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October 30, 2017
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Linked Smart Object (dng from LR Classic CC) Not Updating in Photoshop CC

  • October 30, 2017
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HI All,

I'm opening a dng file in LR, clicking on Edit In > Open as SO in photoshop. Once in Photoshop, I click on Convert to a Linked SO and then on Replace with the same file name in the same original location of the dng file. With the files linked and both programs opened, I make changes in LR, but the PS file does not update!

I did observe, that the file name in PS has a "-1" after it. Even after I create the link and told PS to replace with the exact file name (without the -1 at the end), it's adding this "-1" to the file.

I have checked in LR, under Preferences > Metadata > Automatically write changes into XMP (I have tried with it checked and unchecked since I work with dng files and not sure writing to XMP was messing things up). I have also made sure that "Include Develop Settings in metadata inside JPEG, TIFF... is checked.

I have also checked that in LR Preferences > External Editing, I have PSD instead of TIFF.

In PS,in Preferences > General, I have checked Auto Update Open Documents.

I have an iMac (2017), Adobe Creative Cloud with both LR Classic CC and PS CC updated to the latest versions.

Any help would be very appreciated.

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john beardsworth
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john beardsworthCommunity Expert
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October 30, 2017

Are you absolutely sure that the Photoshop smart object is linked to the DNG that you are seeing in Lightroom? I ask because (a) that's what I usually get wrong and (b) the first step of Convert to Linked is to save a copy of the file - so you might have saved the DNG in addition to the one in Lightroom.

Select the LSO, then go to the Properties panel which shows the path. This may give you a clue.

You could also try "tickling" the DNG in LR - just apply an adjustment, let it save to file, then reset it.

John

    john beardsworth
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    john beardsworthCommunity Expert
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    October 30, 2017

    Also, remember to run Metadata > Update Previews and Metadata. PS will display the DNG's embedded preview - just changing metadata isn't enough, the raw data needs rendering.

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