When you open the raw file, ACR looks for an XMP file with a matching name in the same folder and uses that to show the "edits" and you then output a JPEG from within ACR or open into Photoshop …

Apr 24, 2016 · I am retouching images from a client and he suggested that I use his xmp file. Can someone help me understand how to use it in Photoshop or Lightroom (or Bridge). I understand that …

Jan 18, 2025 · Camera raw edits are recorded as XMP data alongside the image. On a raw file, the changes are written into the sidecar file so that the principle of leaving the raw file itself unchanged is …

This would save the xmp file to my hard drive. I want to open these files in Lightroom Classic to do some further edits on the RAW photos, but it's not reading the xmp file. What am I doing wrong? I am able …

Sep 1, 2020 · Hi! I read that while having xmp file with raw (actually I have nef) in the same folder, it should open with it. Unfortunately, it does not work like that. At the beginning of my journey with PS it …

Mar 5, 2025 · @Robert Ripps If you Import a raw file into LrC and edit in Develop, the settings are stored in the catalog. Any AI Masking or Removes are stored in the catalog folder with the .lrcat-data …

Oct 29, 2019 · This is not my typical workflow, normally i open raw files from LR. However today I opened a raw file stored on an external drive. I edited it in PS CC and saved it. The folder has the …

Jul 11, 2024 · Just making sure you know: 1. xmp files are only created when you set the preference to write a copy of all changes into xmp files. This is done in catalog settings->metadata. These files are …

Jan 11, 2021 · XMP files are not Image files. The are data files Photoshop Plug-in cans store sidecar file with RAW Conversion setting in XMP file for RAW File you process. Any xmp file you have on your …

Jan 14, 2025 · That would be embedded metadata in the AI/PDF file, not an XMP file. Regardless, my recommendation is that the changes should be made in Illustrator or in a proper PDF editing …