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 09/16/2013 10:04:25 PM · #1
I'm having trouble with my LR3 and Photoshop Elements 10...

I have done my edits in LR3 and now I'm ready to move the picture over to PSE10...I keep getting and error "Lightroom was unable to prepare the selected file at E:\Photos\Photos - 2013\2013 09 14\DSC_7994.NEF for editing. It will not open."

To my knowledge (rolling my eyes) nothing has changed on my laptop. Translation...the last time I used this it worked fine....sigh

I tried to open my PSE10 but it's a NEF file (RAW) so I guess LR3 isn't creating a .PSD file?

Can anyone walk me though this...totally frustrated (a newly excepted level in my life...)

Thanks
 09/16/2013 11:26:53 PM · #2
Just save the danged thing as a TIFF file from LR, then use Elements to open it?
 09/17/2013 09:43:11 AM · #3
In Apple's Aperture 3.4.5, when I've finished processing the raw image, I export the file as a 16-bit TIFF. Then, I navigate to the file and open with PSE10. I don't know LR, but it should be similar procedure, as Bear_Music said.
 09/17/2013 11:20:34 AM · #4
Sorry -- I don't use lightroom, so I'm no help at all. But I'll bump it for you!

Good luck!

Somebody help this poor woman!
 09/17/2013 11:23:40 AM · #5
Originally posted by vawendy:
Somebody help this poor woman!

We'll take care of her in Vermont next week, hon :-)
 09/17/2013 11:36:06 AM · #6
Originally posted by Ja-9:
I keep getting and error "Lightroom was unable to prepare the selected file at E:\Photos\Photos - 2013\2013 09 14\DSC_7994.NEF for editing. It will not open."


Are you sure the file DSC_7994.NEF is actually in this location? The fact the path starts with 'E:\' could be the hint that it was on a memory card, that is now unplugged?
 09/17/2013 11:45:13 AM · #7
Originally posted by gyaban:
Originally posted by Ja-9:
I keep getting and error "Lightroom was unable to prepare the selected file at E:\Photos\Photos - 2013\2013 09 14\DSC_7994.NEF for editing. It will not open."


Are you sure the file DSC_7994.NEF is actually in this location? The fact the path starts with 'E:\' could be the hint that it was on a memory card, that is now unplugged?


I have it on my portable hard drive...it's my E: drive...
 09/17/2013 11:45:13 AM · #8
double post!!!

Message edited by author 2013-09-17 11:45:47.
 09/17/2013 11:47:02 AM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Just save the danged thing as a TIFF file from LR, then use Elements to open it?


I'll try this...usually I just do a right click on the photo then I get my drop down menu and it goes to PSE10 with no problem...I'm not aware of changing anything...
 09/17/2013 11:52:54 AM · #10
Originally posted by Ja-9:
I have it on my portable hard drive...it's my E: drive...


Ok. Could it be a write problem then? (wrong permissions on the file system, or disk full)
 09/17/2013 11:53:21 AM · #11
Well, I changed it to TIFF and 16 Bit and it worked (I had also burped the computer (on/off).... Richard what is the advantage of the 16 bit vs 8 bit (PSD)? Layman's terms...keep it simple. I know it's more color channels...but that's about it.

I feel a "ahhhhh haaaaa" moment coming on...

Thanks guys/gals...

A slow computer does not help things at all
 09/17/2013 11:53:22 AM · #12
darn....

Message edited by author 2013-09-17 11:53:40.
 09/17/2013 12:00:08 PM · #13
Originally posted by Ja-9:
What is the advantage of the 16 bit vs 8 bit (PSD)? Layman's terms...keep it simple. I know it's more color channels...but that's about it.

For you, no advantage at all. It's an actual detriment, since you run a slow machine. You won't see the difference in images unless you go BIG and are really picking nits, in my experience. Stick with 8-bit until you get an up-to-date computer.
 09/17/2013 01:17:59 PM · #14
Originally posted by Ja-9:
... what is the advantage of the 16 bit vs 8 bit (PSD)? Layman's terms...keep it simple. I know it's more color channels...

It's not more channels, but more possible values for each channel = more shades in each channel = more possible color combinations.

With 8-bit* each channel can have any of 256 values/shades, yielding approximately 16.7 million possible colors/combinations of all three channels (Red, Green, Blue).

With 16-bit* each channel can have any of 256 x 256 (= 65,536) values/shades, or 281,474,976,710,656 possible combinations. I think most estimates are that the (normal) human eye can distinguish something under 30,000 distinct colors.

16-bit color also takes a lot more computational and display power, which is why I don't use it. The ability to display all those colors is also dependent on monitor technology and quality.

The major benefit comes in preserving detail where such detail is defined by subtle color shifts, and in making gradients smoother by having more shades available between the darkest and lightest areas.

*Note that this refers to bit-depth/per channel -- in your monitor settings, this would be referenced as "24-bit" (or "True Color") because it's really 8 bits x 3 channels; 16-bit color would likewise be called 48-bit in the monitor settings (if any).
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