Handing off Raw File to PS

[Jeff Magidson]

In the LR3 LuLa video tutorial Mr. Schewe states that when handing off a raw image to edit in PS the PS file does not get saved to disc until you make changes in PS and then hit save. I am NOT finding this to be the case at all. When ever I choose: Photo> edit in PS 5, LR2 immediately creates a PS file and saves it to disc and it immediately appears in the film strip next to the RAW original. Are others finding this to be the case? 

~ Jeff

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[Schewe]

As long as the Lightroom/Camera Raw pipeline is matched, Lightroom does not automatically create a saved version until you actually save the file (I just double checked). If your pipeline is mismatched (such as LR 3.3 and ACR 6.2) and you get a warming asking about rendering the file via Lightroom, it goes back to the old behavior of auto-saving the file before editing in Photoshop.

BTW, are you using Lightroom 2 with Photoshop CS5? That would be a mismatch...LR 2 and ACR 5.7 in CS4 should also not auto save...LR 2 and CS5, I don't know, never tested that.

[Jeff Magidson]

As long as the Lightroom/Camera Raw pipeline is matched, Lightroom does not automatically create a saved version until you actually save the file (I just double checked). If your pipeline is mismatched (such as LR 3.3 and ACR 6.2) and you get a warming asking about rendering the file via Lightroom, it goes back to the old behavior of auto-saving the file before editing in Photoshop.

BTW, are you using Lightroom 2 with Photoshop CS5? That would be a mismatch...LR 2 and ACR 5.7 in CS4 should also not auto save...LR 2 and CS5, I don't know, never tested that.

Ok. I did not know LR ever employed PS's Camera Raw. Thanks for the clarification.