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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 The content of this guide is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorpo- rated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Adobe Help ........
  • Page 4 Chapter 7: Creating and viewing slideshows Creating slideshows ..............97 Specifying the slide layout .

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Adobe Help Resources You can access complete documentation for your Adobe software in a variety of ways: as a Help system that is installed on your computer, as Livedocs (an updatable, online version of the help system), and as a PDF file.

  • Page 6: Resources

    Adobe publishing partners, and new content is added monthly. You’ll also find Adobe Studio Exchange, where users download and share thousands of free actions, plug-ins, and other content. Adobe Design Center is available in English, French, German, and Japanese. It is also available in product- specific versions.

  • Page 7: Adobe Developer Center

    Visit the Adobe Developer Center at www.adobe.com/go/developer. Customer support Contains information about free and paid technical support options. Top issues are listed by product on the Adobe U.S. and Adobe Japan websites. Follow the Training link for access to Adobe Press books; online, video, and instructor-led training resources;...

  • Page 8: What's New

    Lightroom 1.1 and later add support for additional raw files from Canon, Leaf, Additional camera raw formats Phase One, Sony, and other digital camera manufacturers. For a complete list of supported cameras and camera raw formats, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_cameraraw. For information on additional changes, see the product readme file.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Workspace And Setup

    Chapter 2: Workspace and setup Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ is made up of several modules that provide a complete digital photography workflow. As you work on a photograph, you move from one module to another to import, organize, develop, print, and show the photo.
  • Page 10 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Switch to another module ❖ In the Library module, display the images you want to work with, and then click a module name in the Module Picker (upper right in the Lightroom window), or use a shortcut key. Hold down Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac OS) and press a number between 1 and 5 to switch to any of the five modules.
  • Page 11 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Change the Lightroom screen mode You can change the screen display to hide the title bar, or the title bar and the menus. In Mac OS, the dock is also hidden. ❖ Choose Window > Screen Mode, and then choose an option. You can also press the F key to cycle through the three options.

  • Page 12: Working With The Filmstrip

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Working with the Filmstrip Filmstrip overview The Filmstrip displays the photos you are working on as you move between modules. It contains photos from the currently selected Library folder, collection, keyword set, or contents of the Quick Collection. You move between previously viewed photos in the Filmstrip using the Forward and Back navigation buttons or by choosing a different source from the Filmstrip Source Indicator pop-up menu to the right of the navigation buttons.
  • Page 13 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Set filters for the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and the Grid view. A. Hides filters B. Displays photos flagged as Picks, Unflagged, or Rejects C. Displays photos with a specific star rating, or those higher or lower D.

  • Page 14: Viewing Photos In Loupe View

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide From any module, select the photo and press the B key. Or move the pointer over a thumbnail image and click the circle in its upper-right corner. Viewing photos in Loupe view Zoom an image You can use the Navigator panel in either the Library module or the Develop module to set the level of magnification for an image in Loupe view.

  • Page 15: Setting Preferences And Personalizing

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Display the Info Overlay on a photo You can display information about a photo in Loupe view in the Library, and in Loupe view or Before and After view in the Develop module. You can display two sets of metadata and customize which information appears in each set. Show and hide the Info Overlay ❖...

  • Page 16: Color Management

    The first color picker box sets the color of the current module, and the second box sets the color for unselected modules. For a video on personalizing your Lightroom workspace by changing the identity plate, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_idplate. Color management About color management in Lightroom Lightroom simplifies color management in your photographic workflow.

  • Page 17: Calibrate And Profile Your Monitor

    Working in this linear gamma avoids many of the artifacts that can result in working with a tone-mapped image. The Library module stores previews in the Adobe RGB color space. These previews are also used when printing in draft mode.
  • Page 18 • In Windows, right-click a profile and select Install Profile. Alternatively, copy the profiles into the WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color folder (Windows XP). • In Mac OS, copy profiles into the /Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder or the /Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder. After installing color profiles, be sure to restart Adobe applications.

