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Set preview cache
Lightroom renders three types of previews: thumbnails, screen resolution images, and 1:1 previews. 1:1 previews
have the same pixel dimensions as the original photos. All previews are stored in the folder where your catalog is
located.
1 Choose File > Catalog Settings.
Choose from the following menus:
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Specifies the maximum pixel dimension for the rendered preview. Choose the size that
Standard Preview Size
accommodates the display size you're working with.
Specifies the appearance of the previews. Low, Medium, and High are similar to the upper range of
Preview Quality
the quality scale for JPEG files.
Automatically Discard 1:1 Previews
and can make the library preview file large.
Import photos from Photoshop Elements or Photoshop Album 2.0 (Windows)
Lightroom detects if your computer has a Photoshop Elements or Photoshop Album 2.0 catalog, and can import
photos and data from the catalogs. This feature is not available on Mac OS.
1 In the Library module, choose File > Import From Elements. If prompted, click OK to continue importing.
Choose any of the following from the Select The Catalog To Import menu:
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Adobe Photoshop Elements
Imports photos from a backed-up catalog.
Custom Location
If you chose Custom Location, click Choose, navigate to the backed-up catalog you want, and click Open.
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4 In the Import Photos dialog box, select the photos and import options, and then click Import.
For more information on importing photos from Photoshop Elements or Photoshop Album, see
www.adobe.com/go/kb400736.
See also
"Import photos into Lightroom: Basic workflow" on page 15
Import photos from a catalog into Lightroom
When you import photos from a different catalog, you can specify options to handle new photos and existing photos
(photos that already appear in the current catalog).
Note: Before you can import photos from a Lightroom 1.0 database (.lrdb), you must open the 1.0 database file as a
catalog in Lightroom 1.1 to convert it.
Choose Files > Import From Catalog.
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2 Double-click the catalog to import.
Specify the photos to import:
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• Under Catalog Contents, make sure the folders containing the photos to import are selected.
• To select or deselect individual photos, click Show Preview, and click the box in the upper-left corner of any
preview image. You can also choose Check All or Uncheck All.
Specifies when 1:1 previews are discarded. 1:1 previews are rendered as needed
Imports photos from the current Photoshop Elements catalog. (Skip step 3.)
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