The Lightroom to Photoshop BUG - A WORKAROUND

[@AnthonyMorganti]

If you're having a hard time sending an image from Lightroom into Photoshop, you're not alone. In this video, I demo the problem and offer a workaround. Please subscribe to my newsletter! anthonymorganti.substack.com/subscribe Check out one of my newer websites - The Best in Photography: bestinphotography.com/ Please help support my KZbin channel - consider purchasing my Lightroom Presets: www.anthonymorganti.com/ To get more info about Lightroom, go here: prf.hn/l/lGnjDBl Here is the list of my recommended software, along with any discount codes I might have: wp.me/P9QUvD-ozx Here is a list of my current cameras, lenses, etc.: wp.me/P9QUvD-ozG Help me help others learn photography. You can quickly offer your support here, where I receive 100% of your kind gift: ko-fi.com/anthonymorganti You can change the default amount to the amount you want to donate.

[@davidburton7958]

Seems to be fixed today (UK)

[@StephenEhrlichPhotos]

My work-a-round was to downgrade Photoshop Beta to version 24.7. I did not have to fix my Lightroom version. Once I had Beta 24.7 instead of Beta 25, my normal workflow worked again. Now I am waiting for Beta version 25.1 to fix this problem (hopefully).

[@pblancaster]

I use Beta 24.7 with the same success. Too bad Adobe does not fix issues as quickly as Topaz does with Photo AI.

[@longboardfella5306]

My downgrade did not fix the issue. Hmmm. Will try again

[@stephenrutter5250]

Thats what i was told to do for the moment from Adobe :)

[@J5388T]

Exactly what I did and all is good and now like you I'm waiting for Adobe to release PS Beta 25.1. I'd add that using Beta, I accept on occasions there might be a significant issue in which case I await for Adobe to patch it.

[@stevepersighetti3400]

I deleted both PS and PS Beta, reinstalled PS, and it again works ok. I miss generative fill and hope Adobe get their finger out and fix the problem with the Beta.

[@mlamb0]

OMG, I have been pulling my hair out over this one, thinking it was something I caused, or a corrupted install on my computer. Thank you so much Anthony for posting this! As someone who is a software testing engineer, I am really surprised a regression like this in a common workflow made it thru to a release.

[@chadpeterson2033]

This is a nice workaround, but fact is this critical bug has been present for too long and is too severe for a subscription product to simply respond by correcting it in the next LR release. Very disappointed in Adobe.

[@jacqueschristen6280]

This is a shame on adobe side

[@Lonewolfcpb]

I totally agree with you. How long have Adobe been at this? This should not have happened in the first place. Very amateurish on the part of Adobe and like you say, we pay a subscription to Adobe and they should jump on this straight away and not leave us to suffer their mistakes.

[@leniehulse1621]

I have had this problem for a long time and the while I thought it was my system!!!! 😡

[@Mimiclobster]

Agreed.

[@edwardleary9250]

My experience has been that if i open PS first, then try to send an image to PS, after several minutes, Lightroom will display a message that it is unable to open PS (regular version and beta), however after dismissing that message, the image does indeed open in PS. It does take several minutes. images have always opened if you wait long enough. Not sure if your method is faster, seems like it might be a little faster, but does involve more steps. Guess it will depend on your patience which way to go.

[@LivingCarefree50]

I've had the same experience. I'm somewhat happy to know that others are encountering this issue, but frustrated that Adobe is taking so long to fix this.

[@kurtissutley1485]

Same thing happens to me.

[@waltertomashefsky2682]

I’ve done the same but it takes a l o n g time. Far longer than I think we’re all used to waiting for anything to happen in Photoshop.

[@Keith-n7b]

Exactly the same happening with me. Wait for a long time and after several error messages it does eventually open. I'm in UK if that makes any difference

[@pjclick1]

I'm using the latest versions of LR and PS on a M1 Mac Mini. After trying to open the file in PS by right-clicking in LR and having it fail as in this video, I immediately drag the file from LR to the PS icon in the taskbar. It opens quickly. A while later, as I'm working on the file in PS, I always get a message from LR that it could not open the file in PS. 🙂

[@sandiegophotographer]

Thank you Anthony! You can also open the image from Lightroom as a Smart Object in Photoshop and then flatten the image. It's a bit more streamlined and faster.

