Cannot edit lightroom 2 photo in photoshop elements 9, help please.
I am using OS 10.6.5. I have Lightroom 2.7 installed and I just purchased Photoshop Elements 9. I am trying to edit my Lightroom photos in Elements by going to the menu, selecting photos and then the Edit In, but I am not able to select any of the options as they are grayed out. I have uninstalled and re-installed both programs and that has not helped. Any suggestions? Let me know if more info is needed.
Thanks,
Sam
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I am running Lion OSX at the moment but the behaviour was the same under Snow Lepoard versions.
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