 better in your experiences? We have to upgrade her machine at some point too.

[Neil_...@adobeforums.com]

Andrew,

To give you a head start, there are a few topics you can search in this forum about CS4 functionality, installing CS4 on a G4, and some of the other issues you touched on.

If you have specific questions not answered, you'll get better response by posting a new topic.

And, sure, Windows visitors are always welcome to participate in any of the non-Windows-specific issues.

Neil

[Andrew_L...@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, Neil - I'll do that! Very helpful.

[River]

I had the very same problem with Photomerge in PS CS4:

<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?12@@.59b869db/3>

It was solved when I lowered the RAM used by Photoshop from 70% to 65%.