Open photos in third-party imaging applications – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC User Manual
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Last updated 4/20/2015
The merge-to-HDR feature in Lightroom requires that you have one of the following combinations of Photoshop and
Camera Raw installed on your computer:
• Photoshop CS3 10.0.1 and Camera Raw 4.6 or later
• Photoshop CS4 and Camera Raw 5.7 or later
• Photoshop CS5 and Camera Raw 6.2
• Photoshop CS6 and Camera Raw 7.1
Note: The following instructions are for Photoshop CS5 and CS6.
1
In the Library or Develop module, select two or more photos to merge to HDR.
2
Choose Photo > Edit In > Merge To HDR Pro In Photoshop.
3
If one or more photos lacks exposure metadata, specify values in the Manually Set EV dialog box.
4
If you plan to tone map the image in Lightroom, choose 32 Bit from the Mode menu in the Photoshop Merge To
HDR Pro dialog box and click OK. (Lightroom 4.1 and later.)
Note: You can also tone map the image in the Merge to HDR Pro dialog box and then choose 32, 16, or 8 bit modes.
Photoshop merges the photos into a background layer in one HDR image.
5
Choose File > Save.
The saved photo is automatically added to the Lightroom catalog.
Open photos in third-party imaging applications
1
In the Library module or Develop module, select the photos you want to edit and then do one of the following:
• Choose Photo > Edit In > Edit In [Name of Application].
• If you have created an external editor preset, choose Photo > Edit In > Edit In [Name of Preset].
Note: If you’re editing using another application for the first time, choose Photo > Edit In > Edit In Other Application.
Navigate to and choose the application you want to use. Once you choose the application for editing photos, the name
of the application is added to the Edit In command. You can always choose a different editing application in the External
Editing preferences.
2
In the Edit Photo With dialog box, specify the editing option you want to use and click Edit.
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