1 Introducing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom .1
What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?.2
Keeping things simple.2
Modular design.2
Lightroom performance.4
Adobe Camera Raw processing.4
Color controls.5
Managing the image library.5
Where does Photoshop fit in?.6
Integrating Lightroom with Photoshop.7
What you need.8
Installing Lightroom.9
64-bit processing.10
Upgrading from an older Lightroom catalog.11
Using Lightroom for the first time.13
Lightroom preferences essentials.14
Customizing the Identity Plate and interface.18
Getting help.20
Introducing the Lightroom interface.21
A quickstart guide to Lightroom.25
Importing photos into Lightroom.25
Viewing photos in the Library module.26
Simplifying the interface.28
Zooming in.30
Adding basic informational metadata.31
Using the Map module to geotag photos.32
Reviewing and rating the photos.33
Saving the shortlisted photos as a Collection.34
Reviewing the final shortlist in Survey mode.35
Dimming the lights.36
Working in the Develop module.37
Synchronizing Develop settings.38
Retouching a photograph in Lightroom.39
Editing a copy in Photoshop.40
Soft proofing in the Develop module.41
Making a final print.42
Creating a Web photo gallery.43
Exporting the edited photos.44
Working through the book.45
2 Importing photos.47
The main Import dialog.48
Copy as DNG, Copy, Move, or Add?.50
Converting to DNG after import.50
Updating DNG previews for third-party viewing.51
Importing files from a card.52
Source panel.56
Content area.57
Content area segmenting options.58
File Handling panel.60
Making backup copies of imported files.61
Photos shot as raw + JPEG.62
File handling limitations.62
File Renaming panel.63
Renaming catalog images later.64
Apply During Import panel.65
Destination panel.66
Planning where to store your imported photos.66
Importing to a selected destination folder.68
Import Presets menu.68
Importing video files.69
Adding photos from a folder to the catalog.70
Importing photos via drag and drop.72
Auto Imports.76
Importing photos directly from the camera.77
Connecting the camera to the computer.77
Lightroom tethered shooting.78
3 The Library module.83
About Lightroom catalogs.84
Backing up the catalog file.85
Backup strategies.87
Backup software.87
Catalog corruption.88
Creating and opening catalogs.89
Creating a new catalog.89
Opening an existing catalog.90
Exporting catalogs.91
Exporting with negatives .91
Exporting without negatives.92
Including Smart Previews.92
Including available previews.93
Opening and importing catalogs.93
Limitations when excluding negatives.95
Changed Existing Photos section.95
Export and import summary.95
Working with Smart previews.96
How to create Smart Previews.96
Making the catalog portable.97
The Library Module panels.100
Navigator panel.102
The Catalog panel.102
The Library module Toolbar.102
Folders panel.103
The Folders panel/system folders relationship.104
How to locate a folder at the system level..............105
Maintaining links between Lightroom and folders.107
Synchronizing folders.108
How to add new folders via the Folders panel.110
Finding the link from the catalog to a folder.111
How to organize your folders.113
Filter bar.115
Exploring the Library module.116
Grid view options.116
Library Grid navigation.118
Working in Loupe view.120
Loupe view options.121
Working with photos in both Grid and Loupe views.122
Loupe view navigation.124
Loupe zoom views.125
Loupe view shortcuts................................125
Loupe Overlay view.126
Grid and Guides.126
Layout Image.128
The Layout Overlay feature in use.128
Previews and preview appearance.130
Initial Import Photos dialog preview building options.130
How Lightroom previews are generated.131
Camera embedded previews vs. Lightroom previews.....132
Missing previews.133
Preview size and quality.133
Working in Survey view.134
Working in Compare view.136
Compare view mode in action.138
Navigating photos via the filmstrip.140
Working with a dual-display setup.142
How to get the most out of working with two displays.144
Rating images using flags.146
Refine Photos command.147
Rating images using numbered star ratings.148
Rating images using color labels.150
Color label sets.150
