Using an external editor from within PSE3

PB
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Paul_Bracken
May 3, 2005
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I prefer to use Nikon Capture to correct color and exposure on my RAW image files (Nikon .NEF). I set up PSE3 to use capture as an external editor. When I select Capture from within the PSE3 organizer, it sends me to Capture. I make adjustments and save the file and then go back to PSE3. I then select "finish external editing" from the edit menu. The problem is that I always end up with 3 files. there are 2 copies of the edited image plus the original image. One of the edited images is stacked with the original in a version set, and retains the tags of the original, but then a second copy of the edited image is created. This third file is not stacked in the version set, and does not have the tags. I always end up having to delete this extra file from the organizer (and the harddrive).

The files are named as such:
Original file: DSC_0001.NEF
first edited file: DSC_0001 edited-1.NEF
second edited file: DSC_0001 edited-1-1.NEF

Anybody know of a workaround, or is this a bug?

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JJ
Jim_J
May 3, 2005
Paul,

I use Photoshop CS as the editor and it does NOT generate a third file. Here is the process I just tested (again):

PSE Organizer, choose image, edit with Photoshop, make changes, save, close.

After the close I am "teleported" back to PSE. Checking with Explorer there is not additional file created.

That is not to say that it may not be something between Nikon and PSE.

Cheers

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