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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (often referred to as LR) is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. While previous versions were available for purchase, the latest versions are available by subscription to Adobe's Create Cloud suite of tools. The open source software package darktable is often suggested as a free alternative to Lightroom.

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Why are there two rotation controls in Lightroom, and how do they differ?

Lightroom has very similar controls for rotation in two different sections. …
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Why are my Lightroom 3 developments displaying in some applications but not others?

So what you need to do is "Export" the images from Lightroom. This will write out new JPEG files that reflect all of the changes you've made. … In the Library module of Lightroom, select all of the images you're working with, then click Export.... Make sure the drop-down at the top of the Export dialog says Export to: Hard Drive. …
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Can't find recovery and others menus in LR4

Lightroom 4 still supports the PV2010 process that was the default in Lightroom 3. … Here is a video tutorial from Adobe that demonstrates the image update process and the new tone controls in Lightroom 4. …
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Does the cloud version of Lightroom require an internet connection?

Adobe Creative Cloud requires an Internet connection to install the apps and to periodically verify the licensing, but not constantly. You can use the applications offline for a period of time. https …
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Where can I find user created camera and lens profiles for Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6.1?

The Downloader will let you download and install user-created lens profiles, and they will work with Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop. … In addition to downloading the profiles, the tool shows ratings and comments on the profiles: Adobe Lens Profile Downloader is a free companion application to Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, …
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Lightroom Upgrade vs Lens Metadata

Lightroom wizard Godfrey DiGiorgi posted this to the Pentax-Discuss Mail List today, in response to the same issue. I have not tried it myself. …
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How do hierarchical keywords in Lightroom actually work?

The inherited ancestor keywords are second-class citizens compared to the keywords you explicitly apply. The ancestors won't show up as checked boxes in the Keyword List, for example. Instead, the anc …
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Lightroom Tethering and EOS Utility: How to get LR to accept sub-folders in auto-import?

Jeffrey Friedl's Folder Watch plugin appears to be designed to provide the functionality you want: This plugin attempts to fill deficiencies in Lightroom's built-in Auto-Import facilities, allowin …
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Are there any downsides to applying the lens correction profile in Adobe Lightroom?

When you correct lens distortion, the rectangular image is warped into a non-rectangular shape. Since we generally want our finished images to be rectangular, the image is then cropped to a rectangle …
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How do I track what has been published to flickr from Lightroom?

That's really the joy of publish services in Lightroom. … Also: An entry in the edit history is created for your images whenever they're exported or published, so you can always go back to the published version in Lightroom. …
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Reservations on making the move to Adobe Lightroom or Apple's Aperture

I don't use Lightroom in production, so I cannot comment completely, but I've been playing with the 30-day trial and I'm thinking of switching to it from IMatch + Bibble on Windows. …
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