Edit Original function

It used to be that when I right-clicked on an image and selected Edit Original, the image opened in Photoshop. However, suddenly it's started opening in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer instead. I'm pretty sure I didn't change anything, so I'm really confused. Any suggestions of what might have happened? And is there a way to change it back without changing my file associations? I'm in CS3 in Windows.

It's also possible that only some image types are associated with Photoshop. By default, most image types get assigned to picture and fax viewer.
Why do care if the association is changed permanently? Do you want them to open in picture and fax viewer when you double click in explorer? If not, go ahead an fix them.
Peter

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The "edit original" function....

Hi
Since I upgraded to the newest October cc release, I seem not to be able to use the function "edit original" anymore. I have the button but it is greyed out.
I worked fine in the release before.
Thanks.
Ulf

Thanks
Actually I found out. I think I had embedded the graphic and that is why it was not editable anymore.
Ulf

Photoshop opens a separate window every time i select edit original in InDesign

I'm running CS5 and have a problem when editing linked files from InDesign.
As an example:
• I have an InDesign file that has a Photoshop file linked to it.
• I need to edit the linked file so i use the 'Edit Original' function in the Links Panel - this open the link in Photoshop.
• I edit and save but leave the file open
• InDesign updates the change but i need to change something else
• I use 'Edit Original' again but instead of taking me straight back to the PSD file i was just working on, Photoshop opens a new window that i am supposed to make changes to
• If i was to make 5 changes, there would be 5 separate windows open in Photoshop
• Closing the file at the end of each change isn't an option as some Photoshop files exceed 1.5GB
Any suggestions...?

I'd expect a poweruser to go to their Keyboard preferencepane to enable standard F keys.
When you buy an Apple computer without loading it with software when would you use those keys? I can't think of one application that uses it, other than the obvious things like CTRL+F2 and the like that hardly anyone uses and I'd consider only there for strict keyboard jocks. After years of new computers having to disable the hide dock shortcut for feather it shouldn't be a crazy thing to expect someone to find their keyboard preferences if they demand that functionality. Heck, even Adobe just dropped that shortcut in CS4.
Either that or ask for apple to make 140 key keyboards.

Photoshop opens a separate (but identical) window every time i select edit original in InDesign

I'm running CS5 and have a problem when editing linked files from InDesign.
As an example:
• I have an InDesign file that has a Photoshop file linked to it.
• I need to edit the linked file so i use the 'Edit Original' function in the Links Panel - this open the link in Photoshop.
• I edit and save but leave the file open
• InDesign updates the change but i need to change something else
• I use 'Edit Original' again but instead of taking me straight back to the PSD file i was just working on, Photoshop opens a new window that i am supposed to make changes to
• If i was to make 5 changes, there would be 5 separate, windows open in Photoshop
• Closing the file at the end of each change isn't an option as some Photoshop files exceed 1.5GB
Any suggestions...?

> but i would much prefer the link to automatically update once changes have been made - as it should.
I concur, and am a little frustrated with suggestions that you should "simply" flip between apps. That isn't a solution, it's what you're forced to do because things aren't working properly.
I see you have been asking in the InDesign forum. I am surprised no one there suggested trashing your preferences. I would start there, I would also consider trashing Photoshop's preferences (I think it's much the same deal as ID, but you'd better check.)
I wonder what happens when you use Edit With > Photoshop. Does that behave the same?
And I can't help but wonder if it isn't something in your system. Does double-clicking a PSD in Finder work properly -- and twice in a row? Do you notice anything unusual at all? What about applets that commandeer shortcuts? Grasping at straws, but sometimes the way to fix a problem is to look where it can't be.

Edit Original fails to open image in Photoshop

For some unknown reason, when using the Edit Original function in InDesign, it will open Photoshop but then fails to open the image. Same results when using Edit with. Will work with Preview and Acrobat. Any solutions?
CS4 on Mac OSX 10.6

Hi Steve
Finally solved the issue. It was down to InDesign. I had to completely uninstall InDesign and its preferences, then reinstall from disc. The installation had errors so after a restart and reinstallation, downloading updates etc. it now works!! Not sure what is was actually down to though.

