Repoussé not working in Photoshop CS5

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July 14, 2010

Repoussé not working in Photoshop CS5

I’ve had a couple of queries from people who have watched my Fringe-style titles tutorial asking why the Repoussé feature is greyed-out in their copy of Photoshop CS5 extended.
Initially, I thought this was a graphics driver problem, or even an issue with the way Windows 7 64-bit was set up, but I’ve now found out the most likely cause is that OpenGL hasn’t been enabled in Photoshop.
So if you’re having this problem, here’s a quick video with a possible solution.


UPDATE: It’s clear from the responses that I’ve have to this video that this fix doesn’t work for everyone. If that includes you – I apologise.

  • Webgeo99

    I did that. It’s still grayed out.

  • shuhei sato

    Thanks a lot for posting this video!!

  • http://www.shortformvideo.com/blog Laurence Grayson

    You may not have the necessary graphics hardware to support this feature – sorry!

  • RepousseRefusse

    I did that too. No change. Using intel 945gm graphics driver, it says its uses OpenGL. Thanks for posting the video though.

  • http://www.shortformvideo.com/blog Laurence Grayson

    Ah – there’s your problem. Integrated graphics adapters (like the ones found in notebook PCs) just don’t have the grunt or the OpenGL support for this feature to work. And sadly, there’s no way to upgrade the graphics card in a notebook, so you’ll just have to live without Repousse I’m afraid.

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