P: Support cataloging PSB files

Forum|Forum|14 years ago
August 11, 2011
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Lightroom should catalog psb files, just as it does psd files. I have many psb files that are not over the 65,000 pixels per side or 512 megapixel limits, but are larger than the 4GB limit on psd files, and it would be nice to see them in Lightroom.

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FeedbackCommunityMember

Inspiring

I'm so happy to finally see PSB support in Lightroom Classic! PSBs are part of my daily workflow as a commercial photographer, and I have been waiting for this update for years. Thank you Adobe!

johnrellis

Legend

Hmm, I observe different behavior that appears correct:

1. In LR, select a raw and do Edit In Adobe Photoshop.

2. In Photoshop, do File > Save As and select Format: Large Document Format.

3. Observe that the saved .psb appears in the LR catalog stacked with the original raw.

If you're observing something different and undesirable, post in detail the steps you're taking and what's going wrong.

johnrellis

Legend

"Primarily, files must be saved with "Maximize Compatibility" checked. ... Worse, I have to go back and resave every file with max comp."

Using PSD files in LR has the same drawbacks, unfortunately.

TheDigitalDog

Inspiring

Like all files within Classic, the maximum dimensions are 65,000 pixels on the long edge or 512 megapixels. So it’s a start but it doesn’t fully support PSB.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

Rikk Flohr_Photography

Community Manager

Updates to Lightroom Classic, were released yesterday and contain initial support for PSB files. Please install the appropriate update. You can read more about the updates here.

Note: Lightroom pixel-dimension maximums (65,000 Pixels long edge or 512 MP - whichever comes first) continue to be a limitation but the team is looking into expanding this range in a future enhancement for the PSB file support.

Thank you for your patience.

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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jonathan.lipkin

Known Participant

This is definitely a step in the right direction, but I see some problems. Primarily, files must be saved with "Maximize Compatibility" checked. I guess this creates a layer that LR can read and use as the thumbnail and as something to edit in the Develop module. HOWEVER, this adds quite a bit to the file size. I the case of my 100MP captures, it's 2GB per file. I currently have around 200 psb files. In order to use this feature, I have to add about 400G to my storage capacity. Not a huge amount, but significant. Worse, I have to go back and resave every file with max comp. I'd much prefer if there was a way to read existing files - wihout being able to develop them

Roland_Rick

Known Participant

For a Radial/Zoom blur filter having realtime preview we are already waiting since 2004...

Roland_Rick

Known Participant

I would be already happy, it Lightroom Classic did show up PSB files. If you must save a PSD files as PSB file because it's > 2 GB, this will yet never again show up in Lightroom Classic, even not after synchronising folder. And that's kinda ridiculous...