Anomalies in CS5 when using edit original on Illustrator files from within InDesign

Using the Edit Original function to open up a placed Illustrator file from an InDesign layout, we are seeing some strange things. If the image is placed on page at 100%, after editing via Edit Original it comes back in at a different size. Sometimes it is a silly size (99.999999999% or 100.000000002%), other times 2 or 3% smaller. Is anyone else seeing this - and, if so, is there a fix?

We are also experiencing this with .psd .ai .eps .jpg files etc. etc. etc.
Example:
An image is placed in a box in InDesign, then resized and positioned. In a later stage the image needs editing, so the image is selected and we click on Edit Original. The image opens in either PS or ILL, we alter it (not sizewise, just color). Then we save it and the link in InDesign updates.
BUT
The position and the scale of the image most often CHANGES.
CS5 is soo full of bugs, it is not even funny anymore. We are slowly moving our studio back to CS3.

Livetrace - edit original in links

Hi, I want to use the "edit original" function inside illustrator, so my picture will open
in photoshop, and the changes I make there will be saved in Illustrator. But when I choose edit original
, it opens paint - how do I change this? And yes I have checked the link-box when selecting the image. I have windows 7 if
it matters.

rwlkdsajfl wrote:
its simple select file type extension for e.g you are working on jpg or tiff format if your file is tiff just select tiff click on it then right click then open with option there is chose program and then in drop down list select photoshop and remember tick mark on always use the selected program to open the kind of file
finished
just in illustrator alt+double click will open file in photoshop as a link
The Op wrote they did not aways wan the images to open in photoshop.
But You are close.
before working with the file click on the icon and go to the properties as indicated before and select the photoshop as the default application to open the file in.
But do not mark it to open all similar files leave that unchecked.
Now the place it in Illustrator and then when you go to edit it will open in Photoshop, inconvenient yes, but the only way I know you have to remember to change the default launch app back to the original app.

Problem with Edit IN function between LR 2.3 and PS CS3

I recently upgraded my system to a Windows Vista 64 bit Core 2 Quad with 8 GB. Lightroom now works and loads images the way it should. I do have one major concern and need any help possible.
I am using LR 2.3 in 64 bit and PS CS3 ver 10.0.1 (which is 32 bit - loads slowly but otherwise works fine). The problem I am encountering is in LR Develop / Photo / Edit In... - using any of the menu items:
"Edit in Abode Photoshop CS3"
"Open as Smart Object In Photoshop"
"Merge to Panorama in Photoshop"
"Merge to HDR in Photoshop"
"Open as layers in Photoshop"
Photoshop opens but no image(s) are exported and I receive the message in LR - "The file could not be edited because Adobe Photoshop CS3 could not be launched."
Photoshop, however, was launched but no image exported and so I can't work on the image in PS. The appropriate TIFF image is created in LR for the first two menu items - nothing for the last three menu items.
I can create a partial work around by setting PS as an external editor, however, I can't use 4 of 5 of the menu items.
All the menu items work fine in Windows XPpro.
Any help is much appreciated.
PS I also tried the most recent Window 7 RC with exactly the same results.
Thanks
Bob

Don
I wasn't shouting - I just cut and paste the exact text and font in its original size and type as was shown in the message. Never had a thought that someone would be offended by cutting and pasting exactly what was in a message - it would appear that John Williams saw it for what it was.
However, sorry if I offended you.
Bob
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:15:15 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Problem with Edit IN function between LR 2.3 and PS CS3
There is no reason to shout. There are only other users here trying to help.
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How can I get 'Edit Original' to open file in Photoshop?