[@nashhall694]

I had this exact problem today opening from Adobe Camera Raw to Photoshop as well, so definitely a Photoshop bug, not a Lightroom bug!

[@richardcohen6206]

Anthony, I had this problem one week ago. I called Adobe and the tech had me reinstall Photoshop 24.6. It now works fine. I don't believe it's a LR problem.

[@rogalaphotography]

Actually if you wait for Lightroom long enough you’ll get an alert stating it couldn’t send the photo to Photoshop. Once you click that alert you’ll see Lightroom begin working and then the photo opens in Photoshop (I use the beta)…takes about as long as your workaround…

[@blueivy5530]

That's what I've been doing, too. Glad to see it's not me or my machine.

[@JimManternach]

That's what I have been doing also. I usually export it to PS a second time, then close PS and in a few seconds the failed export dialog pops up in LR, I close the box(es), and boom it opens PS with the image loaded. Weird.

[@andrewfuller62]

Yep.....found the same thing.

[@terrykellyphotography6171]

Yeah, did that but got tired of waiting so I just open RAW into ACR/Photoshop do the edits/save then import in Lightroom.

[@jonasweiss5817]

@@terrykellyphotography6171Does it contain your LR edits? Sidecar?

[@jadusja]

I had this problem. I just reinstalled photoshop and it works!

[@tomlitteral5738]

Did the same plus reinstalled LR, too. Fixed it!

[@jimmyhawke]

Thank you Anthony, I have been following you for several years now, and your teachings have made me a much better photo editor.

[@frenettec]

Hi Anthony, this is a very good workround. I just add one tips to make this process more simple. When exporting your file, click on Add to this Catalog, and Add to the Pile. Then, when the file is add to LR just do CMD-E and open the original. It will work. That will save you the need to go to the finder.

[@edwardme2]

So glad to hear it's not just my Lightroom/Photoshop doing this. But my workaround is much less convoluted. I export it to a filter, such as one of the Topaz filters, which converts it to a Tif. I don't have do anything in the filter & the tif is automatically added to my original LR folder. I then drag it into PS finish there & save it. The saved version remains in LR, no synchronization necessary.

[@JEHendrix]

My workaround on my Windows 11 system is to wait one minute for an error message then click OK. Lightroom then makes a second try, this time creating a new TIF and successfully launching Ps with that file open. No need to synchronize. Works best when I need a cup of coffee. 😂

[@longboardfella5306]

Same for me. Still a real pain though

[@JEHendrix]

@@jjaylad - May vary with computer speed. I am running on an AMD 7900 with 64GB of memory, 16GB of GPU memory and a fast SSD for drive C: where Lr is installed together with the catalog.

[@wwishman]

I have been right clicking image, select show in finder, right click edit in, Photoshop Beta, save and sync folder. This has worked for me.

[@Keith-n7b]

Great workaround Anthony, thanks for sharing. I'll be glad when they fix the bug

[@MarkNF1]

I just saw this video and had not realized that there is an issue, so I tried it. As of 8/18/23 10:55 am eastern time, I do not have this problem. I use the shortcut CMD E on a Mac and am running PS v24.7.0. and LR Classic v12.4. So hopefully the problem has been fixed and the workaround is no longer necessary. But thanks very much for publishing the workaround. A few minutes later. I just updated LR to v12.5 and tried again and while the transfer to PS works perfectly, when I close PS a window opens asking if I want to save the changes even though no changes have been made. So maybe there is now another bug needing fixing.

[@Johnthetripper]

Thanks Anthony, I would have thought this was something I was doing wrong.

[@mattmavor9154]

It is interesting that I do not have this bug. I am using the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop under Windows 11 on an Intel based computer and have not problems whatsoever starting edits with Photoshop from Lightroom. Although you said this does not matter, I do not have the Photoshop beta or any other versions other than the latest installed.

[@russcfremont]

Try uninstalling LR and PS (save settings), then reinstall PS first, followed by LR. Took care of the problem for me.

