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ZigaPhotography
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April 17, 2022
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P: Edit in photoshop color of file saved/returned to Lightroom from Photoshop changes

  • April 17, 2022
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Hello team!

 

I have a problem with my Lightroom/Photoshop. (both were up to date).

Tried to also downgrade for one version, but no effect.

 

Actual problem:

I open my photo in Lightroom and decide to edit in in photoshop, after editing (or even if no editing) is done in photoshop I save. Photos looks same in lightroom (original one) and in Photoshop (edited / non edited), however new image that is now shown in Lightroom has completely different color tone.

Example is attached for better understanding.

 

Any idea what might caused this problem?

 

Thanks in advance.

    Correct answer TheDigitalDog

    Try resetting your Photoshop preferences. Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop. You will be prompted to delete the current settings. 

    Some users have reported resetting Photoshop's preferences fixes an issue of profiles being removed before being saved and then accessed in Lightroom Classic.

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    Charles21901398ry8b
    Participant
    December 25, 2022

    I had to reset the preferences in Photoshop. The color tone change back to Lightroom was causing me great concern. Once I reset the preferences in Photoshop on my Mac (Option+Command+Shift). In my case I had to completely close Photoshop, hold down (Option+Command+Shift) first. Then I opened Photoshop and I got the option to reset the preferences. Now it works just fine. It was driving me nuts!

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    otyior
    Participant
    September 29, 2022

    Hi ! Seems like I've found the issue. At least it worked for me.

    in Photoshop: Make sure the Edit> Color Settings are ProPhoto and that the Image>Mode is 8bits
    in lightroom: Preferences>External Editing make sure the file format is TIFF and that the Color Space is ProPhoto

    It worked for me !

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 29, 2022

    That doesn#t fix the problem! It just hides it from immediate view. Your file in Photoshop is still untagged ProPhoto, and you should never have untagged files, ever. It will appear correct if the working space is also ProPhoto, but if you ever use any other color space it will be very wrong.

     

    The fix is to reset Photoshop Preferences, and then reassign the correct profile to the affected files. That is the only way to correct the underlying problem.

     

    There is no need for Photoshop working RGB to match the setting in Lightroom. Any profile out of Lightroom will override the working space in Photoshop, and will always be treated correctly. Unless there's a bug like here, but this one is easily corrected, permanently.

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      Matt Vanemmerik
      Participant
      July 15, 2022

      Appears to have worked, although you need to rebuild your prefs which is small in the big picture. Thanks for suggestion! 

      ShootingPixelsAndy
      ShootingPixelsAndy
      Inspiring
      July 14, 2022

      Within LR I hit CTRL-E to edit the image in PS. Everything works as expected, image is 16bit ProPhoto.

       

      Once I've completed my edits I hit CTRL-S to save the image back to LR as a 16bit TIFF but for some reason PS doesn't embed the colour profile so all the colours change in LR.

       

      I've checked and doubled checked all the settings and everything is as it should be. The image in PS is 16bit ProPhoto but if I close it and open the saved version the profile is missing. Assigning ProPhoto and doing a SaveAs does at least fix it.

      ShootingPixelsAndy
      ShootingPixelsAndy
      Inspiring
      July 14, 2022

      I get this warning box when I try to re-open the image in PS after saving it back to LR.

      johnrellis
      johnrellis
      Genius
      May 25, 2022

      Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this more-authoritative thread:

      https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-edit-in-photoshop-color-of-fi...

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      BlueCarrots
      Participant
      May 25, 2022

      Hi All

       

      Can anyone assist with the following issue between LRC and PS

       

      1. I have an image in LR Classic.

      2. From the Develop Module I right click the image and select "Edit in Adobe Photoshop 2022..."

      3. The image then loads in Adobe Photoshop as expected.

      4. I do nothing to the image in Photoshop just press save.

      5. The image is transferred back as a new image in LRC but the colour has changed (much more muted and cooler).

       

      Why?

