Any solution to the Edit in Layers Bug?

[elellilrah]

Is there any solution to the Edit in Layers bug in Lightroom. I have to stack 4-20 images, then blend them in PS. Before CC (PS CS6 / LR 5.7 / LR 6 worked perfectly), I could select a group of images, right click, selection Edit In -> Open as Layers in Photoshop, and after a few minutes, all of the images would be stacked into a single PSD file. Now, the sequence just halts after 2 images.

Things that haven't worked:

I've tried opening PS before starting the process.

Shutting off Preferences->Performance->Use Graphics Processor

Clearing space on my hard drive

Reinstalling LRC and PS

Updating Camera Raw again to 12.3

I have the latest LRC, PS, and camera raw. 

Nothing works. I spent (wasted) 2 hours on tech support chat, until the tech finally said that this bug is supposed to be fixed in the next release. This bug has existed for 4+ years now. Does anyone have a solution/fix that makes this very important process work again? Thanks!!

[elellilrah]

The tech suggested using PS's multi-import tool but that doesn't apply the edits from LRC. The only "solution" I've found is to select all pictures, open them at once in PS, rename, then duplicate layers into a single file. It's okay for 2-3 files, but I have stacked images with 16 individual shots. And I have 20 items that need stacking. This was a 2-3 hour process. Now it's looking to be a 8+ hour process from the manual work. 😞

[GoldingD]

Not having that problem on either Windows 10 workstation or MACBookPro. 

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[GoldingD]

Please post your System Information as Lightroom Classic (LrC) reports it. In LrC click on Help, then System Info, then Copy. Past that information into a reply. Please present all information from first line down to and including Plug-in Info. Info after Plug-in info can be cut as that is just so much dead space to us non-Techs.

[elellilrah]

Here's the system info:

Lightroom Classic version: 9.3 [ 202005281810-476e492c ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-US
Operating system: Mac OS 10
Version: 10.14.6 [18G5033]
Application architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 4
Processor speed: 1.6 GHz
SqLite Version: 3.30.1
Built-in memory: 8,192.0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 8,192.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 196.7 MB (2.4%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 5,837.5 MB
Memory cache size: 10.5MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.3 [ 493 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 3
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 42MB / 4095MB (1%)
Camera Raw real memory: 43MB / 8192MB (0%)
Displays: 1) 1440x900

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics 6000

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/aaron/Pictures/Lightroom/Lightroom Catalog.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/aaron/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

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1) AdobeStock
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3) Facebook
4) Flickr
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[GoldingD]

One thing I do not see in your listing of remidy steps, that being reseting the preference file. Following is my SOP on that

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Sounds like a canadate for resetting the preference file. Resetting the preference file is Adobe speak for deleating the preference file and then letting Lightroom Classic to recreate it.

The preference file can get corrupted, resulting in odd behavior. Some people have a knee jerk reaction in thinking they need to uninstall then reinstall Lightroom Classic, maybe that could be called for, but it would be better to first reset the preference file.

Be aware that resetting the preference file will result in Lightroom Classic creating a new catalog instead if opening your previously opened catalog (normally) so make sure you know where your catalog is. 

Be aware the resetting the preference file will revert some settings in Preferences to defaults. So be aware of what you have changed, so that you can put those back the way you want them.

some links:

https://lightroomers.com/replacing-the-lightroom-preference-file/745/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARt-hoCc2Q

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/recover-catalog-images-resetting-lightroom.html

[elellilrah]

I tried the preferences reset. I didn't work.

There are a lot of postings about this problem and they've been around for 4+ years unfortunately.

[Rob_Cullen]

Sorry, no answer, only a work-around using Bridge that may help until the bug is fixed.

1) Edit files in LrC

2) Save Metadata to files [Ctrl+S]

3) Select the files in Bridge

4) Bridge Menu: Tools > Photoshop > Load Files into Photoshop Layers..

[johnrellis]

Adobe has acknowed this bug:

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/-open-as-layers-in-photoshop-function-in-ligh...

Please add your constructive opinion to the bug report, and be sure to click Me Too and Follow in the upper-right corner. That will make it a little more likely that Adobe will prioritize a fix, and you'll be notified when the bug's status changes. (Safari users, uncheck the option Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Prevent Cross-Site Tracking or use Chrome or Firefox.)

The only posted workarounds are to open the images separately within LR or to use Bridge as Wobertc suggested.

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