In the Library module or Develop module, select the photo you want to edit. Select Photo > Edit in Photoshop.
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Open and edit photos in Photoshop
You can perform additional editing to your photos using Photoshop from within Lightroom Classic. You must have Photoshop installed on your computer for this feature to be available.
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In the Edit Photo dialog box, select one of the following:
Edit A Copy With Lightroom Classic Adjustments
Applies any Lightroom Classic 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 Classic adjustments. This option is applicable for JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files only; not for camera raw or DNG files.
Edit Original
Edits the original file without Lightroom Classic adjustments. This option is applicable for JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files only; not for camera raw or DNG files.
Piezīme.To stack the edited photo with the original in the containing folder, select Edit (Win)/Lightroom Classic (macOS) > Preferences > External Editing > Stack With Original. If you edit a photo while viewing a collection, two stacks will be created, one in the folder and one in the collection.
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Select Edit.
When opening a raw image from Lightroom Classic in Photoshop, if the Adobe Camera Raw versions in both Lightroom Classic and Photoshop are not the same, Lightroom Classic displays a message prompting you to update the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in for full compatibility.
For details about updating Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw to the latest version, see Keep Photoshop up to date.
Select any of the following:
Don't show again
Select this option if you don't want to see this dialog in the future. The raw image from Lightroom Classic opens directly in Photoshop. However, some of your Lightroom Classic edits may not appear in Photoshop if the Camera Raw versions are incompatible.
Render using Lightroom Classic
Lightroom Classic processes your raw file to render a new TIFF or PSD file, which automatically opens in Photoshop. The file format of the rendered file — TIFF or PSD — is based on the File Format preference that you've specified for external editing (Edit > Preferences > External Editing). All the edits that you've made in Lightroom Classic appear in Photoshop when you render using Lightroom Classic.
Open Anyway
Continues to open your raw file in Photoshop. However, some of your Lightroom Classic edits may not appear in Photoshop due to the incompatibility between the Adobe Camera Raw versions.
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If you edit a copy of the photo, Lightroom Classic automatically adds the copy, with -Edit appended to the filename, to the catalog as you open it in Photoshop.
Edit the photo as desired in Photoshop and then select File > Save.
Edited camera raw and DNG files are automatically added to the Lightroom Classic 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.
Piezīme.When saving changes to JPEG, TIFF, and PSD images in Photoshop, make sure the filename and format are the same as the copy or the original in Lightroom Classic if you want the photo to be updated in the catalog.
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Switch to Lightroom Classic to see the edited photo in the catalog.
Piezīme.When saving from Photoshop, be sure to turn on the Maximize Compatibility option so that Lightroom Classic can read the images. Photoshop and later automatically save PSD files from Lightroom Classic with maximum compatibility.
Additional information
The primary external editor feature of Lightroom Classic has functions designed to work specifically with Photoshop.
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Select the photo you want to edit in the Library or Develop module.
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Select Photo > Edit In > Open As Smart Object In Photoshop.
To open a photo as Smart Object, you can select Cmd + Opt + X (macOS )and Ctrl + Alt + X (Windows).
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Edit the photo in Photoshop and then select File > Save.
The newly saved photo is automatically added into the Lightroom Classic catalog.
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In the Library or Develop module, select two or more photos to edit.
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Select Photo > Edit In > Open as Smart Object Layers in Photoshop.
Photoshop opens the photos as one layered file.
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Edit the photos in Photoshop and then select File > Save.
The newly saved image with layers is automatically added to the Lightroom Classic catalog.
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In the Library or Develop module, select two or more photos to edit.
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Select Photo > Edit In > Open as Layers in Photoshop.
Photoshop opens the photos as one layered file.
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Edit the image in Photoshop and then select File > Save.
The newly saved photo is automatically added to the Lightroom Classic catalog.
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In the Library or Develop module, select two or more photos to merge into a panoramic image.
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Select Photo > Edit In > Merge to Panorama in Photoshop.
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In the Photomerge dialog box, check your source photos, specify other options, and select OK.
Photoshop merges the photos into a multi-layer image, adding layer masks to create optimal blending where the photos overlap.
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Edit the panorama as desired in Photoshop and then select File > Save.
The saved panorama is automatically added to the Lightroom Classic catalog.
You can also learn how to assemble individual frames into a seamless photograph with a tutorial on creating composite panoramic images in Photoshop.
High dynamic range (HDR) images combine multiple photos captured at different exposures. HDR images allow you to represent a wider and more realistic range of dark and bright regions of a scene in a single photo.
Learn how to assemble the individual frames of an HDR (high dynamic range) composition with a tutorial on creating HDR images using Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.
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In the Library or Develop module, select two or more photos to merge to HDR.
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Choose Photo > Edit In > Merge To HDR Pro In Photoshop.
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If one or more photos lacks exposure metadata, specify values in the Manually Set EV dialog box.
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If you plan to tone map the image in Lightroom Classic, choose 32 Bit from the Mode menu in the Photoshop Merge To HDR Pro dialog box and select OK.
Piezīme.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.
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Choose File > Save.
The saved photo is automatically added to the Lightroom Classic catalog.
Open and edit photos in third-party imaging applications
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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].
Piezīme.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.
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In the Edit Photo With dialog box, specify the editing option you want to use and click Edit.