Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop 2020

[stephens32301]

I have never been able to access Adobe Camera Raw from Photoshop is this a Video Card issue? Don't see the need to continue if I cannot use any layers edits. Any help out there?  

[John Waller]

>> I have never been able to access Adobe Camera Raw from Photoshop 

What happens when you try? Any error messages?

[stephens32301]

No no error mesages, John.

[davescm]

What exact version of Photoshop are you using and what filetype are you opening?

Dave

[stephens32301]

Adobe Photoshop 2020,  I have tried jpg files raw files and psd files

[davescm]

Is it the camera raw filter that you are trying to use or camera raw itself (e.g from Bridge - Open with camera raw)?

If you go to help >About Plug Ins > Camera Raw what version of camera raw is installed?

Dave

[stephens32301]

I can use Camera Raw from Bridge everything seems fine there , bring it intoPhoitoshop and I though a dounble click on th elayer woul dtransport me back to Camera Raw for new layer mask adjustments to specific araes buyt that does not do it. Same thinjmg wihtbringing in from Lightroom cannot access ACR with a double click on the layer. My Camera Raw versiion is 2019 Versio 12.1.0.351.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

To do that you need to open as a smart object in Photoshop.

So if you've gone from Bridge to camera raw and made some adjustments, instead of clicking "Open Image" to go into Photoshop, press the shift key and use "Open Object". Then you can click on  smart object in Photoshop and it will take you back to camera raw.

It's the same from Lightroom - use Edit in > Open as Smart object in Photoshop

Dave

[stephens32301]

Very slow processing but...wow. , Was able to go from Lightromm to Photshop as a Smart Object, make a copy of the layer and double click and got to ACR. I have tried to do that for many days without sucess. I am mystified that it works now. Thanks for your time Dave. First time I've uased the forum you were patient and helpful. Thanks again.

[jagentis]

I was able to go from Lightroom to Photoshop via smart object. make a copy via New Smart Object from Copy, then double-click opening the file into ACR.  Not working now.  It just creates another copy of file to edit within Photoshop...not ACR.  Not sure what happened within the last few days.  Maybe the new IOS update. 09/10/2020.   

Jackie