I have a Mac running OSX 10.6.2. I have the full CS4 Suite.
When I try clicking 'Edit Original' in Illustrator it opens the file in Apple's pdf viewer: 'Preview'. How can I change it to open in Photoshop by default?
File is CMYK tiff - jsut in case that matters
I've checked the PDF manual - no joy
Can anyone help?
Cheers
Nick

Thanks SeniorSSS
It works!
Is it me or is that a really off-the-wall solution for Apple to take?:
If you want to change the way a programme functions, choose a completely unrelated file and use it to instruct all other files of the same type. I would never have thought of that solution in a million years. Perhaps I don't think outside the box ...
Anyway, much appreciated all the same
Cheers

InDesign Edit Original

Hi
Im a photographer and use InDesign creating wedding albums which involve continually editing graphic (tiff and jpeg). I use the function, Edit Original, by right click and selecting from the popup menu. As of last night the option doesnt appear, also if I use the Edit/edit original the option is greyed out.
Totally confused as to why I have lost this option, hoping for your help.
Thanks Gary

Hi
May have found the problem. System Restore point on the 13th May event, Software Distribution Service 3.0. I restore before this event and now all is working, edit original is back in the pop-up menu and working. Now i am wondering if this is an Adobe upgrade, if so, removing the Edit Original option is a backward step!
If anyone can throw some light on this I am interested in knowing how to stop this change.
Thanks
Gary

"Edit original" for JPEG opens Preview, not Photoshop?

When I right-click on a JPEG in InDesign CS 5 and then select "edit original", it opens the photo in Preview. Is there a way to set the default application associated with JPEGs to Photoshop?
Thanks

Oh, I see. I was hoping there might be a separate function for ID because I generally like to open JPEGs quickly in Preview. I guess I'll just stick with the contextual menu and scroll to Photoshop. Not a big deal.
Thanks!

Right click on image "edit original" doesn't work

The option "edit original" when right-clicking on an image is not availiable. (Not even greyed out) It is greyed out in the edit menue. Indd CS3 (5.0.4)
WIn XP SP 3. I suspect that you might need Admin rights for this function, because it works perfectly when logged in as admin. Can anyone confirm my suspicion, or is there another solution?

I'm away from my computer today, so I'm working of the top of my head here...
Perhaps you've disabled that context menu command in the current workspace. Edit > Menus... and take a look.

"Edit with" Function is not lighting up

My "Edit with" Function is not lighting up when I right click the image I placed on indesign. I want to edit the photo in Photoshop but I am not given the edit with preference from which I can choose to edit the photo on InDesign through photoshop. Can anyone out there have an answer for me. Thanks so much for your time. Cerulleansky

How did you get the image into Indesign? If you copy/paste it it won't show the "Edit with" option. You'll have to go to the original image to edit it.

Edit Original w/ Embedded Images: A Script Or Plugin to Make This Work?

We receive so many files from customers with embedded images rather than links; I'd love if Edit Original would still work with embedded images, perhaps only for those filetypes that it recognizes as being able to open into Photoshop.
Does anyone know of a script that would add this functionality, or perhaps a plugin?

Hate to bust your bubble but once a file has been embedded in AI it becomes just raster data without a file type. Not a JPEG, not a PSD, not a TIFF—just raster data. You can open the file with Photoshop and select Images from the Open dialog or open a version in Acrobat and extract the images from there.

Using "Edit in" function after upgrading to LR 4.4

Hello all,
I upgraded to 4.4 today and when I tried to use the "edit in" function on a photo an move to Elements 10 I got a message that LR was unable to prepare the selected file for editting and it will not be opened. I tried multiple photos and none of them work. I also went into preferences and set up Elements editor as my external program. This worked this morning before the upgrade. Any ideas?

xDa7myx wrote:
I thought that the "Edit In" feature works only with Ps full version (e.x. SC6), no the Element. I read that on LightroomKillerTips.com where they explained how to use this feature that was first introduced in 4.1 update.
Am I wrong, or "Edit In" Elements was interduced in a later/current update?
Thank you so much in advance
You can make "Edit in" open any program, but it's not intuitive.
Edit menu, Preferences, External Editing tab. Then Click "Choose" button, navigate to the program you want (on a PC it will generally be a .exe file in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or "C:\Program Files (x86)"). Then tailor other settings (file format, colour space, bit depth...). Finally (don't forget this) click on the drop down next to "Preset:" and choose "Save current settings as new preset" and give it a suitable name. That will add your chosen program as a new entry in the "Edit in..." list.
As I say, it's not inuitive!

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