Blur tool, works differently per each computer

[Shaw]

The blue tool does not blur as much on some computers as other computers. 

Opacity, Flow, Hardness all set to 100%

Width 16.1 pixels

 

See attached, the difference between Blur1 and Blur2, same exact stroke of the mouse. 

 

Blur 1 = AF Photo 1.9.2.1035

Blur 2 = 1.9.2.1035

Blur 3 = 1.9.1.979 (Same result as Blur1)

[walt.farrell]

34 minutes ago, Shaw said:

See attached, the difference between Blur1 and Blur2, same exact stroke of the mouse. 

Do you have the same Brush selected in the Brushes panel? It is a form of Brush Tool, so it's important which Brush you select.

[Shaw]

@walt.farrell Thank you for helping, however, I am unsure how this works? When I select a different brush, the hardness, flow etc changes based on the brush selection. 

Next, when I change the hardness, flow etc, the brush seemingly becomes deselected (no blue highlight on selected brush)

Now, that I have clicked on a different brush, I cannot find ANY way to make the blur as shown in BLUR2 image attached previously! I literally cannot figure out how to get it to blur on one stroke again.... I have selected 2 dozen brushes, editing flow / hardness etc. Nothing, everything blurs about the same, just minimal amount of blur. 

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, Shaw said:

Next, when I change the hardness, flow etc, the brush seemingly becomes deselected (no blue highlight on selected brush)

That is because selecting a brush in the Brushes panel sets the brush tools to use a particular combination of brush size, hardness, flow, opacity, etc.  That means if you change any of those values it is no longer the same brush as the one you first selected in the panel.

So to accurately compare the results on different computers you need to make sure that you use a brush with exactly the same combination of values on each computer.

[Shaw]

On 6/4/2021 at 12:02 PM, R C-R said:

That is because selecting a brush in the Brushes panel sets the brush tools to use a particular combination of brush size, hardness, flow, opacity, etc.  That means if you change any of those values it is no longer the same brush as the one you first selected in the panel.

So to accurately compare the results on different computers you need to make sure that you use a brush with exactly the same combination of values on each computer.

Thank You! I was actually just struggling to find any brush that would completely blur in one stroke but finally found it in INKS brushes. 

 

[Shaw]

@R C-R

@walt.farrell

Nope, this is still the same issue between two computers. My employees computer continuously has a lessened blur than mine. Both attached images show one brush stroke, same exact brush was selected all same settings. Are you sure you guys get the same result from different computers? What could I be missing now? 

 

 

 

[thomaso]

Possibly related to different graphic cards/processors? Like mentioned in this note:

 

[Dan C]

@Shaw Please also make sure both computers are viewing the file at the same zoom level (preferably 100%) as at other zoom levels mipmaps are used that may cause the file to render slightly differently depending on a few variables, such as the GPU mentioned above

[Shaw]

@thomaso Thank You for linking that thread! The blur tool is now working on BOTH computers by disabling hardware acceleration. 

 

 Preferences > Performance, deselect hardware acceleration -