[@jamesobrien9045]

Hi Anthony, I can just drag my file directly from the lightroom space,( ie, no need for export dialog box), directly onto the photoshop desktop icon. Seems to work fine. Then a few steps to reimport back into Lightroom, similar to you.

[@pederkristensen4691]

Thanks Anthony for the workaround suggestion. I have experienced the same issue as well. I have tried swapping backwards and forwards between beta and 2023 versions, and sometimes it worked ok. I don’t know if that was just luck.

[@tmpart1]

Thank you! I thought I was going nuts!

[@hemmisnorra]

Excellent workaround - But aren't there any news yet of LR updates that fix this?

[@marellacoyle6999]

Great vid as always Anthony, I have a similar problem when focus stacking,, I import my 3 images into LRC then highlight them all, next I right click the first image and click 'open as layers in photoshop'. Then a message pops up saying that Photoshop 2024 failed to launch . I'm baffled by it as it worked fine just a couple of weeks beforehand.

[@JeffUnderwoodUK]

Thanks for this, it unscrambled my brain and let me do an edit I needed. This morning, (UK time) I was notified of an update to LR and for the last 30 minutes as a test the open in PS seems to be working.

[@gailgoldey6360]

I can drag the photo from the library grid into the PS icon in my taskbar, and it opens in PS, where it seems to behave normally.

[@mikeblake375]

Thanks Anthony! I always pick up a tidbit if not a whole new way of working with Lightroom/Photoshop from your vids. I use the current versions of Lightroom/Photoshop and do not have this issue on my fully patched Windows 11 machine.

[@rolfmoeckli769]

Thank you Anthony, I use the latest version of LR and PS. This error does not occur in my Window 11. I can send my files to PS and it works as expected.

[@desantisphotography]

Thank you. All I could do is open the image as a Smart Object in PS. That seemed to work also...

[@ianstewart4439]

Hi Anthony, I agree with Rogola, just wait for the warning,. click OK and it opens as expected. Seems your less prone to forgetting what file your working in.

[@RScottDuncan]

I thought that I was going crazy yesterday. I tried opening several images as layers out of Lightroom Classic 12.4 into the PS 24.7 and the Beta 25.0. Neither worked. I then simply tried editing one single photo. It didn't work either. I finally got frustrated with everything and uninstalled Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and Photoshop Beta. Once everything was reinstalled everything seems to work fine now. Thanks for the video though. I enjoy your channel.

[@melodyphillips2388]

Thanks for addressing this issue. I have just been starting in PS and doing the edits I'd normally do on LR in camera raw. I'll be happy to have LR back, once the bug is gone!

[@kurtissutley1485]

This is what happens to me: When I try to export to Photoshop 2024 it doesn't export, just like you said. I close Photoshop and return to Lightroom and open another file to process. When I do I get a warning that Photoshop was unable to open original file and editing will not be possible. At that point Photoshop DOES open with the original file and editing is then possible. This all takes about one minute.

[@something-will-turn-up]

I have the exact same experience.

[@longboardfella5306]

Yes that’s the bug on my windows 10 and 11 machines. I’m staggered a major flaw like this got through testing. And that a patch for LR is taking so long.

[@jwrooker1950]

I've been using Bridge and opening the image in Photoshop 25 beta. I import from my camera in Lightroom Classic and then he'd to bridge, use Camera Raw to do initial adjustments and then open in PS Beta to do it's thing. I then Save As to a Tiff and synchronize the folder in LRC.

[@19Photographer76]

It opens fine into Photoshop beta. When you make a selection in PS, you don't right click into the selection? How about Delete and Fill? I only ask since I only use LR on a rare occasion. The RAW or .nef files I have in LRC open OK into PS v24.7 but not those that have been edited. These same RAW files won't open into PS beta however.

[@susanmeyer8885]

Glad to confirm it's not just me. I use the beta version of PS and this was driving me crazy. My hangup was settings to use when saving file from PS after edit in PS is complete. I am assuming you want to preserve layers? Big file size when done that way. Thanks!

