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How can I move around the image with a tool selected in Lightroom?
Try holding down the spacebar while the tool is selected
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Lightroom plugin development -- is it worth it?
I just wanted to look at how to do batch processing based on filenames in Lightroom, and for some reason it looked it like the easiest way to do it was through the API. Based on @Warren's post I ...
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How can I clean up Lightroom removed RAW files and other files?
( I am not in front of Lightroom right now, so I cannot test it)
I would do the following:
From within Lightroom:
Do a "synchronize folder" (right click on a folder) on a folder in which you ...
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Are there any significant post-processing benefits of migrating from Lightroom 4 to the last standalone iteration (Lightroom 6)?
You can do a 30-day free trial and see if LR 6 is worth upgrading. You won't lose your LR 4 library (make a back-up, but I think Lightroom will do that, by default when it makes conversions to the ...
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Lightroom totally resetting image on undo
It is not clear what you are asking but I'll try :)
There is a History window in Develop module. So you can always redo all your steps after you've undone them or go back in history to any step (...
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How can I print a set of images from different folders in Lightroom?
From memory the best thing to do would be to create a collection first. If you are likely to do this sort of thing often, you could create a collection set, naming it something like 'Print sets', and ...
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How can I change the crop from one aspect to another in Lightroom?
If I take a picture in portrait, how can I crop it to a landscape in Lightroom?
To change orientation from portrait to landscape (or the other way around) I just drag the corner handle to change the ...
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How to undo Lightroom adjustment brush on all photos?
For each picture "A", you could have come back at its original state, duplicate it to create image "B". Then go back to the last edition step of "A" and copy only the changes you want (CTRL + SHIFT + ...
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Lightroom encountered an error when reading from the preview cache
It may be worth trying Chkdsk, assuming you're running Windows. If you are persistently getting issues reading files, then it could be a hard disk issue.
Do you have your Lightroom catalogue on your ...
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How can I move around the image with a tool selected in Lightroom?
You can use the navigator-windows (left upper corner). Clicking on the small picture change the selected part of your image -> lightroomkillertips.com
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How can I rename virtual copies in Lightroom to match a previous export sequence?
Perhaps we need to rethink the workflow to achieve the same ends in a different manner, since Lr doesn't do what you want.
Many Lr users export edited files to others and then have to access the ...
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How can I rename virtual copies in Lightroom to match a previous export sequence?
I'm not sure what you're referring to. In Lr 6 if I create a virtual copy of a file named img_1234.jpg Lr designates that as Copy 1; there's no file name because a virtual copy isn't a file. You'll ...
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How can I get multiple different images on one page in Lightroom's custom print layouts?
Quite easy, actually. Just select your template, whether Lightroom's 'Picture Package' or your own 'Custom Package', then drag the desired photos up from the film strip.
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Can I output from Lightroom with zero padded numbered names for use in contact cards?
In Lightroom go to File > Export (Ctrl+Shift+E)
Then check "Rename to" and choose custom settings
Clear out the text box and select the type of sequence you want from the drop down menu and insert. ...
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How can I exclude nested keywords from a Lightroom smart collection?
You might also take a look at John Ellis' Any Filter plugin. It allows a search that can distinguish an explicit keyword only (the bottom one of the hierarchy, like Place. But then it can also use a ...
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How can I exclude nested keywords from a Lightroom smart collection?
When I am faced with such a problem, I put something easier to match in as an un-exported synonym for the keyword:
Now I can search for Contains Words → !shotfrom and be certain of finding only ...
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Reorganizing After Import In Lightroom
Select all of the photos you wish to re-import.
Right-click, choose "Remove..."
Do not choose "Remove from Disk"! Choose just Remove.
Now do an import. Choose the Lightroom folder that the photos ...
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Is Lightroom 4 quicker if I use a separate catalog per image folder?
This is an old question with answers. But it's still relevant so I wanted to clarify a bit, as LR 5 still behaves sluggish when catalogues grow large.
It doesn't matter so much how many images you ...
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