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DdeGannes
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March 17, 2021
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Working with Super Resolution in LrC. 10.2

  • March 17, 2021
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Ok so LrC 10.2 has been released and there is no option to create a Super Resolution file like ACR 13.2.
At this stage it is my expectation that this function will eventually be available in LrC but it may take weeks for this to be implemented and I wish to adapt an effective workaround.
My work flow is normally confined to Lightroom processing my raw files and only occasionally I will use the edit in function to send an image to PS.
I would like to adapt the most efficient way to create a file to send to an external printing service using the Super Resolution feature.
I sent a few files earlier for printing but it took me a while to complete the process.
After rethinking I tried the following, select a raw image in LrC which has edits, croping, enhancements etc. Save metadata to the file, I do not do this normally.
Then I locate the file on the hdd right click and select edit in PS which boots and the file opens in the ACR window and it shows the edits done in LrC.
This is fine and I proceed to create the Super Resolution dng when completed I click the done button and exit PS. The DNG that was created is now on disk alongside the original raw file. I then synchronize the folder and import the DNG to LrC.
When I select the DNG in LrC the only edits that have been applied are the Default Develop settings so I now have to copy / paste the rest of the edits before proceeding to export the tiff.
Any ideas for a more efficient workaround?

 

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

DNG or proprietary raw should not matter, and you do not have to save metadata to file first. Select the raw image, use the 'Show in Finder/Explorer' menu to locate it on disk, double click it to open in it Photoshop/Camera Raw. After Camera Raw has created the enhanced DNG, click 'Done' or 'Cancel'. No need to open the image in Photoshop. Go back to Lightroom, use 'Synchronize Folder' to add the enhanced image to Lightroom, and then select the original and the enhanced image and sync the settings and the metadata. That's all.

 

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DdeGannes
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March 17, 2021

Thanks Johan, that's super.

Just have to delete the xmp’s created by ACR in my folders.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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March 17, 2021

DNG or proprietary raw should not matter, and you do not have to save metadata to file first. Select the raw image, use the 'Show in Finder/Explorer' menu to locate it on disk, double click it to open in it Photoshop/Camera Raw. After Camera Raw has created the enhanced DNG, click 'Done' or 'Cancel'. No need to open the image in Photoshop. Go back to Lightroom, use 'Synchronize Folder' to add the enhanced image to Lightroom, and then select the original and the enhanced image and sync the settings and the metadata. That's all.

 

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    @MNiessenPhoto
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    March 17, 2021

    Hi,

    I've tested it with a file edited in LrC (10.2 on Windows 10) and opened it in ACR from Bridge.

    After the Super Resolution file is created, I synced the folder in LrC. The Super Resolution had all the edits the original had (basic panel and spot removal), so no need to sync or copy/paste develop settings.

    Maybe the edits were included because my original file is a DNG (converted at import).

    Michael

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    DdeGannes
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    DdeGannesCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    March 17, 2021

    Thanks Michael for that info but I do not use dng files in my normal workflow. As I explained in the process I followed the edits were included in ACR however when the Super Resolution DNG was created they were not included.

    I also do not normally write info to the file. So I will skip the write metadata step and open the original raw directly in PS / ACR create the Super Resolution file and copy the LrC edits when the file is imported to LrC.

    This just means I will have to use my OS to delete the xmp sidecar from my system.

    I adopted Lightroom from inception in 2007 and the main reason for the decision was that I would end using xmp sidecar.

     

     

    Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
    @MNiessenPhoto
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    March 17, 2021

    That's one of the main reasons I convert all my RAW files into DNG at import. Since everything is embedded, there is no need XMP sidecar files.

    DNGs are also smaller. Not by a huge percentage, but with tens of thousands of pictures, the space saving is really substantial.

    Let's hope Super Resolution comes to LrC soon, so you don't have to go through all those steps anymore.

    Michael

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    Michael Niessen - Photographer, photo-editor, educator

    Photo-editing (Ps/Lr/LrC) and photography workshops & one-on-one training (off- and online)
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