Edit in Photoshop Elements from Lightroom Classic

Lightroom Classic will permit Editing in the Photoshop Elements Editor application. Where Photoshop CC is not installed, it appears automatically in prefs as the principal external editor – see image below. 

But there is presently a glitch when using Ctrl+E or Cmd+E or Edit In from the Lr Classic grid.

The Editor launches, but without the photo. At this point, customers will often quit the PSE Editor or go back to the Lr Library and try again. BUT WAIT!

If you return to the Lr Library and wait one and a half minutes an error message appears. When clicking Ok to dismiss the message the Lr Taskbar shows “Preparing file for editing” and the image magically appears in the PSE Editor.

Obviously this is not a great performance but with a little know-how and patience it is possible to carry out the external editing in elements with the saved image going back into the Lr Library next to the original photo.

I always recommend setting the prefs to render 8 bit PSD files as there is limited functionality for 16 bit images.

Photoshop CC – January Update

The January update for Photoshop CC brings some much awaited feature enhancements including, Windows High Density Monitor Support with the ability to choose display scale factors from 100% through 400% 

Select Subject. A one-click selection (the sneak-peek becomes reality) using AI (Adobe Sensei technology) and machine learning.

Access Select Subject in one of the following ways in Photoshop:

-While editing an image, choose Select > Subject.

-While using the Quick Selection or Magic Wand tools, click Select Subject in the options bar.

-While using the Quick Selection tool in the Select & Mask workspace, click Select Subject in the options bar.

Get the update from the Apps tab in Creative Cloud.

Visit the Creative Connection page for more information.

Scott Kelby has provided a demo video of Select Subject at YouTube

 

March 2018 Update - Photoshop 19.1.2

This is a minor dot release which fixes some issues reported by Adobe customers.

What’s Fixed

Your Summer Your Story: Photo Contest

What great photos did you capture during the summer?

Collaborate with Benjamin Lee on Instagram with a chance to win a great prize including an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. 

Grand Prize: Microsoft Surface Book 2 (13”) and 12 month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps

Entries close January 25. Good luck.

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