Exporting from Lightroom to Photoshop

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Crotonmark30

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I want to take a RAW file from Lightroom, use the blur tool in Photoshop and send it back to Lightroom
I exported the image as a smart object to PS
once it was in PS I got an error message saying that the image needed to be rasterized and that then i couldn't edit it
What am I doing wrong?
What is the correct way to do what I want to do
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Not all Photoshop tools work with smart objects. If a tool does not work with smart objects, you'll get this message that you need to rasterize the smart object first.
 
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The message says 'edits contents' will not be available. That means you cannot get Camera Raw again by double clicking the smart object (because it is no longer a smart object). It does not mean that you cannot edit the rasterized image, because that is now a normal layer.
 
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JohanElzenga said:
The message says 'edits contents' will not be available. That means you cannot get Camera Raw again by double clicking the smart object (because it is no longer a smart object). It does not mean that you cannot edit the rasterized image, because that is now a normal layer.
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Ok but are use the blur tool after this process nothing happens
 
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Crotonmark30 said:
Ok but are use the blur tool after this process nothing happens
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Then you are probably not using the tool correctly. Check the settings in the toolbar. Is the Mode set to 'normal'? Is the Strength set to more than 0%?
 
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JohanElzenga said:
No idea. Google for it. It's basically a brush that applies the same effect as the Gaussian Blur filter does.
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Thanks. I had a brush tool selected and all the option one checked but when I used the brush there was no impact on the screen.


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JohanElzenga said:
The blur tool is not that strong. You have to brush a few times before the effect becomes obvious. Maybe that is why you thought it didn't work.
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Very possible. I was trying to blur out the background boats as if I'd shot in f1.8


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Crotonmark30 said:
Very possible. I was trying to blur out the background boats as if I'd shot in f1.8
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The blur tool is hardly the tool for that. Select the background, then use the Lens Blur filter.
 
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JohanElzenga said:
The blur tool is hardly the tool for that. Select the background, then use the Lens Blur filter.
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Thanks Johan for all of your help. I'll try that.
Is the best way to do a round trip from/to Lightroom to export as a smart object ?


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Crotonmark30 said:
Thanks Johan for all of your help. I'll try that.
Is the best way to do a round trip from/to Lightroom to export as a smart object ?
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It depends on what you want to do in Photoshop. As said in the beginning of this thread, not all Photoshop tools work with smart objects.
 
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JohanElzenga said:
It depends on what you want to do in Photoshop. As said in the beginning of this thread, not all Photoshop tools work with smart objects.
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I want to blur the background. Now using the lens blur technique you described. .


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JohanElzenga said:
I just checked: Lens Blur is the only blur filter that cannot be used with a smart object. So just use 'Edit in Photoshop' from Lightroom, otherwise you'll have to rasterize the smart object anyway.
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Ok. I'm going to try later. If I edit in Photoshop does it save back in Lightroom?


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Thanks you again Johan - the blur filter worked perfectly.
Now I just need to learn get better at selections!!
 
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