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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What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers?
What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers (a desktop and a laptop)?
I'd like to be able to edit photos on either machine, and preferably not copy the whole ...
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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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What are the differences between Picasa and Lightroom, other than price?
I've heard about Adobe Lightroom before, but never really understood what's so great about it, or why you'd pay for it when you can get Picasa for free.
I know Lightroom probably has more ...
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Lightroom vs. Elements vs. Photoshop: Side-by-side comparison?
I'm a bit overwhelmed by the available options in regards to the three major photo editing apps from Adobe.
Does anyone know of an article or site that lists the features of Lightroom, PS Elements, ...
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What benefit does Lightroom 3 offer over Photoshop + Bridge?
I've been happily using Photoshop and Bridge to manage and edit my digital photos. I'm aware that Lightroom 3 was recently released, and decided to take a look at it, since Lightroom has been widely ...
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List of Adobe Lightroom resources
I'd like to make a list of Adobe Lightroom resources. Blogs, sites, tutorials,... Anything worth taking a look at.
Thanks.
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What are best practices for using Lightroom libraries?
How do you organize your lightroom library (libraries)?
Since I am a casual photographer, I have a single huge library with all my photos in it. Then I create smart collections to be able to find my ...
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Do Lightroom and Aperture force you into using a specific folder structure?
I'm getting busy, which is a good thing. I need to be able to batch process raws, or rather make global edits, to increase efficiency. I've heard that Aperature and Lightroom are both good at this but ...
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How many images can a Lightroom catalog really handle?
I read here that Lightroom V3 Catalogs can handle lots of images, but the largest database anyone mentioned was 60k. Meh! ;)
I currently have over 300k RAW + 200k JPEGs (from days long gone) clocking ...
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Are there any free but comparable alternatives to Lightroom?
Does anyone have any recommendations for free software that provides the key features of Lightroom in one package? The main things I am looking for are:
RAW photo editing
Library management
Multiple ...
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How can you write/convert Picasa's People tags to the EXIF data?
I use Lightroom for my workflow, and I tag photos with people's names so that I can find them faster.
Since Lightroom doesn't have the "Faces" feature, I want to use Picasa's People feature for this ...
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Do the Lightroom lens correction tools make good lenses less important?
Lightroom has Lens Correction tools such as Distortion, Vignetting, Chromatic Abberation, etc. depending on the brand and model of lens.
Due to this feature, it is less relevant what the distortion ...
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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 do you manage images with duplicate file names in Lightroom?
I've had my camera for about a year, and having taken 9999 images the camera's file naming system has rolled over to 0001..
I usually import my photos to Lightroom, so Lightroom sorts them into ...
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Why does my Lightroom preview change after loading?
Everybody who is using Lightroom probably has seen this:
You have imported RAW files. Lightroom shows a preview, but contrast and color of the preview change after a few short seconds to a slightly ...
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Apple Aperture or Adobe Lightroom: which is better for post processing RAW photos?
This is probably an old chestnut, but I'm trying to decide between purchasing Adobe Lightroom or Aperture for Mac, and would appreciate any pointers that would help me decide.
I think I've outgrown ...
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Is there a more affordable program than Lightroom?
I recently purchased a Sony Alpha a33 and was told Lightroom was the only way to go for photo editing. My photography right now is purely of our brand new baby right now, so I won't be profiting from ...
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What exactly does Tone Curve do in Lightroom?
In simple terms, what does Tone Curve in LR actually do?. I can see the results of changing Tone Curve by playing around with it, but I don't really understand scientifically what it actually does. I ...
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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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Any good alternatives to Lightroom for PC users?
I'm currently using Picasa for simple organise/tag/crop/tune tasks. I've downloaded and tried the evaluation copy of Lightroom, and I'm impressed. However as an amateur I find the UK price a little ...
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Is GPU or CPU more important for Photoshop and Lightroom?
I'm looking to buy a laptop (for a spare) and I'm not ready to spend the amount I did on my first one. The machine will only be used for photo editing. Should I go for the dedicated graphics card or ...
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Reservations on making the move to Adobe Lightroom or Apple's Aperture
Background
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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Will an SSD provide a noticeable benefit for Lightroom over a traditional harddrive?
I am a huge Lightroom (3.6) user, and have a 2006 2.15 Ghz Core 2 Duo 24" iMac, running Lion. This Mac it limited to 3GB RAM max, but does have dedicated graphics. I have about 50GB left on my ...
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Is Lightroom overkill for a JPG-oriented workflow?
I am a passionate not a professional,
I shoot most of the time in jpg because:
I usually don't have the time to process raw
raw takes a lot more space (and I feel my D700 jpgs are huge already!)
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What are the optimal JPEG settings for high-resolution Facebook photos?
With the current facebook photo uploader, what are the optimal settings for uploading high-resolution photos. I process my images in Adobe Lightroom.
