I strongly recommend that Windows users refrain from updating to 1.4. A few issues that have been discovered: The time code of exported files is set to midnight (both Win and Mac). Conversion to DNG or updating existing DNG previews is broken (Win only). Modification Date… Read More »Windows users and LR 1.4 Be advised
External drives and Lightroom go hand-in-hand. I have a USB powered (so no extra power cord of its own) 250 GB drive (that is just a little larger than a deck of cards) and it travels with me everywhere. Back home I have several larger… Read More »Folder Structure Tip
My “Under the Loupe” tutorial on using an export action to create a custom watermark for the web galleries is finally out in Photoshop User magazine (Sept 07, pg 84). Here’s the nutshell version: Create watermark action in Photoshop Turn action into a droplet and… Read More »Lightroom Custom Watermark Tutorial
If you are finding that imported images, or copies of images made after editing in Photoshop are mysteriously becoming overexposed automatically, then the first thing to check is to see if you are applying auto tone adjustments. Go to Edit > Preferences > Presets, and… Read More »Apply auto tone adjustments
The Windows version of the Adobe Photo Downloader (installed with Lightroom) is the culprit. If the preference setting in Lightroom (Edit > Preferences > Import, uncheck “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected”) does not prevent the APD from loading during startup the… Read More »Plugging in any USB device launching Lightroom?
There are some things you should know about how Lightroom handles certain file types before you start importing: PSD – Lightroom can only handle layered PSD files that have been saved with “Maximize Compatibility” set. This is because Lightroom can’t handle layers, only the composite… Read More »Importing various file types
As excited as you may be to just jump right in and start importing the tens of thousands of images sitting on your hard drive I recommend you do a couple of things fist: Make sure your operating system is up to date. Clean house,… Read More »First things first