       

      macOS Monterey v12.3.1
      16" MacBook Pro M1 May (64GB)
      Photoshop version 23.3.2
      Lightroom Classic v11.3.1

       

      Many Thanks

      JohanElzenga
      Community Expert
      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 25, 2022

      Sounds like a color space issue. Check your Photoshop Color Settings and make sure that 'Preserve Embedded Profiles' is checked for profile mismatches.

       

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      BlueCarrots
      Participant
      May 25, 2022

      HI John ... .Thanks for getting back to me.

      I'm getting a little closer.

      I checked the Colour settings and they are all set to Preserve Embedded Profiles (see attached screenshot).  I also enabled Profile Mismatches and get the attached dialog box when opening the file in PS.

      Does any of this help?

       

       

       

       

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      poliwog
      Participating Frequently
      May 10, 2022

      Hello:
      I have recently encountered a problem when using "Edit in Photoshop 2022" from LR. The image opens correctly in PS, showing ProPhoto RGB as the profile. This is correct to how LR is set up. I can make any edit to the image in PS--even just a Smart Sharpen, for example. When I save and return to LR, color is drastically changed (see screen grabs). If I edit the edited image back in PS, it will appear correctly, but not if I return it to LR, at which point the changed color re-appears.

      LR and PS both latest updates.
      Windows 10, latest build

        Bob Somrak
        Bob Somrak
        Legend
        May 10, 2022

        A reset of the Photoshop Preferences fixed this issue for me.  There was an UPDATE to Photoshop that showed up on my computer today so maybe the issue is fixed with the update.

        M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
          johnrellis
          johnrellis
          Genius
          May 10, 2022

          To build on Bob's solution, a number of others have also reported here that resetting Photoshop's preferences fixes this issue.

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            luisa59218280
            Participating Frequently
            May 9, 2022

            Buenas tardes, alguien sabe porque de pronto, antes no me ocurría,  si edito desde el lihtgroom una imagen en Photoshop, y sin modificarla la vuelvo a guardar y al visualizarla en el lightroom hace una gestión distinta de la apariencia de color con respecto a la original?

            Gracias.

            Alucinando que no haya manera de contactar con Adobe para plantearles cualquier problema.

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            papayiii
            Participant
            May 9, 2022

            Me sucede lo mismo desde que hice el último upgrade de Photoshop. Comienzo a resolver este asunto y de hacerlo me vuelvo a comunicar por esta vía.

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            luisa59218280
            Participating Frequently
            May 9, 2022

            Pues muchas gracias por responder, si no es cosa mia solo, más que me indigna que no haya manera de contactar con ellos y den alguna respuesta. Hasta hace no mucho creo que se podia enviar un mensaje con cierta facilidad.

             

            Igualmente si encuentro alguna solución te lo haré saber por aqui también, muchisimas gracias por tu ayuda

             

            D Fosse
            Community Expert
            D FosseCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            May 4, 2022

            This has to be the same bug we've seen quite a few cases of lately: the embedded ProPhoto profile from Photoshop is not honored in Lightroom, and the image treated as sRGB.

             

            The screenshots show this very clearly: this is how ProPhoto looks without proper color management. Just try for yourself: assign sRGB to a ProPhoto file in Photoshop. This is exactly how it looks.

             

            In all other cases reported here so far, resetting Photoshop preferences has fixed it. So try again, and make sure you do it right. Your old files may still be affected, so try a new roundtrip.

             

             

            TheDigitalDog
            TheDigitalDog
            Inspiring
            May 4, 2022

            I suggested that could be the issue with a recommendation to reset prefs that has been a fix. We were told that doesn't work. I give up <g>.

            Author “Color Management for Photographers" &amp; "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
              D Fosse
              Community Expert
              D FosseCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              May 4, 2022

              Yeah, I know. Just wanted to bring the point all the way home 😉

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