Edit RAW in Lightroom 4 then Merge in Photoshop 6, or Merge in Photoshop 6 then Edit in Lightroom 4?

I am wanting to make a panorama. Should I first Edit my RAW files in Lightroom 4 then Merge in Photoshop 6, or Merge in Photoshop 6 and then Edit in Lightroom 4?
I can easily edit the RAW files first and then go back and redo them if I have to in Lightroom, but if I Merge it first in Photoshop I no longer have a RAW file to play with.
I am using .DNG files in Lightroom.

I would import the individual photos into LR, make adjustments to the individual photos, use LR’s Merge in Photoshop to create your panorama in PS, then you can make adjustments in PS and LR, but the panorama is no longer a raw file.
You could obviously use Bridge and ACR to do similar things to the individual raw photos as you can in LR, so the choice is the import/catalog structure of LR or just the files in folders non-structure of Bridge.

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LR lacks the hooks to do what you want, pass RAW to ACR and then open in PSCS. Maybe some day. For now Export with XMP sidecar and open in PSCS from Bridge. As Geoff and Lee Jay indicate, ACR will pick-up what you havw done in LR and then you can continue from there. The only way for now.
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My guess is that the two problems are related.
When I click on the thumbnail I get the dread exclamation mark.
Your Library is corrupted. That's what you need to sort out.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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Sorry for getting back to you this late but I figured out the problem was
not with Photoshop but with the file itself. I created a new file file and
was able to edit it in Photoshop from Lightroom. Thanks again for your
response to help resolve the problem.
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When you upload the file onto Wordpress, and view it on that website in the browser...it might be using a different pdf handler program which might be causing this issue ( it would be helpful, if you could provide the screenshot) , however when you download the pdf again from wordpress server...and open in Acrobat/Reader...then what exactly happens ? Does the pdf opens in the desired Initial View setting?
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Ricardo.Amaral wrote:
What I wanted to do instead was to indeed remove that people from the photo with Photoshop but keep those changes in DNG.
sorry, no can do...ain't gonna happen.
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Hello, I'll probably have a hard time explaining my question but I will do so to the best of my ability.
When I import to lightroom, I leave my RAW files (canon .cr2) as is and I do not convert them to DNG.
I am able to use presets to preview the finished file- and I notice I have exact color temp sliders when editing the RAW files.
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Camera raw, DNG | Adobe Photoshop CC
Or you can upgrade to CS6 (non-Cloud) and pay the upgrade fee
Creative Suite 6
Or join the Cloud and pay the monthly fee
Or join the Photoshop Photography Program (US9.99/month) and get PS CC+LR

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5 - Click on the Create button.
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Canon REbel XS cannot read/edit RAW pictures in Photoshop CS3

Canon REbel XS cannot read/edit RAW pictures in Photoshop CS3.
Tried Camera RAW plugin 4.1 (nothing)
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Any suggestions to be able to read my RAW picture in photoshop CS3?
Thanks in adnvance for all your help.
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The rebel XS is supported by Camera Raw version 4.6 and newer... Update to that version of camera raw.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4044 fro windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4035 for mac (since you do not state your operating system...)
Follow the instructions on the readme found on the download pages, and you'll be all set!
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