[@RobertMintonPhotography]

Thanks Anthony, you have saved me some time as I was planning to try to contact Adobe support today as its been driving me mad! Cheers.

[@GraciPhotographics]

I actually just un-installed PS beta as one of the Adobe forums said that the Beta was incorrectly beeing read as PS2024. Once done that and un-installed and re-installed normal PS all is working fine as it was . I actually never really used the beta version anyway apart from playing around with the new features.

[@Bobcape3]

I solved this by un-installing Photoshop 24.7, restarting my Mac (not sure necessary) and then re-install Photoshop 24.7. This was after the LRC update that caused the bug. No need to mess with LRC. It’s back to working as it used to.I am running LRC 12.4, PS 24.7 and PS Beta 25.0.

[@philipculbertson55]

I found this issue 3 or 4 months ago and had to revert to my previous version of PS to resolve it which was frustrating. The Adobe TS guy told me then it was a PS issue with the latest version and they were aware of the issue. Whether in LR or PS, this is yet one more example of Adobe being unresponsive to resolve critical issues. For a subscription based product it is really frustrating to have to wait until they get around to fixing an issue they created. Adobe, please send me a feedback form.

[@nueschi]

I think the problem happens because you guys playing around with the beta version of Photoshop. I had the beta installed on one of my machines to check a specific behavior. Some days later I decided to deinstall the beta and go back to the official version of Photoshop. After the deinstallation of the beta version I had the problem described in the video: Photoshop starts but don't load any pictures. I then downgraded Photoshop via the creative cloud app to an older version, and then reinstalled the actual version: problem solved, everything works fine since then. I think this is the problem using a beta version of a software, there is always a risk that something doesn't work as expected. Therefore it's called beta. And because Photoshop and Lightroom are very connected, this can cause problems. My tipp on this is: leave the beta for test purposes with professionals and use the official series version instead. There is no bug and it works fine.

[@soozarazzi]

Thank you! Glad it’s not just me.

[@johndwilliams]

By the time you do any workaround, the pop up has appeared on Lr. Click on that and work away. Or just go back one version and it works fine. Always reckoned it was a problem with Lr as I've been able to send a file from Capture One to Ps without any problem.

[@maircraft4079]

Good info. I have been getting po'ed with this problem because once ou sent it to Ps you had to wait forever only to discover it failed. Thanks.

[@alandyer910]

I find the transfer from LR Classic to PS works fine. And with the latest versions on an M1 MacBook Pro. But I don’t have the PS Beta installed. Might the issue be with having the Beta version? You can never complain about a Beta version not working right, because it’s Beta and you’re testing it for Adobe, at your risk. An issue I do find with PS is that sometimes all the UXP extensions I’ve installed go missing. Or they reappear but as floating panels and not docked where I had them. Apparently that is a known and very annoying PS bug. Thanks for all your great tips.

[@richam05]

A faster workaround works on Mac (don't know about PC). In the export dialog, check "Add to this Catalog" in the Export Location section, and select ""Show in Finder" from the After Export Menu in the Post-processing section. Save as a new user preset. This leaves a finder window open with the new file selected. Right click and select "open with" and scroll down to the PS version desired. No need to sync the folder later -- it's already there. I even set up a new rename protocol to add "PSBeta" (or identifying suffix of your choice) to the file name. The protocol is set up by choosing the "Edit..." menu item under the "Rename To:" menu in the File Naming section. After the protocol is set up, choose it under under the "Rename To:" and check the box. This opens the file in PS with the new file name and allows the "Save" function to work normally.

[@christheking1]

Thank for this. I tried reverting back to the previous version but then certain tools wouldn’t work. I only use the Beta site for its “remove” tool so all this work around isn’t worth my time. It’s puzzling to me that you can seamlessly move from Lightroom to external softwares without any problem but Adobe can’t seem to connect its own products together. Oh well.