  • Page 19: Chapter 3: Importing Photos

    Chapter 3: Importing photos Importing photos into the Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ library is the first step in working with your photos. You can import photos directly from a camera, memory card reader, or other storage device. Getting photos into your library Import photos into Lightroom: Basic workflow You must import photos into the Lightroom library to begin working with them.
  • Page 20 The Standard-Size Previews option provides higher quality, but deselecting the option uses the embedded previews in photos and initially displays photos faster in the Grid view. See “Specify Standard-Size previews when importing” on page 22. For more information on importing photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_import. See also “Managing photos” on page 41...
  • Page 21 You can convert proprietary raw files to DNG from within Lightroom. For more information about the Digital Negative (DNG) file format, visit www.adobe.com/dng. You’ll find comprehensive information and a link to a user forum.
  • Page 22 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide TIFF format Tagged-Image File Format (TIFF, TIF) is used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms. TIFF is a flexible bitmap image format supported by virtually all paint, image-editing, and page-layout applications. Also, virtually all desktop scanners can produce TIFF images. Lightroom supports large documents saved in TIFF format (up to 100 million pixels with pixel dimensions of no more than 10,000 on a side).
  • Page 23 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide If you are importing photos by moving or copying them, do any of the following to specify where to import the photo files: • To choose a folder, click Choose, navigate to and select the folder you want in the Browse For Folder (Windows) or Open (Mac OS) dialog box, and then click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
  • Page 24 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Name photos when importing When copying or moving photos into the library during import, you can specify how the files are named. In the Import Photos dialog box, choose an option from the Template menu in the File Naming area: If you chose a naming option that uses a custom name, type the name in the Custom Text box.
  • Page 25 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Specifies a text string option using sequential numbers and creation dates. (This element is only Sequence And Date available in the Filename Template Editor, when exporting photos.) Specifies a text string option using EXIF data. (This element is only available in the Filename Template EXIF Data Editor, when exporting photos, or in the Text Template Editor, when creating slideshows, printing photos, or creating web photo galleries.)
  • Page 26 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Rename filename and text template presets In the Text Template Editor, choose a preset from the Preset menu. Choose Rename Preset from the Preset menu. Delete filename and text template presets In the Text Template Editor, choose a preset from the Preset menu. Choose Delete Preset from the Preset menu.
  • Page 27 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: Imports photos from the current Photoshop Elements catalog. (Skip step 3.) 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.
  • Page 28 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide In the New Photos area, choose from the File Handling menu whether to import new photos at their current location or at a new location. If you choose to import at a new location, click Choose and specify a folder. If you choose not to import new photos, only photos that exist in the current catalog are replaced.

  • Page 29: Importing Automatically

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Importing automatically About Auto Import The Auto Import feature automatically imports photos into the Lightroom library by monitoring a watched folder for photos and then moving the photos into a managed folder in the library. The feature has many uses. For example, if your camera manufacturer’s software provides a tethered connection feature and can download the photos to a watched folder, Lightroom can monitor the folder and automatically import the photos as they’re being taken.
  • Page 30 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Select managed folders for auto-imported photos When Lightroom detects photos added to a watched folder, the photos are moved into a managed folder called a destination folder and automatically imported into the library. In the Destination area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, click the Choose button beside Copy To. In the Browse For Folders (Windows) or Open (Mac OS) dialog box, navigate to the location you want, and do any of the following: •...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4: Organizing Photos In The Catalog

    Adobe Bridge™, your computer hard drive must contain the photos or your computer must be connected to a storage media containing photos. This is because Adobe Bridge is a file browser that only displays readily accessible photos. The Lightroom catalog is a database that keeps track of the photos you import, so you can view photo previews and data whether your hard drive contains the actual photos or not.
  • Page 32 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide The Library module is where you view, sort, manage, organize, compare, and rate your photos. It’s your home base for working with photos after importing them into Lightroom. Photos are displayed in the central area of the Library module: Displays photos as thumbnails in cells, which can be viewed in compact and expanded sizes.
  • Page 33 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide The Library module A. Selected photo information B. View buttons C. Information box D. Toolbar menu Show controls in the Library module toolbar Depending on which view is active in the Library module, the toolbar contains controls for browsing the library, applying metadata, starting an impromptu slideshow, rotating photos, and filtering photos by applying ratings, picks, or labels.
  • Page 34 If you’ve added metadata to a file in both Lightroom and a different application, such as Adobe Bridge, an exclamation mark indicates that metadata has been saved to the file in an external application.
  • Page 35 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide In the Expanded Cell Extras area, select any of the following to appear in expanded cells: Shows the header area of the thumbnail cell. The header area can display up to four labels Show Header With Labels that you choose from the menus.
  • Page 36 You can import photos into different catalogs. Keep in mind that you can create collections to organize your photos within a catalog. For a video on using catalogs to manage your photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_catexport. See also “Change catalog settings” on page 33 “Import photos from Lightroom 1.0”...
  • Page 37 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Open a different catalog When you open a different catalog, Lightroom closes the current catalog and relaunches. Choose File > Open Catalog. In the Open Catalog dialog box, specify the catalog file, and then click Open. You can also choose a catalog from the File >...