Other ways you can use color labels.151
Grouping photos into stacks.152
Automatic stacking .152
Making image selections.154
Quick Collections.155
Collections.156
Module collections.157
The module collections in use.160
Editing collections.160
Target collection.161
Collections sets.162
Smart Collections.162
Removing and deleting photos.165
4 Develop module image editing.167
Image editing in Lightroom.168
Smarter image processing.168
Steps for getting accurate color.169
Calibrating the display.169
Choosing a display.169
Calibrating and profiling the display.169
White point and gamma.170
Matching white balances.170
Steps to successful calibration and profiling.171
Raw or JPEG?.174
Process versions.176
Upgrading to Process 2012.177
Camera Raw compatibility.178
The Develop module interface.180
Develop view options.182
Develop module cropping.182
Rotating a crop.182
Crop aspect ratios.186
Crop to same aspect ratio.187
Repositioning a crop.187
Crop guide overlays.187
Crop guide orientation.187
Canceling a crop.190
Tool Overlay menu.190
The Tool Overlay options.190
Quick Develop cropping.191
The Basic panel.192
White Balance tool.192
White Balance corrections.194
Creative white balance adjustments.196
The Tone editing controls.197
Exposure.197
Contrast.199
Highlights and Shadows.199
Whites and Blacks.200
Auto Tone setting.201
Histogram panel.205
The Histogram panel and image adjustments.206
Navigating the Basic panel via the keyboard.207
Correcting an overexposed image.208
Correcting an underexposed image.210
Processing HDR files in Lightroom.212
Match Total Exposures.216
Highlight clipping and Exposure Settings.218
Clipping the blacks.218
Clarity slider...................................................220
Using Clarity to decompress the Levels.221
Negative Clarity adjustments.222
Vibrance and Saturation.224
Quick Develop panel tone adjustments.226
The other Tone controls.227
A typical Quick Develop workflow.228
Editing video files in Quick Develop.231
The Tone Curve panel.236
Point Curve editing mode............................238
RGB curves.240
The Tone Curve regions.242
Combining Basic and Tone Curve adjustments.244
Tone range split point adjustments.248
HSL / Color / B&W panel.250
Selective color darkening.252
False color hue adjustments.253
Using the HSL controls to reduce gamut clipping.254
Lens Corrections panel.256
Lens profile corrections.256
Accessing and creating custom camera lens profiles.257
Profile lens corrections in use.257
Removing chromatic aberration.260
Defringe adjustments.262
The defringe controls in use.262
Eyedropper tool.263
Applying a global Defringe adjustment.264
Applying a localized Defringe adjustment.267
Upright adjustments.269
How Upright adjustments work.269
Suggested order for Upright adjustments.270
Synchronizing Upright settings.271
Perspective transform corrections.275
Lens vignetting.275
Effects panel.278
Post-Crop vignettes.278
Post-Crop vignette options.278
Adding Grain.282
Camera Calibration panel.284
Camera profiles.284
How to create a custom calibration with DNG Profile Editor.286
Creative uses of the Camera Calibration panel.289
Assessing your images.292
Comparing before and after versions.292
Managing the Before and After previews.294
Image retouching.298
Spot Removal tool.298
visualizing spots.300
Creating brush spots.301
Clone or Heal.305
Editing circle and brush spots.305
Tool Overlay options.305
Undoing/deleting spots.305
Synchronized spotting.306
Auto Sync spotting.307
Red Eye Correction tool.308
Adjusting the cursor size.308
Localized adjustments.310
Initial Adjustment Brush options.310
Editing the Adjustment Brush strokes.312
Saving effect settings.312
Adjustment Brush and gradient performance.312
Automasking.314
Previewing the brush stroke areas.316
Beauty retouching with negative clarity.316
Hand-coloring in Color mode.........................318
Localized Temperature slider adjustments.320
A localized Shadows adjustment.322
Clarity and Sharpness adjustments.324
Graduated Filter tool.326
Radial Filter tool.329
Correcting edge sharpness with the Radial Filter.331
History panel.333
Snapshots panel.334
How to synchronize snapshots.336
Easing the workflow.338
Making virtual copies.338
Making a virtual copy the new master.338
