Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. It is commonly compared to Apple Aperture.
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How do I create a spot light effect in Lightroom?
Having an effect of round spot light on the picture, so in the middle it's lighter and close to corners darker — what is the name of this effect in photography?
What is the technique for this in ...
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How can I create a grayscale with color highlighting effect in Lightroom?
Highlighting certain area with color, leaving the rest grayscaled — what is the name of this effect in photography?
What is the most precise way to achieve this effect in Lightroom?
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How to prevent these automatic changes to images that are imported into Lightroom?
When I open images in Lightroom for the first time, during the loading process I see images that look "great", but after a while Lightroom applies some automatic processing to these images that ...
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Why does my Adobe Lightroom temporarily pixelate photos after every change?
I'm using Adobe Lightroom 3.0. I go to develop mode and everything is fine (the photo is sharp). After I do any change (saturation, fill light, sharpness... whatever) the photo automatically gets ...
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What photo management software to use on local network with NAS and both Mac and Windows clients? [duplicate]
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Suggestions for shared cross-platform photo management?
I am looking for photo management software that will work in the following environment:
Photos all stored in a ...
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How do I append tags to photos with existing tags in Lightroom 3?
Say my photos already have tags. I want to add one more tag to them, so I select them in Library, and in the Keyword pane I see those existing tags with asterisks (which means only some of the pics ...
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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 changes?
I've imported some raw images from camera and made changes. When I close and reopen LR I can still see the changes, but my original important RAW file is intact. So I'm curious, where/how LR keeps my ...
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How do I use exiftool to update Lightroom's Hierarchical Subject?
I thought this would do it:
$ exiftool -XMP:HierarchicalSubject="people|Test" Test.jpg
1 image files updated
$ exiftool -G -j -n Test.jpg | grep Test
"SourceFile": "Test.jpg",
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What tool produces better quality jpeg: Lightroom or Imagemagick?
I'm using Lightroom for photo workflow. At the end of it, I would like to have the best JPEG I can get, basically two options to choose from:
- export from Lightroom to JPEG, using the 100% Lightroom ...
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Export filenames in Lightroom 3
I export images from Lightroom to PhotoShelter using the Pact Software plugin. I would dearly like to sort my files in my PhotoShelter galleries in the following order:
rating (descending)
time ...
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Can the Mac version of Adobe Lightroom 3 automatically create smart-collections for camera, lenses, date, etc.?
I just installed Lightroom 3 on my Mac when I discovered that the license I had for it was valid for both Mac and Windows.
I seem to remember, but could be wrong, that Lightroom could/would create ...
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Why aren't there Tokina lens profiles in Lightroom, and how do I get one for mine?
I have a Nikon D90 and a Tokina 11-16mm.
I want a lens profile for Adobe Lightroom, and it seems they have all known brands out of the box but Tokina.
Why is that?
How can I add a profile for my ...
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Why do JPEGs only look right when exported from Lightroom in sRGB color space?
When I export RAW photos (Nikon D5000 NEF photos converted in DNG format by lightroom) as JPEG, the only way to get the same color as the original photo is by setting the sRGB color profile in the ...
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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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How do I get Lightroom 3 to upload my original JPEGs to flickr?
I shoot in JPEG (not a pro yet) and want to publish my photos in my pro account in flickr, is there a way to tell Lightroom 3 to upload my original untouched JPEGs?
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How to best manage photos with Lightroom?
I recently started taking RAW photos and purchased Lightroom 3 to manage them. So far I have not found the ideal way to manage them. Here's basically how my workflow goes:
Import the RAW files from ...
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How do I start with in-camera JPEG settings in Lightroom?
I'm a novice shooting in RAW and find that half the time my camera JPEG images come out better than my Lightroom tweaks to RAW files.
So to give myself a better start I'd like to apply the JPEG ...
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How can I force Lightroom to render previews for my collection?
When you import, you have the option (I just discovered 5 minutes ago) to have Lightroom render 1:1 previews. That makes it much easier to just quickly flip through a bunch of images, because it ...
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Is there a way to omit the prompt for deletion in Lightroom?
I'm here at the Imagine Cup World Finals again taking pictures, and I'm using Adobe Lightroom, and I took a large number of pictures today which are garbage. I'd like a quick way of going through ...
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How do I use the Chromatic Aberration correction tools in Lightroom?
When I upgraded from a 1000D to a 550D, my 18-55mm started to show more significant Chromatic Aberration. This is probably due to the 8mpx difference between the two cameras.
Due to this, I've ...
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How should I use Lightroom for processing for photo lab prints?
I'm a recent Lightroom convert, and I've come to appreciate its built-in workflow for library management and developing. I'm still stymied by printing, however, because I want to use an online lab ...
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What features does a graphics adapter need for best performance in Lightroom?
When running Lightroom on high-resolution-displays I noticed severe performance problems.
Working in the development module in 2560x1600 pixels screen resolution, even simple adjustments of ...
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What is the function of the tint slider in Lightroom?
In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (c) there's a Temp slider which controls the color temperature of the photo. To the left it creates a blue, cold looking image. To the right, an orange, warm image.
