Section |
Page |
Contents |
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Chapter 1: Resources |
6 |
Installation and registration |
6 |
Install the software |
6 |
Register |
6 |
ReadMe |
6 |
Help and support |
6 |
Community Help |
6 |
Product Help |
7 |
Printed resources |
7 |
Support resources |
8 |
Services, downloads, and extras |
8 |
Adobe Exchange |
8 |
Adobe downloads |
8 |
Adobe Labs |
8 |
Adobe TV |
8 |
Lightroom video tutorials |
8 |
What’s new |
10 |
New features in Lightroom 2 |
10 |
Chapter 2: The Lightroom workflow |
12 |
Workspace overview |
12 |
Importing photos into Lightroom: Basic workflow |
13 |
The Library module |
14 |
About Lightroom catalogs |
15 |
Viewing and organizing photos |
15 |
Applying adjustments in the Develop module: Basic workflow |
16 |
Exporting photos: Basic workflow |
18 |
Editing in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements: Basic workflow |
20 |
Creating slide shows: Basic workflow |
20 |
Printing photos: Basic workflow |
23 |
Creating web galleries: Basic workflow |
25 |
Chapter 3: Workspace and setup |
28 |
Managing panels and the screen view |
28 |
Open or close a panel |
28 |
Open or close one panel at a time |
28 |
Scroll through a group of panels |
28 |
Show or hide panel groups |
28 |
Set how panel groups show or hide automatically |
28 |
Resize the width of a panel group |
29 |
Remove or restore a panel from a group |
29 |
Change the Lightroom screen mode |
29 |
Turn off all settings in a panel |
29 |
Dim or hide the Lightroom interface |
29 |
The toolbar |
29 |
Show controls in the Library module toolbar |
30 |
Show or hide the toolbar |
30 |
Change toolbar icons |
30 |
Displaying the Library on a second monitor |
30 |
Setting preferences for working in Lightroom |
32 |
Open the Preferences dialog box |
32 |
Reset presets to their original settings |
32 |
Restore prompts you chose not to display |
32 |
Change the interface font size or the panel end marker |
33 |
Change the language setting |
33 |
Personalizing identity plates and module buttons |
33 |
Monitoring processes |
34 |
Color management |
34 |
About color management in Lightroom |
34 |
Calibrate and profile your monitor |
35 |
Install a color profile |
35 |
Chapter 4: Importing photos |
36 |
Importing photos into your library |
36 |
Set import and file-handling preferences |
36 |
File formats |
36 |
Import photos from disk into Lightroom |
38 |
Preview and select the photos to import |
39 |
Back up photos during import |
39 |
Name photos when importing |
39 |
Naming options |
39 |
The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor |
40 |
Open the Filename Template Editor and choose presets |
41 |
Open the Text Template Editor and choose presets |
41 |
Create and save filename and text template presets |
41 |
Rename filename and text template presets |
41 |
Delete filename and text template presets |
41 |
Apply Develop settings to photos when importing |
42 |
Apply metadata to photos when importing |
42 |
Specify initial previews when importing |
42 |
Set preview cache |
42 |
Import photos from Photoshop Elements (Windows) |
43 |
Import photos from a catalog into Lightroom |
43 |
Importing photos automatically |
44 |
Enable automatically importing photos |
44 |
Specify Auto Import settings |
44 |
Set up watched folders |
44 |
Select managed folders for auto-imported photos |
45 |
Apply Develop settings and metadata to auto-imported photos |
45 |
Chapter 5: Viewing photos in the catalog |
46 |
Viewing photos in the Filmstrip |
46 |
Filmstrip overview |
46 |
Hide or show the Filmstrip |
46 |
Change the size of the Filmstrip thumbnails |
46 |
Scroll through photos in the Filmstrip |
47 |
Show ratings and picks in Filmstrip thumbnails |
47 |
Rearrange thumbnail images in the Filmstrip and Grid view |
47 |
Filter the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and Grid view |
47 |
Change the photos displayed in the Filmstrip |
47 |
Viewing photos in Loupe view |
48 |
Zoom an image |
48 |
Set the zoom levels for the pointer |
48 |
Switch between zoom levels |
48 |