[@carlballot3392]

Thank you for highlighting this - I never once thought that it could be a bug in LRC / PS (I mean - how could it be, especially with such an old and common task as "Edit in"?). I agree with other comments made about how disappointing this is - Adobe's whole game is software, and Creative Cloud is (in my opinion) super expensive, so one definitely wouldn't (shouldn't?) expect this. Also as others have commented, if you wait long enough 😠LRC will eventually realise that there is an error ("can't launch" - even though PS is already open!?) - click OK - wait longer - and then it works. VERY frustrating and an additive time-waster. Once again, thank you for posting this - at least I now know that there is an actual problem!

[@KerryBennettAustralia]

Not sure many understand that beta software is not release ready software. Beta is used to gain customer feedback on proposed features, and to help find bugs before the product is released. In this case the interface between LR and PS release and beta products requires changes to fix the issue. Sounds like Adobe have decided to change LR rather than PS to fix the issue "when both LR and PS are released". Note released, not beta.

[@fadyhaddad7196]

Hi Anthony, I had the same problem. this bug is related to having Adobe Photoshop Beta V25. Just uninstall it or roll back to V24 and Bamm, LrC works like butter.

[@AnujRawlaVRRT]

What I have seen is that it does not export the NEF. However I save a tif in LR by exporting. Then send the tif file to open in PS. After 2 minutes, it gives a message cannot open the file because it cannot find PS. Click okay and voila it opens the same in PS. Rest if the steps as you mentioned stay relevant. Also while I have PS Beta installed I cannot access the same or change to it on the preference tab. Weird.

[@holtwebb]

LR to PS (beta) problem Similar issue…
Fortunately, I’m not having issues with file types opening (I open CR2 and they open in PS beta just fine). But you touched on a related problem I have in that PS stays in the background after opening a file from LR. Have you (or anyone in the comments) encountered this? Adobe told me that I need to revert to the previous version of PS (Beta)… 24.7. And I did. That helped with some other bugs, but not this issue. As some commenters pointed out, the version 25 update of PS (beta) is where the problems are. My particular problem is that PS won’t come to the foreground when opening files from LR. Not a deadly problem, but very annoying. I batch process my real estate photos in LR, then export the multiple exposures into layers in PS for blending. Apps are designed to come to the foreground when a file is opened, but when a file is opened from LR into PS, PS stays in the background. Adobe says this is a problem with the update and to revert to the previous version of PS (beta). They also say PS must be closed when opening a file from LR into PS. So, I reverted to the previous version, I export a file from LR to PS (with PS closed) and PS opens up and the file opens and PS comes to the foreground as it should. All works well… one time. However, the next file I open from LR into PS (while PS is still open) doesn’t bring PS to the foreground. The file still opens, but PS stays in the background. According to Adobe, I have to quit PS and reopen it through LR to get PS to come to the foreground. And I have to make sure PS is closed for every image I open from LR into PS. Have you run into this issue?

[@nancyeno942]

I had this problem and did a screen share with Adobe support and they resolved the issue. They told me it was a photoshop issue.

[@longboardfella5306]

Resolved how? That would help us all

[@nancyeno942]

@@longboardfella5306They had me uninstall and reinstall both the beta and non beta versions of photoshop. That fixed the issue in the non beta version. My issue started when I updated the beta version. If I remember correctly, there is a question that comes up when you uninstall. Can’t remember the question. But the response is “keep”. Hope that helps.

[@BemCorrido]

It was happening here with me, I downgraded to LR 12.1 and PS 24.0.1 or 24.1 (not shure) and worked perfectly.

[@chrissnyder4439]

I found the easiest workaround is to simply go back to LR without closing PS and choosing "Edit in..." again. It seems the issue has something to do with the combination of launching PS and opening a file, but once PS is open it works fine.

[@L.Spencer]

Yes, I just discovered this! I figured I wasn't the first, though. I hope he sees your comment.

[@azacs49]

I'm not sure you are right. Even if I have PS open before I try to send a pic from LR, the problem is the same. Either I wait for the error message in LR, close it and then LR generates the tiff file that will then open in PS, or the workaround as Anthony suggested. Either way, it takes quite a long time with each single photo that you want to adjust in PS.

[@chrissnyder4439]

@@azacs49An error message? What I've experienced and what Anthony showed in this didn't involve any error message. Are you sure you're experiencing the same problem?

