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Q: Why remove external editor capability- one of the most useful iPhoto features.!

One of the most useful features in iPhoto was the ability to use an external editor such as elements or photo shop

does anyone know if this is an apple shortcoming or  an Adobe issue and and if there is likely to be any means of recreating this capability..?

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 19, 2015 12:26 AM

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Q: Why remove external editor capability- one of the most useful iPhoto features.!

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  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 19, 2015 2:49 AM in response to ormers
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    Jun 19, 2015 2:49 AM in response to ormers

    The next version of Photos, due in the Autumn with OS X 10.11 will feature a similar ability, using extensions.

  • by ormers,

    ormers ormers Jun 19, 2015 3:47 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Jun 19, 2015 3:47 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Thank you I will bite my lip till then

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Jun 19, 2015 6:47 AM in response to ormers
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    Jun 19, 2015 6:47 AM in response to ormers

    Keep in mind that Apple says the next version will allow third party editing extensions that can be accessed from within the Photos app itself, but that isn't the same thing as using an external editing application like Photoshop. For that, you will still need either an editing app that supports browsing through a Photos Library or to first export a copy of the photo & open that with the desired app.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 19, 2015 10:42 AM in response to R C-R
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    Jun 19, 2015 10:42 AM in response to R C-R

    ...due in the Autumn with OS X 10.11 will feature a similar ability, using extensions.

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Jun 19, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Jun 19, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    I was just trying to clarify how "similar" that ability actually is expected to be. It will, according to Apple, require obtaining these extensions through the Mac App Store.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 20, 2015 12:22 AM in response to R C-R
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    Jun 20, 2015 12:22 AM in response to R C-R
    It will, according to Apple, require obtaining these extensions through the Mac App Store.

     

    But oddly, you didn't say that?

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Jun 20, 2015 2:41 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Jun 20, 2015 2:41 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    It was mentioned in the link I posted. Is it odd to think some people would read that & others would not?

  • by lbay,

    lbay lbay Jan 30, 2016 4:43 PM in response to ormers
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    Jan 30, 2016 4:43 PM in response to ormers

    If you create an automator script to 'Get Selected Photo from Photos > Export Photo > Open Finder Item in Adobe Photoshop Elements' you can click a photo in Photos, then select the script. It will open PSE if it's not already open, and pop the photo over there, ready for PSE editing.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jan 31, 2016 12:59 AM in response to lbay
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    Jan 31, 2016 12:59 AM in response to lbay

    Yes but that's not the same thing as either the external editor feature in iPhoto or the extensions feature in Photos. You can do the same thing using the Open dialogue in Elements.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Feb 15, 2016 9:25 AM in response to ormers
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    Feb 15, 2016 9:25 AM in response to ormers

    There is a new App with extensions  (External Editor fo Photos) in the App store that gives the capability to use any external editor with Photos - http://externaleditorsforphotos.tumblr.com/

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 15, 2016 2:09 PM in response to lbay
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    Feb 15, 2016 2:09 PM in response to lbay

    We can now edit from within Photos with a 3rd party editor like we did with iPhoto with the app,  External Editors For Photos, that installs an extension which lets us chose any 3rd party editor of our choice to use within Photos for editing.

     

    After running the app for the first time this is how you select the external editor(s). Select External Editors in the Edit window's Extensions menu:

      Highlight001.jpg

    and your editor of choice at the right:

    Pexternaleditor02.jpg

     

    Here's what you need to know about editing with Photoshop or any 3rd party editor from within Photos:

    Note:  when I refer to the Photoshop file extension, .psd, it can be the file extension that your editor of choice uses.

     

    1 - if you create a .psd file from a jpeg original you must save it to the desktop and import as a new file just like with iPhoto.

     

    2 - if a jpeg is edited by PS resulting in a .psd file and it's saved without selecting the Desktop the default location will be here in a folder like this

    Photoshop001.jpg

    AND the resulting folder and .psd file will be deleted automatically.

     

    3 - if you flatten the file in PS and save it as a jpeg it will be saved correctly and recognized by Photos.

     

    4 - if the original file is a .psd file and is edited by PS and just saved the resulting edited version will be converted to a jpeg file and recognized by Photos.  Also if edited with PS a second time you'll lose the layers and just be editing a jpeg file.

     

    5 - to keep the .psd file so you can do another edit first duplicate it and edit the duplicate file with PS.  That will preserve the original .psd file and it's layers for additional edits even though the first edit will be lost to the second edit.

     

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