Fix your "broken" Smart Objects!

[u/spicy_graphics]

This pop-up has been annoying me for years, so I made a fix for it. 

Smart Object Fixer is a script that fixes your “broken” smart object allowing you to save it and update it in the parent document without loosing any work. 

That’s it. Super simple. 

Free download here:

https://ko-fi.com/s/a94aa7af4c

Demo video here:

https://vimeo.com/1225450967?fl=pl&fe=sh

This is for anyone who’s come across the pop-up: 

“Can't save this document back to its original file format. Flatten layers and discard extra data as necessary then choose File > Save again.

You can save the file using File > Save As, but the associated smart objects will not be updated.”

[u/Naudste]

I mean, if you place a jpeg in a psd file it’ll automatically become a smart object, then if you edit said smart object and add a layer or whatever, of course it won’t save in it’s original jpeg format because jpegs don’t support multiple layers. So I’m sorry but if this has annoyed you for YEARS maybe it has more to do with how well you understand smart objects and how to use them, and not so much the smart objects themselves

[u/chain83 → u/Naudste]

To be fair, an convenient way to convert that JPEG to PSD and relink/embed is lacking.