Pan the image |
48 |
Temporarily zoom in to pan the image |
49 |
Display the Info Overlay on a photo |
49 |
Show and hide the Info Overlay |
49 |
Change the info displayed in the Info Overlay |
49 |
Browsing the Grid view |
49 |
Show photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip |
49 |
Navigate between photos |
50 |
Rearrange photos in the Grid view |
50 |
Change the thumbnail size in the Grid view |
50 |
Selecting photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip |
50 |
Switching between Grid, Loupe, Compare, and Survey views |
52 |
Comparing photos in the Library module |
53 |
Compare photos in the Compare view |
53 |
Compare photos in the Survey view |
54 |
Setting Library view options |
54 |
Set Library view options for the Grid view |
54 |
Change the Grid view options |
55 |
Set Library view options for Loupe view |
55 |
Change the Loupe view info overlay |
56 |
Chapter 6: Managing catalogs and files |
57 |
Creating and managing catalogs |
57 |
Create a catalog |
57 |
Open a different catalog |
57 |
Copy or move a catalog |
57 |
Combine or merge catalogs |
58 |
Delete a catalog folder |
58 |
Change the default catalog |
58 |
Change catalog settings |
59 |
Backing up the catalog |
59 |
Specify catalog backup frequency |
60 |
Choose the catalog backup location |
60 |
Check catalog integrity |
61 |
Perform a catalog backup |
61 |
Restore a backup catalog |
61 |
The Volume Browser |
61 |
Creating and managing folders |
62 |
Add new or existing folders |
63 |
Create new subfolders |
63 |
Add a parent folder |
63 |
Move folders |
63 |
Locate missing folders |
64 |
Rename folders |
64 |
Delete folders |
64 |
Synchronizing folders |
64 |
Managing photos |
65 |
Locate missing photos |
65 |
Update photos changed by another application |
65 |
Rename photos |
66 |
View the contents of a folder |
66 |
Move photos to a different folder |
66 |
Open a photo in its folder in the Library |
66 |
Convert photos to DNG |
67 |
Open a file in Explorer or Finder |
67 |
Create virtual copies |
67 |
Rotate or flip photos in the Library module |
68 |
Rotate photos in the Library module |
69 |
Flip photos in the Library module |
69 |
Rotate or flip photos using the Painter tool |
69 |
Remove photos from catalogs |
69 |
Chapter 7: Organizing photos in the catalog |
71 |
Photo collections |
71 |
About collections |
71 |
Create or delete collections and collection sets |
72 |
Create a collection |
72 |
Create a collection set |
72 |
Delete a collection or collection set |
72 |
Assemble photos into the Quick Collection |
73 |
Add photos to the Quick Collection |
73 |
View photos in the Quick Collection |
73 |
Remove photos from or clear the Quick Collection |
73 |
Convert the Quick Collection to a collection |
73 |
Edit collections |
73 |
Add photos to a collection |
73 |
Remove photos from a collection |
74 |
Copy or move photos between collections |
74 |
Sort collections |
74 |
Rename a collection or collection set |
74 |
Set a target collection |
74 |
Create a smart collection |
74 |
Edit smart collections |
75 |
Export and import smart collections |
75 |
Export smart collection settings |
75 |
Import smart collection settings |
75 |
Export a collection as a catalog |
76 |
Grouping photos into stacks |
76 |
About stacks |
76 |
Stack photos |
77 |
Unstack photos |
77 |
Add photos to an existing stack |
78 |
Expand and collapse stacks |
78 |
Manage photos in a stack |
78 |
Remove or delete photos from a stack |
78 |
Specify the top photo in a stack |
78 |
Move photos in a stack |
79 |
Split a stack into two stacks |
79 |
Automatically stack photos by capture time |
79 |
Edit photos in a stack |
79 |
Filtering and rating photos |
80 |
View ratings, flags, and labels |
80 |
Set rating stars |
80 |
Set rating stars in thumbnail cells of the Grid view |
81 |
Set rating stars using the Painter tool |
81 |
Set rating stars in the Library toolbar |
81 |
Set rating stars in the Metadata panel |
81 |
Change ratings |
81 |
Remove ratings |
82 |
Flag or reject photos |
82 |
Flag photos in the Library toolbar |
82 |
