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Elements ACR and update thumbnails for jpegs
The huge advantage of the parametric editing of jpegs (and other image formats) in ACR is that the parameters are written directly into the metadata header of the file itself. That means you can choose to keep the parameters or change them, even going to the original version without creating 'versions' which are useless duplicates.
That works well for jpegs first created in PSE ACR, but what about such jpegs with the metadata written by LR or PS?
The very nice thing is that if you open such files in the PSE ACR, you are able to go back to the original or to modify the parameters to your taste. Of course, You are limited to the available features in the PSE ACR, which do cover the main needs. The files edited in the ACR/LR 'ecosystem' are useable by PSE, PS and LR.
However, what I see as a big oversight is that if the file has been edited first outside of PSE, The thumbnail in the organizer reflects only the original version and ignores the embedded settings.
- 'Update thumbnail' does nothing
- worse, editing in PSE ACR works well but the thumbnail is never updated.
The workaround would be to export such jpegs as DNGs (the thumbnails are updated), but that defeats the advantage of avoiding to create new files. Saving a new version set has the same drawback.
Since the creation of organizer thumbnails is a process totally managed within the PSE catalog, that would leave the original unchanged. I consider that the 'update thumbnail' command in the organizer should absolutely work.
That works well for jpegs first created in PSE ACR, but what about such jpegs with the metadata written by LR or PS?
The very nice thing is that if you open such files in the PSE ACR, you are able to go back to the original or to modify the parameters to your taste. Of course, You are limited to the available features in the PSE ACR, which do cover the main needs. The files edited in the ACR/LR 'ecosystem' are useable by PSE, PS and LR.
However, what I see as a big oversight is that if the file has been edited first outside of PSE, The thumbnail in the organizer reflects only the original version and ignores the embedded settings.
- 'Update thumbnail' does nothing
- worse, editing in PSE ACR works well but the thumbnail is never updated.
The workaround would be to export such jpegs as DNGs (the thumbnails are updated), but that defeats the advantage of avoiding to create new files. Saving a new version set has the same drawback.
Since the creation of organizer thumbnails is a process totally managed within the PSE catalog, that would leave the original unchanged. I consider that the 'update thumbnail' command in the organizer should absolutely work.
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andrew_rodney
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9 m ago
I don't use PSE, not sure about its thumbnail generation. That said, in Lightroom and ACR, Thumbnails in Filmstrip ARE updated when such edits are applied to a JEPG so I would wonder why it's not the case in Elements.
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