  • Page 38: Browsing The Catalog

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide In the Metadata tab, do any of the following, and then click OK: When you start typing a metadata entry that resembles a previous Offer Suggestions From Recently Entered Values entry, one or more suggestions appear as you type. Deselect this option to turn it off. Click Clear All Suggestion Lists to clear previous entries.
  • Page 39 • Choose a sort option from the Sort pop-up menu in the toolbar. • Drag from the center of a thumbnail to sort in any order. For a video on sorting photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_sort. Select photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip You select photos in the Grid view that you want to work with in the Library or other modules.
  • Page 40 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide The active photo is indicated by a lighter colored cell than other selected photos. When you have several photos selected, you can click any selected photo to make it active without deselecting the other photos. If you click a photo outside of the selection, it becomes the active photo, and all other photos are deselected.
  • Page 41 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • To select a single photo when multiple photos are selected, click the grid cell (not the image itself). Clicking the image makes that image active without deselecting the other cells. • To deselect the active photo and select a different active photo in a multiple-photo selection, choose Edit > Deselect Active Photo.
  • Page 42 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Rotate or flip photos using the Painter tool In Grid view, select the Painter tool in the toolbar, and then choose Rotation from the Paint menu in the toolbar. Note: If the Painter tool does not appear in the toolbar, choose Painter from the toolbar menu. Choose the rotation or flip option in the toolbar, and then click or drag across photos to apply the setting.
  • Page 43 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • Click the Deselect Photo icon in the lower-right corner below the photo. • Select the Candidate photo and then click Make Select in the toolbar. Repeat steps 2 through 4 as needed. Click Done to exit the Compare view and display the select photo in Loupe view. Compare photos in the Survey view In the Grid view or the Filmstrip, select two or more photos and then do one of the following: •...
  • Page 44 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Folders panel displaying folders and many photos they contain See also “Finding photos in the catalog” on page 65 “Synchronize folders” on page 41 Create new folders in the Folders panel In the Folders panel of the Library module, select the folder in which you want to create the new folder, and click the Plus icon (+) at the top of the Folders panel.

  • Page 45: Managing Photos

    DNG file format. If necessary, you can remove photos from the catalog with the option of sending them to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS). For a video on organizing and comparing your photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_sort.
  • Page 46 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Locate missing photos In the Grid view, Lightroom displays alerts in image cells when photos are moved offline. If photos are moved within a volume, Lightroom usually tries to update the file paths. If you’re deliberately organizing and managing your catalog with the photos offline, ignore the alerts.
  • Page 47 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Convert photos to DNG Lightroom lets you convert camera raw files to DNG for archiving and taking advantage of DNG features. When photos are converted to DNG, the DNG files replace the originals in the catalog. You have the option of deleting or preserving the originals on disk after the conversion.
  • Page 48 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Left Original (master) photo Middle and Right Virtual copies indicated by page-turn icon Virtual copies become actual photos when they are exported as a copy of the master photo or edited as a copy in an external editor.

  • Page 49: Working With Collections

    • Removing a photo from a collection doesn’t remove the photo from the catalog or send it to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS). • Output module (Slideshow, Print, and Web) settings are preserved in a collection. For a video on using collections, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_collect. See also “Assemble photos into the Quick Collection” on page 9 “About Lightroom catalogs”...
  • Page 50 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Create a collection as a child of another collection Just as folders can be nested as subfolders within another folder, a collection can be a child of a parent collection. This feature gives you more flexibility in organizing and managing your photos. In the Grid view, select the photos.

  • Page 51: Grouping Photos Into Stacks

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide In the Grid view, select the photos and choose Photo > Remove From Collection. Note: It’s also possible to select photos and press the Delete key to remove photos from a collection. Move photos between collections In the Library module, select a collection in the Collections panel.
  • Page 52 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • When you search for photos, the top photo in a stack appears with the number of photos in the stack in the upper left corner. The top photo in a stack displays the number of photos in a stack Stack photos In the Grid view or the Filmstrip, select the photos you want to stack.
  • Page 53 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • To collapse all stacks, Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a collapsed stack and choose Stacking > Collapse All Stacks, or select any photo and choose Photo > Stacking > Collapse All Stacks. Remove or delete photos from a stack Removing photos from a stack keeps them in the Lightroom catalog.

