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Edit jpg in photoshop creates a huge file

  • December 16, 2024
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Lightroom Classic 14.1 on Windows 11

 

When I edit a photo in Photoshop choosing the option "Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments" with following parameters:

  • File format: JPG
  • Color Space sRGB
  • Bit depth: 8 bits/component
  • Resolution: 240

Lightroom Classic creates a huge JPG file, more than 100 MB for a 45Mpx image (shot by Nikon Z8) or even for a 24Mpx (shot by Nikon Z6II). The file is so big that PS can't open it and gives me the error message "Photoshop could not complete your request because of a program error". I have no problem opening any other file I have.

 

If I use any other external editor (even Paint, but usually I use Topaz Denoise AI) with the same export parameters, the JPG file created by Lightroom Classic has the usual size of 6-8 MB and I have no problem opening in Photoshop.

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JohanElzenga
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December 16, 2024

I'm a bit puzzled about what you describe here. 'Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments' is a dialog that you will only get if you edit an RGB file (jpeg, tiff, psd), not if you edit a raw file. But when you do that with Photoshop as primary editor, then you will not get another dialog where you can specify file format, color space, bit depth and resolution. This is the dialog for 'Edit in Photoshop':

The copy that opens in Photoshop will not be a jpeg, but a tiff or psd. That, including the color space and the bit depth, is specified in 'Preferences > External Editors' and jpg is not an option, only tiff or psd are. So even if your original file is a jpg, the copy could be a 16 bits TIFF, which explains the huge size. Don't be fooled by the file name that Photoshop shows, ending with .jpg. That's because the Photoshop file has not been saved yet, so you'll see the original file name, even if the image in Photoshop is 16 bits (which is not supported by jpg).

 

It's possible to add Photoshop as secondary editor as well. If you open an image in a secondary editor of in a plugin, then you do get a dialog with the options you mentioned. Here's how that looks for a plugin:

So did you add Photoshop as secondary editor and are you using that? If so, are you sure this link is still pointing at the most recent version of Photoshop?

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
francesco_g작성자
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December 16, 2024

Thank you for your reply, Johan.

Yes, in order to be able to edit a simple jpg in PS (and not a huge TIFF/DNG since I don't need it), I add PS as a secondary editor. And yes, I am pointing to the latest version of PS, since my PC is brand new and I started with a fresh installation of Lr/Ps/Camera RAW software.

 

Sorry for the missing information.

francesco_g작성자
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December 16, 2024

If you only want to make a small edit like a spot removal, then why don't you do it like this: Use 'Open in Photoshop 2025'. In the dialog, do not make a copy but use 'Edit Original'. Photoshop will open the original jpg. Make your edits and save. During your work in Photoshop you will not see the Lightroom edits, but on return in Lightroom they will still be there (and will still be non-destructive!) and your Photoshop edit will have updated the original with that spot removal.

 


Yes, but I must have a JPG.

So, since I usually work on RAW files, now I have first to convert them to JPG with "Edit on Topaz" and then I can use "Open in PS 2025", as I wrote before.