Synchronizing Develop settings .340
Auto Sync mode.340
Lightroom and Camera Raw.342
Viewing Lightroom edits in Camera Raw.342
Viewing Camera Raw edits in Lightroom.342
Keeping Lightroom edits in sync.343
Synchronizing Lightroom with Camera Raw.344
Copying and pasting develop settings.346
Applying a previous develop setting...................346
Saving Develop settings as presets.348
Auto Tone preset adjustments.349
The art of creating Develop presets.349
Creating a new Develop preset.350
Understanding how presets work.351
How to prevent preset contamination.352
Resetting the develop preset settings.355
How to set default camera develop settings.356
5 The art of black and white.359
Black-and-white conversions.360
Black-and-white Develop controls.360
Black-and-white conversion options.362
How not to convert.362
Temperature slider conversions.364
Manual black-and-white adjustments.366
Black-and-white infrared effect.369
Fine-tuning black-and-white images.372
Split Toning panel.372
Split-toning a color image.374
HSL panel: Desaturated color adjustments.376
The HSL black-and-white method.377
Camera Calibration adjustments.377
6 Sharpening and noise reduction.381
Capture sharpen for a sharp start.382
Improved Lightroom raw image processing.383
Output sharpening.385
Default Detail panel settings.385
Sharpen preset settings........................................385
Sharpen - Faces.386
Sharpen - Scenic.387
Sample sharpening image.388
Evaluate at a 1:1 view.389
Luminance targeted sharpening.389
The sharpening effect sliders.389
Amount slider.390
Radius slider.392
The modifying controls.394
Detail slider.394
Interpreting the grayscale sharpening preview.397
Masking slider.397
Masking slider preview mode.398
How to apply sharpening adjustments.400
Creative sharpening with the adjustment tools.402
Applying localized blurring.404
Noise reduction.406
Luminance noise reduction.406
Color noise reduction.408
Noise reduction tips.408
Color noise corrections.409
Selective noise reduction.410
Selective moire reduction......................................412
Moire removal on non-raw images.412
7 Exporting from Lightroom.415
Opening images in Photoshop.416
The Edit in Photoshop options.416
Edit in Adobe Photoshop.417
Edit in additional external editing program.418
Opening non-raw images.419
Creating additional external editor presets.419
External editing file naming options.420
The file format and other file settings options.420
Camera Raw compatibility.421
How to use the external edit feature.422
Going from Lightroom to Photoshop to Lightroom.424
Extended editing in Photoshop.428
How to speed up extended editing in Lightroom.430
Opening photos as Smart Objects in Photoshop.432
Exporting from Lightroom.436
Export presets.436
Export Location.436
Exporting to the same folder.438
File Naming.440
File Settings.440
Image Sizing.441
DNG export size options.442
When to interpolate.443
Output sharpening.444
Metadata.444
Watermarking.445
How to create new watermark settings.446
Post-Processing.447
Adding export actions in Lightroom.448
Exporting catalog images to a CD or DVD.452
Exporting catalog images as e-mail attachments.453
Third party Export plug-ins.456
Exporting video files.457
Photomatix Pro (TM) export plug-in.458
8 Printing.461
The Print module.462
Layout Style panel.464
Image Settings panel.464
Layout panel.467
Margins and Page Grid.468
Guides panel.469
Multiple cell printing.470
Page panel.472
How to add a photographic border to a print.474
Page Options.476
Photo Info.477
Picture Package and Custom Package.478
Image Settings panel.478
Rulers, Grid & Guides Panel.478
Cells panel.478
Custom Package layout style.482
Picture Package/Custom Package Page panel.487
Page Setup.488
Print resolution.489
Print Job panel.490
Print job color management.490
The Lightroom printing procedure.490
Managed by printer print settings (Mac).491
Managed by printer print settings (PC).492
Print Adjustment controls.493
Print.494
Printing modes.495
Print sharpening.495
16-bit output.496
Print to JPEG File.496
Custom profile printing.497
Managed by Lightroom print settings (Mac).498
Managed by Lightroom print settings (PC).499
Rendering intent.500
Soft proofing for print output.501
Why what you see isn't always what you get.501
