Photoshop 27.8 · Fixed bug
Open as layers from Lightroom is slow and flickers
Fixed in Photoshop 27.10, according to Adobe’s release notes. The bug was reported for Photoshop 27.8. It happens on Windows only.
- Status
- Fixed in 27.10
- Severity
- Major
- Affects
- Common workflow
- System
- Windows only
The fix · Photoshop 27.10
“Open as Layers causes document-opening performance degradation.”Adobe’s release notes
Workaround · if you stay on Photoshop 27.8
Update to Photoshop 27.10, which Adobe reports fixes the delay.
Timeline
- Jul 10, 2026Reported on Photoshop 27.8
- Aug 28, 2026Fixed in Photoshop 27.10per Adobe’s release notes
The report
2 votes · 18 replies
Reported on Windows by 1 person (from the report and 18 replies).
“P: Photoshop 27.8 & later Open as Layers from Lightroom Classic causes flickering and slow”
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