[@L.Spencer]

I don't get an error message either. But I wasn't able to save it in Photoshop and then go back to LRC and find the newly edited image there. The image was still there, but didn't have the Photoshop edits. I saved it in Photoshop, and imported it back in LRC, I couldn't do the denoise since it wasn't a RAW or dng anymore.

[@azacs49]

@@chrissnyder4439 Yes. After Command+E PS opens normally but nothing happens for a while. Then comes the message "The file could not be edited because Adobe Photoshop could not be launched." No tiff file generated until I click on this message. Then it starts working and the picture opens in PS.

[@richarddeeble5425]

Using the latest versions of PS & LR the bug I have been getting moving from LR - PS is that when I first launch PS the LR image comes in as a tiled version so if I x out of that image in Ps and re - edit in PS from LR it is all OK.

[@GregShaw]

I had this same issue which I resolved by uninstalling Photoshop through Creative Cloud, but telling it to keep my preferences. Then once uninstalled I re-installed through Creative Cloud. The link between Lightroom and Photoshop was restored and working as it should.

[@theoweijmer]

I had this annoying bug as well but If you choose 'open in Photoshop as a smart object' it will open in Photoshop

[@bobrutan4735]

Great! I have had this issue and thought I was doing something wrong. I am new to LR and have another question. Is there a way that I can save the LR changes in a file and not create a new file each time I go to PS? If I visit PS twice, I end up with 4 files - raw file, LR file (from doing denoise), two TIFF files from my PS edits. Like I said, I am new to LR, so I'm probably not doing something correct.Thanks.

[@wolfgangschwalb7420]

Hello Anthony, it still works the way you are used to do normally, but you have to be patient. After you send your picture to Photoshop, it starts and then - nothing happened, as you said. Bute after roundabout 2 min, pops a sign in Lightroom, it says approximately (i only know the german popup) there is no Photoshop 2024. After you confirm the message, the normal process (creating a TIFF-File etc.) starts and youre Photo is opened in Photoshop ready to work with. It is still a bug, but i think your workaround needs the same time to get the result. Greetings from Germany

[@stevethompson8154]

Thanks. I discovered the bug this weekend NOW I know why

[@jagmindersingh2585]

Hi after update of LR classic, masking tool is not functioning as it should. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

[@billstormont531]

I had the same or similar problem, "edit in" Photoshop 2023" not working in LR; combing internet sites for possible answer(s) yesterday, I came to Reddit and in one conversation a fellow said he'd re-installed Photoshop and the problem vanished. So, I tried that, and…YES, back to normal. With different versions, beta, etc., I'm not surprised that a problem would crop up somewhere; hopefully this helps someone here.

[@TheCobra65427]

I haven't experienced this issue. I always "open as smart object in photoshop"... hasn't failed. In PS 2023 & Beta 25.0 from LRC 12.4 MacOs

[@tonyroberts5006]

I noticed you didn't flatten your layers in PS. Important?

[@dutchtubeuser]

I’ve removed and reinstalled both (the latest versions ) of LR & PS. I kept the Beta version. Then reinstalled both. That solves the problem for me. Running a MacBook Pro M1 with 32 Gb ram.

[@williamdriscoll2129]

Question: If you had selected “Include in the Catalog” option when you exported it would you have it already in your analog upon closing Photoshop and not have to add the Photoshop edited version back into the catalog?

[@loizoschristodoulides602]

My issue is not with Photoshop 23 but with the Beta version. So I downgraded the beta version to the previous one and it was working properly. I could load my photos from lightroom to Beta no problem. Then today when i tried to use the gererated fill I got a prompt saying you need the new version of beta for this function to work. Here we go again. I updated the beta and hey ho the files dont open from lightroom to beta. I think PS messed it up big time. I dont think its a lightroom issue. I dont think they even know what is going on yet. So many paid subscibers are let down. Thank you for your hard work though and your tips.

[@larryc43230]

My combination of Lightroom Classic and Photoshop (both on Windows 11 and both the latest version) is not exhibiting this issue. I tried it just now to be sure, and everything worked as expected. Could this be an Apple-only bug?

