johank_2546890

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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 8:04 PM

Lightroom: Export to TIFF of a virtual copy and its orginal file fails when doing 'edit in ...'

When editing a file and a virtual copy of that same file in another application (eg photomatix) the export to TIFF fails to generate 2 TIFF files because LR wants to use the same filename for both TIFFs. LR first generates the TIFF of the actual file and then overwrites the TIFF with the virtual copy.
Proper behaviour would be that LR detects the filename is already used and generates a unique name.

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RikkFlohr

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10 years ago

I believe the file naming for Photomatix is set in the plugin-not the LR dialog. I have contacted Photomatix about this and reported it as a bug but no word if it has been fixed yet or not. They are testing the 4.1 beta right now.

beat_gossweiler

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10 years ago

I experience the following when editing an original and a VC in ONE command in an external application, while the filename template for the external editors specifies {filename} only (LR 3.4.1, Win 7 and XP):

Create a Virtual Copy of a Raw original
Select the original and the VC
Choose "Edit in PSE" for the two images
Select 8Bit TIFF to be used as the file format

Result:
Edit in PSE hangs after having created a TIFF file for the VC, no TIFF file for the orignal is ever created (status bar indicates 50%).

Workaround:
Use {Copy name} as part of the filename template for external edits.

If I use the same two images (the original and the VC) in external edits one after the other (only having one image selected for each edit), LR creates a TIFF filename with a "-2" suffix added to the filename for the VC.

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geoff_walker_2225610

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10 years ago

I tested with a DNG and VC into PSCS.1 with the file naming in set to default (custom) and they both opened as xxxxx.dng and xxxxx-2.dng, same result with jpegs and vc's.

beat_gossweiler

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What is the filenaming specified in the template?

10 years ago

geoff_walker_2225610

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Custom which is just the default I believe which is: Filename-edit
But saving back yes the VC showed up in the filmstrip (I inverted it to make it visible) but it was then over written by the original (as a TIFF) so only one file was in the end returned to LR!!!

10 years ago

geoff_walker_2225610

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Further investigation shows that it depends which file is closed in PS first as to which ends up in Lightroom. The first closed in PS does get over written it seems by the second.........

10 years ago

geoff_walker_2225610

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And again, if a file and a VC of it are opened into PS, they open as xxx.dng and xxx-2.dng and when closed with save only one ends up back in LR, the other evaporates. The file naming template makes no difference as far as I can see. Have tested three templates and all the same result!!

10 years ago

geoff_walker_2225610

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Funny I found two tiffs that I though had not been saved actually had and were back in LR. They had been saved (just using close window in PS) to the next level up folder !! Strange - more investigating later!!

10 years ago

johank_2546890

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10 years ago

@Beat: That's indeed exactly what I had, but then for photomatix. Changing the 'Externally File Naming' template in the 'External Editing' tab in the preferences so the filenames will be unique (by adding a sequence) solve the issue. Thanks for the tip :)

beat_gossweiler

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10 years ago

Geoff:

I think we are looking at two slightly differnt, although related issues here.

Johan and I experience the problem when launching an external editor which needs TIFFs to be passed to it, hence rendered by LR before launching the external editor.

On my system, if I call the external editor with one call for two images (the original AND the VC selected), only one TIFF gets rendered and the "Edit in" then hangs.

If I'm calling the external editor with two calls (one for the orginal and one for the VC), the second TIFF filename gets suffixed by "-2".

What you're reporting is an issue when saving a TIFF back from CS, which (I guess) is not passed a TIFF to begin with.

Try sending two TIFF (with one "Edit in" call" to an external editor which requires a rendered TIFF to be passed to get the same results.

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geoff_walker_2225610

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Yep, what you are doing works fine for me. Select a TIFF and a VC of it , use Edit In and the menu displays, choose original and two copies arrive in PS with names xxxx and xxxx-2. Save and they both appear back in Lightroom.
But with doing the same with a DNG and a VC of it using edit in opens both in PS as expected however the original file saves to a higher level folder while the VC saves to the correct folder.

10 years ago

geoff_walker_2225610

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And you are both on Windows???

10 years ago

beat_gossweiler

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Yes, I believe so (I am and I tested on XP and Win7).

What happens for you if you call an external editor

with an original AND a VC in one call

using TIFFs and option "Edit a Copy with LR Adjustments"

Have {filename} only in the filename template used for external edits

Beat

10 years ago

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Lightroom: Export to TIFF of a virtual copy and its orginal file fails when doing 'edit in ...'

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