  • Page 54: Filtering And Rating Photos

    Filtering photos becomes even more important as your catalog accumulates thousands of photos. For a video on organizing and comparing your photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_sort. See also “Filter the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and Grid view” on page 8...
  • Page 55 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide View ratings, flags, and labels In the Library module, photos can display rating stars, flags, and color labels, depending on the view options you set. Rating star and label settings are applied globally in all collections, while flag states are local. You can have different flag states in different collections.
  • Page 56 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide To disable the Painter, click the circular well in the toolbar. When disabled, the Painter icon is visible in the toolbar. Set rating stars in the Library toolbar ❖ With photos selected in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, or with photos in Loupe Compare, or Survey view, click a rating star in the toolbar.
  • Page 57 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Note: To show or set flags in the thumbnail cells of the Grid view, make sure Include Pick Flags is selected in the Grid View tab of the Library View Options dialog box (choose View > View Options). •...

  • Page 58: Viewing And Editing Metadata

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Set color labels in the Library toolbar ❖ In the Grid view with one or more photos selected or in Loupe view with a photo displayed, click a color label in the toolbar. Note: To show or set color labels in the Library module toolbar, choose Color Label from the toolbar pop-up menu. Set color labels using the Painter tool In Grid view, select the Painter tool in the toolbar, and then choose Label from the Paint menu in the toolbar.
  • Page 59 Lightroom (JPEG, TIFF, PSD, and DNG), XMP metadata is written into the files in the location specified for that data. XMP facilitates the exchange of metadata between Adobe applications and across publishing workflows. For example, you can save metadata from one file as a template, and then import the metadata into other files.
  • Page 60 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Shows the filename, copy name, folder, title, caption, and location fields. Location Shows the filename, rating, plus Caption and Copyright metadata. Minimal Shows the filename, copy name, file path, rating, and the following EXIF and IPTC metadata: Quick Describe Dimensions, Date Time, Camera, Title, Caption, Copyright, Creator, and Location.
  • Page 61 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Note: The Edit Capture Time command cannot be undone by pressing Ctrl-z (Windows) or Command-z (Mac OS). You would need to use the Revert Capture Time To Original command. With photos selected in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, or with photos in Loupe Compare, or Survey view, do one of the following: •...
  • Page 62 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Writes metadata for the title of the photo, any job number used for the photo assignment, instructions IPTC Status for transmission, usage or rights of the photo, the name of the photographer, company or agency, and the owner of the photo.

  • Page 63: Working With Keywords

    Like other metadata, keyword tags are stored either in the photo file or (in the case of proprietary camera raw files) stored in XMP sidecar files. Once applied to photos, keywords can be read by Adobe applications such as Bridge, Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements, or other applications that support XMP metadata.
  • Page 64 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide View keyword tags All the keyword tags in the catalog are viewed in the Keyword Tags panel. Each keyword tag displays the number of photos containing it. Child keyword tags are nested under their parents. ❖ In the Library module, do any of the following: •...
  • Page 65 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Rename keyword tags In the Library module, Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the keyword tag in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Rename from the menu. Overwrite the keyword in the text box and then click outside the text box to commit the change. Add keyword tags to photos The Keywording panel of the Library module lets you add keyword tags to photos by either typing a new keyword tag or applying keyword tags from a keyword set.
  • Page 66 You can also import keywords from other applications, such as Adobe Bridge 2.1. Exporting keywords writes the keyword tags to a text file. When you create or edit keyword tags, you can specify whether to include them during the export.
  • Page 67 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Note: If the Painter tool does not appear in the toolbar, choose Painter from the toolbar menu. In the Library module, do one of the following: • Choose Metadata > Enable Painting. • In the Grid view, click the Painter tool icon in the toolbar. When the Painter tool is enabled, the pointer becomes a painter icon and the Painter icon is no longer visible in the toolbar.
  • Page 68 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Rename or delete keyword sets In the Library module, click Edit in the Set section of the Keywording panel. Note: The Edit option isn’t visible if Recent Keywords is chosen in the Set pop-up menu. In the Edit Keyword Set dialog box, choose the keyword set from the Preset menu. Do one of the following: •...

  • Page 69: Finding Photos In The Catalog

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Note: You can also choose Spelling > Spelling from the context menu to open the Spelling dialog box for more options. Check spelling as you type (Mac OS) Lightroom can automatically check the spelling as you type keyword tags. When you misspell a word, it’s underlined. In the Library module, click the Keyword Tags text box of the Keywording panel.
  • Page 70 You can find photos by selecting specific metadata displayed in the Metadata Browser. Lightroom supports metadata embedded in photos by your digital camera and by other applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Bridge. In the Metadata Browser panel, select one or more items.
  • Page 71 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide See also “Viewing and editing metadata” on page 54 Find photos using EXIF data ❖ In the Library module, do any of the following: • Choose EXIF from the left pop-up menu at the top of the Find panel and type the EXIF data in the search text box. •...

