In last week’s post, we identified all of the duplicate photos in your catalog and deleted many of them. There may still be some duplicate photos left, whether these are real files on the hard drive or virtual copies created during the merge process, with edits you don’t want to lose. For example, you may… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – my conclusions
We started this series of posts with a question… can gadgets speed up your Lightroom workflow? The answer is undoubtedly yes, but it depends on the gadget you choose. Having tested a wide range, these are my conclusions: If you’re looking to speed through a large number of photos, it’s a tie between the Contour Shuttle… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – rest of the field
Over the last few weeks, we’ve reviewed Wacom tablets, Contour Shuttle Pro, Motibodo, PFixer and LrControl. Before we summarize their strengths and weaknesses, however, there are a few more options to rule out. Palette Palette is a fairly recent addition to the Lightroom gadget world. It’s made up of individual interconnecting pieces, and the software… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – LrControl
The new kid on the block, LrControl from Peltmade, is looking like a very promising and economical option for midi controllers on both Windows and Mac. Controls The LrControl functions are almost entirely focused on the Develop module, apart from star ratings and flags. At the time of writing, LrControl can affect about 160 different Lightroom… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – PFixer (Mac only)
PFixer, designed by Pusher Labs, is a very interesting project, but I should note at the outset that it’s only available for the Mac operating system. Sorry Windows users. Although their website highlights their MiniMal midi controller, the flexibility of their software is far more interesting in my opinion. The main PFixer software works with any midi controller, or… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – Motibodo
Some years ago, I reviewed an earlier version of the Motibodo keyboard, so I was interested to see how much has changed. It’s still in active development, and the price has dropped significantly, so it’s now a viable option for most photographers. Controls Motibodo uses a standard keyboard layout, so there are plenty of buttons… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – Contour Shuttle Pro & Wacom Tablet
For many years, my favorite Lightroom gadgets have been the Contour Shuttle Pro v2 and Wacom Intuos Tablets. Can anything knock them off the top spot? We shall see! Controls The Shuttle Pro has 2 dials and 15 buttons, and you can program them to suit your needs, using any of Lightroom’s native shortcuts. You’ll find my… Click to continue
Lightroom gadgets – can they speed up your workflow?
Most of us are aware of the range of Develop presets, plug-ins and external editors available for Lightroom, but there’s also a range of hardware gadgets and software designed to improve our efficiency. These includes programmable keyboards and dials, midi controllers and iPad apps. Some of these can be quite expensive, so are they worth the additional… Click to continue
What’s the difference between Render Using Lightroom and Open Anyway in the ACR mismatch dialog?
If you’re working with a mismatched ACR version (i.e. ACR 5.7 in CS4 with Lightroom 4.0), you should see the ACR Mismatch dialog, which allows you to choose how to handle the file. There’s a diagram of the options and their results at the end of this question. Render using Lightroom uses Lightroom’s own processing… Click to continue
Why do my photos look different in Photoshop?
A mismatch in colors between Lightroom and Photoshop is usually due to either a corrupted or incompatible monitor profile or incorrect color space settings. For example, a ProPhoto RGB photo mistakenly rendered as sRGB will display as desaturated and flat. ProPhoto RGB photo correctly displayed as ProPhoto RGB: ProPhoto RGB photo incorrectly displayed as if… Click to continue
Which color space should I use?
Color management is a huge subject in its own right, so we won’t go into great detail here. If you’d like to learn more, Jeffrey Friedl wrote an excellent article on color spaces, which you will find at: http://www.lrq.me/friedl-colorspace In short, we’ve already said that photos are made up of pixels, which each have number… Click to continue
Lightroom can’t find Photoshop to use Edit in Photoshop—how do I fix it?
When Lightroom starts up, it checks to see whether Photoshop or Photoshop Elements are installed, and if it can’t find them, then the Edit in Photoshop menu command is disabled. If you install a new version of Photoshop, and then uninstall an earlier version, the link can get broken by the uninstall. Uninstalling and reinstalling… Click to continue
Lightroom Keyboards
Some commercial hardware devices, such as custom keyboards designed specifically for Lightroom, can apply presets and other Develop settings using buttons on the keyboards instead of adjusting sliders. They include: RPG Keys Motibodo VSCO Keys Palette Paddy for Lightroom (Windows) Knob room
Plug-ins
Adobe’s official showcase includes links to many lesser known plug-ins developers Jeffrey Friedl’s plug-ins include: Zenfolio, SmugMug, Flickr, Picasa Web, Facebook and Twitter uploads. Metadata Presets—allows you to arrange the Metadata panel in the order that suits you best. Metadata Wrangler—choose which metadata to strip or include. Focal-length Sort & Megapixel Sort—adds additional options… Click to continue
Links
Lightroom Blogs & Websites Develop Presets Educator’s Desk Copy Keyword Lists / Controlled Vocabularies Book Page Templates Print Templates Plug-ins Training – Videos Training – Live Workshops Web Galleries