P: Photoshop 27.10: "Edit in Photoshop" from Lightroom Classic & Lightroom Desktop does not load image with Denoise

I have a edited raw file in Lightroom classic and then try to open it in PS nothing shows up. when I try to open a unedited raw file from Lightroom Classic to PS it dose open. why is my edited file not opening?

Running LRC v15.6 Build: [202609251514-f839cde9] ; Photoshop v27.11.0

I’m unable to open filed from Lightroom Classic into Photoshop as layers. Photoshop just hangs in a grey blank screen with no error msgs. I need to Ctrl/Alt/Del to end the Photoshop process to close out. 

Is this a known error and if so, is there a fix?

Thank you 

When selecting multiple RAW images in Lightroom Classic and using "Open as Layers in Photoshop," Photoshop launches but hangs before displaying the images.

I spent considerable time troubleshooting this issue, including resetting Photoshop preferences, optimizing and checking Lightroom catalog integrity, moving the source files from external storage to my internal SSD, and testing different Lightroom profiles, including Adobe Color and a custom Calibrite profile. Individual RAW files open normally in Photoshop, but attempting to open multiple files as layers consistently causes Photoshop to become unresponsive.

After systematically eliminating other potential causes, I isolated the problem to Lightroom Classic's AI Remove feature. Removing AI Remove edits from the affected photographs allows the exact same images to open as layers in Photoshop without issue.

The expected behavior is that Photoshop should open the selected photographs as layers while preserving the adjustments made in Lightroom Classic, including AI Remove operations. Instead, Photoshop hangs indefinitely without displaying the images.

My current workaround is to postpone all AI Remove operations until after completing the Photoshop focus-stacking workflow. While this avoids the problem, it forces me to change an established professional editing process to accommodate a software defect.

AI Remove is a standard editing feature within Lightroom Classic, and "Open as Layers in Photoshop" is a fundamental part of the integration between these two Adobe applications. These features should work together reliably. A routine Lightroom adjustment should not render an essential Photoshop workflow unusable.

This issue has caused substantial lost productivity and unnecessary troubleshooting. I would appreciate acknowledgment of the problem and information about whether a fix is being developed.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Lightroom Classic and select two or more RAW photographs.

2. In the Develop module, use the Remove tool with Generative AI enabled to remove an object or unwanted element from at least one of the photographs.

3. Allow Lightroom Classic to complete the AI Remove operation.

4. Return to the Library module and select the photographs, including the image containing the AI Remove adjustment.

5. Right-click and select Edit In > Open as Layers in Photoshop.

6. Observe Photoshop launching and beginning to process the images, but failing to display them as layers. Photoshop becomes unresponsive or continues processing indefinitely.

7. Return to Lightroom Classic and remove the AI Remove adjustment from the affected photograph.

8. Repeat the "Open as Layers in Photoshop" operation using the same photographs.

9. Observe that Photoshop now opens the images as layers successfully.

Apple M5 Pro, macOS 26.5.1, Lightroom Classic Build [202609251514-f839cde9] and Photoshop 2026 27.11.0. 

Is this still an issue?? Adobe is digging their own grave at this point. please get your stuff together multi billion dollar company and make your software work as it is intended 

Same issue here. Photoshop 27.11, Lightroom Classic 15.6, Windows 11, RTX 4060 Ti. Canon R5 CR3 files with AI Denoise applied in place. It freezes every time if at least one denoised file is in the Open as Layers selection. A single denoised file opened with Edit in Photoshop works fine. It started after updating to 27.11.

I am currently using Photoshop 27.11.0, and this issue still hasn't been fixed. Images processed with AI Denoise in Lightroom Classic still fail to open in Photoshop.

Several updates have been released since version 27.9.1, yet this basic functionality remains broken.

Frankly, this is becoming increasingly frustrating. I am paying the full subscription price for Lightroom and Photoshop, and I expect these two Adobe applications to work together reliably.

Having to downgrade Photoshop to an older version just to use a fundamental part of my photography workflow is not an acceptable long-term solution.

How many more updates will it take to fix this? Can Adobe finally provide a realistic timeline instead of leaving paying customers with workarounds?

How do you downgrade to PS 27.9.1, I am unable to on Adobe

Hi ​@sincere_Rosedaac, thanks for sharing this workaround! Please let us know if this workaround works for you. Re-posting the steps:

1. Open Lightroom Classic Preferences → External Editing.
2. Under Additional External Editor, select Choose and manually locate Adobe Photoshop 2026.
3. Configure Photoshop as a custom external editor.
4. Return to Lightroom, select an AI-denoised RAW image, and choose Edit In → the custom Photoshop external editor.
5. The image successfully opens in Photoshop with AI Denoise applied.  

Thanks again for sharing! ^CH

I’ve found a workaround for the issue where Lightroom Classic fails to open AI-denoised RAW images in Photoshop 2026.  Normally, selecting “Edit in Photoshop 2026” causes Photoshop to become active, but the image never opens.  Here’s the workaround:  1. Open Lightroom Classic Preferences → External Editing. 2. Under Additional External Editor, select Choose and manually locate Adobe Photoshop 2026. 3. Configure Photoshop as a custom external editor. 4. Return to Lightroom, select an AI-denoised RAW image, and choose Edit In → the custom Photoshop external editor. 5. The image successfully opens in Photoshop with AI Denoise applied.  This method is noticeably slower than the standard workflow, but it works without disabling AI Denoise, manually exporting files, or downgrading Photoshop.  Since the custom external editor works while the standard Photoshop integration fails, this may help Adobe’s engineering team isolate the problem.  I hope this helps others experiencing the same issue and assists Adobe in developing a permanent fix.