layermask in cs2

[chal]

Hi Guys.
I'm looking for some help,after i've cleanup my computer(format)i've reinstall photoshop cs2,when i wanted to work on an image an use layer mask it does not work any more,i've install the latest update aswell,but still it does not work.any help please.
thanks in advance,charles

[Doug Nelson]

The layer mask doesn't work, or Photoshop stops working?

[smak]

You can't apply a mask to the Background layer. You have to double-click the layer and rename it first.

[chal]

After i double click on the background layer i've create a layermask and fill it with black(hide)and tried with a soft white brush to reveal what i wanted but that's notworking,and it did work before.
thanks in advance.

charles

[lcramer53]

Hope this helps. Sometimes, when I'm working on different layers with masks, all of a sudden, neither the 'black nor white' are usable for masking. The 1st time this happened to me, I couldn't figure out what the heck I had done. Anyway, I still don't know why it happens, but what I found was that if I click on 'channel' in the layers palette, the 'mask' will be unchecked. So, I checkmarked it, went back to my main layers, and for some reason have to click on the 'eye' (even though it's there and the layer is highlighted) and then I can get back to adjusting the mask.

Hope this helps.
Susie

[chal]

Hi Susie.
It's very strange,i can't even paint with my brushes,i try to paint on a white back ground it does not work,i really don't know what's happening here.
thanks.
regards,charles

[chal]

No Doug,the layers don't work,i was trying out Fotoframepro3 and they showing a tutorial about what is new and i was trying to do the same and i saw for the first time that mine brushes/layermask was not reacting on paintings,black with white.
thanks in advance.
regards,charles