Export Lightroom XMP files?

[joshua]

Hi, I'm sure I'm just missing something but...

I have edited a few raw files for a friend who doesn't use Lightroom, just Photoshop CS3... He sent me a few raw files to work on and I want to just send him back the xmp files so he can open them in Photoshop w/ and see the adjustments I made in RAW.

What's the best/simplest/quickest/sexiest way to do this?

Thanks!

 

[Mark Sirota]

In Grid, hit Command-R to reveal your photo in the Finder. You'll see the .xmp files alongside the raw files. Send those to your friend using whatever messaging technology you prefer.

 

[joshua]

Do I have to generate the metadata files first or automatically some how?

 

[Mark Sirota]

Ah, sorry! Yes, select the images and then hit Command-S.

 

[Brad Snyder]

As Mark says, Cmd/ctrl-s forces a metadata write when auto-write is not enabled.

If you're the forgetful type, you can enable metadata auto-write in the Menu > File > Catalog Settings > Metadata Tab > 3rd option in Editing box at top.

Note that this setting is assigned on a per catalog basis, rather than gloabally across all catalogs.

The metadata is always maintained in the catalog database, this control specifies whether the auxilary file is written.

 

[joshua]

Awesome! Thanks for the quick replies!