How do Lightroom and Photoshop work together when using Smart Filters?
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When I send a JPG from Lightroom to Photoshop using Edit in Photoshop, Lightroom creates a new file with the “-Edit” suffix. In Photoshop, if I convert the layer for Smart Filters and then close the file, Photoshop prompts me to save it as a PSD. After saving, Lightroom still shows the edited JPG unchanged, while the new PSD appears on disk and seems ignored.
What is the correct workflow if I want to use Photoshop Smart Filters and have the edited file show up properly in Lightroom?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
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You can set in Edit->Preferences->External Editing both to be PSD as it is on the image below.
and then try to edit as Smart Object. You may need to restart LR in this case.
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Yes. Smart Filters require a Photoshop format that supports layers and smart objects, typically PSD (or TIFF), not a plain JPG workflow.
Set Lightroom’s external editing preferences to create/edit a PSD file, then send the image to Photoshop and work on it there as a Smart Object/with Smart Filters. When you save in Photoshop, Lightroom should track that PSD as the edited version.
If Lightroom is currently creating a JPG copy, that’s why your Smart Filter edits aren’t appearing on the file Lightroom expects. Changing External Editing settings to PSD should fix the workflow. You may need to restart Lightroom after changing the preference.
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