Photoshop is opening black and white images from Lightroom in a strange colour

[Stewart Bywater]

Having converted my images to B&W in Lightroom, when I click 'edit in Photoshop' they appear in PS in a very strange colour. Does anyone know why this is happening and what I can do to stop it please? It only happens in certain catalogs while others are fine.

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

[lambiloon]

hi please check color mode may be that is issue or show us screenshots....Thanks

[Abambo]

What is « a very starnge » colour?

Please show screen shots.

[Stewart Bywater]

In Lightroom - as you can see, it's black and white.

But When I open it in Photoshop, it has a weird colouring (that looks nothing like the original colour image)

[cmgap]

When you choose Edit in Photoshop are you opening the original file or a copy with Lr edits?

[Stewart Bywater]

I'm just trying to open the original file at the moment, as I haven't saved any edits yet.

[D Fosse]

That's only an option for RGB files. This is a raw file - the screenshot shows CR2.

The very first thing the OP needs to do here is update Lightroom to 7.5, and ACR to 10.5. Then we'll see if this still happens.

[lambiloon]

Hi did you save file from lightroom and then open it ? and its 16 bit file try at 8 bit color mode

[Stewart Bywater]

No, I haven't tried that yet. I was just clicking 'edit in Photoshop'. Thanks!

[lambiloon]

ok check it and let me know....Thanks.

[Stewart Bywater]

If I export it, it opens in black and white, but that means I can't retouch the shot. Changing it to 8-bit didn't make any difference.

[lambiloon]

you can retouch convert it to smart object then all option of camera rough works again in Photoshop ..... 1st take decision in which program you want to edit it then do convert it.....Thanks

[D Fosse]

What exact Lightroom version are you using, and what exact ACR version do you have installed? I suspect one of them hasn't been updated in a while and is left at an old version level.

The reason this is important is that a major overhaul was made to camera profiles between the X.2 and X.3 releases of the camera raw engine. When you "edit in Photoshop", what happens is that Lightroom passes its settings on to ACR, which then opens the file silently into Photoshop. Camera profiles have to correspond for this to work.

Lightroom > Help > About:

ACR main window:

[Stewart Bywater]

I'm using Lightroom CC (Classic) 2015.12 with Camera Raw 9.12. I think it's all up to date!

[D Fosse]

Lightroom 2015.12 is very old and there have been many updates since that. I don't know why you're not getting them in the CC app.

Missing CC updates have been up here in the forum before. I'll see if I can find a link, unless someone else has it handy -

[Stewart Bywater]

Thanks so much - that would be a huge help!

[D Fosse · Accepted solution]

Try this:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/creative-cloud-application-recognizing-available.html

[Stewart Bywater]

Thank you - I'm going through the steps one by one. Currently re-installing the apps. I'll let you know if it works!

[Stewart Bywater]

Installing the latest software worked. Thank you all so much for your help - I had no idea I wasn't using the current version! Much appreciated!

[D Fosse]

You're welcome