  • Page 72: Chapter 5: Developing Photos

    Chapter 5: Developing photos The Develop module in Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ includes controls for adjusting the color and tonal scale of your photos. All the adjustments you make in Lightroom are nondestructive, which means your original file is not altered, whether it’s a camera raw file or a rendered file (like a JPEG or TIFF). Your edits are stored in Lightroom as a set of instructions that are applied to your photo in memory.
  • Page 73 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide The Develop module. A. Navigator zoom controls B. Toolbar C. Loupe view D. RGB values The photos in the following file formats can be edited in Lightroom: camera raw (including DNG), JPEG, TIFF, and PSD. See also “Customize the toolbar”...
  • Page 74 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Lets you adjust certain color and tone sliders by dragging the tool in the photo. Select it in the Targeted Adjustment Tone Curve or HSL/Color/Grayscale panels, or choose it from the View menu. Once the tool is selected, you can choose different targets from the Target Group pop-up menu in the toolbar.
  • Page 75 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide See also “Adjust the tonal scale using the histogram” on page 75 “Adjust image tonal scale” on page 75 “Preview highlight and shadow clipping” on page 76 Viewing RGB color values The toolbar in the Develop module displays the RGB color values for individual pixels appearing under the Hand or Zoom tool when you move it over the photo.
  • Page 76 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide The preset is added to the list in the Presets panel in the specified folder. Update a Develop preset Select a preset and modify settings as needed. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a preset in the Presets panel and choose Update With Current Settings.

  • Page 77: Adjusting Image Color And Tone

    Displays two halves of the photo split into two views, one on top of the other. Before/After Top/Bottom Split For more information on the Before and After view, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_befaft. Copy settings to the Before or After version of a photo When you are working in a Before and After view of your photo, you can apply the settings of one version to the other, and vice versa.
  • Page 78 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide For a video on adjusting white balance in photos using Lightroom, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_wb. Choose a white balance preset option ❖ In the Basic panel of the Develop module, choose an option from the WB pop-up menu. As Shot uses the camera’s white balance settings, if they are available.
  • Page 79 You can increment the slider values by selecting the value and using the up and down arrow keys. Double-clicking the slider control resets the value to zero. For more information on recovering highlight detail in overexposed photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_rec. For a video on adjusting a photo’s tone curves, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_curve.
  • Page 80 Clipped areas are either completely white or completely black, and have no image detail. You can preview clipped areas as you adjust the tone sliders in the Basic panel. For a video on adjusting shadows and highlights in a photo, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_shadow. Highlight clipped areas Clipping indicators are located at the top of the Histogram panel in the Develop module.
  • Page 81 For more information on the Vibrance and Saturation controls, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_vib. For a video on adjusting a photo’s color using the Vibrance slider, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_vibrance. Tone Curve overview The Lightroom tone curve graph in the Develop module represents changes made to the tonal scale of a photo image.
  • Page 82 • Choose an option from the Point Curve menu. The setting you choose is reflected in the curve but not in the region sliders. Medium Contrast is the default Point Curve setting. The Point Curve option is blank for photos imported with metadata and previously edited with the Adobe Camera Raw tone curve. The curve itself will reflect any custom edits.
  • Page 83 Changes the brightness of the color range. Luminance For a video on adjusting hue and saturation, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_huesat. Make adjustments in the HSL panel ❖ In the HSL panel, select Hue, Saturation, Luminance, or All to display the sliders you want to work with.

  • Page 84: Working In Grayscale

    To apply grayscale mix automatically when converting photos to grayscale, select the Apply Auto Grayscale Mix When Converting To Grayscale option in Presets preferences. For a video on converting a color photo to black and white, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_bw. Tone a grayscale photo Use the sliders in the Split Toning panel to color a grayscale photo.

