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Greg_S.
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Jan 31, 2025 4:38 AM UTC

Did you open your raw image as a 16 bit file?  For some reason, that seems to be the default which is ridiculous because Elements cannot perform many operations in 16 bit mode. If so, you need to convert it to 8 bit in the Image>Mode menu.

 

 

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Greg_S.
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Jan 31, 2025 5:13 AM UTC

Can you also tell me whether you have the updated build of Elements 2025 which was released yesterday.  Look under the Help>About menu and you should see the following:

 

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Greg_S.
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Jan 31, 2025 5:09 AM UTC

@jim_1945 Can you tell me if the ACR Editor opened your raw files by default to 16 bit on your computer?  If so, I think Adobe needs to change that setting in a future release.

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Greg_S.
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Jan 31, 2025 4:38 AM UTC

Did you open your raw image as a 16 bit file?  For some reason, that seems to be the default which is ridiculous because Elements cannot perform many operations in 16 bit mode. If so, you need to convert it to 8 bit in the Image>Mode menu.

 

 

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jim_1945Author
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Jan 31, 2025 5:00 AM UTC

Thanks Greg.  After doing a little digging that's the same conclusion that I reached.  Ironically, PSE 2023 and earlier versions to not have this issue.  They transfer from camera raw back to the editor with no problems.  Sorry to take up your time, but maybe this thread will answer someone else's problem.

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Greg_S.
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Jan 31, 2025 3:19 AM UTC

Please explain your problem in more detail. 

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jim_1945Author
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Jan 31, 2025 3:35 AM UTC

after adjusting a photo in camera raw and returning it to pse 2025, pse 2025 is non-responsive.  The program is frozen.  Clicking on anything, menues, tools etc. produces no response.  

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jim_1945Author
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Jan 31, 2025 3:55 AM UTC

Update:  just updated camera raw and now menues and tools are working but cannot Duplicate Layer in Layers.

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