I'm aware of a similar question asked in the ...
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How to apply develop settings to multiple images at once in Lightroom?
I'm in the Develop module in Lightroom 3. The secondary monitor shows a grid with multiple photos selected. When I change a develop setting, e.g. exposure +1, the setting is only applied to one of ...
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How can I make HDR images without the cartoon look?
I am processing some photos intended to show HDR and I mainly want to bring out all the tones of a scene, which is why I took three bracketed shots to begin with.
But pushing the detail pretty ...
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Is there a way to search by aspect ratio in Lightroom?
Is there a way to add useful aspect-ratio search to Lighroom?
The present interface (LR 3.2) gives only 3 options: Landscape, Portrait and Square.
Those seem more like orientations than aspect-ratios ...
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Which Lightroom import presets should I use to get output like that from Capture NX?
When I import NEF photos into Lightroom, they do not look as good as they appear when importing into Capture NX. The colours look a little more muddy and there is a lack of contrast.
This means that ...
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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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Does anyone have any tips to make Lightroom run faster?
I'm running Lightroom 2.6 on Windows XP and it runs painfully slow. Just navigating from one image to the next takes a few seconds.
What can I do to speed it up?
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What were the optimal JPEG settings for Facebook photos in 2010/2011? [closed]
Every time I upload a photo to facebook I'm disappointed; the photos just look really bad. What size do you recommend, dpi, etc? If it helps, I'm using lightroom.
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What are the benefits of using Collections in Adobe Lightroom?
I use Lightroom a lot (and love it), but I don't use Collections at all, instead just preferring to keep photos in folders, and then tag/flag/pick within that. People often rave about Collections, ...
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What are your best tips, tricks or formulas for Lightroom's Smart Collections?
I use a few Smart Collections in Lightroom to automatically let me see things like all of my finished HDR images, sets of images uploaded to SmugMug or Flickr, and the like, but I'm curious what other ...
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How do you move a Lightroom catalog from one HD to another?
I recently got a new Hard Drive, much larger than my previous one. I'm wanting to move my entire library to the new HD, but I'm not seeing an easy way to do it. Can anyone out there offer me some help ...
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Are there any downsides to applying the lens correction profile in Adobe Lightroom?
Assuming that you are using a good lens profile, say one that Adobe has predefined in Lightroom, are there any downsides to automatically applying the appropriate lens correction profile when the ...
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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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How do I get rid of shiny skin with Lightroom?
For photos taken with my Point & Shoot camera, the flash often leave people in the photo with a 'shiny skin' effect. Other than not using the flash (or at least moving the flash off the ...
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What is a good book for a Lightroom newbie?
I've been trying out Lightroom 3 for awhile, and like what I see. I will be buying it in the near future, thanks to a student discount. I'm sure I've only just scratched the surface so far, and being ...
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Does Lightroom have a healing brush?
Does Lightroom have a healing brush?
I'm aware of the spot-healing capability, for some corrections I need a brush to paint the healing. Photoshop has this, but it slows my workflow down to have to ...
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How do I identify and track panorama photos in Lightroom 3?
I stitch together a fair number of panoramas (using AutoPano Pro) and I'd like a way to better organise them in Lightroom, in particular:
I want to mark the fact that a photo was taken as part of a ...
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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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Is there any method to transfer edits made in Lightroom to Aperture or vice versa?
I am always on the fence between Lightroom and Aperture, but I am also thinking about the future, when new software shows up. Is there any way to export edits made in one of the programs and import it ...
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How do I move Picks from a Collection to a Folder in Lightroom 3?
On one of the rare occasions I've used Lightroom Collections, I found myself wanting to transfer the Pick/Reject info from the Collection back to the main Folder the photos are in. Picks are ...
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Raw development in Lightroom 4.1 and Digital Photo Professional 3.9.x – bad vs. good?
I have opened the same raw image from my Canon EOS 550D (CR2) in Lightroom and Digital Photo Professional. This are the default raw development results:
Lightroom:
Digital Photo Professional:
Why ...
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How do I fix RAW images that appear washed out in Lightroom3?
When I open raw/NEF images in Lightroom, they appear washed out as compared to viewing them in Picasa (same computer monitor). If I open JPEGs, they're fine in Lightroom.
Anyone know how to fix ...
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Which is best as part of a fast workflow: Picasa, Lightroom, Photoshop or other?
Im looking to expand on my workflow after a shoot.
Today my workflow consists of moving images from my SD card to my computer, using Picasa in a very basic d way... (Crop, im feeling lucky and maybe ...
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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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Can I set Lightroom's white balance picker tool to choose a supposedly white/black spot instead of neutral grey? Or should I care?
I'm correcting white balance issues for my photos in Adobe Lightroom 3. The white balance picker tool in the Develop module lets me to pick a light neutral grey spot in the picture from which ...
