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Myphototrail
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November 15, 2022
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Unable to access previous edits in Camera Raw Filter. How do you access later?

  • November 15, 2022
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I'm able to adjust a layer using Camera Raw Filter.  But once I save the edits and return to Photoshop I'm no longer able to access those edits to make further changes.  How can previous edits be saved AND be accessible in future?

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Correct answer Sean McCormack

Only speculating, but right clicking the layer and doing 'Convert to Smart Object' before using the Camera Raw filter should give you a layer that can be edited again later. 

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Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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November 16, 2022

"AND be accessible in future?"

Double click on Camera Raw Filter below Smart Object layer to reopen ACR window with pre-loaded previous adjustments.

 

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MyphototrailAuthor
Inspiring
November 16, 2022

Thanks for reply.  That's the problem - after making the edits in Camera Raw, there is no visible layer that I can access again (in future) as shown in your image.  The changes are visible in the image, but I can't go back and adjust those edits in Camera Raw.  I used to be able to, but something changed in a recent update it seems.  Or am I missing something.

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MyphototrailAuthor
Inspiring
November 16, 2022

Someone above pointed me straight - I needed to convert to smart object first.  Strangely, I never had to do that before, but I just need to do that going forward.

TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
November 15, 2022

Camera Raw used as a Filter burns the edits into the layer. It isn't like using ACR on a raw. So yeah, a Smart Object would be one way to avoid the burning of the edits, by design when using ACR this way on rendered data. 

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    Sean McCormack
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    Sean McCormackCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    November 15, 2022

    Only speculating, but right clicking the layer and doing 'Convert to Smart Object' before using the Camera Raw filter should give you a layer that can be edited again later. 

    Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
      Sean McCormack
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      Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
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      November 15, 2022

      Quick test says yes. 

      Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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