Lightroom is Adobe's RAW development workflow software. Version 3 was released in 2010 and was superceded by version 4 in March, 2012.
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Why does the Lightroom Adjustment Brush introduce noise?
I have a photo of a person (blurred for privacy) and I used the adjustment brush on the eyes to experiment a bit. While switching the adjustment brush on and off I noticed that not only the eyes ...
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Smart collection with Previous Import
I'm looking for a way to create a Smart Collection in Lightroom 3 that displays photos that are found in Previous Import and don't have a keyword. The latter part is not a problem, but I can't figure ...
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Stitch first and edit later or vice versa?
I have a set of three images imported in Lightroom 3.6 which I want to stitch into one panorama using Photoshop's CS5.5 Merge to Panorama tool. As I see it I have two options in doing so.
Doing all ...
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Possible corrupted files won't open in PS or LR - need to fix them
I have a problem just like the post with the link below (I'm having trouble loading any of mine). The way they look in LR is how it looks on the post below. They look perfect in Preview mode and ...
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Does Lightroom export white-balance temperature and tint value to JPEG metadata?
When I export a JPEG from Lightroom 3.6, is the white-balance temperature and tint value written in the JPEG file somewhere? Could I later take that JPEG and see (in the EXIF for example) what the WB ...
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Export sidecar JPEG from Lightroom
When I import RAW+JPEG in Lightroom I uncheck the option "Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos" because I don't like the clutter this causes.
Sometimes I do want to have a sidecar ...
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What Software can I use to clean up scanned slide images?
I would like to to clean up damage to and retouch under/overexposed scanned slide images, prepare the digital images with copyright symbols for use on web pages and add tags to allow image files to be ...
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RAW to TIF conversion creating GINORMOUS TIF Files
My wife is a photographer (Nikon D700, edits in Win7 Adobe CS5 suite) and mentioned yesterday that she's out of hard drive space. When I inspected, I found GIGANTIC .TIF files on her drive, ranging ...
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How can I import multiple cards into Lightroom simultaneously?
Photographers with more than one camera body, or who use several cards in a session, would benefit greatly from being able to import from more than one card into Lightroom without having to start ...
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Why would some of my Lightroom3 noise reduction sliders be disabled?
I use Lightroom 3.6 and I just imported some old RAW files into it.
I can use the basic noise reduction tools but the Details and Contrast tools are disabled.
How can I get them enabled? The same ...
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What should I do when the Lightroom 3 spot removal brush gets stuck?
Has anyone come across the healing/spot clone brush 'sticking' in Lightroom 3 getting stuck? It happens fairly frequently for me and I've never found a way to solve it, occasionally if I close it and ...
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How to do a selective darkening of part of a photo in Lightroom?
I have a photo that has quite a distracting corner: if you divide it by the rule of thirds it's bit less than half of the bottom right corner.
Can I use Lightroom to darken that corner? I don't know; ...
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In Lightroom, how do I see which presets have been applied to an image?
In Adobe Lightroom, multiple presets can be applied to an image. Is there a way to see which presets have been applied to an image?
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Quickly compare before and after in Lightroom
In Adobe Lightroom, is there a quick way to view the picture without the transforms applied? I'm looking for a single keypress or mouse click to toggle/switch between the pre and post transformed ...
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Lightroom keyboard shortcut to reset a picture's settings
In Adobe Lightroom 3, is there a keyboard shortcut to reset a picture's settings? I'm looking for the equivalent of right-click on picture - Settings - Reset, within Develop.
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How to reset Lightroom's library?
In Adobe Lightroom 3, how can I reset the library? That is, I want to remove all photos from the library.
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Is there anything to watch out for when upgrading Lightroom 3 to 4?
If I decided to take the plunge and upgrade from LR3 to LR4, does LR4 manage the migration of my catalogs for me automatically, when opening it for first time? Are there any things that break or that ...
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How do you identify a RAW or JPEG image within Lightroom 3?
I usually shoot RAW photos.
Once in awhile I will switch back to JPEG.
Is there a way to identify which photos are RAW in Lightroom library and such?
Thanks!
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Can I tell Lightroom to set export filenames to the Title if there is one or Original Filename when there isn't?
At the moment, when I export an image from Lightroom, I simply use the original image filename (with new extension).
What I would like to do, if I have applied a Title, is to use that as the export ...
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If I back up a Lightroom catalog using Mac Time Machine, will the images still be properly connected?
I have recently moved from pc to mac and am about to start backing up my mac to a separate hard drive using Time Machine. My question is, if I am in the unfortunate position of needing to use the back ...
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How to properly archive Lightroom
We've got 4 catalogs running on our production computer (Families, Weddings, Fashion, Personal). All of these catalogs contain images that we want to retain long term.
When our hard drive filled up, ...
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Can I find Lightroom Publish Collections with photos pending Publication?
Lightroom's publish collections allow one to publish photos to various places by simply adding a photo into the appropriate collection. In this example, I use SmugMug, and I have my various SmugMug ...
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Will I miss any features of Lightroom 3 if I already have Adobe Photoshop Extended CS 5.5?
I am planning to upgrade my CS4 to CS5.5 (Design Premium) - I heard Lightroom 3 has new cool features such as new and improved noise-reduction in photos. Do you get pretty much all the features of ...
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What algorithms and values does Lightroom use for sharpening for print and for screen?
In the Lightroom exporting menu, there are options to sharpen for screen and print.
What are the differences between the two? And how does each setting actually sharpen the image? And finally what is ...
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Is it possible to sync title and description from Flickr to Lightroom?
