P: Edit In External Editor does not work/function

iIt's been sixteen days - is there a fix?

I found that I processed my picture (aligned, sharpened, toned, etc) and when I launched another application, even though LR asked if I wanted to use a copy with LR settings, it deleted all the work I had done

-Al

I've just discovered this, due to my own stupidity I guess of not checking known bugs before upgrading.

Frankly this is an astonishing bug to make it into production, since the product already had a decent beta phase. It's not like it affects one particular external editor - it's everything; in my case Tiffen DFX, corel paintshop pro, all the topaz plugins etc.

This is truly disastrous for people's workflow with critical projects to deliver - I'm sure one can figure out some clunky workaround, launching standalone external editors (if they exist for your plugins) - but for some people they'll be stuck, aside from the whole "download CS5" 'fix', which I don't intend to do.

I doubt I will ever upgrade to a new Adobe S/W version again until its 6 months old. Totally lost confidence as this has killed my workflow..

I get - and appreciate - that Adobe is trying to find a fix, but beyond this site, I've not seen anything on the Adobe home page warning people about this issue, among other issues.

I think there is a duty on Adobe's part to warn people more widely of this problem, not necessarily to dissuade them from the purchase, but to properly inform them that for those intending to use it that updates to emerging issues will be forthcoming.

A simple caveat: If I use Lightroom, but do not use third party plug ins, then okay this may not be so much an issue for me. But if I use Lightroom and third party plugs in, then I'm forewarned and know what I'm getting myself into.

This will minimize complains to Adobe and minimize frustration by uses. It shows you're on top of your game and respect your customers. It's an software product, we get that there will be issues, we don't necessarily like it, but we get it.

I'm concerned about people who may purchase this product without being aware of this forum. These same people could end up following installation advice, some wrong, some perhaps in the wrong hands worrisome, that may cause more problems with their operating systems / computer programs than just Adobe not working properly.

I recommend that every one having issues:
1) go to Google.
2) Find every site that has a review of LR 4
#) post your problems and a recommendation that no one purchase it until the bugs are worked out.

Perhaps this will get their attention!

Been an Adobe user since Photoshop 3.0. Not CS 3 but Photoshop 3.0 .
Now I purchase a produce and when it has a problem the the response that is get from Adobe is Chirp---- Chirp--- Chirp

I like the sound of crickets but this is getting old.

Say it ain't so Adobe, almost three weeks later and still no real response from you. We, your adoring fans, call you, text you, e-mail you. Yet, here we sit praying for the phones to ring, the texts to be replied to, and the e-mail responses to pop up on our computer screens telling us that you have an answer for us, telling us you were busy, but thought of us every day.

Adobe, we've been together for a long time. We like you. You like us. And that's why we stay. Geez, we recently reaffirmed our relationship by bringing Lightroom 4 into our house. It was a match made in heaven, but then you stopped talking to us. We thought it was us. But in speaking with each other we found that it's not us, it's you. You probably needed some space. We were likely making too many demands. Tell you what, since it's coming up on our three week anniversary, why don't we promise to work together: you promise we can celebrate by being using Lightroom 4 without issue. We stop bothering you. Can we do that Adobe?

My smallest files are 22MB. LR4 seems real slow compared to LR3.
Right now is is too unreliable for me to use.

Is there a fix yet for the edit in feature of LR4? I just purchase photoshop elements premeire 10 and do not think I understand that i need to download CS5 trial for now. I have already loaded that 30 day trial when I decided to spend less money. So what am i to do in the meantime? This software was not cheap.

Some people complain about performance.
My 2 cents.

After I finally got 1 plugin working (NIKs Color Efex 4) I tried to do some small edits on a TIFF file, generated with Color Efex 4.

The screen started to flash after every small increment of almost all the slides. It is as if the TIFF files are a bit to big for Lightroom4.
No problems to do these kind of things in Aperture.
I'm scared that after I get my other TIFF-based plugins working Lightroom4 will indeed be to sluggish to do anything with TIFF files.

Anybody else with experiences with big TIFF files and Lightroom4?