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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 12, 2016 2:40:14 GMT
...at least that is what it looks like to me. Since we can not get to ACR except by Opening a saved file, I saved a file with several layers as a PSD, closed it, then opened it with ACR. After I finished tweaking it and opened it in the editor there was only one background layer. I just want to confirm that this is how it is supposed to work.
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Post by Moto on Feb 12, 2016 4:06:10 GMT
I don't know the answer to your question, but I tried it using a multi-layered tiff file. Same result, only one layer. Seems like that's the way it is. Maybe?
Using PSE 14.
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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 12, 2016 4:30:33 GMT
Thanks Moto; apparently it is. FYI: I am using PSE14 also. |
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 12, 2016 4:35:38 GMT
I am afraid this is to be expected. I don't believe the Raw Converter supports layers. The same thing happens in Photoshop.
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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 12, 2016 4:37:49 GMT
I am afraid this is to be expected. I don't believe the Raw Converter supports layers. The same thing happens in Photoshop. That is good to know; I had somehow assumed that since you could invoke ACR from within PS it would not loss the layers. |
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Post by michelb on Feb 12, 2016 9:28:59 GMT
I am afraid this is to be expected. I don't believe the Raw Converter supports layers. The same thing happens in Photoshop. ... and it's the same in Lightroom. If you want to work in ACR with layers from a .psd or .tiff files, there is always the option to use the option to use the script in Elements+ to open and edit a layer in ACR. The other layers (for instance vector, shape or text) are not changed. There is also another useful script to quickly open 8-bits files in the 16-bits mode. Of course, Elements can't open layered psd or tiffs in 16-bits mode and the script to open in ACR works also only in 8-bits mode. Editing a layer in ACR is a great feature. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Jun 13, 2016 18:05:49 GMT
This is a very belated response, but I want to second what michelb said about using Elements+ to edit an image in ACR without having to close Elements or sacrifice your layer stack. This is one of my most used "secrets" to get those great colors in my twirls. You can send a layer to ACR this way, and what you get back is a new layer containing the ACR adjustments; all the other layers are still there! |
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 13, 2016 18:22:43 GMT
If you want to work in ACR with layers from a .psd or .tiff files, there is always the option to use the option to use the script in Elements+ to open and edit a layer in ACR. The other layers (for instance vector, shape or text) are not changed. There is also another useful script to quickly open 8-bits files in the 16-bits mode. Of course, Elements can't open layered psd or tiffs in 16-bits mode and the script to open in ACR works also only in 8-bits mode. Michel,
I have just noticed this post of yours. Your explanation goes hand in hand with the problem reported in this thread.
photoshopelementsandmore.com/thread/2514/problem-scripts-elements
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Post by michelb on Jun 13, 2016 18:29:18 GMT
This is a very belated response, but I want to second what michelb said about using Elements+ to edit an image in ACR without having to close Elements or sacrifice your layer stack. This is one of my most used "secrets" to get those great colors in my twirls. You can send a layer to ACR this way, and what you get back is a new layer containing the ACR adjustments; all the other layers are still there! I am glad I am not alone to do this. I use this script frequently. By the way, you could do without the script... but creating a duplicate .psd file from the layer, editing it in ACR and reimporting it in the layer stack is a real chore! I see two distinct limitations with the lack of 16-bits layers support in Elements : the ability to enhance a given layer in 16 bits, a sky or studio backdrop gradient for instance, and the use of 'hard' blending modes like difference. The last one is less frequent nowadays if you start with good raw edits in ACR. In the first case, that script gives really good results. About the need for 16-bits layers when you simply do compositing: my firm belief is that if you are outputing 8-bits (all jpegs, nearly all printers and displays...) there is no need to 16-bits layer support... if each individual layer is the best 8-bits rendering. Not all layers need 16-bits, but posterization in a single sky layer will show in the flattened output. In the same idea, the cure for posterization (even in 16-bits) is to add some noise. It's best to limit that to the risky layers. |
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