I wonder if I can sync metadata such as title and description from Flickr to LR without using any third party software, just with built in Flickr Plugin. If so, how can I do it?
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How to mass convert RAW images into JPEG in Lightroom 3?
I have 1000 raw photos that I would like to convert all to jpg. Is there a way I can do this all at once or can I only do it one by one?
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How can I select only all edited photos from a catalog for export from Lightroom 3?
In Lightroom 3, how do I select only edited photos from a catalog for export, without choosing individually?
For example: I import 500 photos from a shoot and I go through and edit 286 photos. Now I ...
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How to delete JPG files, but only if the matching RAW file exists?
My early (Canon G2) photos are all JPG, but when I got my Nikon D90 I initially shot in JPG, then switched to RAW+JPG, and now I would like to switch to RAW only.
I have literally thousands of photos ...
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In Lightroom 3.5, can I use lens profile of Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED for older non-ED version?
In Adobe Lightroom 3.5 (and Camera Raw 6.5) it adds support for still in production Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED (http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/846/cpsid_84666.html#main_Nikon)
My question is, ...
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How do I turn off lens correction in Lightroom 3?
I'm trying to improve Lightroom performance on my Mac and have read that turning off Lens Correction can help the "Loading" times in the develop module.
I really don't care about lens correction and ...
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Can I import pictures into Lightroom and retain my existing folder structure?
I already have 30k pictures ordered in the following format: YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD. I would like to continue this format instead of going through and renaming all my folders (besides, I like this ...
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Where does Lightroom keep the original raw file?
Yesterday I realized that for the last import I did with Lightroom I don't have the original RAW files from the camera's SD. In the memory card I have only the RAW file and when I import them in ...
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Is there any way to disable 'Library' feature in Lightroom 3?
Is there any way to disable 'Library' feature in Lightroom 3? I don't need it and i do not want to waste my free space on it.
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What limitations does Lightroom have for portraiture? Why might I need/want additional software?
I do have Lightroom 3.
I do not have any Photoshop products.
I do shoot in RAW.
I do plan to shoot portraits professionally (studio & outdoors).
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How do I remove duplicates of the same image in Lightroom?
I recently imported a large library into Lightroom, I've been going through it and have found several duplicates of the same pictures. They might be in different folders as well. Is there an easy way ...
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Compressing DNG files in Lightroom
I shoot with my Pentax K10d in the DNG format. The camera produces the files in an uncompressed format. I would like to save some disk space by compressing all in a batch process too in Lightroom.
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Different Import Locations per Camera in Lightroom 3
I've got various cameras that i use for different things. For the purpose of organization I historically keep them in individual folders by camera. I am trying to switch to using Lightroom to import ...
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Can you add pillarboxes to a photo in Lightroom?
I want to add either vertical or horizontal black bars to photos in Lightroom. I know I could export to Photoshop and do it there, but I'd prefer to quickly do it in Lightroom. Is this feature built ...
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Why do I get question marks on my pictures in Lightroom?
In Lightroom, why does a question mark sometimes appear the the upper right hand corner of an image? Can I delete them? Can I do a gang delete?
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Tagging people in Lightroom 3 before publishing to Facebook
I am snapping a lot of pictures and lots of them I upload to Facebook. Is there any plugin out there to tag people in my catalogs?
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Lightroom: What data is stored in a Catalog vs. What can be stored in a XMP sidecar?
I always have the setting Automatically write changes into XMP enabled. Unfortunately as I'm still often improving/experimenting with my workflow, I tend to delete/create catalogs every once in ...
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How can you reduce noise in Lightroom 3?
I'm seeing that Lightroom 3 has noise reduction capability, but I'm looking for a good tutorial or other in how to use it practically. Can anyone out there point me to a good tutorial, or provide one ...
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How can I get lightroom to sync datetaken meta data with other programs
I've recently switched from Picasa to Lightroom 3.3. Upon importing my pics into lightroom, there were about 500 that appeared at the top when sorted by date, despite being older pictures. Turns out ...
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What should I consider for buying a photo editing computer?
What things should I consider for buying a photo editing computer? Specifically, here's a few of my needs:
I will install Adobe Lightroom, and Adobe Creative Suite. I'd like to make sure all of ...
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How can I choose the filenames when publishing from Ligthroom?
I currently use a publish to hard disk publish service for exporting photos ready for upload to my website. I'd like to be able to be able to choose the filenames on the output files to be something ...
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How do I duplicate images in Lightroom 3?
Hi could you please tell me how to duplicate an image in Lightroom 3 as i wish to make different looks to the one image thanks leigh-ann
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How can I avoid overwriting original images after editing in Lightroom 3?
I have imported my images into Lightroom 3 and have put them into a specific folder that I have defined. After I have edited an image, I export the edited image into a sub-folder with the intent of ...
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Has anyone used the Alamy export plugin in Lightroom with any sucess?
I'm evaluating the Alamy Export Lightroom Plug-in with Lightroom 3, but it doesn't seem to do anything -- If I attempt to export, I get a log that says "[My filename] Test Mode, nothing done (1.88 ...
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Can I automatically convert RAW images to JPEG when publishing to Flickr in Lightroom 3?
I am using Lightroom 3, with the built-in Publish To Flickr feature. When I have a JPEG image (that isn't too large for Flickr), this feature works very smoothly.
However, I often have RAW images, ...
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Over-saturated prints from Lighroom 3?
I have been doing most of my printing from Photoshop lately, as I've been fine-tuning levels and using advanced sharpening techniques to eek the most out of my prints. I started working with Lightroom ...
