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Zaphod
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January 26, 2024
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Edit original shortcut prompt "Read the composite data instead"

  • January 26, 2024
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Hello,

 

If I select an image in InDesign and click the "Edit Original" in the Links panel, it open normally the image in Photoshop.

 

But if I use the keyboard shortcut for "Edit Original" (alt+mj+cmd+L), then I received this message in Photoshop "Read the composite data instead?". If I click ok, then it flatten the file before opening it.

 

Why this function is different when I use the shortcut ?

 

Thanks for your lights !

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    Correct answer leo.r

    Maybe this helps understand your issue:

    https://jkost.com/blog/2016/07/opening-a-composite-flattened-document-from-a-layered-psd-file.html

     

    It appears that the Opt-Shift combination in your shortcut alters the way Photoshop opens the image.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    January 26, 2024

    When you go to the Links Panel and look at Edit Original - does it show the Keyboard shortcut beside it? If not, then there is no keyboard shortcut applied and you're using a different shortcut to invoke a different command. 

     

    For what it's worth  you can hold down CMD or ALT and double click an image to edit original. 

    Quicker, I think. 

     

    Perhaps your keyboard shortcut is linked to a script or something.

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    ZaphodAuthor
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    February 2, 2024

    Thanks for your answer.

     

    There is a a keyboard shortcut for "Edit Original" in the "Edit" menu. And it's working. But any TIFF or PSD I open in Photoshop prompt the request ""Read the composite data instead?". If I click ok, then it flatten the layers, if I click escape on keyboard, it open the document normally.

     

    The joke is that, when I click on it in the "Edit" menu (not the Links palette), it's working normally !

     

    Not a big deal, but still very strange. Am I calling another function ? Are my images altered in other way when using this shortcut?

    leo.r
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    leo.rCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2024

    Maybe this helps understand your issue:

    https://jkost.com/blog/2016/07/opening-a-composite-flattened-document-from-a-layered-psd-file.html

     

    It appears that the Opt-Shift combination in your shortcut alters the way Photoshop opens the image.

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