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FilCagnin
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February 20, 2025
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(iPad) liquify tool not available for lightrom imported files

  • February 20, 2025
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Hi there!!

Did anyone found a workaround for this flaw in the adobe ecosystem?
The liquify tool won't work on lightroom (iPad)  files when "edit in PS" is activated!

If you open the file trought photoshop than it will work, but doing this you loose the seamless transitionbetween the apps!
This is really frustrating!!!

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    AlekeCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 24, 2025

    Hi there @FilCagnin! I totally get how frustrating this can be. Unfortunately, there are still some limitations with the Liquify tool in Photoshop on the iPad. The Liquify filter has been disabled for text layers, smart objects, layers over 8192 x 8192 pixels, masks, and various color modes (Grayscale, Lab, RGB 16-bit and 32-bit, and CMYK 16-bit and 32-bit). When transferring files from iPad Lightroom to iPad Photoshop, they usually come over in 16-bit color, and since Liquify is disabled in that mode, it won’t work unless you manually open an 8-bit file in iPad Photoshop.

    Thanks so much for your understanding!

    Cheers, Alek 😊

    *(If you mention me with an @, like @Aleke, I’ll get a notification and can respond faster.)*
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    FilCagninAuthor
    Participant
    February 25, 2025
    Sorry, but i find that extremely dumb🙊

    Are you guys working on it or is it a deliberate decision?
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      COREmediaphotography
      Participant
      March 23, 2025

      Still looking for a solution. This is incredibly painful. If another editing software could solve this problem I'd jump ship immediately. I've already switched to Davinci for video editing. 

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