[@johngiatropoulos3848]

Same for me and I'm still using Windows 10 - everything works fine

[@Keith-n7b]

I have PC and have the problem as described

[@allannodelman6471]

More streamlined. Drag the file from the filmstrip in Lightroom right into Photoshop and then continue as you suggest.

[@Champageproblemsreviews]

I'm sorry for the dumb question but I'm a beginner. Why not just start the image editing in photoshop of its more powerful. Iightroom just quicker for most editing?

[@coolamit79]

Right click on image in LRC, click Edit In-> Open as smart object in photoshop. It will then open the image in photoshop, you can then choose to convert smart object back to a regular layer.

[@longboardfella5306]

That didn’t work around the bug for me. Which version of PS beta are you using?

[@coolamit79]

@@longboardfella5306 not using PS beta, but PS version is v24.7

[@datstheone1]

Even easier way that works for me on M1 iMac. When exporting click the catalog and stack options and also add opening which ever version of Photoshop you want to use as action to be done after Export. Save this as export preset. Then you can right click an image and choose to export with that preset. Opens in Photoshop and is then stacked with original on exit, no need to synchronise. As file already in LR you may need to read metadata from disc to get things like edit time updated. If you are editing several files in same version of Photoshop in one session you can use keyboard shortcut to Export with Previous. Doesn’t help with special cases like selecting several files to open at layers, but helps me. I can send PSD files to Photoshop with standard edit in so easy to send a file back for extra editing.

[@gosman949]

My problem is that I can't get out of PS Beta. There is only the regular PS on the edit in pull down menu. But it does pull up in PS Beta. How do I get out of Beta?

[@stevebryson5464]

Interesting! I have that problem with Photoshop Beta 25, but not with 24.7 nor with PS 2023. LrC will open in PS 2023 for me with no problem! BTW, I use the same workaround that you described in the video for Beta 25.

[@stephenlathbury_photos]

I had the same issue. I reinstalled PS 2023 it that fixed it. Also, I reinstalled the Beta version but it didn't not fix the bug.

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

Hi Anthony, when i try to delete images have a message saying "internal error ? 0 attempt to index field "root file" ( a nil value) . Any ideas please? I asm not tech minded ( 72) years of age.

[@L.Nyquist]

the problem in the beta version 25.0 (photoshop 2024) if you install a older version of beta there is no generative fill . Photoshop 2023 newest version work fine as long it is open first.

[@DavidL5star]

I’ve been wondering what has been going on. Photoshop opens with no image, I close photoshop but a few seconds or so later Lightroom says it can’t open Photoshop. But then it does open in PS.

[@stephan4932]

Another Workaround: Just send it multiple times - the keep on working on something else. Then after some minutes an dialog comes up, that it can't be sent. You click away the multiple messages. And than it works 🤷

[@Onz70]

Yes this is the workaround I’ve been using

[@chrissallis5222]

Doesn’t work for me in Beta photoshop but works in the normal one so my workaround has been edit in 2022 and immediately close it and click edit original from Lightroom in photoshop beta

[@chriskay3058]

It's been my experience when PS opens up just as you demonstrated - if you wait a minute or 2 - you'll eventually get an error message in LR saying it couldn't open up PS 2023. Acknowledge that error message and your image will open up in PS.

[@fotoimoto]

It happens because of the Photoshop Beta 25.0 Iy you downgrade the beta version the problem is solved. Thanks.

[@terrykellyphotography6171]

My workaround is to open the RAW file in photoshop edit in ACR and other filters. Save the image as PSD or Tiff then import it into Lightroom. Once the bug is fixed I’ll go back to Lightroom to Photoshop.

[@jonkers2007]

UPDATE: I just uninstalled and reinstalled PS 24.7 and the issue is fixed. I had never had this issue until today. I updated mac OS to 13.5.2 AND downloaded and installed Topaz ai 2. That's when it happened. I removed all topaz ai files and app, rebooted, and still had the issue so maybe 13.5.2 has caused a glitch? Either way, thank you for this workaround Anthony!

[@AngelMatos]

I saw a video where the person recommended install the previous version until Adobe fix the bud. Works and is easier

[@kevins8575]

Oh thanks so much! This has been driving me crazy, but i thought it was a Photoshop beta issue.

