Edit in Photoshop vs Export to Photoshop

After my initial work in LR, I want to make changes using PS. After these changes, I want to rename the file _Master. What are the pros and cons of sending the file to PS using "edit in PS' vs using the "export" option? Thanks.
Matthew Kraus

Edit in Photoshop makes a copy (if you want to apply LR edits), opens the file for you to work on then stores that within the database. Edit is appended to the original file name (although you're free to use the Rename command within LR to name it what you wish) That's how I'd do all this since you now have this new file as part of your library. Export does what it says. It's now outside of LR so to speak.

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Same here. I've never had trouble with this function before.
It opens the Photoshop application with all the menus/windows, but it never opens the actual image I chose to work on.
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But I can't seem to export them to some of the plug-ins now or Photo-Edit in-Photoshop. For example, I tried to export out via (File-Plug-in Extras-Perfect Effects 8) and get this message: "AgNegative:renderToFile: <AgErrorID>dng_error_write_file</AgErrorID>"
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That would be great as tested further with a few files as not only have external drive backup I also use Backblaze remote service and just requested a few test files to be returned for uploading, which both worked fine.
It's seems to be the hard drive it's not recognising PS and LR CC
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Why won't image change in aperture once I've export to edit in photoshop?

On going learning issue!
I finally managed to edit in photoshop via aperture. I have to change the photo from 16 bit to 8 bit so I can edit it. I like to take the photo into Photoshop (elements 4) to fix some spots and such.
It's supped to change in aperture when you are done editing in photoshop..right?
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3) Execute a File > Save command in Elements. (NOT a
Save As...).
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One note on that excellent summary - you do not have to close the file after saving, you can continue to work on the image and save multiple times. Each time you save Aperture will recognize the changes and update the Aperture thumbnail.
As to the original problem, it sounds like possibly you were saving the image somewhere else? Converting to 8-bit should be fine, as is resizing the image - Aperture should adjust for any changes made to the image.
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No I had to do it manually. When I had lightroom 2, here's what would happen.
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Sorry, I was wrong about the check box, that only works if you are importing images from a memory card. If they are already in the catalogue, they will be greyed out in either case.
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You type above, "IMG_4312.CRW, I do some edits in Lightroom but I want to do some more in Photoshop so I send it to the PS CS6 from within Lightroom. The image opens, I make my edits and I click Save. This creates a new file called IMG_431-Edit.tif." 4312 vs. 431 just make sure you aren't making the same small mistake when searching for the file.

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I am a Mac user and I started to experience that my Lightroom 5 would no longer send the adjustments I have made to photoshop 6 even though I have selected the option for it do to so. I have searched online to fix this issue with no luck, I tried deleting the com.adobe.photoshop.plist and it did not resolve the issue.
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(Sometimes I have answers, but usually only more questions.)
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I cannot open photo's stored in my i photo library to edit in Photoshop Elements. Adobe comes up with the message program error. I use a Macbook Air.

No, that is done deliberately, since letting other programs poke around in the iphoto library is the fastest known way to corrupt it and make it wither up and die, along with your photos. If you want to use PSE with iphoto you have two choices:
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Sorry, I did not get it before that PS opens but no image.
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It was still possible under LR 3.2 - I've done it nuemerous times, but was told on this forum that this was only due to a "bug" that had been "fixed" in LR 3.3.
I now have CS5 but still have CS3 installed.
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PS: In case you wondered, I don't get a commission if you buy CS5.
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