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_jj_pod_
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July 29, 2008
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Lightroom 2.0 will not export to Photoshop CS3

  • July 29, 2008
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OK,

So I downloaded and installed lightroom 2.0 this morning and things are not working well.

System: Macpro 2.8, 8 gb ram, os x 10.5.4, nikon d300 raw files

The problem...

It started with Lightroom not exporting any images to photoshop. Doesn't matter if I try to send 1 or 20, I get a spinning beach ball, then nothing. if photoshop is closed it will open it, but nothing gets loaded into it. Plain export, merge to panoramic, edit as smart object, nothing does anything.

Tried in both 32 and 64 bit modes, tried re-installing Lightroom 2.0 from scratch. still nothing. I sent a sample raw file into adobe and am waiting to hear back, but figured I'd see what everyone else thinks as well.
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    _Timothy_Mathews_
    Participant
    July 30, 2008
    I've been having similar problems. I can open a file in Photoshop with the edit in Photoshop button, but all other integration such as smart object, photomerge etc. give me the evil and false error that Lightroom couldn't Launch Photoshop.

    I had hoped that in the final shipping release they would have fixed this problem, but alas, no such luck.
    I tried the un-install Photoshop/reinstall, no help, just lost all my actions in the process. I even tried un-installing the entire suite and re-installing it, but that also made no difference. So I guess we all have to wait for Adobe to fix this since tight Photoshop integration is one of the key selling points for Lightroom 2.
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    _jj_pod_Author
    Participating Frequently
    July 30, 2008
    I also tried the switching of bit depth with no luck.

    Just got off the phone with Adobe again and was told "this is an actual bug, with the current solution being to add photoshop as the 2nd editor." At least they are aware of the issue and can start working on a fix...

    sweet.

    here's looking to the 2.0.1 release!!
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    _Gross_Magee_
    Participant
    July 30, 2008
    I tried Betty Reed's trick and it did not work for me. The only work around I have found is setting PS3 as the second editor. However that will not allow opening as Smart Object.
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    _Julie_Kmoch_
    Participating Frequently
    July 30, 2008
    Has anyone else tried Betty Reed's trick of changing the bit depth in the preferences? I don't know why that would be a factor, but I'm intrigued by her success.
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    _jj_pod_Author
    Participating Frequently
    July 30, 2008
    Update: I tried an uninstall of photoshop and lightroom, reinstalled both, and still no dice, opens photoshop, but nothing gets sent to it.

    I am however able to get Lightroom to open an image in Photoshop when I add Photoshop CS3 as the second editor.

    Which stinks cause one of the main reasons I was so excited for this program is the ability to create panoramic photos right from the lightroom menu.

    Hope they hurry up and fix it.
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    _Paul_Hu_
    Participant
    July 30, 2008
    I found a way around this. In the Lightroom Preference, Under 'External Editing', I forced the 'Additional External Editor' to use CS3.app instead of CS2, and images loaded in CS3 whether choosing 'Edit a Copy with Light room Adjustment', 'Edit a Copy', or 'Edit Original'.

    This is just a temporary solution, I hope that Adobe will fix this problem soon.
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    _Paul_Hu_
    Participant
    July 30, 2008
    From Lightroom to CS3, the 'Edit a Copy' and 'Edit Original' works. But 'Edit a copy with Lightroom Adjustments' does NOT work, it just opens CS3 with no image loaded.

    The funny thing that I noticed is that using 'Edit a Copy' selection opens the original unedited image in CS3, but in Lightroom, it immediately created an edited copy with Lightroom adjustments in Lightroom with the word '-Edit' attached to the new image file.
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    Doug Page
    Participant
    July 30, 2008
    Same problem here. Receive error message "the files could not be edited because Adobe photoshop cs3 could not be launched"

    Had the same problem in beta, thought it would have been fixed. I Re-installed CS3, have ACR 4.5, no effect.
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    _Betty_Reed_
    Participant
    July 29, 2008
    I was getting the same problem; I tried changing the preferences bit depth to 8 bits on the edit preferences screen in LR, and suddenly it started working. I then switched back to 16 bit, and photoshop CS3 still opened my picture ok.
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    _MikeL_117_
    Participant
    July 29, 2008
    Hi All

    This was an occasional problem during the beta and the only solution seemed to be to re-install Photoshop CS3.

    I for one was hoping the glitch would have been sorted for the release.

    Perhaps Photoshop is not sending the expected replies to Lightroom!!!

    Mike
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