This ...
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How to get creamy skin tone in Lightroom
I googled some tutorials on "creamy lightroom", but most of what I found ended up turning my photos' skin tones too orange, too "vintage".
I tried desaturating Orange to counter this, but the ...
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How can I batch-remove the not-for-export flag on Lightroom keywords?
I've got a lot of keywords in my Lightroom setup that have been mistakenly flagged as 'not for export.' I'm having trouble finding a way of batch editing these (to change the flag manually in LR on ...
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Localized keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom
I'm just beginning to familiarize myself with Adobe Lightroom 3.3.
I've noticed that the keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom change substantially when you change the user interface language.
I am German ...
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Is it me or is the Lightroom's zoomed out preview inaccurate in displaying noise and color?
I'm having some trouble with the Lightroom viewer (In develop mode) when zoomed out. Look at this picture:
See how the sky seems to have a lot of chroma noise
Now check the zoomed in version (Of ...
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Lightroom Import alternative?
Just returned from a vacation and processed my pics. Then realized what I really use Lightroom for and it's mainly the advanced import function to be able to rename files into my preferred hierarchy:
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Which is better: Silver or Color Efex Pro from Nik Software?
I'd like to buy a plugin from Nik Software; which is the better plugin between Silver Efex Pro and Color Efex Pro?
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Lightroom Upgrade vs Lens Metadata
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 supports new lenses compared to earlier versions. I was hoping that it would change some of my lenses from 'Unknown Lens' to a specific model, but it did not. Synchronizing ...
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Reservations on making the move to Adobe Lightroom or Apple's Aperture
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I'm a web developer (diploma) and computer scientist (degree), so I know a thing or two about computers and software. I just got into photography in Nov '10, but have been using Photoshop ...
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How can I get Adobe Lightroom to automatically crop two different 5x7 photos to fit on one 8.5x11 sheet?
When using the standard Lightroom templates for printing I can select the Zoom to Fill option so the photos will get cropped to the appropriate size BUT I can not select 2 different 5x7 photos on the ...
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Why do my photos look different in Photoshop/Lightroom vs Canon EOS utility/in camera?
I've recently been shooting in raw with my new 100mm usm is macro but I'm getting strange results in out of focus areas with bright colours in. I've used Lightroom for ages and not had any issues with ...
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How do I export JPEGs from Lightroom without the grey/black box around each picture?
How do I export JPEGs from Lightroom without the grey/black box around each picture?
This is really frustrating me. I know there has to be a way to do this.
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How do I achieve these golden/reddish Indian wedding effects using Lightroom 3?
I have been playing with various options, tried various tutorials.. but I never get the
post processed image I am looking for.
Tried using ligthroom presets, but the result is always a very ...
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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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Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition?
Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition (i.e. show me all photos where someone appears, and tell me which new ones you think the person is)? I've considered switching to ...
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How can I force Lightroom to always import to my NAS?
I have a NAS where I store all my photos. It's mapped to drive N: on Windows. When I import my photos with Lightroom, it defaults to the last export location, which is usually my NAS. So far so ...
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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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How to change Lightroom's folder organization
In my lightroom library I organize my photos in the following way:
-> Photos
-----> year.month.day.CountryCode.City.Occasion
Example:
-> Photos
---> 2010.11.07.NZ.Wellington.My_Birthday
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Replicating Lightroom's “Aged Photo” Preset in Photoshop
I was messing around with a post-processed imaged and found that the Aged Photo preset in Lightroom did something fantastic to one part of my image. But I don't care for the sepia-like coloring and I ...
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How do I clean up keyword hierarchies in Lightroom?
I've been using Lightroom for a few years. At one point I kept keywords in a hierarchy, so I'd have something like:
Animals > Birds > Eagles
This worked well, I could include the option to export ...
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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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How does Bibble compare to Lightroom?
I am an avid Lightroom user, but I recently came across Bibble.
I am very glad to find another entry in this market place, and I'm especially thrilled to find an offering that works on linux. (I'm ...
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Transfer photos from one Lightroom installation to another?
I've recently started using Lightroom 3 on my desktop computer, where I have all my photos on a large RAID disk (with regular backups!). Now, if I go on holiday I'll only have my laptop with me, which ...
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How do I import Olympus E-PL2 raw files in Lightroom 3.3 for Windows?
I want to know how I could import a RAW file from an Olympus E-PL2 to Lightroom 3.3.
If not possible, how I could as least view this in Windows 7 and Vista?
I installed the Raw Codec from Olympus but ...
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What's the difference between saturation and vibrance in Lightroom?
Both options affect colors in a similar way, but I can't figure out the difference.
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Export/backup files from Lightroom including flags/stars/picks
Is is possible to export RAW files (or DNG files) including the flags from Lightroom to an external hard disk? I know how to export the files including all the lightroom manipulations, but cannot find ...
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How can I migrate my photos from Lightroom 3 to Bibble 5?
I used Lightroom for a while and edited some of my raw photos with it. Since Lightroom is non destructive the changes are not done to the raw images directly.
While using Windows and Linux I looked ...
