Questions pertaining to version 4 of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, a popular image management and editing application. Version 4 is the latest version, and was released in March 2012.
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How to modify Lightroom 4 presets?
I downloaded a few LR4 presets. One of them is adding some vignetting which I do not like. I do not see any vignetting applied in LR4 Develop Module.
Is there a way to remove it?
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Just upgraded to a newer version of Photoshop, how do I get Lightroom to recognize it?
I had PS5.1 when I installed LR4 and now I have CS6, but LR4 still opens everything in CS5.1. How do I make it open everything in CS6?
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How do I preserve commas when exporting metadata from Lightroom to csv?
I am using LR/Transporter to export metadata from Lightroom to a .csv file. For the most part this works flawlessly. However, if I have a comma in the Caption field anything after that comma gets ...
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In Lightroom, how can I automatically apply profile corrections on import?
I almost always want the profile correct applied, but it's an extra step. Any ideas on how to apply these automatically?
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Reorganizing After Import In Lightroom
When I import into LR I get a lot of options about how I want the imported photos to be put into folders in the destination. Is there someway I can access that flexibility when moving photos that ...
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Organize messy collection of raw files
Over the years I used different cameras and have a huge messy picture collection.
To be sure not to loose any pictures I copied them several times on different external hard drives changing often the ...
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How can I reset the aspect ratio in Lightroom 4?
Hi why is there a change in aspect ratio in library and develop mode ?
library - http://i.imgur.com/evKXrBZ.png
develop - http://i.imgur.com/jrnyECx.jpg
How do I reset it to get back to the ...
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How to darken the background and have the subjects in color?
I have an image and I want to darken the background and keep the subject in colour. How do I do that?
Test image :
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How to add EXIF Lens data in Lightroom for unknown lens?
One of my prime lenses is non-electronic and so the photos EXIF data does not include any lens information. These show up in Lightroom 4.3 as "Unknown".
I see no way through Lightroom to add this ...
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Why does my Lightroom library now show two photos with the same file number?
My dilemma is about editing a photo in the Develop mode in Lightroom 4. Why does the library now show two photos with the same file number, the original and the edited photo. The edited photo, with ...
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Editing RAW files with LR, Photoshop and Nik Software
Assuming one has LR, Photoshop and Nik Plugins for Photoshop, is it possible to edit a RAW in Photoshop (from LR), apply Nik presets, and move back to LR, all in RAW format?
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Change all Image folders in Lightroom 4.3 at once
In my last catalog my photos directory was //192.0.2.77/Photos
After re-installing Lightroom 4.3 some time later that has changed to //SERVER/Photos
How can I change all sub-folder directories at ...
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Canon DSLR Lens Correction
In Canon DSLRs there is an option to automatically correct Lens Vignetting and Color Fringing. When enabling this option, would it still be necessary to enable lens correction in LR4/Photoshop? If ...
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Using noise reduction and sharpening in LR4 [duplicate]
When using these two features in LR4 for global adjustments, I normally start with noise reduction and keep sliding till the "pixels" are removed. I then increase sharpening to the point right before ...
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What workflow order makes sense with Lightroom 4 and Nik Software?
I was thinking about how to optimize my workflow with these two tools and seek for advice. I would say one possible workflow would be the one below:
adjust basic settings (exposure, black/white, ...
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Processing photos with Lightroom 4 and Nik Software
My understanding is that when editing a photo with Nik Software, you cannot process a raw file directly. Which format would be best to use amongst the option the plugin provides? Also, if processing ...
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Multiple soundtracks for Lightroom 4? [closed]
In developing a Slide Show from Lightroom 4, is it possible to add more than one Soundtrack and if so, how?
I would like to use 2 to 3 different Soundtracks for the Slide Show presentation.
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How do I sort digital photos and scans together in Lightroom 4?
I have many images captured with a digital camera and many that I've scanned from negatives and stills. I use the Edit Capture Date... option to set the capture time of the scan. However, when I sort ...
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Which Lightroom 4.3 import presets will best replicate Nikon's Vivid Picture control setting? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which Lightroom import presets should I use to get output like that from Capture NX?
This question is very similar to this question asked 2 years ago. However, its 2 ...
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How to scale down images in Lightroom while maintaining quality?
I am working with a product photographer who is having issues understanding dpi and resolution.
She is shooting products to go onto a website using a Canon 5D and an ortery box.
I have asked her to ...
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Lightroom 4 import customization - filename and path
I want my photos to be stored like this
YYYY/YYYY-MM-DD_Name_of_shooting/YYYY-MM-DD_Name_of_shooting_001.nef
(The date is the date of shooting)
Is it possible to setup LR 4 in the way that ...
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Lightroom is not showing Photo correctly
I have 3-4 Photos in LR that in Library / Develop / Preview looks like this:
The File itself seems to be fine as it show properly in other tools.
Any idea how to fix this in LR?
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Is Lightroom 4 quicker if I use a separate catalog per image folder?
I am trying to improve my workflow and was wondering if I could achieve a greater level of performace from Lightroom 4 if I were to create a separate catalog for each time I import.
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Tethered capture much slower with LR4.2 (64bit) compared to DPP
Note: this is a repost. I initially posted it on the "adobe lightroom" group on Flickr. But so far, I've not received any useful answers. So I'm trying so see if it connects here.
When I try to use ...
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How can I change the settings in Lightroom 4 in order to be able to flag only the image I've focused on and not the all selected photos?
