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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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 ...
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Lightroom mass revert of multiple operations after unwanted auto-sync
In my Lightroom 4.1, few days ago, I've screwed 800 of my photographs by selecting them and misusing the Auto-Sync functionality of the Develop module. The affected photos were developed before and ...
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Is there a way to export from lightroom to multiple formats simultaneously?
I frequently need to photograph my wife's textile works and output the results in several formats. She wants high quality, large jpegs; tiffs; and smallish jpegs for her web site, all of which go into ...
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Can I restore metadata wiped out by Topaz using Lightroom?
When using Lightroom, I edit a photo in Topaz Adjust. When the edited photo is imported back into Lightroom, some of the metadata is missing - namely the focal length, ISO, shutter speed, and ...
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What to do in Lightroom when shooting both RAW and JPEG?
I have recently started:
Shooting both RAW & JPEG
Using Lightroom 4
Currently when I import my photos into Lightroom I am using the (default) option to ignore duplicates, this means that only ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for 4x6 crop in Lightroom 4, or way to set a default aspect ratio?
I spend a lot of time cropping photos into the 4x6 aspect ratio in order for friends and family to get prints.
When I switch to the crop tool, Lightroom always starts with an unlocked, "Original" ...
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What's the difference between adding contrast and simultaneously darkening highlights and brightening shadows in Lightroom?
In Lightroom 4, when editing a RAW file, what's the difference (if any) between the following edits:
A). +30 Contrast
Or
B). -30 Highlights, +30 Shadows.
Do these do the same thing?
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In Lightroom how can I see all photos that have been modified after they were exported
I am using Adobe Lightroom 4 and shoot RAW+JPG. I normally post process all my images and then bulk export them back out to JPG when done overwriting the original JPGs but sometimes I might forget to ...
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Lightroom 4: Delete edit from history other than the most recent one?
Let's say I've made 4 edits in LR4, in descending recentness:
Contrast
Punch
Auto Tone
Crop
Now, I want to undo the Auto Tone, but leave everything else. Is such a thing possible, or do I have to ...
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Why does Lightroom 4 CR2 “Edit in Photoshop” make a TIF file?
when I right-click an image (CR2) and select "Edit in Photoshop" Lightroom first creates a TIF. Can I turn this off? Or what is the point? Is this actually useful?
I normally optimize the Raw-File in ...
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Lightroom plugin development — is it worth it?
I recently upgraded my photo organization and management workflow from "nothing at all" to Lightroom 4, and while I'm generally very pleased with the software, one feature that it's sorely lacking is ...
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How can I export reduced resolution RAW files from Lightroom?
I read that in Lightroom 4 is possible to export reduced resolution raw files.
Does anybody know how to do it?
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Why doesn't editing photos from Lightroom in Photoshop post-Lighroom adjustments work right?
Mac, Lightroom 4.0, Photoshop CS5.1
So I import a photo from my camera using Lighroom (CR2 from EOS 5D Mk II)
Do some Lightroom adjustments to edit the image (Done here to display the obvious ...
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Mass reverse geocoding in Lightroom or an external tool
I have nearly 3000 images in my Lightroom library that have GPS data but no textual location info. How can I mass reverse geocode all these pictures?
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How do I backup raw files and lightroom metadata without running lightroom?
I am new to Lightroom and started using it when Lightroom4 beta was released. I was using Lightroom4 beta on a test machine. I have few raw files (NEF) imported and edited in Lightroom. The trial ...
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Can't find recovery and others menus in LR4
I made my first new import on LR4 after importing the old catalogue, but I don't find the recovery, fill lights and other slider from raw shoots! I checked the old pictures which I did import with LR3 ...
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How do I do advanced editing of videos in Lightroom 4?
Lightroom 4 provides basic video editing features in the Library module using the Quick Develop panel. The adjustments it allows are limited to:
Treatment (Color/Black & White)
White Balance ...
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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 Does Lightroom 4 Coexist with 3.6?
The Lightroom 4 Beta is out and I want to try but it is Beta, so potentially not working so great. So what happens if Lightroom 4 gets installed to my existing Lightroom?
Think it is possible to ...
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What features in Lightroom 4 make it worth upgrading?
The first beta release of Lightroom 4 was released today. If you've managed to download it and have a play with it yet, what features have impressed you enough to want to upgrade?
