Open multiple images in LR to PS

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
July 27, 2020
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Hi there,

My current editing process involves editing in LR, then one image at a time "open in PS". I edit in PS, then click "save" and the image is back in LR and I'll finish my editing workflow there. I'm looking for a way to open multiple images from LR to PS (rather than one at a time) and then get them all back in LR (as simple as possible).

I've tried using camera raw instead of LR, and open all images in PS. I just like LR so much better.

how can I achieve this?

Many thanks!!

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karenj0858

Participating Frequently

Hi Sarah

I don't know if you ever got an answer to this but I had the same issue. After reading multiple posts I discovered for myself that you need to be in the LIBRARY module in LR Classic (not Develop as some others have said), then you can select the images you want, (I clicked on the first image then held down the CTRL button and selected the next images I wanted) then pressed CTRL E. If you have a Mac, use CMD. This worked for me.

regards, Karen

D Fosse

Community Expert

No, you can do it from Develop, but you need to have Auto Sync enabled to open all selected photos into Photoshop in one go. If not, only the "most selected" will open.

karenj0858

Participating Frequently

Hi. I've not seen that mentioned in any of the responses people have had before so that is good to know. It's not obvious though what Auto Sync is unless you are familiar with it. I've just been looking in Preferences to see if is there but again reverted to Google for help and found it is the Sync/Auto Sync button that I am more familiar with using when applying develop settings to more that one image. Had no idea that had to be enabled in order to open multiple images in LR. So much to learn!!

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Sorry, that option does not exist yet in Lightroom desktop. It only exists in Lightroom Classic.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

sarac1508116Author

New Participant

Hi Johan, thank you, and sorry i mean to include that I am using LR Classic! So is there a way to open multiple images at once to photoshop and then save them back to LR classic?

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Yes. Select the images and choose 'Edit in Photoshop'. After you have edited them, use 'Save' (not 'Save as') for each of them.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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