Smart Object .psd file opens in ACR, why?

In LR3.0, I select a .psd file in my catalog and do "edit in photoshop as a smart object". Inside of photoshop, I double click on the layer or click "edit contents" of the smart object layer, it takes me to the ACR dialog. Well, I do not want this dialog. I just want to edit it as I would any other document inside of photoshop. Smart objects created inside of photoshop to NOT behave this way. Only lightroom psd files that are opened in photoshop as a smart object exhibit this "strange" behavior. How can I edit the contents of these smart objects inside of photoshop and omit ACR?

Your application versions aren't in sync, so this just won't work I'm afraid: CS4 is (roughly) four years behind LR4 and the version of ACR that comes with PS CS4 (5.x - should be on 5.7) won't be able to interpret the edits you've carried out in LR4, assuming you're using the latest process version with the new slider controls.
Very surprised you're not getting any error messages or warnings though. Maybe you switched them off in Lightroom?
M

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JimHess wrote:
Other than raw images (including DNG images), ACR will only open JPEG and TIF files.
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