I tried this over in the Adobe forum, but apparently I'm not getting it...
I'm trying to use smart objects and non-destructive editing practices.
Open an image (a dng file) as a smart object. create a layer for cloning and/or healing, a curves adjustment layer, maybe a hue/saturation layer, and do normal editing...
But, along the way I realize I sharpened the image in ACR before I opened it in PS, and I shouldn't have. AND, I decide it's too dark and want to change the exposure from -.3 to +.2. So, I edit the smart object in ACR and make those changes. So far so good.
Now I'd like to have my ORIGINAL .dng image reflect these changes. In another forum I was told to use the flyout menu in ACR and do a "Export settings to XMP". Doesn't appear to work. When I open the original .dng image in Bridge after doing the export, the exposure hasn't been changed. Does this not work on .dng files, or am I doing it wrong.
ALSO, same image... happily editing along. I decide I'd like to extend the canvas to give me a little more room on the background behind my subject... So, I extend the canvas, and select the extended area. I want to do a content-aware fill. How? If I select the smart object layer, the fill isn't available. If I select one of my OTHER layers, the fill doesn't work and tells me there aren't enough opaque pixels. So how, DO I do things like content-aware fill in this situation?
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