Flag photos using the Painter tool |
82 |
Quickly unflag or reject photos |
82 |
Select flagged photos |
83 |
Set labels and color groups |
83 |
Set color labels in the Library toolbar |
83 |
Set color labels using the Painter tool |
83 |
Edit color label sets |
83 |
Delete or rename color label sets |
84 |
Viewing and editing metadata |
84 |
About metadata and XMP |
84 |
Specify where to write metadata changes |
84 |
Save metadata changes to a file manually |
85 |
View photo metadata |
85 |
Add and edit IPTC metadata |
86 |
Change the photo capture time |
86 |
Create and apply metadata presets |
87 |
Create a metadata preset |
87 |
Apply a metadata preset |
88 |
Apply a metadata preset using the Painter tool |
88 |
Edit a metadata preset |
88 |
Delete a metadata preset |
88 |
Copy and paste metadata between photos |
89 |
Synchronize metadata between photos in the catalog |
89 |
Synchronize Lightroom metadata with Camera Raw and Adobe Bridge |
89 |
Automatically save metadata changes to photos in Lightroom |
90 |
View unsaved metadata |
90 |
Resolve metadata conflicts between Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw |
90 |
Metadata panel actions |
90 |
Keywords |
91 |
About keyword tags |
91 |
View keyword tags |
91 |
Create keyword tags |
91 |
Edit keyword tags |
92 |
Rename keyword tags |
92 |
Add keyword tags to photos |
92 |
Copy and paste keyword tags |
93 |
Remove or delete keyword tags from photos or the catalog |
93 |
Import and export keywords |
94 |
Create and apply keyword shortcuts |
94 |
Add or remove keywords using the Painter tool |
94 |
Keyword sets |
95 |
Create keyword sets |
95 |
Choose keyword sets |
95 |
Edit keyword sets |
95 |
Rename or delete keyword sets |
96 |
Check and correct keyword spelling (Mac OS) |
96 |
Highlight misspelled words (Mac OS) |
96 |
Check spelling as you type (Mac OS) |
97 |
Type special characters (Mac OS) |
97 |
Finding photos in the catalog |
97 |
Find photos using the Library Filter bar |
98 |
Search for photos using the Text filter |
98 |
Find photos using the Attribute filters |
99 |
Find photos using Metadata filters |
99 |
Customize the Library Filter bar |
100 |
Save Library Filter bar settings as a preset |
100 |
Apply a Library Filter bar preset |
100 |
Delete a Library Filter bar preset |
100 |
Rename a Library Filter bar preset |
100 |
Find photos using collections |
100 |
Find photos using keyword tags |
100 |
Using the Quick Develop panel |
101 |
Adjust photos in the Library with Quick Develop |
101 |
Reset Quick Develop adjustments |
102 |
Chapter 8: Developing photos |
103 |
Develop module overview |
103 |
Develop module panels and tools |
103 |
Show or hide the Develop toolbar |
104 |
Tools in the tool strip |
105 |
Additional Develop module buttons and tools |
105 |
Select tools and options |
105 |
Reading image histograms |
106 |
Viewing RGB color values |
106 |
Create and apply Develop presets |
106 |
Preview and apply a Develop preset |
107 |
Create and organize Develop preset folders |
107 |
Create a Develop preset |
107 |
Update a Develop preset |
107 |
Delete a custom preset |
107 |
Determine whether presets are stored with a catalog |
107 |
Import and export a Develop preset |
108 |
Undo image adjustments |
108 |
View Before and After photos |
108 |
Copy settings to the Before or After version of a photo |
109 |
Adjusting image color and tone |
109 |
Set the white balance |
109 |
Choose a white balance preset option |
109 |
Specify a neutral area in the photo |
109 |
Fine-tune the white balance using the Temp and Tint controls |
110 |
Adjust overall image tonal scale |
110 |
Adjust the tonal scale using the histogram |
111 |
Preview highlight and shadow clipping |
111 |
Highlight clipped areas |
112 |
View clipped image areas for each channel |
112 |
Set overall color saturation |
112 |
Fine-tune the tonal scale using the Tone Curve panel |
112 |
Make adjustments to the tone curve |
113 |
Change curve areas affected by Region sliders |
113 |
Fine-tune image colors with HSL sliders |
114 |
Make adjustments in the HSL panel |
114 |
