smart object updating for Camera Raw filter changes

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November 26, 2019
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I open an image in PS as a smart object, go to carmera raw filter, make changes, close and the changes are not reflected in the image. If I go back to CR the changes are there. This is something new as all the CR changes have updated the image in the past.

Did PS 2020 change the way SO are updated from camera raw?

Mac Catalina on imac.

Problem or error

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D Fosse

Community Expert

Are you talking abut the ACR filter, opened from the menu in Photoshop - or the ACR raw processor, which you get when you double-click a smart object to open it in its own window? Those two are different things.

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AfterimageAuthor

Inspiring

ACR filter opened in PS.

I took the image back into the Camera Raw Filter and changed the image from color to b&w and then closed. What was interesting is the thumb nail smart object turned b&w but the image showing in PS 2020 was color. The CRF changes are not showing up in the image, just the thumbnail.

D Fosse

Community Expert

The camera raw filter doesn't do anything to a smart object. It's just a filter sitting on top of the smart object, it doesn't change the SO in any way.

To do that, you have to open the smart object. Double-click the thumbnail. and the SO opens into its own window. If what is contained within the smart object is a raw file, it will open into the camera raw processor. That's not the same as the camera raw filter.

Yes, it's confusing, but the ACR filter is a simplified pipeline for RGB files, allowing the ACR controls to be used from within Photoshop, but without having to open the full ACR processor.

lambiloon

Community Expert

Hi Mac OS Catalina has some problem with Photoshop CC 2020 may be this is results of some bug so wait for next update...Regards

Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional

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