[@paparotzzi7262]

Huh. I have the issue.. BUT... If I just wait for 30-45 seconds, I get an error in lightroom. When I click "OK" on the error, the photo opens in photoshop like I want it to. So, my "work around" is to ignore it the problem for 45 seconds and it goes away.

[@AnnKilpatrick]

Once ps opens I am on a Mac so I just drag my photo from LR down to the ps on the task bar and the photo will open in ps

[@layline09]

This is not quite on point but...I got an email/text from Adobe stating I needed to update my PS beta before a date this month( I forgot the day). I did that and now when I go to "edit in", listed is PS 2023 and PS 2024, no beta. The 2024 seems to work as the beta had. Anyone else notice this change?

[@paulhoekstra1605]

I had this issue recently and ended up uninstalling Photoshop 2023, Beta and Lightroom Classic. Then reinstalled first Photoshop then Lightroom Classic. Did not reinstall Photoshop Beta and it works as before.

[@arbee1958]

I had this problem but when I upgraded a number of odd things happened ... PS Beta disappeared from the taskbar (but not launchpad) , LR could no longer export to Photoshop (just as Anthony demonstrated ) Oddly , Photoshop disappeared from the launchpad but rebooting the computer and it all started working correctly again ... except PS is still no where to be seen in the Launchpad - Seriously Adobe dropped the ball BIG on this

[@mathewmorgan9248]

I like my workaround better. I click edit in photoshop 3 separate times and go get a shot of bourbon...it doesn't matter which one but while we wait for lightroom's next wonky upgrade I've been using Basil Haydin's. When I come back it says that photoshop could not be opened successfully. I just click out of the notices and magically in the upper left corner of lighroom it says that image is being prepared for photoshop and voila everything is great until I've round-tripped several photos and forget how much I love/hate adobe.

[@graham_T]

Anthony it is absolutely not true that the file does not open in PS Beta after selecting edit with . What happens is that there is a delay then a dialogue box comes up in LR saying that file cannot be opened . Click OK and it DOES open up in PS beta 25 .

[@johnteague2231]

I always convert my Nikon raw files to DNG format as I'm adding them to the LRC catalog, and I've had no problem getting DNG files to export to Photoshop (being converted along the way to TIFF). My big problem is with the current Photoshop Beta. When I first installed it to see the new tools, my photos in LRC would open in PS Beta, not standard PS. This was a good thing since I was able to start using the new tools in my regular LRC/PS workflow immediately. However, about two weeks ago. LRC suddenly stopped recognizing PS Beta at all. LRC would recognize standard PS only. I still have PS Beta on my computer, and I can still open it from outside LRC. If I want to use one of the new tools in PS Beta, I have to go to Windows Explorer and drag the DNG file into PS Beta and edit it. The file saves back to Explorer, and then LRC recognizes the new file and adds it to the catalog. In your video, you said that Adobe will fix the "edit in PS" bug with the next release of LRC. When is that going to happen?

[@longboardfella5306]

You can reinstall the Beta via the plug in manager and also select which version opens by default. Hope this helps

[@L.Spencer]

I do dng too, don't send photos often to Photoshop but it was working for me

[@geoffreygriggs484]

Somewhere on a comment board, I saw the recommendation to uninstall LR and PS and then reinstall them, making sure to reinstall PS first. That worked for me and I haven't had the problem since.

[@L.Spencer]

Do you lose all your photos if you uninstall LRC?

[@geoffreygriggs484]

​@@L.Spencer No. After uninstalling both and then reinstalling first PS and then LR, all my folders were there, unaffected. I did backup my catalog before doing the uninstall, just in case.

[@DjoserPhoto]

Like many people, I ran into this problem. My solution is: Export the file as a TIF file to the same folder. Then synchronize and open the TIF file in photoshop.

[@daytona1212]

I have Photoshop 24.7.0 and no problem sending from lightroom to that Photoshop version

[@simonvail458]

Thanks for this. I assumed it was my fault. Didn’t occur me that there was bug. Very poor from adobe!