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offshootstudios
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July 1, 2021
Question

Can't paste settings to an edited TIF file (edited in Photoshop)

  • July 1, 2021
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All my images were shot and imported as .dng files (they are a sequence).

A couple of the photos I needed to edit in Photoshop to remove objects etc. I saved and they appear in Lightroom (now as a duplicated TIF file when I check).

The thing is I've edited the regular files and when I try and paste the settings to this new edited file the settings will not paste. I've tried every way of copying them but the settings will not apply to edited files (fine on all other files)

Can someone help?

Thanks

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GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
July 1, 2021

Edits in PS are burned into the photo. That is, destructive editing. No data as to what was accomplished is kept. LrC sees that resultant image as completely new, unedited (in LrC). Their is no data to read to tell LrC what to do to duplicate.

 

Remember, when you edit in LrC, you are not altering the actual original photo, this is non destructive editing. Edits are simply database records kept in the database file (the catalog), that LrC uses to create the previews you see. All those steps (states) you see in the history panel, are those database records, LrC can use them to sync to other photos. No such history available to LrC from a fresh copy via PS.

 

Followup: I was wrong about OP workflow, so above does not apply

 

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offshootstudiosAuthor
Participant
July 1, 2021
I get that and understand how that works, but I can't understand why I
can't paste edits (the database records) to this new unedited file.

I am making edits to other files (WB, contrast etc). Surely these edits can
be applied to the NEW image that was edited from photoshop?

>From what you're saying it means the solution is to do all edits in
Photoshop AFTER any edits in LrC. This seems crazy as what if I edit
everything and finish, then decide I want to tweak the contrast on the
whole collection. I would only be able to change the 'non-photoshop' files.

Am I missing something?
GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
July 1, 2021

NO.
LrC knows what has been done to a file while you are editing in LrC.

It knows nothing about what you have done to a file outside od LeC.Oh, metadata changes can be resolved (metadata conflic) but not edits to the image.

 

PS is a pixal editor. It edits the image pixal by pixal.

PS is a destructive editor, once edited, once saved, no going back.

 

Followup: I was wrong about OP workflow, so above does not apply

 

 

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