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Edit in Photoshop doesn't work!

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August 17, 2018
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I have the latest version of both Lightroom CC Classic and Photoshop and when I am in Lightroom the "Edit in Photoshop" option simply does nothing.

Before you tell me to resinstal Photoshop I have now done this TWICE with no effect. It's driving me a bit nuts I have to admit. Something so basic simply doesn't work!

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Stephen

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Correct answer Rob_Cullen

Hi,

"Edit in Photoshop" option simply does nothing.

"Edit In" will not work if the original files are not available to Lightroom. This could be because the photos are 'missing' (to use LR language), or you are only working with Smart Previews (originals disconnected).

These two situations though usually present with the "Edit In" menu item greyed out.

Do you have Photoshop running (in the background) when you select a file to "Edit In" PS?

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duckbillandmole

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It's 2023 now, and I got the same problem too. Still trying to fix it. 😞

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duckbillandmole

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My problem is even more frustrating. When I click Image Processor in Bridge, Photoshop just opened without other response. Edit in feature in LIghtroom got the same issue too. I've contacted support team and tried uninstall all the app but nothing helped. Super frustrated.

DdeGannes

Community Expert

@duckbillandmole , could you please indicate the Version number (numerical) of LrC and PS you are using? Also the Operating System version number you have installed?

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

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Thu5E1F

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I'm always having issues iwtht his and its absolutley infurating, sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt. Sort it out adoe! Its 2022 for goodness sake

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Samuel_The_Lamanite

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I am having this same issue, it's nothing to do with flatten images or error logs or what solutions that have been presented in this forum so far. For me I am operating Windows 10 using Nikon RAW files. I have tried bother Lightroom 2019 CC and Lightroom Classic CC. All files are present on the computer's local hard drive. What makes this problem more interesting is that I can edit some photos, but I cannot edit others. It's entirely random as to which photos I can and cannot edit. I suspect something is wrong client side rather than User side. This problem began for me during the first release of Lightroom 2019 but since it only affected a few photos that I didn't care much for anyway I ignored it. Now it's too prevalent for me to ignore as all photos are experiencing this problem regardless as to which Lightroom program is being used.

debbiem82005972

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This forum says this question has been answered but sadly it has not. I see several forums with this issue and not a single one of the solutions has worked which to me says it is a problem with Adobe otherwise why does it keep resurfacing?

My images are available on a hard drive, which is not a raid system. I tried moving them to the internal and it still doesn't work.
macOS is High Sierra 10.13.6.
Photoshop CC 2019 and Lightroom Classic CC both completed updated according to Adobe Creative Cloud tool.

I've restarted my Mac including clearing the PRAM.

Open as a Smart Object works but I want to use tools like clone and spot healing which don't work on a Smart Object.

Edit in Photoshop launches Photoshop if it isn't already open and then nothing.

I've reset all warning dialogs — has not helped.

Performance > Camera Raw > Use Graphics Processor is selected — was already selected so I tried deselecting it which didn't help so I selected it again with still no results.

I tried selecting Edit in Analog Efex Pro 2, even though I never bought it the option is still there from when I downloaded it to try it. I see "preparing file for editing." I get a dialog box for options and it looks like it is going to work as I'm told my trial has expired and gives me an option to buy.

I still have an old copy of Photoshop CS5 so I selected that as an external editor. Again I see preparing file for editing and then a window comes up for Download Java for legacy applications.

This last attempt definitely shows it is something with Photoshop CC otherwise why would it appear to be connecting the file with other applications but not the CC that we have to pay a subscription for and is supposed to be integrated. These issues popping up with "upgrades" are why I can't recommend Photoshop to anyone who doesn't already use it.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

If ‘Open as Smart Object’ does work, then the solution to your problem is easy. Use ’open as smart object’ to send the image to Photoshop. Then in Photoshop select ‘Layer - Flatten Image’.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

debbiem82005972

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You need to re-read what I wrote. I said Open as Smart Object does work but not for certain tools. I shouldn't have to "flatten image" if the Edit in Photoshop worked so I didn't have to use "Smart Object." There is a reason a Smart Object is a Smart Object and if you flatten the image you then end up having another image in Lightroom instead of having an edited, original image.

Rob_Cullen

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Community Expert

Hi,

"Edit in Photoshop" option simply does nothing.

"Edit In" will not work if the original files are not available to Lightroom. This could be because the photos are 'missing' (to use LR language), or you are only working with Smart Previews (originals disconnected).

These two situations though usually present with the "Edit In" menu item greyed out.

Do you have Photoshop running (in the background) when you select a file to "Edit In" PS?

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

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Abdulaziz Y

Participant

Thank you! I had forgotten I started editing photos off of my external SSD and was only simply editing the Smart Previews, now that I reconnected my SSD, everything is working as it should. Thank you Rob!

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

The usual questions: Mac or Windows? What versions of Lr Classic and Photoshop? What versions of the OS?

-- Johan W. Elzenga

Sahil.Chawla

Adobe Employee

Hi Steve,

We're sorry to hear about this, could you please let us know what operating system you're working on?

Also, are there more than one version of Photoshop installed on your system? Which image format are you working on?

Could you please try deselecting "Use Graphics Processor" located in Lightroom's Preferences > Performance, then relaunch Lightroom and let us know if it helps?

Regards,
Sahil

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Steve200756Author

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Hi, thanks for coming back to me.

Only one version of Photoshop as far as I can tell

I'm working on Canon CR2 files on LR Classic on a MAC running 10.13.6

Graphics processor is off already

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

I mean the version numbers you use, like Lightroom Classic 7.4. Not the number of versions...

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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