Extract from Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ Think of it this way… did you ever play with colored modeling clay when you were a child? Imagine you’ve got a ready made little model, made out of a mixture of different colors, and you’ve also go separate pots of the different colors that haven’t… Click to continue
What is the difference between Minimal previews, Standard previews and 1:1 previews?
Extract from Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ There are a number of options to choose from when importing your photos, and which you choose will depend on your own browsing habits. Minimal shows the thumbnail preview embedded in the file. It’s the quickest option initially, but it’s a very small low quality preview… Click to continue
2.2 – Disc burning disabled
Some people are reporting problems burning CD’s or DVD’s from Lightroom since the 2.2 update. The 64-bit version not burning is a known issue – that’s in the release notes, however some have been having trouble with the 32-bit version. The solution – uninstalling and reinstalling seems to fix it in most cases, so it’s… Click to continue
Lightroom 2.2 Compatibility with CS3
There’s some confusion over a dialog box which has reared its head again in Lightroom 2.2. It appears when you try to edit a raw file in CS3 rather than CS4, and warns that you need ACR 5.2 for complete compatibility. Are Adobe saying that you have to upgrade to CS4 in order to use… Click to continue
I have a long list of folders – can I change it to show the folder hierarchy?
There’s an updated Lightroom 4 version of these instructions in the Knowledgebase. Extract from Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ Yes, in fact it’s a very good idea to do so, and just have one or two top level folders. If Lightroom ever loses track of all of your photos, perhaps as a result… Click to continue
Why do my photos change color? Also known as ‘Why did Lightroom mess up my photos?’
Extract from Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ When the first preview appears, it looks just like it did on the camera, and then that disappears and it applies other settings. How do I turn that off? The initial preview you’re seeing is the JPEG preview embedded in the file by the camera. That… Click to continue
What’s New in Lightroom 2.2?
Adobe Lightroom 2.2 is mainly a bug fix release with additional camera support. New cameras: Canon 5D MkII, Powershot G10, Panasonic DMC-G1, DMC-FX150, DMC-FZ28, DMC-LX3, Leica D-LUX 4. If you use one of the Panasonic or Leica cameras noted above, and you usually use the DNG format, do check the readme for further details. The… Click to continue
Default File Locations – Lightroom 2
The default location of the Lightroom catalog is… Windows XP – [systemdrive]\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom Catalog.lrcat Windows Vista – [systemdrive]\Users\[your username]\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom Catalog.lrcat Mac – [systemdrive]/Users/[your username]/Photos/Lightroom/Lightroom Catalog.lrcat The catalogs are now fully cross platform, and the catalog ?le extensions are: *.lrcat is version 1.1 onwards. *.lrdb was version 1.0. *.aglib was the early… Click to continue
The Lightroom Queen blog lives!
Well, what can I say…. I have great intentions! 😉 First things first, and before this goes public, I’m going back and transferring all of the ‘what’s new’ pages into blog posts. It’s just tidier! Next in line, html versions of the book samples, for easy access. And finally, well, you never know, I might… Click to continue
What’s New in Lightroom 2.1?
Adobe Lightroom 2.1 is mainly a bug release with additional camera support. New cameras: Canon 1000D, 50D, Fuji FinePix IS Pro, Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IW, Leaf AFi II 6, AFt II 7, Aptus II 6, Aptus II 7, Nikon D700, Nikon D90, Nikon Coolpix P6000, Olympus SP-565 UZ, Pentax K2000 (K-m), Sigma DP1, Sony A900.… Click to continue
