Raw Images opened and saved as TIFF of PSD in photoshop not added to LR library

Question

Images opening from LR to PS6 are opened as CR2 files (canon) and then saved in PS - the resulting saved images are PSD files. These files are not added to the LR catalog without re-importing them. This behavior is different than it was in CS5 - in CS5 they are opened as PSD and immediately added to the LR catalog. I want the same bahavior in CS6. In LR I have set preferences to open files as PSD but they are not PSD until they are saved in PS.

Answer 1

The behaviour you are now seeing when using CS6 is normal when Lightroom and Photoshop are in sync in respect of the ACR level, i.e. the derivative PSD/TIFF is NOT created until you hit Save in PS. When the ACR levels are not in sync (i.e. the PS version is lower than the LR version, as is the case using LR4 and CS5) the "ACR Mis-match" dialog appears (though you may have ticked the "Do Not Show Me Again" box after selecting "Render Using Lightroom") and in that situation the derivative file is created by Lightroom, so you see it appear in LR before it is opened into PS. The fact that the filename that you see in CS6 shows the CR2 extension is not an issue (PS always retains the raw file's full name until it is saved as a derivative file....try opening a raw file directly into CS5/CS6 from outside Lightroom and you'll see), and it will change as soon as you select Save, at which point you should also see the PSD/TIFF appear in Lightroom.
So the only question is, why are you not seeing it? Can you confirm that when you are done in PS that you are selecting "Save" and not "Save As"? And that Lightroom is still running when you do that? And what source are you working from: Folder, Collection, Smart Collection? When you import the PSD, is "Do not import suspected duplicates" cheched or unchecked?