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How do get back the Lightroom menu option Open Original in Photoshop?

Community Beginner ,
Jan 02, 2021 Jan 02, 2021

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Lightroom is only opening a copy with Lightroom adjustments in Photoshop and not giving me any options. I need Open Original in Photoshop. It's something I use a lot. How do I fix this?

 

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Community Expert , Jan 02, 2021 Jan 02, 2021

If you are working with raw files, you don't get any options.

A raw file will first open silently in the Camera Raw plugin, where Lightroom adjustments are applied.

Then a new file, rendered from the raw file opens in Photoshop. This file will have the raw file extension, which can be confusing. It is just a generic RGB file, with no particular file type. When you save it, it will save as a tiff or psd (depending on what you have chosen under External editing in Lightroom's preferences), and ret

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If you are working with raw files, you don't get any options.

A raw file will first open silently in the Camera Raw plugin, where Lightroom adjustments are applied.

Then a new file, rendered from the raw file opens in Photoshop. This file will have the raw file extension, which can be confusing. It is just a generic RGB file, with no particular file type. When you save it, it will save as a tiff or psd (depending on what you have chosen under External editing in Lightroom's preferences), and return to Lightroom.

 

You only get the dialog with the options to save as a copy etc. with rendered files – i.e. jpg, tiff and PSD files.

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