Comments on: Video – Saving Files Between LR and Photoshop

By: Joe Federer

Joe Federer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:40:53 +0000

Now that we know how to replicate it, we can avoid/use it… Thanks for systematically pointing out to me what had caused me confusion in the past. Danke!

By: Benjamin D. Bloom

Benjamin D. Bloom — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:47 +0000

I have a different solution for this problem. I use two features of Lightroom differently depending on the final destination of the image.

If my goal is to edit an image in Photoshop and round-trip the image back into Lightroom, I use the “Edit in Photoshop” command.

If my goal is to one-off an image that will no longer need to be managed by Lightroom, I use the “Export” feature and export it as a PSD (with Open in Photoshop selected as the action upon completion.) This way, I’ve severed all ties to Lightroom from the first step.

By: Skip

Skip — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:52:38 +0000

Question; I export from LR collection to CS4 for purpose of soft proofing; duplicate the image in CS4 (gets copy designation); softproof copy to match original; save as (new name) copy but it doesn’t show up in LR; however, I go to Windows Explorer and it is there!? what am I doing wrong here; want both the original and the softproofed adjusted image back in the collection;

thanks for any direction here.
skip

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:10:15 +0000

Hi, I just started using an iPhone to watch my podcasts – previously I used a smartphone to watch them whilst travelling. However the iPhone/iPod does not play flash movies so I can’t watch them any more.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:53:55 +0000

Hi Matt,

Long time fan of the website, first time commenter. I even recommended you site to the Australian Capture Magazine’s Top 5 Website List for photographers. Been enjoying your videos over at KelbyTraining.com as well.

Ok, let’s get on with it.

I’m still have issues with saving files back into LR once they’re opened in Photoshop….

I’m using LR 2.4 & PS CS4. When I open a RAW file in Photoshop after clicking Edit In External Editor, make the appropriate edits, and SAVE, the file is saved as a PSD into the same folder as the original RAW file but is NOT automatically imported back into LR. Instead, I’ve got to Synchronize Folder every time I open, edit, and save a RAW file in Photoshop. Frustrating, to say the least.

Am I missing something?? Too much Aussie sun perhaps? This seems similar, but a little different, than your video, so any help or advice would be fantastic!

Cheers Matt! Keep up the good work! ~ Gary

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:56:40 +0000

Hi Matt,
This isnt a lightroom related question – but is to do with this podcast. I subscribed to this podcast through itunes a ling time ago, and have had very little problems with it till now, when there are a number of the videos which will play fine on my pc, but will not sync onto my ipod. Have I changed a setting or something? I am really missing all this helpful advice,
Thanks for all you have taught me so far
Sharon.

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:33:16 +0000

Thanks Matt … your videos and explanations are a HUGE help! So, I thought I was understanding the LR/PS relationship, but then I read this:

http://www.photoshopuser.com/members/forum/showthread.php?t=29093&referrerid=8061

and now I’m more confused than I was originally. (That happens often.) I’m going to re-read everything … again. Also, I can’t understand why when I ‘edit in PS’ my file roundtrips back to LR with no problem … but when I ‘edit as smart object in PS’ it doesn’t and I have to find it. Thoughts?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:26:26 +0000

Hello:
Can anyone direct me to some help on just Lightroom? I am using the 30 day trial, I am very much a novice, and I am having problems with LR skewing my edited photos after I have exported them to their original folder.

Are there any sites with tutorals?

I have caught on quick in just a few days, but I know there is lots more I need to learn.
Thanks, Michelle

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:43:48 +0000

@Patrick

Thats the reason I just export a new copy as a tiff or psd to another folder inside my main shoot folder for that shoot. If LR is closed when you open
the newly exported file, it breaks the link and eliminates the problem.
As I said in previous post, you can always sync the main shoot folder and import any photos you want to do more in LR with. And you can import selectively ONLY the ones you want.

Ron

By: Ced

Ced — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Matt -
Thanks for this warning/tip and for all the other teaching / helping you do.

I’ve not tested this idea but I’m wondering if another work around for this problem is to simply do the 2nd save as another “save as…” and make sure the file you really wanted to change comes up (or gets selected) in the save as dialog. Then all you’d have to do is agree to the normal warning message that comes up about overwriting a file (that would be “test2″ in your example).