Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 211)

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External Editors
Last updated 4/20/2015
Note: Select Stack With Original to stack the edited photo with the original.
3 (JPEG, TIFF, and PSD only) Click Edit.
If you edit a copy of the photo, Lightroom automatically adds the copy, with -Edit appended to the filename, to the
catalog as you open it in Photoshop Elements.
4 Edit the photo as desired in Photoshop Elements and then choose File > Save.
Edited camera raw and DNG files are automatically added to the Lightroom catalog with -Edit appended to the
filename. The file format is either TIFF or PSD, depending on what is specified in External Editing preferences.
JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files edited as copies with adjustments are also saved according to the format specified in
External Editing preferences.
Note: When saving changes to JPEG, TIFF, and PSD images in Photoshop Elements, make sure the filename and format
are the same as the copy or the original in Lightroom if you want the photo to be updated in the catalog.
5 Switch to Lightroom to see the edited photo in the catalog.
Note: When saving from Photoshop Elements, be sure to turn on the Maximize Compatibility option so that Lightroom
can read the images.
Open photos in Photoshop
Open photos for editing in Photoshop
You can perform additional editing to your photos using Photoshop from within Lightroom. You must have Photoshop
installed on your computer for this feature to be available.
1 In the Library module or Develop module, select the photo you want to edit. Then, choose Photo > Edit In Adobe
Photoshop.
If you’re opening a camera raw or DNG file in Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) or later, it opens directly.
2 (JPEG, TIFF, and PSD only) In the Edit Photo dialog box, select one of the following:
Edit A Copy With Lightroom Adjustments Applies any Lightroom adjustments you’ve made to a copy of the file and
sends that file to Photoshop for editing.
Edit A Copy Edits a copy of the original file without Lightroom adjustments.
Edit Original Edits the original file without Lightroom adjustments.
Note: Select Stack With Original to stack the edited photo with the original.
3 (JPEG, TIFF, and PSD only) Click Edit.
If you edit a copy of the photo, Lightroom automatically adds the copy, with -Edit appended to the filename, to the
catalog as you open it in Photoshop.
4 Edit the photo as desired in Photoshop and then choose File > Save.
Edited camera raw and DNG files are automatically added to the Lightroom catalog with -Edit appended to the
filename. The file format is either TIFF or PSD, depending on what is specified in External Editing preferences.
JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files edited as copies with adjustments are also saved according to the format specified in
External Editing preferences.