Photo shop content aware fill - checkerboard pattern obscuring image

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When using the "new" content aware fill (latest release of Photoshop), I select the part of the image I want to remove (lasso tool), and open the content aware fill tool, which opens the images in the tow windows, both of which are obscured by a a fairly high density checkerboard pattern.

The green selection box is there, and I can adjust it's size with the brushes, but the checker-boarding makes it impossible to see what is happening with the fill.

I'm on a pretty low spec mid 2011 Mac mini with high sierra, but this didn't seem to be an issue the last time I used content aware fill, which I suspect would have been a couple of Photoshop upgrades ago.

Anyone any idea what I might be missing?
 
Anyone any idea what I might be missing?

Actually, it seems I know what I am missing :-(

I had created a fill layer from a layer that had NoiseWare and Focus Magic corrections applied.

Creating a fill layer by duplicating the base layer, before any corrections, allowed the Content Aware windows to appear without the checker boarding.

I hope I get this posted before any one spends any time thinking about it - sorry.
 
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