Lightroom uses numerous kinds of previews and caches for different purposes. Having a basic idea of their usage can help you pick the right ones for your needs. The main ones you need to know about are rendered previews and smart previews. To fully understand the Library & Develop preview loading logic to optimize your… Click to continue
I accidentally deleted my photos from my hard drive and I don’t have backups! Can I create JPEGs from Lightroom’s previews?
There’s an updated Lightroom 4 version of these instructions in the Knowledgebase. David just posted this very question in one of my blog comments, so I thought it was about time I posted this for reference… If you’ve deleted your original files, you don’t have backups, and they’re not in the Recycle Bin (Windows)… Click to continue
Hurry up Lightroom! The best speed tips!
This post was originally written in 2009, and a lot has changed since then, so you’ll want to check out my new series of 8 posts on improving Lightroom’s performance. [Warning – this is quite long. I had originally intended to split it over a number of blog posts, but it’ll be easier to reference as… Click to continue
Corrupted monitor profile
There’s an updated Lightroom 4 version of these instructions in the Knowledgebase. A corrupted monitor profile is often to blame for Lightroom preview issues, whether that be a mismatch in colours between programs, or simply blank grey previews. Lightroom uses the profile differently to other programs (perceptual rendering rather than relative colorimetric), so corruption… 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
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