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royh59386047
royh59386047
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September 14, 2023
Question

Save as from Photoshop not updating the Lightroom Classic catalog

  • September 14, 2023
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I am running MacOS 13.5.2 with Lightroom Classic 12.5 and Photoshop 2024

 

I like to keep my Photoshop edits complete with all layers etc, so I can go back and redo if needed and because of file sizes save as .psb  As .psb files do not sync to the cloud I duplicate the image in Photoshop, flatten it to reduce the size and then save as a .tif file. I have tried saving as the original name and under a new name. The saved images are filed by Photoshop in the folder with the original raw image. 

 

The bug is that Lightroom is not cataloging the saved images. It was doing so prior to Photoshop 2024

 

Roy

    2 replies

    Wurstkrapfen
    Wurstkrapfen
    Inspiring
    September 30, 2024

    For me the preview refrehses, but if I enter the devop module in LR Classic it's the old first stage of the tif file.

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 4, 2023

    Hey, @royh59386047. I'll help you figure this out. In Lightroom Classic > Go to Preferences > External Editor > Set the file type to TIFF.

     

    When you're done editing in Photoshop, simply press CMD + S or File > Save & go back to Lightroom Classic. The edit should appear stacked in Lightroom.

     

    Please check here to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3-nNtAh5LE

     

    Thanks!
    Sameer K

    G
    GaryW2
    Participant
    June 28, 2024

    Hi Sameer, I have the same problem, I edit the inage in Photoshop and save it (cmd +S). Photoshop saves it to the disk (overwrites the previose ver) however the preview in lightroom has not updated.
    If I shut down lightroom and restart it it updates? Is there a way to refresh the previews? Or is this a bug?
    I am using the curent subscription of Photoshop and Lightroom locally.
    Thank you Gary

      D Fosse
      Community Expert
      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 25, 2025

      Hi Garry,

       

      I've been having a similar issue, I edit a copy of an images 'with Lightroom changes' in Photoshop, i this case I did a generative expand, but he doesn't really matter what you do, and then saved the work and went back into Lightroom. I tried it a few times with Adobe Technical support and found that either the 'Develop' or the 'Libuary' preview would update. It could be either way round... but the other one would not. I spend 40mins watching the Adobe support agen faffing around on my system (remotly) and they found that if you creat a vertual copy of the image this solves the problem. It's not a very good work around but might be faster then exiting and reloading. It seems there is a bug that needs fixing!  

       

      Hope this helps. 

       

      PLEASE FIX ADBOE 🙂

       

      Charles Sturge | photographer

       


      This won't be the same file, but a new file. So don't expect the original file to update.

       

      If you don't see this new file in Lightroom, it's because

      • either your sort order is such that it appears at the end of the filmstrip, or somewhere other than next to your old file -
      • or that you closed Lightroom before saving from Photoshop. An image saved from Photoshop will only be added to the Lightroom catalog as long as both applications are open during the save. This is tracked by a background script.
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