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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Editing in other applications
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 or Photoshop
Elements.
4
Edit the photo as desired in Photoshop or Photoshop
Elements.
5
Choose File
> Save in Photoshop or Photoshop
Elements.
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 or 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.
6
Switch to Lightroom to see the edited photo in the catalog.
Important:
When saving from Photoshop or Photoshop
Elements, be sure to turn on the Maximize Compatibility option
so that Lightroom can read the images. Photoshop
CS3 and later automatically save PSD files from Lightroom with
maximum compatibility.
For a video about editing photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
CS3, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2211_lrm
.
For a video about editing photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
CS4, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4121_ps
.
More Help topics
“
Edit photos in Photoshop
” on page 133
Edit in other 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.
More Help topics
“
Create an external editor preset
” on page 131
Updated 03 September 2009
