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December 5, 2019
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Rasterising Smart Objects in Photoshop 2020

  • December 5, 2019
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Hey,

Up until now, whenever I tried to edit a smart object directly I'd get a message that a smart object can't be edited and Photoshop would offer to rasterise the smart object. I could simply hit Enter and I was ready to edit the newly rasterized layer. Now I have to right click the smart object and choose rasterize, which is a lot slower for me. Is there a way to turn on the legacy option?

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

Should be fixed in the just released 21.0.2 update.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 10, 2019

Should be fixed in the just released 21.0.2 update.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    December 5, 2019

    I filed a bug report over here:

     

    https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/photoshop-2020-dialog-change

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      M3 CommunicationsAuthor
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      December 5, 2019

      Great idea. I bumped it witha a "mee too" 🙂

      PECourtejoie
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      PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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      December 5, 2019

      Hello, I have a question about your workflow: why do you need to edit the SOs. You do realize that you immediately lose all the benefits of using them. And in corollary, do you need those items to be Smart Objects? There is maybe a way to import them in another form, if you explain your workflow...

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      M3 CommunicationsAuthor
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      December 5, 2019

      Hey PECourtejoie,

      Lets say I need to create a quick post for social media. I have my square template in Photoshop > I drag and drop the image I need to use in Photoshop > the image is imported as a smart object > I resize it to fit the subject in my template > I need to add a bit of background on the sides, because after the resize the image dosn't fill the template > I can't use the content-aware fill on a smart object.

       

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      M3 CommunicationsAuthor
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      December 5, 2019

      Hi

      Do you need to import the images as Smart Objects, if not there's an option in Preferences to disable that


      I'd rather import my images as Smart Objects and rasterize them when I need to, rather than the other way around, but might be a good option to consider. Thanks.

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