Using Lightroom with Photoshop, Open photos from Lightroom in Photoshop 

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No, lots of people do :)

It only shows up when you reopen an image you have worked in from Photoshop, not the first time

A new file is created and Lightroom indexes it. Lightroom doesn't store the images in its library

You choose open layers, no smart object in that case

@@photoshopcafe so how would you deal with something like this with regards to smart objects? Can you do it after you open as layers in PS?

I have found that if I go the "save as" route then Lightroom will not be updated with this file and to get it to appear in LR you have to synchronise the folder in LR and import the new file. Have you found otherwise?

@@allumpfa I've not had that issue Peter. I usually prefer to save my PS edits as .psd/psb ( depending on the file size ) and when I exit PS and go back to LR Classic my file is automatically added to my develop filmstrip next to my original RAW file. It effectively adds my PS edited .psb file to the same catalog as my raw file in LR. This only works of course if I take the RAW file from Lightroom and then into PS using the " edit in " dialog. If I work on a RAW file by directly opening it in Abobe Camera Raw/Photoshop then yes, I too have to import my file into the relevant LR catalog to continue in Lightroom.

@@dunnymonster Thanks for your reply, I need to investigate this further. I follow your process, saving as a psd/b and as long as I just use File>Save it updates LR fine but as soon as I go File>Save As I get the box with the option to save to cloud or computer. If I choose computer and put it in the same folder as the original file then it does not appear in LR without synchronising the folder. Perhaps best option is just use the save option and rename the file in LR?

@@allumpfa I think I know where the problem is. I just realised that when I use " save as " in Photoshop it opens up my file explorer and I have to save it to the same destination as my raw files are. That is to say, I'm saving to the same file lightroom gets its catalog from. This is perhaps why I see it automatically appear in my develop window without me having to separately import it into the catalog later. Once you have saved via this method for one file it becomes the default so if you are working in another catalog you'll accidently send completed PS edits to the wrong catalog ( which has happened to me many times sadly lol ). So, yeah, when you click " save as " direct your new file to the same location your original raw files are kept and you should see that file include itself alongside your original raw file in the develop window. I create new catalogs for every project so I always have to remember to change that default to the catalog I'm working with or I inadvertantly end up sending my Photoshop edited .psb/psd to an entirely wrong catalog and spend ages scratching my head wondering why I can't see it in my Lightroom develop windows. If you basically have all your RAWs in a single catalog then you won't have to remember to change this on new imports. Sorry if I gave the impression the PS file goes to your LR catalog by its self, your first one does have to be directed to the correct location and then all subsequent edits you do from that specific LR catalog in Photoshop will appear automatically without you having to specify it. Hope that clears the confusion I probably added to 😋😉

lol, hang in there.

I’m with you. We’ll get there one day!