The Image-Space Lightroom Resource http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php where Lightroom tips are found Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 TheImageSpaceRssFeedhttp://feedburner.google.com New Lightroom 3 beta released http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/sq4qO5AN52k/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=470#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:44:59 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=470 If you have not seen it already then check out the new Lightroom 3 beta.

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The new beta has the following:

  • Noise reduction
  • Watermarking
  • Portable sharable slideshows with audio
  • Flexible customizable print package creation
  • Film grain simulation tool
  • New import handling
  • More flexible online publishing options

Here is the link Lightroom 3 beta

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=470 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=470 Use the Lightrooms Recently Used Folders Option http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/2MXJHLk_XGs/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=459#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:25:02 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=459 There is a very handy quick list of Lightroom recently used folders which can be found at the top left hand side of the Filmstrip.

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Information on the selected photos will be displayed by default but if you right click on the file information you will get a list of recently visited folders. Saves you having to navigate your way through the folder hierarchy.

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=459 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=459 Quickly Change Lightroom Thumbnail Size http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/elG4ayOkXnI/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=446#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:35:00 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=446 When I change the size of the thumbnails in Lightrooms grid view I usually use the slider on the Toolbar.

This is  ok,  but often either the toolbar  is not visible or I have turned off the display of the thumbnail control. I then have to activate the thumbnail slider.

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A much quicker and easier way is to use the keyboard shortcut of plus (+)  or minus (-). Changing the size of the thumbnails is one of the most often actions I do in Lightroom so this has really helped me.

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=446 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=446 Use Enable Painting to speed up Image Editing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/QKA0OR1aBGY/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=422#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:00:52 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=422 A little used function of Lightroom is  “Enable Painting” which can be found under the Metadata main menu item. Enable Paining will activate the Spraycan mouse cursor as well as a series of Paintable options from the Toolbar.

lightroom_enable_painting

If you now examine the Toolbar at the bottom of the screen you will see a click-able menu next to the word Paint. If you do not see this then try pressing the ‘T’ key as you may have toggled off the toolbar.

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You have a lot of flexibility as to what can be painted. Note painted here means applying edits to images by clicking with the Spraycan cursor. Keywords, Settings,Metadata etc.

Note you can further refine the chosen settings with the right hand menu. The example here shows the options available for the Develop Settings.

settings

Once you have chosen your settings just click on an image thumbnail to apply it.

Very simple but not often used I suspect!

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=422 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=422 New Lightroom 2.5 Update Available http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/6LzjeALt7kA/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=391#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:16:16 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=391 Adobe have updated Lightroom to version 2.5.

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Mainly new camera model updates plus a few bug fixes.

  • Lightroom 2.4 on Windows continued to display the import dialog when a memory card was detected regardless of the preference setting “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected.”
  • Lightroom 2.5 includes a correction to the demosaic algorithms for Bayer sensor cameras with unequal green response.

Get your copy

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=391 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=391 Increase Lightrooms Slider Sensitivity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/-dh0tBkxZZM/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=377#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:44:47 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=377 If you want the sliders in Lightrooms Develop Module to be more sensitive there is a really simple trick.

Move your mouse cursor over the left hand edge of the Develop Module panel until the cursor changes into a horizontal double arrow. Now drag the mouse to the left which will increase the width of the whole Develop Panel.

lightroom_sliders

You will now have much greater control when adjusting the sliders. Just how effective this is, depends on your screen size, but it works well during fine edits.

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=377 1 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=377 Quickly examine the Lightroom Image in 1:1 View http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/gFOQun7sID4/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=358#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:10:36 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=358 One of the easiest ways to move quickly around an examine an image in Lightroom is to use the Navigator panel. Expand the size of the Navigator to it’s maximum and choose the 1:1 magnification from the right-hand top side of the Navigator.

navigator1

Now position your cursor anywhere in the white square and drag the square over the Navigator thumbnail. As you do so you will quickly view the main image in 1:1 mode.

view_1to1

This is a very quick way to check your image for dust spots, focusing errors and other image problems.

Let me know if you have other better ways to do this …

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=358 5 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=358 Lightroom Collections Remember their specific settings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/9dhE7GFGVdE/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=318#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:19:28 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=318 As of Lightroom 2 you can access all of your collections from within the Slideshow, Print and Web modules. It is easy to forget this if you have worked with Lightroom for sometime as I have.

It is then really useful in the Web module to just click on one of your collections and select and view them all quickly.

lightroom_collections

What you may not know is that the Web Module remembers the Gallery choice that you made for that collection if you had displayed it previously. The same is true for Slideshow and the Print collections in that the collection selected will have retained the specific settings for that collection.

I hope this helps …

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]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=318 0 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=318 Noise Reduction in Lightroom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/ICPLwz2TEz8/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=303#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:51:22 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=303 It is worth noting that when you use the Sharpening or Noise reduction sliders in Lightroom you will only see the effect at 1:1 magnification.

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I already knew this for Sharpening but I have sometimes used the Noise reduction slider at less than 1:1 and had seen no effect. Well, now I know that I need to use it at 1:1.

noise
I found myself using other noise reduction tools outside of Lightroom as I thought that the Lightroom Noise reduction was not working well. Now I use the Lightroom Noise tool as it is quite powerful when you want a quick result.

]]> http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?feed=rss2&p=303 1 http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=303 Lightroom version 2.4 now available http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheImageSpaceRssFeed/~3/vvC91HHW6Mk/ http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=293#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:30:50 +0000 Joe Barrett http://www.image-space.com/wp-blog/wp-blog.php/?p=293 Lightroom version 2.4 is now available for download at:

lr24

Seems to be just bug fixes plus new camera support.

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