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bartonlew
bartonlew
Brainiac
June 17, 2018
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can you create a camera raw filter for a smart object that will affect multiple layers?

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I have a main layer and 4 layers above it adding in pieces of the image for an overall composite.  I then turned my main layer into a Smart Object.  Then I went to Filter> Camera Raw Filter to create a non-destructive filter for modifying exposure, hue etc for the composite image.  But I see that this filter affects only the main layer and the other, additional layers are not showing in the Camera Raw Filter screen on the image.  Can I create a non-destructive filter in Camera Raw that will affect my entire image without merging the layers, or is that necessary?  Thank you.

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Correct answer Bojan Živković11378569

You do not need to merge layers, select all layers then convert them to Smart Object layer. Layers will be available if you edit the content of Smart Object layer.

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Bojan Živković11378569
Bojan Živković11378569Correct answer
Community Expert
June 17, 2018

You do not need to merge layers, select all layers then convert them to Smart Object layer. Layers will be available if you edit the content of Smart Object layer.

bartonlew
bartonlewAuthor
Brainiac
June 17, 2018

Thank you.  I had already made the main layer a Smart Object, but I selected all layers and converted to a Smart Object.  This resulted in one layer.  So to see all the layers, I then selected Layer>Smart Object>Edit Contents.  Nothing then happened for some time, so I walked away from my computer.  When I returned, a new tab had appeared with showed all the layers.  I clicked on the little "x" to close the tab and got a prompt asking me if I wanted to save this file.  So would I now be saving a separate file?  The name that Photoshop assigned this file when it opened this new tab is similar but slightly different than my document.  Thank you.

davescm
davescm
Community Expert
June 17, 2018

Thanks.  Is there any visual cue that your Smart Object has Layers?  Or is that something you just have to remember if you want to edit them?


No the smart object icon is the same whether there is one layer or several. The only way to check is to double click it

Dave

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