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<blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 516628" data-attributes="member: 3903">Well Pat, I don't know exactly. All I know is that it was working fine around Dec. 10th and then there were a few updates (Adobe and Apple OS) and then when I wanted to use it the &quot;oil paint&quot; option was greyed out and the PS preference wasn't allowing me to check the &quot;use Open CL&quot; box. I searched quite a bit and then tried to uncheck some other boxes in the preference menu until the option came back. Seems OK now. But I do know that my MacBook Air's graphic card does NOT allow me to use Open CL. Apparently Apple has decided to to with &quot;Metal&quot; which is supposed to replace both Open GL and CL but I think Apple and Adobe are not talking much to each other these days since there always seems to be some kind of problem arising from either one's updates.At one point I had decided that I shouldn't use the filter too often anyway since it clouded my judgment about some shots that were either good or better without the filter and some shots that weren't with or without... So it all comes back to light&nbsp; and composition either way. The filter is sometimes just a smoke screen that can be used to hide some blur or other unwanted things in a shot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcel, post: 516628, member: 3903"] Well Pat, I don't know exactly. All I know is that it was working fine around Dec. 10th and then there were a few updates (Adobe and Apple OS) and then when I wanted to use it the "oil paint" option was greyed out and the PS preference wasn't allowing me to check the "use Open CL" box. I searched quite a bit and then tried to uncheck some other boxes in the preference menu until the option came back. Seems OK now. But I do know that my MacBook Air's graphic card does NOT allow me to use Open CL. Apparently Apple has decided to to with "Metal" which is supposed to replace both Open GL and CL but I think Apple and Adobe are not talking much to each other these days since there always seems to be some kind of problem arising from either one's updates. At one point I had decided that I shouldn't use the filter too often anyway since it clouded my judgment about some shots that were either good or better without the filter and some shots that weren't with or without... So it all comes back to light and composition either way. The filter is sometimes just a smoke screen that can be used to hide some blur or other unwanted things in a shot. :) [/QUOTE]

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