Problems opening files when jumping from Lightroom 3

Hello,
I've been editing exclusively with LR3 since I switched over to Mac from PC a few months ago. I finally got around to buying and installing PSE 9 for Mac today and set it up as an external editor in Lightroom. However, when I try to jump from LR to PSE, the file doesn't open. PSE opens, but no photo. When I close PSE and go back to Lightroom, there are additional copies of the file there, suggesting that the file did in fact go over to PSE, but I couldn't see it.
Any tips on what I might be doing wrong or what I should try? I'd appreciate the help.
Thanks!
Jaye

Hi Jaye
This may be a Mac problem as some users on 10.6.4 have experienced erratic behavior with the PSE9 Editor. There are definitely bugs with OS6 and some Mac users have even switched back to OS5.
The problem seems to disappear if both Organizer and Editor are in the dock. You may have no need of Organizer if you use Lightroom but it’s worth a try to see if you experience any change in behavior.
Use Finder to locate the Organizer application and place it in the dock along with the Editor.
The usual sequence from Lightroom after selecting a raw photo in the Library is:
Cmd+E (select edit with light room settings and choose 8 bit tiff or PSD)
Edit Image in PSE9
Cmd+S (to save and click OK to overwrite the file created by Lightroom)
Cmd+W to close in PSE9
Return to Lightroom to view your edit.
PSE9 has limited support for large 16 bit files and you can’t use layers which is why I recommend selecting 8 bit.

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