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Is it possible to import an psb-file (saved smart object) into several psds, so when i edit the .psb the change is visible in every psd?

I only get it that way, that the psb is copied into the psd and the psb remains untouched.

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your way is the only way i guess,lets hope to see another way. – Jack May 10 '11 at 9:11
a professional gamedeveloper said it should work, but he couldn't show me in lack of a computer – ueberkim May 10 '11 at 9:28
how come it is possible when you edit a PSB file and you want changes in PSD files? you have to do it manually on both files whereever i know :| – Jack May 10 '11 at 9:39
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there may also be some confusion with your gamedev friend because Illustrator (and I think Flash & Fireworks also) supports linked files, but Photoshop does not. – Farray May 10 '11 at 16:07

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Unfortunately, no.

There are numerous methods to import PDFs, AIs, other PSDs, PSBs, etc., but the "best" result is that imported objects are converted to "local"1 Smart Objects.

@Johannes: the File → Place command converts the placed file into a Smart Object embedded in the current file. Updating the original PSB/PSD does not update files that have placed it. For whatever reason, the CS3-4 documentation does not mention this conversion but Adobe finally made this correction in the CS5 documentation.

1: By "Local" I mean the Smart Objects are saved in the file itself and become unique to the file in which they are saved

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Thank you for the correction. I'll delete my answer :] – Johannes May 10 '11 at 13:39
@Johannes No worries, I almost posted that as the answer but then I remembered having trouble with it a while ago. Had to do a quick double-check to find out. :-) – Farray May 10 '11 at 13:53

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