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bernardwerner
Inspiring
May 16, 2018
Question

smart object not saving black and white setting

  • May 16, 2018
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PS 19.1.4 / ACR 10.3.0.9.33 running on iMac High Sierra 10.13.4 with 32 gb

I am editing images I created just a month ago with  PS 19.1.3 / ACR 10.3.0.9.33 which still created settings files of about 3kb. The XMP file shows:

   crs:ConvertToGrayscale="True"

   crs:ToneCurveName2012="Linear"

   crs:CameraProfile="Adobe Standard"

In PS when I edit the PSD file smart object and go back into ACR, the black and white image is in color with settings of Color / Adobe Color. When I click on the Black & White radio button the profile changes to Adobe Monochrome which has 4-6 points lighter tonality than the original image which is significant when doing b&w. I have to manually reload the XMP file that I had saved from the initial edit to get the right tonality and the setting Black & White / Adobe Standard B&W.

Why isn't ACR correctly reading the original XMP settings stored in the PSD file's Smart Object?

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 17, 2018

Could you please post a screenshot taken of the file in Photoshop at View > 100% and with the pertinent Panels (Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible?

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    bernardwernerAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 17, 2018

    This is the saved original from a prior editing session (Version=10.0 / Process Version=10.0) in PS:

    When I double click on the smart object to edit it further, the color version and not B&W shows:

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 17, 2018

    Hi

    I've just tried here embedding a smart object containing a Camera Raw file processed to black and white in 2016 using a previous version of camera raw (whatever was current in 2016)

    Double clicking the SO opens the current version of camera raw (10.3) with those old settings and profile intact i.e. still B&W

    I added smart filters to see if that made any difference - it did not.

    I am using PS 19.1.4 and Camera Raw 10.3 on Windows 10 so it would be good if someone using a Mac could replicate the same test.

    Dave

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    bernardwernerAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 17, 2018

    Correction: the versions of ACR (and corresponding PS) where the XMP settings are not being read are version 10.0 / process version 10.0 and any and all earlier versions.

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