2 Replies Latest reply: Jun 5, 2012 8:15 AM by JimHess RSS

    Opening into ACR from Lightroom

    montesjesse Community Member

      I have downloaded the recent ACR 7 plguin for CS6.  From Bridge I can open my faw files and the automatically open into ACR before photoshop.  But can I do this from Lightroom?  I know I can right click, get a drop down menu, and choose edit in photoshop, but at this point I would assume it would open up the ACR editor, but doesn't happen.  what am I missing?

        • 1. Re: Opening into ACR from Lightroom
          Jim Wilde Community Member

          Nothing. If you open directly into PS from Bridge, the raw conversioon still has to be made, hence the opening into ACR. When you use "Edit in..." from within Lightroom, that raw conversion has already been done within LR (using the same conversion engine as ACR), so no need to open into ACR.

          • 2. Re: Opening into ACR from Lightroom
            JimHess Community Member

            As far as raw conversion is concerned, you accomplish nothing by going from Lightroom to ACR because the controls are the same.  Photoshop uses ACR to interpret the Lightroom adjustments.  But, theoretically, that is all ACR is needed for in the transition from Lightroom to Photoshop.  However, there is an option in Lightroom that allows you to open an image as a smart object.  Or, once in Photoshop, you can convert an image to a smart object.  Then, from Photoshop, you can open the image in ACR to make further adjustments if necessary.