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#How to open illustrator files in photoshop with layers free#
#How to open illustrator files in photoshop with layers mac#

Because Photoshop converts the placed file into a Smart Object before resizing, the original data is there if you need to transform it larger.

#How to open illustrator files in photoshop with layers free#

Resize Image During Place -automatically resizes files to fit in the open document and displays the free transformation handles.If you have reason to place an image as a regular, pixel based layer, uncheck this option. Always Create Smart Objects when Placing -converts the file to be placed into a Smart Object.

Navigate to Photoshop’s Preferences > General for additional control when placing files as Smart Objects: In Bridge, you can then choose to bypass the Camera Raw dialog, by Shift -double clicking the file in Bridge to open it directly into Photoshop as a Smart Object. Under Photoshop, enable the Open in Photoshop as Smart Objects option. Note: to set Camera Raw to open as Smart objects by default, click the link at the bottom of the Camera Raw dialog to display the Workflow Options. Then, hold the shift key to toggle the Open Image button to Open Object and click to open the image as an embedded Smart Object into Photoshop.

#How to open illustrator files in photoshop with layers mac#

Option (Mac) | Alt (Win) drag-and-drop a document from Lightroom on Mac to an open document in Photoshop and create a linked Smart Object.Option (Mac) | Alt (Win) drag-and-drop a document from Bridge to an open document in Photoshop and create a linked Smart Object.

Drag-and-drop a document from Bridge or Lightroom on to an open document in Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object).

From Photoshop use File > Place Embedded or File > Place Linked.

From Bridge use File > Place > In Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object).

From Lightroom Classic select Photos > Edit In > Open as Smart Object in Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object).

There are several ways to add an image as a Smart Object in Photoshop: : )Ģ) Opening/Placing Files as Smart Objects It’s a looooong video, but fortunately you can view it 2x on YouTube. This next video is quite old, but I’m including it here because it walks through a number of scenarios in which you might want to use Smart Objects. Here is the short overview video and below that is more in-depth information about Smart Objects. I recently posted the oh-so-short 3, 2, 1, Photoshop! Five Reasons to Use Smart Objects in Photoshop video (below), but I use Smart Objects so heavily in my workflow that I thought I would gather all of my posts on Smart Objects to make them easier to find. If you’ve never used Smart Objects, they offer a non-destructive, flexible way to work with layers in Photoshop (especially when resizing, transforming, compositing, filtering, working with templates and more).