Make adjustments in the Color panel |
114 |
Adjust the color calibration for your camera |
114 |
Save default settings for cameras |
115 |
Working in grayscale |
116 |
Convert a photo to gray tones |
116 |
Tone a grayscale photo |
116 |
Working with single-channel grayscale images |
116 |
Adjusting crop and rotation |
117 |
Crop a photo |
117 |
Crop using the Crop Overlay tool |
117 |
Clear or undo a crop or straighten adjustment |
117 |
Crop to a specified aspect ratio |
117 |
Crop to a different orientation |
117 |
Straighten a photo |
118 |
Rotate or flip a photo in the Develop module |
118 |
Retouching and correcting photos |
118 |
Heal spots and blemishes |
118 |
Remove red-eye |
119 |
Sharpen a photo |
119 |
Apply local adjustments |
120 |
Apply local adjustments with the Adjustment Brush tool |
120 |
Apply local adjustments with the Graduated Filter tool |
122 |
Apply multiple local adjustments |
123 |
Create local adjustment effect presets |
123 |
Correcting lens distortion and noise |
123 |
Compensate for chromatic lens aberration |
123 |
Compensate for lens vignetting |
124 |
Apply a postcrop vignette |
125 |
Reduce image noise |
125 |
Applying Develop adjustments to other photos |
126 |
Copy and paste the current photo’s Develop settings |
126 |
Apply Develop settings using the Painter tool |
126 |
Synchronize settings with multiple photos |
127 |
Apply settings of previously selected photo |
127 |
Managing image history and snapshots |
127 |
Create snapshots |
127 |
Add a snapshot |
127 |
Delete a snapshot |
128 |
Track image adjustments in the History panel |
128 |
Chapter 9: Exporting photos |
129 |
Exporting photos to disk |
129 |
Export files to disk or CD |
129 |
Choose an export destination folder |
129 |
Name photos when exporting |
130 |
Specify export file settings |
130 |
JPEG export options |
130 |
PSD export options |
130 |
TIFF export options |
130 |
DNG export options |
131 |
Specify image sizing |
131 |
Specify output sharpening |
131 |
Specify metadata handling |
131 |
Choose postprocessing actions |
132 |
Put items in the Export Actions folder |
132 |
Export photos by using the previous settings |
133 |
Exporting photos using presets |
133 |
Save export settings as presets |
133 |
Export photos using presets |
133 |
Export plug-ins |
133 |
Manage export plug-ins |
134 |
Chapter 10: Editing in other applications |
135 |
Editing in other applications overview |
135 |
Specify external editing preferences |
135 |
Set preferences for working with camera raw files in external editors |
135 |
Choose an external editor |
136 |
Create an external editor preset |
136 |
Edit an external editor preset |
136 |
Open photos in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements |
136 |
Edit in other applications |
137 |
Edit photos in Photoshop |
138 |
Open photos as Smart Objects in Photoshop |
138 |
Open photos as layers in Photoshop |
138 |
Merge photos as panoramas in Photoshop |
138 |
Merge photos to HDR in Photoshop |
139 |
Chapter 11: Creating and viewing slide shows |
140 |
Slideshow module panels and tools |
140 |
Specifying the slide layout |
141 |
Choose a slide show template |
141 |
Premade slide show templates |
141 |
Preview and select a slide show template |
142 |
Specify how photos fill a slide’s image cell |
142 |
Add a border or cast shadow to the image |
142 |
Set the slide margins |
142 |
Set the slide background |
143 |
Add a background |
143 |
Add a color wash to a slide background |
143 |
Rotate slides |
144 |
Rearrange slide order |
144 |
Create custom slide show templates |
144 |
Save custom slide show templates |
144 |
Create and organize template folders |
144 |
Update custom templates |
144 |
Delete custom templates |
145 |
Import and export templates |
145 |
Save slide show settings as an output creation |
145 |
Adding overlays to slides |
146 |
Add your identity plate to a slide show |
146 |
Display ratings in a slide show |
146 |
Add text and metadata to slides |
147 |
Add a drop shadow to text in a slide show (Mac OS) |
148 |
Move and rotate text and other objects in a slide |