  • Page 85: Retouching And Correcting Flaws

    As you rotate an image, a finer grid appears to help you align to the straight lines in the image. For a video on straightening photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_straight. Crop an image In the toolbar on the Develop module, click the Crop Overlay tool An outline with adjustment handles appears around the photo.
  • Page 86 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Crop to a specified aspect ratio In the toolbar, click the Crop Overlay icon The Padlock icon indicates and controls whether the crop controls are constrained. Choose an aspect ratio from the pop-up menu next to the padlock. Choose Original to specify the photo’s original aspect ratio.
  • Page 87 (black) To turn off sharpening, set the Amount slider to zero (0) or click the Detail panel On/Off icon For a video tutorial on sharpening photos in Lightroom, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_sharp. See also “Sharpen a photo for print” on page 118 Compensate for chromatic lens aberration Chromatic aberration is a common defect caused by the failure of the lens to focus different colors to the same spot.
  • Page 88 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Original photo with blue/yellow fringing (left), and after fixing chromatic aberration (right). Zoom in to an area near the corner of the photo. For the best results, the area should contain very dark or black detail against a very light or white background. Look for color fringing. In the Lens Corrections panel of the Develop module, adjust one or both of the following sliders: Adjusts the size of the red channel relative to the green channel.
  • Page 89 • To cancel the operation, click the Reset button in the toolbar. Clicking Reset also removes all previously created spot circles. For a video on removing spots from a photo, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_spot. Fix red-eye Zoom in to at least 1:1 (100%) to get a better view.

  • Page 90: Apply Develop Adjustments To Other Photos

    Lightroom keeps a record of the settings. You can copy these settings and apply them to different versions of the photo and to other photos selected in the Filmstrip. For a video on synchronizing settings across a group of photos, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_synch. Copy the current photo’s Develop settings You can specify individual settings to copy from the current photo before you paste them to another photo in the Filmstrip.

  • Page 91: Managing Image History And Snapshots

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • In the Library module, click the Sync Settings button, or choose Photo > Develop Settings > Sync Settings. Select the settings to copy and click Synchronize. Any settings that you may have previously selected or deselected in the Copy Settings dialog box are also set by default in the Synchronize Settings dialog box.

  • Page 92: Quick Develop

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • Select a state in the History panel to reapply it to the photo or to save it as a snapshot. • Double-click a state to select its name, type a new name, and press Enter or Return. •...
  • Page 93 The single-arrow buttons adjust the settings in smaller increments than the double-arrow buttons. For a video tutorial on finding photos using the Compare mode and Quick Develop panel, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_compare. See also “Create and apply Develop presets” on page 71 “Apply Develop settings using the Painter tool”...

  • Page 94: Chapter 6: Exporting Photos

    Chapter 6: Exporting photos Photos in Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ can be exported as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, or DNG files for different uses. Exporting photos Export photos: Basic workflow Lightroom lets you export photos in file formats suitable for a wide range of uses. For example, you may want to export photos as JPEGs to use in multimedia presentations or e-mail, or as TIFFs for publication.
  • Page 95 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide 6. Choose a post-export action. Specify whether to show the files in the Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS), burn the photos to disc, open the photos in Photoshop, launch a specific application, or do nothing after exporting. See “Choose post-processing actions”...
  • Page 96 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Sets a maximum size for the width or height of your photos, which determines how many Constrain Maximum Size pixels the photos have and specifies the fineness of detail in the exported images. Select the option and then specify the size in inches, centimeters, or pixels.
  • Page 97 Do any of the following to open the Export Actions folder: • In the Export dialog box, choose Go To Export Actions Folder Now from the After Export menu. • (Windows XP) Navigate to \Documents And Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Export Actions\. • (Windows Vista) Navigate to \Users\[username]\App Data\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Export Actions\.
  • Page 98 If the Automatically Write Changes Into XMP option is selected in the Catalog Settings dialog box (choose File > Catalog Settings), metadata changes in Lightroom are automatically saved to the files. Note: Versions earlier than Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 may not recognize some of the Develop adjustments made in Lightroom.

  • Page 99: Editing In Other Applications

    Photoshop or Photoshop Elements installed on your computer for this feature to be available. In the Library module or Develop module, select the photos you want to edit, and choose Photo > Edit In Adobe Photoshop or Edit in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
  • Page 100 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Edits a copy of the original file with Lightroom adjustments visible. Edit A Copy With Lightroom Adjustments When sending a copy to the external editor, the newly created file is automatically added to the library. Click Edit. After making edits in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, you will be prompted to save any changes to the photo sent from Lightroom.

  • Page 101: Chapter 7: Creating And Viewing Slideshows

    Chapter 7: Creating and viewing slideshows A slideshow created with Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ is a convenient way to present your photos with music and transitions. You can customize how a slideshow looks and plays, and save your slideshow options as a template.

  • Page 102: Creating A Slideshow

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Slideshow module A. Template preview B. Slideshow templates C. Playback controls D. Toolbar E. Side Editor view The Slideshow module includes the following panels: Displays the layout of a template with a thumbnail preview. Moving the pointer over the template name Preview displays its page layout in the Preview.
  • Page 103 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide 2. Arrange the slide order. Drag the photos in the Filmstrip or Grid view to arrange them in the desired order. 3. Choose a template in the Slideshow module. Move your pointer over a template name in the Template Browser on the left panel to see a small preview of the template.

