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heathcliffe2
heathcliffe2
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January 3, 2019
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Lightroom: Open as Layers in Photoshop, not working in latest version

  • January 3, 2019
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This feature is suddenly not working with the latest updates and I use it most of the time - so a bit distressed

Could anyone help with this please ?

I have Creative Cloud and have installed all the recent updates.

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    Correct answer Akash Sharma

    Greetings,

     

    This issue should be fixed in the Lightroom Classic 10.2 update that went live today. This update includes fixes to some of the top customer reported issues among other bug fixes. See Bug Fixes

     

    To update Lightroom Classic to 10.2, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Lightroom. See: More detailed instructions for updating

     

    Let us know how it goes.

    Thanks,

    Akash

    11 replies

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    Jan Anne
    Participant
    April 23, 2021

    Not working here; updated today to LRC 10.2

    Really annoying if you want to do photostacking!!

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    albasdad
    Known Participant
    April 23, 2021

    Open it from GRID view...then it'll  work.

    Still a bug though..

     

    best regards

     

    andre

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 30, 2021

    @SeanNY   TBMK = "To the Best of My Knowledge"

    My post (25 March) was referring to Lightroom v4.2 (Cloud based) that does not have the 'Open as layers in Ps' feature,

    The problem 'Open as layers' must be specific to some Operating Systems an Lr-Classic installs.

    My Classic 10.2  in Windows-10 just successfully opened 23 (.PSD) images as layers.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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    PhilipParris18289206
    Participant
    April 3, 2021

    Not working in latest LR Classic and Photoshop. Extremely annoying! I rely on the Abobe suite to work. 

    SeanNY
    SeanNY
    Participating Frequently
    April 3, 2021

    I spent a long time with Adobe support yesterday.  Not sure if this is the issue for everyone but for me, the problem is limited to HEIC files, which is the new iPhone "raw" standard.

     

    My Lightroom will open any type of files as layers except HEIC.

     

    If this is the same problem for you, there is a very easy workaround.  Select all the photos you want, then export to JPG, then click on "Added by Previous Export" to quickly select your new set of JPGs then Open as Layers in Photoshop.

     

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    maculatum
    Participant
    March 30, 2021

    Updated to LRC v10.2.   For a long time I have sent groups of images from LRC to photoshop to open as layers so I can focus stack.  Now after updating LRC and Photoshop to the latest versions it will not work.  No matter how many images I select it just opens 1 image in photoshop.  It is untenable with my workflow or any logical workflow to have to open individusally 5, 10, 20 or 30 images as layers in photoshop 1 at a time.  Why does this not suddenly work after updating?  It is a very important feature.  I can think of dozens of use cases (not just my own) where a user would want to select multiple images in LRC and have them open as layers in photoshop.  I see others are having the same problem and clearly the latest update does not appear to have fixed the issue.  Is another update coming sooner rather than later?

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      albasdad
      Known Participant
      April 12, 2021

      Same problem - how frustrating! After some investigation I discovered it would work from GRID view, but not from Develop view. So we havea workaround until Adobe fixes this debilitating bug !

      Rob_Cullen
      Community Expert
      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 12, 2021

      Deleted.

       

       

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
      SeanNY
      SeanNY
      Participating Frequently
      March 28, 2021

      Open as Layers in Photoshop stopped working for me TODAY March 28, 2021.  Windows 10 desktop.  Only one graphics card.  I have the latest Lightroom and Photoshop installed.  Edit in Photoshop works normally.  

        Akash Sharma
        Akash SharmaCorrect answer
        Legend
        March 16, 2021

        Greetings,

         

        This issue should be fixed in the Lightroom Classic 10.2 update that went live today. This update includes fixes to some of the top customer reported issues among other bug fixes. See Bug Fixes

         

        To update Lightroom Classic to 10.2, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Lightroom. See: More detailed instructions for updating

         

        Let us know how it goes.

        Thanks,

        Akash

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          mannyc56252564
          Participant
          March 17, 2021

          I'm still having the same issue after the update.

            Bob Somrak
            Bob Somrak
            Legend
            November 17, 2020

            After updating Photoshop to 22.0.1 I haven't had issues doing Edit In or Open as Layers for 21 photos.  I did each several times with differnt  CR2 photos selected and it worked fine.  

            M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
            K
            KajiPhoenix Photography
            Participant
            November 20, 2020

            I was sure that would help but I have observed no changes on my end. When I reopen in photoshop, the image is flattened to one background layer instead of my working layers.

            TheDigitalDog
            TheDigitalDog
            Inspiring
            October 4, 2020

            This is a known bug inside Adobe, there is as yet, not fix. 

            Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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              JamesOPhoto
              Participant
              October 13, 2020

              There was a new update today and it's STILL NOT WORKING!!!!

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                adobeses1995
                Known Participant
                October 4, 2020

                I started having the same problem this summer 2020, and I stil have the problem after reinstalling LRC and PS and resetting all my PS preferences (super annoying to lose all my shortcuts, and still no joy). It is absolutely crippling my ability to keep up with my workflow, which is composite photography for commercial and architectural photography. Literally a living nightmare, costing me time with my wife and son because I can't keep up with my work. 

                Are there any other solutions besides reinstalling LR and PS and trashing presets??? I'm at the end of my rope. 

                  K
                  KajiPhoenix Photography
                  Participant
                  November 5, 2020

                  I am in the same situation. This is very frustrating. 

                    alang@AAP
                    alang@AAP
                    Participant
                    July 21, 2020

                    I have the saem issue with Photoshop 21.2.1 and latest Lightroom Clasic. You would have thought this would be fixed by now..

                    Alan

                      Just Shoot Me
                      Just Shoot Me
                      Legend
                      July 21, 2020

                      Working fine on my system as it always has.

                      Your problem, as with all other in this year + old conversation, is with the install of either LrC or Ps on the individula systems and not a general failure of this feature working.

                      GoldingD
                      GoldingD
                      Legend
                      January 15, 2019

                      Well, today Adobe has updated PS, looks like it fixes the LR to PS issue

                      Fixed issues in Adobe Photoshop CC

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