148 |
Scale the text and other objects in a slide |
149 |
Remove text and other objects from a slide |
149 |
Playing and exporting slide shows |
149 |
Set slide and transition duration |
149 |
Add intro and ending slides |
150 |
Play music with a slide show |
150 |
Randomize the slide order |
150 |
Preview a slide show |
150 |
Play a slide show |
150 |
Play an impromptu slide show |
151 |
Export a slide show |
151 |
Export a slide show as PDF |
151 |
Export a slide show as JPEGs |
152 |
Chapter 12: Printing photos |
153 |
Print module overview |
153 |
Print module panels and tools |
153 |
Specify paper size |
154 |
Set up a printer |
154 |
Print in draft mode |
155 |
Print to JPEG |
155 |
About print templates |
156 |
Laying out photos using a Grid template |
156 |
Choose a Grid template |
156 |
Specify how photos fill an image cell |
157 |
Show or hide rulers and page guides |
157 |
Modify page margins and cell size |
157 |
Layout panel controls |
158 |
Print a contact sheet |
158 |
Create custom print templates |
158 |
Save custom print templates |
158 |
Create and organize template folders |
159 |
Update custom templates |
159 |
Delete custom templates |
159 |
Import and export templates |
159 |
View different pages in the Print module |
159 |
Laying out photos in a picture package |
160 |
Choose a Picture Package template |
160 |
Specify picture package cell options |
160 |
View picture package page guides |
160 |
Customize a picture package layout |
160 |
Printing overlay text and graphics |
161 |
Print your identity plate |
161 |
Print borders around photos |
162 |
Print borders in Grid layouts |
162 |
Print borders and strokes in Picture Package layouts |
162 |
Print filename, caption, and other information in Grid layouts |
163 |
Print page numbers, print info, and crop marks in Grid layouts |
163 |
Setting print resolution and color management |
163 |
Set printing resolution |
163 |
Sharpen a photo for print |
164 |
Print 16-bit color |
164 |
Set print color management |
164 |
Save print settings as an output creation |
165 |
Chapter 13: Creating web photo galleries |
167 |
Web module panels and tools |
167 |
Specifying web gallery layouts |
168 |
Choose a web gallery template |
168 |
Rearrange web gallery photo order |
169 |
Choose colors for web photo gallery elements |
169 |
Specify the appearance of Lightroom HTML galleries |
169 |
Specify the appearance of Lightroom Flash galleries |
169 |
Add text to web galleries |
170 |
Add titles, description, and contact information to web photo galleries |
170 |
Add your identity plate to web photo galleries |
170 |
Display photo titles and captions in web photo galleries |
170 |
Display a copyright watermark in web photo galleries |
171 |
Create custom web gallery templates |
171 |
Save custom web gallery templates |
171 |
Create and organize template folders |
171 |
Update custom templates |
171 |
Delete custom templates |
172 |
Import and export templates |
172 |
Save web settings as an output creation |
172 |
Previewing, exporting, and uploading a web photo gallery |
173 |
Preview a web photo gallery |
173 |
Save and upload a web photo gallery |
173 |
Save a web photo gallery |
173 |
Upload a web photo gallery |
173 |
Create and manage FTP presets |
173 |
Create an FTP preset |
173 |
About specifying a server path |
174 |
Edit an FTP preset |
174 |
Delete an FTP preset |
174 |
Chapter 14: Keyboard shortcuts |
175 |
Keyboard shortcuts |
175 |
Keys for working with panels |
175 |
Keys for navigating modules |
175 |
Keys for changing views and screen modes |
176 |
Keys for using a secondary window |
176 |
Keys for managing photos and catalogs |
177 |
Keys for comparing photos in the Library module |
177 |
Keys for rating and filtering photos |
179 |
Keys for working with collections |
179 |
Keys for working with metadata and keywords in the Library module |
180 |
Keys for working in the Develop module |
180 |
Keys for working in the Slideshow module |
182 |
Keys for working in the Print module |
183 |
Keys for working in the Web module |
183 |