P: Most functions in Edit, Image, Layer, Select and Filter grayed out for image opened from LrC

Whenever I start PS out of LR with Command+E in order to continue editing all tools in PS are greyed out and are not selectable. The workaround I found out is to save image in .tif format and reopen it either in PS directly or with Command+E out of LR. This happens since last upgrade. Anyone an idea what is wrong?

My guess is that LR and PS are produced by different teams of engineers and testers, and people testing LR are probably not going to have access to the latest beta versions of all the other Adobe products, and vice versa. So it is easy to see how this minor bug could slip through.

Bob Frost

John,

I get this bug all the time on my PC, and it is annoying, but it's nowhere near as catastrophic as some of the more hysterical posts make it appear.

No, it's not a big deal (once you know the workaround). What seems more important to me is the fact that such a bug can make it to a public release. Any user calling PS from LR can observe it immediately after updating. Adobe has accustomed us since many years now to such bugs that are immediately noticeable and easy to reproduce. This should simply not happen. We are not talking about bugs that are hard to detect or that are related to unusual configurations. This obviously indicates flawed (I would rather say non-existent) testing procedures. That's the actual problem that should be fixed. We are alerting about this loss of quality since years and obviously nobody is hearing. Or nobody is actually in control.

Worked for me.  I was going crazy trying to figure out if I had inadvertently changed a setting.  Thanks!

None, Bob, when sending something from LR.

However, that's not the only way one opens stuff in PS. I am not a 100% enthusiast for the Home screen (eg I'd like to add shortcuts to certain folders), though it's good to have recent photos displayed in a variety of ways. But one aspect I do like is its LR Photos panel. So when I am on another computer, I can go into my synced LR collections and open one or more photos.

Having not had this new Home Screen for the last 30 yrs of using Photoshop, I am sure I can wait a while longer to see if it has any benefits while opening LR edits.

Curious to know what aspects of it you value when editing from LR?

Bob Frost

And I think that is important. If you don't like the Home screen just switch it off anyway. If you value aspects of the Home screen, leave the preference alone.

I get this bug all the time on my PC, and it is annoying, but it's nowhere near as catastrophic as some of the more hysterical posts make it appear. No doubt it'll be fixed soon. For now, we can just try to remember to open PS first. And yes, I often forget. But then how hard is it to say sh1t to yourself, close the document, and do Ctrl E a second time?

Just to be clear, I use a custom Workspace as my 'home screen' which necessitated turning off Adobe's Home Screen. Sorry for any confusion.

Bob Frost

Robert,  thanks for reminding me about the Home Screen preference fixing the problem.  You said your CUSTOM Home Screen did not cause a problem.  Maybe Adobe should just use yours. : )

Disable the start up page in photoshop or open photoshop first '' before  '' opening lightroom & transferring an image 

Both work & it gets rid of that very inconvenient face page in the new Ps