


I don’t like to keep CS5 open through an entire work session, even though it eliminates that boot up time, because it takes up a lot of system resources just to keep it running. The problem with this is, Photoshop CS5 does not boot up quickly, and even once it does, then the Topaz plugin chosen still has to boot up. If I wanted to edit a photo using Topaz, I’d first use Lightrooms’s Edit in CS5 feature, then within Photoshop, choose Filter > Topaz Labs. Thus, for awhile, I was not using the most efficient way to access my Topaz plugins. However, my Topaz Labs plugins did not show up.
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Lightroom also automatically recognized my Nik Software Silver Efex Pro2 plugin and it showed up as an additional external editor.

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When you install Adobe Lightroom, if you have Photoshop CS5 or another version, Lightroom will automatically set Photoshop as your default external editor. However, I’ve realized that Lightroom is the ideal work environment for photographers, allowing access to all my other programs and plugins for “one stop shopping” within Lightroom. Like many photographers, I’d been using the Topaz Labs bundle within Adobe Photoshop CS5. It is really simple to configure Adobe Lightroom so that Topaz Labs plugins are included as additional external editors within Lightroom.
