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Lightroom Help please!!
jenniferann
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Hi, I am new to lightroom and trying to set up my preferences and import options, I just cannot find the "File Renaming" box, so I can rename my photos as I import them! Damn, I am stumped before I even begin! Yikes! Any help would be appreciated. I even bought a book, it shows the panel I want but not how to access the dang panel.
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So confused....
What version of LR are you running? In 4.3, you have 2 options. 1. Doing it manually or 2. Using Auto Import.
To do it manually, click on "File" then "Import Photos and Videos". A window opens up where you select where the photos are that you want to import. In that window, on the right side are the import options. There you have "File Handling", "File Renaming", "Apply During Import", and "Destination" options. With the File Renaming options, click on the dropdown menu aside of "Template" and select "Edit". Change it the way you want your files named, then click on the dropdown menu aside "Preset" at the top, and select "Save Current Settings as New Preset". You will then be asked to enter a name for it. Enter a name of your choice and then click on "Create", and your done. Then just make sure you have your newly created preset selected in the dropdown menu for the Template.
To use Auto Import, click on "File", "Auto Import", then "Auto Import Settings" and do basically the same thing as manually. If you created a preset manually, it will already be selected. You just need to set the rest up, and then check the "Enable Auto Import" check box.
Hope this helps.
GaryB
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
then in right pane you see the option file renaming
2 )
add as DNG = you convert the RAW to DNG and store it somewhere ( else )
add = the image comes into your LR catalog as it is , nothing is changed at all , RAW remains as is , thats it
i recommend this , especially if you want to work on RAW , but no renaming then
if you want RAW , and you want to rename too , then choose copy
not recommended , since RAWs are big ; copying them eats disk-space
( but you could do this if you copy from the card to your PC )
actually , LR catalog is the same as Bridge , it just looks different
edit
you can change name after import
in library , look in right pane / metadata
click next to File Name
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Are you importing from a memory card or from a directory on your hard drive? If your importing from a memory card and want to put them on the hard drive, you select "Copy", and it will copy the files from the memory card to your hard drive and put them into the current LR library. If they are already on the hard drive and don't want duplicates, then you select "Add". "Copy as DNG" is the same as "Copy" but will copy the original RAW file with the DNG extension, which can save space on the hard drive because the sidecar file is embeded into the DNG file. The file size savings will vary on how you setup the DNG conversion.
Hope this answers your question.
GaryB
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
I just double checked and you are correct on the Add part. But it is also available with "Move" as well.
GaryB
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
OP is new to Lightroom , so lets make it easy i think
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my hard drive. So even though I import them into LR, I should not delete where they are on the hard drive? Just like Bridge correct? I am worried about losing my photos now!
I am still very confused on what a dng file is? In Bridge I usually find the folder, select all the photos at once do a batch rename, and it numbers them and renames all of them for me, then I add my metadata copyright to all of them at once. I do not want to have to rename them one at a time. I bought a book, and thought it would explain the basics, but not so much!
Yikes, I am ready to go back to Bridge! I think I want to use the "Add' to get my files into LR, but in the right pane there is no option to rename as I add them. I did figure out how set up a metadata template for my copyright info.
there is no benefit for first your main drive and then move it again later
you must realize that there are no changes made to the RAW at all
it remains as is , whatever you do in LR or PS
the changes you make are on your C: drive by default , wherever your RAWs are
if you move the RAWs after editing , LR lose its link and get confused
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when in Library , go to > help > library tips
the mentioned area's are highlighted right on your screen in yellow
when in Develop , the same ; help > develop tips
same for the other modules
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However if you are wanting to rename photos and using Windows, another option is to get a nifty little tool called Batch File Renamer. I usually use that when I screw up and allow the file numbers to wrap on itself during the same event. I also use it for all sorts of other things. I do websites and sometimes the photos or electronic material such as pdf's are not named web friendly. I can easily pull spaces, special characters from an entire directory wth a nice overview before it commits the changes. Just make sure you do this operation BEFORE importing to LR. lol
..and to the OP's second question. Yes... DO NOT delete your photos after importing! LR simply creates a database of changes to the photos. So all your develop settings, categories, ratings, metatags etc.. All that stuff is simply applied when you export or print and the original is untouched.