  • Page 104: Specifying The Slide Layout

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Specifying the slide layout Choose a slideshow template Slideshow templates provide a quick way to define the look and behavior of your presentation. They specify whether the slides have borders, drop shadows, text, a logo, and the color or image behind each photo. Lightroom comes with several premade templates you can select from the Template Browser.
  • Page 105 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Specify how photos fill a slide’s image cell By default, slideshow templates (except Crop To Fill) scale photos so that the entire image fits within the slide’s image cell. The slide background shows in the spaces where the aspect ratio of the photos and the image cells don’t match. You can set an option so that all photos completely fill the space in the image cells.
  • Page 106 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Move one or more sliders in the Layout panel or drag the guides in the Slide Editor view. Dragging a guide in the Slide Editor view to adjust the layout margins. Set the slide background You can set slide background colors or use a background image throughout an entire slideshow. If all the background options are deselected, the slide background is black.

  • Page 107: Adding Overlays To Slides

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide From the Lightroom main menu, choose Slideshow > Rotate Left or Rotate Right. Adding overlays to slides Add your identity plate to a slideshow In the Overlays panel of the Slideshow module, select Identity Plate. If necessary, do any of the following: •...
  • Page 108 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Display ratings in a slideshow The rating stars that you give to photos in the Library module can be displayed in a slideshow. In the Overlays panel of the Slideshow module, select Rating Stars. Click the color box on the right and choose the color you want for the stars. Clicking the color box opens your computer operating system’s color picker for selecting a color.
  • Page 109 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • To choose a font, click the triangle next to the font name and choose from the pop-up menu. • To choose a font face, click the triangle next to the face name and choose from the pop-up menu. Do any of the following to position or scale the text or object in the Slide Editor view: •...
  • Page 110 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Text boxes anchored to a cell line Scale the text and other objects in a slide Click the text, rating stars, or identity plate in the Slide Editor view. Drag a bounding box handle to adjust the size of the text or object. Dragging a bounding box handle to adjust the text or object size.

  • Page 111: Playing And Exporting Slideshows

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Playing and exporting slideshows Set slide and transition duration The playback settings don’t apply to exported slideshows: The slide duration and fade transition are fixed. ❖ In the Playback panel of the Slideshow module, make sure Slide Duration is selected, and then adjust the sliders or enter a value for the following options: Sets the time (in seconds) that each photo is displayed.
  • Page 112 You can export a slideshow as a PDF file so that you can play it on other computers or distribute it to clients and other viewers. PDF slideshow transitions work when viewed using the free Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. Exported slideshows don’t include music, randomized images, or the duration settings you specify.

  • Page 113: Chapter 8: Printing Photos

    Chapter 8: Printing photos The Print module in Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ has layout settings and controls for printing your photos and contact sheets. It also includes settings that let you overlay your images with text, photo information, and other print options.
  • Page 114 (Mac OS), it’s best to leave it at 100%. Changing the scale in these printer dialog boxes applies a second scaling operation to any scaling you set in Lightroom, so your photos may not print at the size you expect. For a video on printing, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_print. About printing photos: Basic workflow 1.
  • Page 115 Choose the printer and set the printer options before clicking OK (Windows) or Print (Mac OS). If Lightroom is managing the color, turn off any color management in the printer settings. For a video on printing, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_print. Specify paper size In the Print module, click the Page Setup button.

  • Page 116: Laying Out Photos On A Page

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide • (Mac OS) In the Print dialog box, choose a printer and then specify printer settings. Use the pop-up menu below the Presets menu to choose the options to set. Note: (Mac OS) Before clicking Save, choose Save As from the Presets menu if you want to save your printer settings as a preset.
  • Page 117 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide See also “Create custom templates” on page 114 Show or hide rulers and page guides In the Layout panel of the Print module, select or deselect Show Guides. Select the specific options to show or hide rulers, page bleed guides, margins and gutters, and image cells. Specify how photos fill an image cell You can specify photos to scale and rotate so that their entire image fits within an image cell.
  • Page 118 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Sets the page margins. All cells fit within the margins. Move the slider, enter a margin value, or drag the Margins margin indicators in the work area. Defines the number of image cell rows and columns on a page. Page Grid Defines the space between cells for rows and columns.

