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alanterra
Inspiring
August 11, 2011
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P: Support cataloging PSB files

  • 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.

267 replies

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 16, 2019
Yes, it should read PSBs, no question.
Patience grasshopper. 😉
Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
thibaudr73078643
Participant
December 16, 2019
Me to
Inspiring
December 14, 2019
Couldn’t agree more. 
Known Participant
December 14, 2019
Correct. LR does not read large document files. It should, though
Inspiring
December 14, 2019


Trying to add my composites and paintings to Lightroom Classic (latest version), but it won't read .psb files. Is this correct? Adobe can't read it's own files still, or am I missing something here (wouldn't be the first time)?
Known Participant
December 10, 2019


Higher resolution cameras are becoming more common. I layer my photographs from medium format cameras, resulting in files 4-17G. Lightroom's lack of support for large document format files means that I have to create complicated workarounds. Adding the ability to catalog the files would make my life much easier.

Thanks!
Inspiring
November 7, 2019
It is a shame Adobe won't explain why this problem hasn't addressed.

There is a work-around, however.  You can create a linked one-layer Smart Object file, save it as a TIFF and import the TIFF into Lightroom.  Sean Bagwell has a good video on it on Youtube: A BETTER Way to Save HUGE Image Files in Lightroom
Inspiring
November 6, 2019
I'd still love Adobe to implement this. It is LONG OVERDUE. Any compositing with more than a handful of layers with 30-50MP shots will hit the 2GB limit for PSD very quickly.
davescm
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 27, 2019
@seanhoyt-dot-art. Yes easily when building up layers. I often combine camera images with 3D multipass renders (at the same resolution as the camera) so exceeding 4GB is very easy indeed.
davidg19038978
Known Participant
October 27, 2019
100% agree, I don't think Adobe listen to their customers.