

In fact, there was no “Perfect” in the name, and there were far fewer applications in the suite. One plugin set that I’ve used for a long time for finishing images is the Perfect Photo Suite from On1 (formerly onOne Software). The latter three are grayed out when only single images are selected. For faster editing, use 8-bit TIFF files set to AdobeRGB (1998).Īs well as direct opening for editing, there are a number of other options for opening images in Photoshop from the Photo>Edit In… menu: Open as Smart Object, Merge to Panorama, Merge to HDR Pro, and Open as Layers in Photoshop.
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For highest quality, use 16-bit TIFF files set to Pro Photo RGB. The file options match those for any other external editor.

While the file is not generated until you save it, the file format that gets created is taken from the settings in the External Editor Preferences. If you abandon editing without saving, no file is created, so there will be less clutter from unwanted files on the drive. The file format isn’t created until you save the file. Photoshop reads Lightroom settings and applies them to the file when it opens it via Camera Raw in the background. Unlike other external editors that can be used with Lightroom, Photoshop doesn’t require you to generate a file prior to editing it in the external editor. So back to External Editors! We’ll start with the one with the tightest integration: Photoshop. All the text here is freshly written for this book. If you’re a member, all the back issues of “Maximum Workflow” are available as PDFs on the website. Generally the articles are longer than most of these sections, and I usually include an example file so the reader can follow along, step by step. It’s dedicated to third-party add-ons for Lightroom. I’ve been the main writer on a column called “Maximum Workflow” in Photoshop User for over a year now. These are only basic looks at the plugins-each one could easily have a chapter or entire book to itself. Let’s look at some of the applications you can use with Lightroom to further enhance your photos.