How can I change the settings in Lightroom 4 in order to be able to flag only the image I've focused on and not the all selected photos?
Few days ago I could flag (pick, reject or star) only the ...
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How can I downsample high-resolution shots with Lightroom?
I have many casual travel shots taken with a high resolution camera. I want to take the shots with high resolution because I'm not sure on beforehand if I want to print big or crop.
After reviewing ...
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How to choose Render Previews in Lightroom?
During import, I had selected Render Previews » Minimal. Now I want to select the keepers, but every time I go to the next photo, it's first pixelated, then it's loaded.
I usually shoot a couple ...
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Lightroom 4 - Geocoding photos using location-based keywords
I have tagged all my photos consistently with location-based keywords, e.g. Geography > France > Paris. Is there a way to automatically copy this information from my Geography keyword hierarchy to the ...
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How can I find images with dimension larger than width/height in Lightroom
I have some panorama images in my library and need to handle these differently than the regular images. Usually I color mark these manually, but now I have a rather large set of images and would like ...
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In LR smart-collections, what is the difference between 'contains', 'contains all' and 'contains the words'?
When I create a smart-collection in Lightroom 4(.2rc) and select keywords to filter against, I got three different 'contains' to select from:
contains
contains all
contains the words
I wonder what ...
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Recommended start point for sharpening RAW Images
I'm just beginning to get back into serious photography after a very long time away. I've toyed with digital, but this is my first foray into trying to do controlled creative work in the digital ...
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Can I exclude subtags when searching for a tag?
I have a question about Adobe Lightroom 4:
Say I have a keyword "parent" and a nested keyword (subtag) "child" under that keyword. Some photos are tagged with "parent", other are (only) tagged with ...
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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 do you Geocode photos based on a GPX track in Lightroom 4?
Lightroom 4 adds geotagging capabilities, including the ability to load GPX tracks from a GPS recorder.
I used to use Microsoft Pro Photo Tools (now discontinued) which would cross reference the ...
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Lightroom 4.1 HDR (From other source than Photoshop)
I'm trying to use the new feature of lightroom 4.1 that allows us to edit 32bits floating point tif directly within Lightroom. The workflow seems easy enough when you have Photoshop but I do not.
I ...
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LR Moving pictures from computer
In an attempt to try and organize my pictures I moved them into one folder LR4 using LR to do this. It also helped eliminate duplicates. But what it also did was I forgot I had the logo checked. So ...
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Why does Lightroom create a new copy of the image before editing it by another program?
Why does Lightroom always create a new copy of the image whenever I edit the image with a 3rd party plugin? Why not just add an option to let you choose if you want to use the original raw file, ...
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What would I lose by deleting old Lightroom backup folders?
So I've noticed that the size of my harddisk drive that has the Lightroom backups is decreased dramatically. This is because it contains many Lightroom backups. I've almost 10,000 photos in my ...
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Geotagging vs. Keywording
I used to keyword all my photos with the "Where?" keywords so that I easily could find photos from a certain location. But with the arrival of Lightroom 4 geotagging and reverse geocoding has become a ...
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False colour effect in lightroom
I'm trying to do a false colour effect on my IR foto's, however I can figure out how to do a false colour by swapping Red and Blue channels.
What do I have to do to get a false colour effect in ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for the “All Photographs” collection in Lightroom?
I often find myself inside a collection in Lightroom and I want to jump to the "All Photographs" view leaving my selection intact. I can do this via the mouse by going to the Catalog panel and ...
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What is the best practice in using LR/Enfuse?
I have Lightroom 4 and have downloaded LR/Enfuse for Mac.
I have checked out the information on using Enfuse but with my endeavours are not that happy with the results. That is I was expecting a ...
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Renaming Photos in Sequential Alphabetical order
Before I start writing an AppleScript to do this I was wondering if anyone knew of any way to rename photos in Sequential Alphabetical Order. Let me give you an example. For one of the papers I do ...
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How to get rid of smoke in this fireworks photo in post processing
This was a 6 seconds on f/11 exposure with 100 ISO. The sky wasn't dark so I couldn't use the black t-shirt trick here. Anyway, how can I lose the smoke using Adobe Lightroom 4 or Adobe Photoshop?
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How can I manually mark a photo/video as successfully published in Lightroom 4?
I'm using Lightroom 4 on Windows 7 to manage my photos and videos. I also use it to publish photos and videos to SmugMug. I recently published a video that is about 700 MB in size. Lightroom ...
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Prepare to format my PC and backing up my photos in Lightroom 4
So finally I've enough time to format my pc and install Windows 7, I have Lightroom 4 and I want to know how can I backup my photos, catalog and settings so I can retrieve them in Lightroom 4 after ...
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Is there a way to have Lightroom include the cropped aspect ratio in the filename when the file is exported?
I am exporting my files to be printed by an outside service and I know before hand when working in the develop module what size I want the print to be. So I set the crop aspect ratio to be what I ...
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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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How do I get Lightroom 4 to respect custom shooting profile on 5d Mk II?
I've got a profile loaded on to my 5D for use when we're shooting video for our clients. The profile gives us a very flat, almost desaturated image that we can dress up in post. When I shoot RAW ...
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Why does Lightroom 4 not have chromatic aberration sliders?
I've upgraded to version 4 and so far so good until I was to correct the chromatic aberration in one photo. I like to shoot wide open with my normal lens and the Canon 50mm f1.4 produces significant ...
