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Metadata presence: In Catalog, In XMP, In Export

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Just recently reminded of two LR catalog settings that can be checked under the Metadata tab. "Include Develop settings in metadata inside JPEG, etc., and Automatically write changes into XMP." I checked both of these when I first started importing photos into LR. Given that both of these have been active since day 1:

1) Does this mean if I copy JPGs from my LR folders to a non-LR folder that the copies will have all the current metadata changes that were applied in LR as well as all of the develop settings having been applied?
2) How would the copy created in item 1 differ from a "copy" made using LR Export?
 
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1) Yes and no. The metadata will be in the files because of automatically writing changes into XMP, but the develop changes will only be the instructions for changing the image, not the actual changes to the image.

2) See answer to #1. Also, on export, you have a choice of what metadata is included.
 
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Hal P Anderson said:
1) Yes and no. The metadata will be in the files because of automatically writing changes into XMP, but the develop changes will only be the instructions for changing the image, not the actual changes to the image.

2) See answer to #1. Also, on export, you have a choice of what metadata is included.
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Hal,

My understanding is that Export will copy all metadata values (unless excluded) as well as apply all develop settings, especially cropping, to the copy. Is my understanding correct?
 
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Yep.
 
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