Editing In Other Applications - Adobe 65064073 User Manual

Editing in other applications

About editing in Photoshop or other applications
You can edit photos using Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or another application from within the Library or
Develop modules in Lightroom. Lightroom automatically uses Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as an external
editor if you have either application installed on your computer. You can designate other applications to function as
external editors in the External Editors preferences.
External editors like Photoshop and Photoshop Elements make edits directly on the pixels in photos, so Lightroom
provides RGB pixels (contained in JPEGs, TIFFs, and PSDs) to these external editors. The mosaic sensor data in
camera raw files cannot be read by external editors that make edits on pixels. Only raw processing applications like
Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw can work with camera raw data. Lightroom must send either TIFF or PSD copies
of camera raw and DNG files for editing in external editors like Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
The file format and other options for editing camera raw and DNG files in external editors are set in the External
Editors preferences.
For a video on integrating Lightroom with Photoshop, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_integrate.
Set preferences for editing camera raw files in an external editor
In the External Editors preferences, you specify the file format, color space, bit depth, and compression for the TIFF
or PSD files that Lightroom sends to Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and other applications for editing. A combi-
nation of 16-bit ProPhoto RGB is recommended for preserving the color details in photos sent from Lightroom.
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In the External Editors preferences dialog box, choose options from the following menus:
Saves camera raw images in either TIFF or PSD format. See "About file formats" on page 17.
File Format
Converts the photos to sRGB, AdobeRGB or ProPhoto RGB color space and tags the photos with the
Color Space
color profile. See "About color management in Lightroom" on page 12.
Saves photos with a bit depth of 8 bits or 16 bits per color component (red, green, and blue). Files that are
Bit Depth
8 bit are smaller and more compatible with various applications, but do not preserve the fine tonal detail that 16-bit
files can.
Applies either ZIP compression or no compression to photos. ZIP is a lossless compression that PDF
Compression
and TIFF files support. ZIP compression is most effective for images that contain large areas of single color (TIFF
only).
Uses the template you specify to name the file. Select a template and specify custom text or the start
Template
number of the file names. See "The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor" on page 20.
Edit in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
You can do additional editing to your photo using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements from within Lightroom. You
must have either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements installed on your computer for this feature to be available.
In the Library module or Develop module, select the photos you want to edit, and choose Photo > Edit In Adobe
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Photoshop or Edit in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
2 In the Edit Photo dialog box, select one of the following:
Edits the original file without Lightroom adjustments. (JPEG, TIFF, and PSD only)
Edit Original
Edits a copy of the original file without Lightroom adjustments. (JPEG, TIFF, and PSD only)
Edit A Copy
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