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The mechanism by which Photoshop and Photoshop Elements work with Luminar is similar, which is why I’m grouping them together here. However, Photoshop, the elder statesman of the two, also includes a clever way to re-edit images that have already gone through a Luminar adjustment pass.

In Photoshop or the Photoshop Elements Editor application, open a photo and choose Filter > Skylum Software > Luminar 4. You’ll see the same tools and editing controls as usual in Luminar, with the addition of the Apply and Cancel buttons on the toolbar.

When you’re finished editing, click Apply. The image in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements is updated to reflect the changes.

In fact, the Luminar edits replace the image on the current layer, which is the sole Background layer if you’ve just opened the file in Photoshop or Elements. To get back to the original version of the image, use the History panel to select an earlier edit. Or, consider duplicating the image layer before sending the photo to Luminar, which gives you more editing latitude (Figure 2-9).

FIGURE 2-9: Duplicate the Background layer in Photoshop before you use Luminar’s plug-in.

Photoshop (not Elements) features a way to return to your Luminar edits in case you need to adjust any of them. Here’s how:

1 1. Open an image file and select the Background layer in the Layers panel.

2 2. Choose Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object, or right-click the layer and choose Convert to Smart Object (Figure 2-10).

FIGURE 2-10: Convert the layer to a Smart Object to retain more editing capability.

1 3. Select the layer and choose Filters > Skylum Software > Luminar 4.

2 4. Make your edits in Luminar and then click the Apply button. The edits exist as a Smart Filter, which is a subset of the Smart Object layer. Toggle the visibility button on that layer to show and hide the edited version you made in Luminar.

3 5. To return to Luminar for further adjustments, double-click the Luminar 4 Smart Filter. Luminar opens the image again, with all of your earlier edits applied and editable.

4 6. Save the file as a Photoshop-format PSD file. You can close it and reopen it at any point to pick up where you left off in Luminar.