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aidans46155577
aidans46155577
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March 30, 2018
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Open photo in photoshop from Lightroom

  • March 30, 2018
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Hello

I have a very frustrating issue , and I hope someone here can help me.

First I make a few adjustments to a photo in lightroom and then select the option to edit in photoshop cc2018 ( no issue so far)

Next I make a few adjustments to that one image - maybe a couple of adjustments layers and a masked layer, no big deal.

Once I'm happy with the image - I will then close the image and it pops up in Lightroom with the new adjustments. ( no issue here)

Here's where the fun starts!

I decide to open the image in photoshop again - and all the layers have disappeared??

Any idea how this is happening??

If I save the image to a new location - so it doesn't go back into lightroom - I'd have access to these layers, so it appears to an issue with lightroom.

Thanks in advance guys!

Aidan 

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    JoeKostoss
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    JoeKostossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 30, 2018

    When you open an image in Photoshop for a 2nd time, you must select "Edit Original" if you want to see the original layers.  Both Edit a Copy and Edit a Copy with Lightroom adjustments will flatten the image before opening in Photoshop.

    aidans46155577
    aidans46155577Author
    Participant
    March 30, 2018

    Thank you so much Joe!

    Really appreciate that :-)

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 30, 2018

    I am testing a flow-diagram that might help explain this question-

    Part 1 is initial creating a Photoshop image,

    Part 2 is re-opening the Ps image-

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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