Joshua posted on the feature request forum earlier this week, asking for a new feature that could "adjust the time for [a group of photos] down to the minute and second instead of just the hour."The good news is Lightroom can already do that! The … Click to continue
How do I move Lightroom to a new computer?
Moving Lightroom to a new computer can appear daunting at first, especially if you're moving cross-platform, but rest assured, it's straightforward as long as you follow these simple steps.Note: FREE eBook that gives more extensive step-by-step … Click to continue
Is Lightroom compatible with OS X Mavericks?
Yesterday Apple released OS 10.9 Mavericks at a great price - it's free! But is it compatible with Lightroom? Yes!Lightroom 5.2 has already been tested and updated for Mavericks, although it's always possible that additional bugs will be found … Click to continue
Lightroom 5 Performance – is it faster than LR4?
There's been a lot of discussion recently about Lightroom 5's performance, and whether it's faster or slower than Lightroom 4. Jim Wilde, one of our gurus on Lightroom Forums, decided to run a few benchmarks. In summary, he said: The main finding … Click to continue
2014? Already? Time to check your backups & copyright
Here we are in 2014, and the year's rushing away already.Laura Shoe has written an excellent post on how to update your Metadata presets for your 2014 copyright.* Did you remember to update yours? If not, you can update the metadata on photos … Click to continue
Lightroom Calendars for 2012
How about a nice little Lightroom project for the weekend? 2012 is coming up quickly - do you have your calendar yet? What if you could easily make a 2012 calendar in Lightroom, featuring your own favorite photos?So what will you … Click to continue
A sad tale of hard drive disasters and Lightroom backups
Last night I received a sad email. It was from a young woman whose external backup hard drive had died some time ago, and she hadn't yet found time to replace it. Unfortunately now her main working drive, which held her only remaining copy of her … Click to continue
Motibodo Lightroom Keyboard Review
One of the most recent entries to the Lightroom keyboard scene is Motibodo, although Dave & Quin have already been in the keyboard market for some years with their previous DQ Quikeys, and you can see the benefit of their experience coming … Click to continue
Lightroom Keyboards Compared…
Since Lightroom’s initial release, users have been begging for Develop slider keyboard shortcuts. Although Adobe have added a few shortcuts to the Basic sliders, many high-volume users want even more control, so a number of third parties have tried … Click to continue
An inventive use of print templates
I do love to see the inventive ways that people find to use Lightroom's many tools, and this one really caught my eye...Ariana Falerni has just released a set of room images and Lightroom Print Templates that allow you to preview groups of photos … Click to continue
What happens if I’m still using an older version of ACR and Photoshop?
Yesterday David asked the question... "If I am using CS4 (PS4) and I upgrade to LR3, if I choose “EDIT WITH PS” will I get a warning message regarding ACR versions (6 vs 5)? I assume that PS4 does not support ACR 6 and will thus not maintain ACR mods … Click to continue
Plug-ins Galore!
There seems to have been a recent flurry of plug-in releases, with many being real time-savers, and adding great new functionality to Lightroom. Here's a few of the latest additions for you to explore:SLR's with video have quickly become popular, … Click to continue
Watermarking with Lightroom and LR2/Mogrify
It's true, the watermarking facilities currently in Lightroom 2 are a bit limited. Ok, very limited! But all is not lost... Lightroom plug-in programmer Timothy Armes came to the rescue with the well known LR2/Mogrify plug-in, and LR/Mogrify before … Click to continue
LR/Transporter marks files from text list
Tim Armes has just released an update to his LR/Transporter Lightroom plug-in. This is hot off the press - it's not even documented yet.The new feature is for Lightroom 2 only. Many online ordering cart systems will provide a text file with a … Click to continue
A DNG workflow
Since the Photoshop User magazine came out, I've had a number of emails asking about my own workflow for DNG files and backups, so let me run through it quickly. There is no right or wrong workflow - this is just what works well for me.I want … Click to continue