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ABDEFan
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Jul 13, 2021 4:26 PM UTC
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Edit In Lightroom and all the tool in the sub-menu are grayed out. Help!

I am using Lightroom Classic 10.3

I did right click on Edit In and all the tool in the sub-menu are grayed out.

Anyone help me? I am very appreaciate it

 

I was able to edit before. Thanks

 

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JP Hess
JP HessCorrect answer
Inspiring
Jul 13, 2021 4:34 PM UTC

One instance in which this can happen is if you are working with Smart Previews. This can happen if the images are on an external hard drive that has been disconnected but smart previews have been generated to enable editing in the absence of the full-sized images. I don't know if this is the situation in your case, but smart previews will not be allowed to be edited by external editors from Lightroom.

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AG_Graphix
Known Participant
Oct 15, 2024 5:03 PM UTC

Hi,

 

I have the same issue after all the updates. I did specify all my external editors.

 

Please advise.

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Eric Pec
Inspiring
Jul 15, 2021 7:17 AM UTC
Weird.

You certainly already got the answer ;
go to Preferences
fond external editors
select the one you want
name and save

You can have multiple external editors. ( Photoshop, ON1…..) Just repeat the process above for each external editor.

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Eric Pecquerie
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    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    Jul 13, 2021 4:40 PM UTC

    Smart previews are often used to replace the full-sized images when they are not available. If the full-sized images are on a removable hard drive that is disconnected, then simply connect that EHD. That will make the full-sized images available again.

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      JP Hess
      JP HessCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      Jul 13, 2021 4:34 PM UTC

      One instance in which this can happen is if you are working with Smart Previews. This can happen if the images are on an external hard drive that has been disconnected but smart previews have been generated to enable editing in the absence of the full-sized images. I don't know if this is the situation in your case, but smart previews will not be allowed to be edited by external editors from Lightroom.

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        ABDEFanAuthor
        Participant
        Jul 13, 2021 4:37 PM UTC

        Yes,  I was working with Smart Review. Thanks for the answer.

        Any solution for this? How do I disable working with Smart Review.  

        Thanks

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