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<blockquote data-quote="Eduard" data-source="post: 29751" data-attributes="member: 986">Rick: Your work in LR is non-destructive. When you go to PS CS5, you're most likely creating a TIFF file. Your PS CS5 edits are to this file and are commited when you save the file. When you re-import the TIFF back to LR, any additional changes are non-destructive to the TIFF. This process results in at least two files: 1) the original NEF, 2) the TIFF and 3) possibly a sidecar XMP. &nbsp;Take a look at your LR external editing preferences and you'll probably see that you're sending your files to PS CS5 as a TIFF. You don't actually send a RAW file to PS CS5.&nbsp;The aren't losing anything with this approach but you are creating additional files. Personally, I try to minimize the editing in PS (or other plug-ins and editors) if possible.&nbsp;Check out <a href="http://mulita.com/blog/?p=1432" target="_blank">this site</a> for a nice video tutorial on LR to PS editing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 29751, member: 986"] Rick: Your work in LR is non-destructive. When you go to PS CS5, you're most likely creating a TIFF file. Your PS CS5 edits are to this file and are commited when you save the file. When you re-import the TIFF back to LR, any additional changes are non-destructive to the [B][COLOR=red]TIFF[/COLOR][/B]. This process results in at least two files: 1) the original NEF, 2) the TIFF and 3) possibly a sidecar XMP. Take a look at your LR external editing preferences and you'll probably see that you're sending your files to PS CS5 as a TIFF. You don't actually send a RAW file to PS CS5. The aren't losing anything with this approach but you are creating additional files. Personally, I try to minimize the editing in PS (or other plug-ins and editors) if possible. Check out [URL="http://mulita.com/blog/?p=1432"]this site[/URL] for a nice video tutorial on LR to PS editing. [/QUOTE]

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