  • Page 119: Printing Overlay Text And Graphics

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Update custom templates Modify colors, layout, text, and output settings as needed. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a template in the Template Browser and choose Update With Current Settings. Delete custom templates You cannot delete Lightroom preset templates. ❖...
  • Page 120 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide To rotate the identity plate clockwise, click the rotate icon To move the identity plate, click the identity plate text in the work pane and drag inside the bounding box. To have the identity plate appear on every photo in a multiphoto template, select Render On Every Image. The identity plate is centered on each photo and can be moved, scaled, or rotated using the controls in the Overlays panel.

  • Page 121: Setting Resolution And Color Management

    • To adjust the width of the border, drag the Width slider. For a tutorial on how to create unique borders for your photo prints, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_frame. Print page numbers, print info, and crop marks You can add page numbers, printing information, and crop marks to the bottom of a page layout.
  • Page 122 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Sharpen a photo for print Print Sharpening lets you sharpen the image before it’s sent to the printer. This sharpening is done in addition to any sharpening you applied in the Develop module. When Draft Mode Printing is enabled, Print Sharpening is disabled. ❖...

  • Page 123: Printing Multiple Photos

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Note: The printer’s color space will generally be smaller then the image’s color space, often resulting in colors that can’t be reproduced. The rendering intent you choose attempts to compensate for these out-of-gamut colors. • Perceptual rendering tries to preserve the visual relationship between colors. Colors that are in-gamut may change as out-of-gamut colors are shifted to reproducible colors.

  • Page 124: Chapter 9: Web Galleries

    Chapter 9: Web galleries A web photo gallery is a web site that features thumbnail images that link to larger versions of the photos. Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ generates web photo galleries from the photos you select. You can choose whether to output your gallery using standard HTML or save it for viewing in a browser using Adobe Flash Player™.
  • Page 125 Produces a web site with different views: a row of thumbnail images that display a larger Lightroom Flash gallery version of the photos, and a navigable slideshow. View this gallery in a browser using Adobe Flash Player. Produces a web page of thumbnail images that link to pages with larger versions of the Lightroom HTML gallery photos.
  • Page 126 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide 4. Choose a template. Move your pointer over a template name in the Template Browser to see a small preview. Click a template name to select it for your web gallery. 5. Enter web site information. In the Site Info panel, type a title for your web site, web gallery name, and your name.

  • Page 127: Specifying Web Gallery Layouts

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Specifying web gallery layouts Choose web gallery templates Lightroom has premade web gallery templates that you can select in the Template Browser. You can modify the settings in the premade templates when you specify certain elements, such as colors, gallery layout, text, and an identity plate.
  • Page 128 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Displays a large version of the images in your web photo gallery. Slideshow Only Create custom web gallery templates Modifications you make to the colors, layout, text, and output settings can be saved as a custom web gallery template. After you save it, the custom template is listed in the Template Browser for reuse.

  • Page 129: Adding Text To Web Galleries

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Adding text to web galleries Add titles, description, and contact information Web site titles, photo collection titles, collection description, contact information, and a web or mail link appear on every web page in your web photo gallery. ❖...

  • Page 130: Previewing, Exporting, And Uploading A Web Photo Gallery

    PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Display copyright watermark in web photo galleries Photos in your web photo gallery can display a watermark with copyright information derived from IPTC copyright metadata. ❖ In the Output Settings panel, select Add Copyright Watermark. To display copyright metadata in the caption, in the Image Info panel, choose Edit from the menu next to Caption, and then insert the copyright information.
  • Page 131 PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM User Guide Select Put In Subfolder and type the name of the folder (web output folder) that will contain your web photo gallery. The Upload Settings panel displays the server output path (server path with subfolder containing the web gallery files).

  • Page 132: Index

    72 collection 47 activity monitor 7 viewing RGB values 71 removing photos 46 Adobe Help Center white balance 73 renaming 45 Help topics in 1, 2 zooming a photo 10 color labels Auto Import command...
  • Page 133 INDEX 129 saving presets 93 Info Overlay grayscale using previous settings 94 displaying 11 converting to 80 Extensible Metadata Platform. See input device profiles 14 images from Photoshop 81 installing Photoshop Lightroom 1 tone or colorize 80 interface Grid view customizing 11 file formats about 28...
  • Page 134 XMP 54 playing slideshows 107 Metadata Browser, finding photos using 66 plug-ins rating stars 51 Metadata panel in Adobe Store 3 viewing 51 about 55 post-processing actions 93 raw file format. See camera raw setting rating stars 51 preferences...
  • Page 135 INDEX 131 shadow clipping 76 stacking by capture time 50 virtual copies sharpening photos unstacking 48 about 43 for printing 118 Standard-Size previews 22 creating 44 in the Develop module 83 straighten a photo 81 Show Info Overlay command 11 Survey view showing photos in the Grid view or about 28...

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