Soft proofing in practice.503
Before and Proof preview.504
Before state options.508
Saving a custom template.509
9 Presenting your work.511
The Book module.512
Creating a new book.513
Book Settings panel.514
PDF and JPEG book export.515
Preview panel.515
Toolbar.516
Auto Layout panel.516
Auto Layout Preset Editor.516
Editing the book pages.518
Editing the cover pages.520
Page panel.522
Marking page layouts as favorites.522
Adding page numbers to a layout.522
Saving custom page layouts .522
Guides panel.523
Cell panel.524
Text panel.524
Text box layouts.524
Adding auto text.525
Type panel .526
Type panel Character controls .526
Target adjustment tool options.528
Type panel Frame controls.528
Background panel.528
Publishing your book.529
The Slideshow module.530
The slide editor view in the content area.532
Layout panel.533
Options panel.534
Overlays panel.536
Creating a custom Identity Plate.537
Adding custom text overlays.538
Working with the anchor points.540
Backdrop panel.542
Titles panel.544
Playback panel.545
Preview and Play.546
Navigating slideshow photos .547
Slideshows and selections.547
Template Browser panel.547
Creating a Slideshow collection.548
Exporting a slideshow.549
Exporting Slideshows to PDF.549
Exporting Slideshows to JPEG.550
Exporting Slideshows to Video.550
Exporting a timelapse video.551
The Web module.552
Layout Style panel.554
The Lightroom HTML and Flash galleries.554
Lightroom HTML gallery layout.555
Lightroom Flash gallery layout.556
AutoViewer gallery.557
PostcardViewer gallery.558
SimpleViewer gallery.559
Third-party gallery styles.559
Site Info panel.561
Color Palette panel.562
Choosing a color theme.562
Appearance panel.564
Appearance settings for the HTML gallery.564
Appearance panel settings for the Flash gallery.565
Appearance panel settings for the Airtight galleries.568
Identity Plate.568
Image Info panel.569
Adding titles and captions.569
Customizing the title and caption information.570
Creating a custom Text template......................572
Output Settings panel.574
Previewing Web galleries.574
Image appearance in Slideshow and Web modules.575
Slideshow module colors.575
Web module colors.575
Exporting a Web gallery.576
Uploading a Web gallery.577
Managing your uploads.581
Template Browser panel.581
Creating a Web collection.581
10 Managing your photos in Lightroom.583
Working with metadata.584
The different types of metadata.584
A quick image search using metadata .586
Metadata panel.588
Metadata panel view modes.588
General and EXIF metadata items.590
File Name.590
Sidecar Files.590
Copy Name.590
Metadata Status.592
Cropped photos.593
Date representation.593
Capture time editing.593
Camera model and serial number.594
Artist EXIF metadata.594
Custom information metadata.595
Metadata presets.596
Editing and deleting metadata presets.598
IPTC metadata.598
IPTC Extension metadata.600
A more efficient way to add metadata.601
Metadata editing and target photos.602
Mail and Web links.604
Copyright status.605
Keywording and Keyword List panels.606
Three ways to add new keywords.608
Keeping metadata private.608
Synonyms: The hidden keywords.609
Applying and managing existing keywords.610
Auto-complete options.610
Removing keywords.612
Keyword hierarchy.612
Keyword filtering.613
Importing and exporting keyword hierarchies.613
Implied keywords.614
Keyword suggestions.615
Keyword sets.616
Creating your own custom keyword sets.617
The Painter tool.618
Photo filtering and searches..........................................620
Filtering photos in the catalog.621
Three ways you can filter the catalog.622
Filtering photos via the Filmstrip.623
Adding folders as favorites.624
Filtering flagged photos.624
Filtering options.624
Creating refined color label selections via the Filmstrip.624
Color label filtering.625
Virtual copy and master copy filtering.627
Subfolder filtering.628
Making filtered image selections.629
Filter bar.630
The Filter bar layout.631
Text filter searches.631
Search rules.632
Combined search rules.633
Fine-tuned text searches.633
Attribute filter searches.634
Metadata filter searches.634
Metadata filter options .635
Metadata filter categories.636
Locating missing photos.637
Custom filter settings.638
Empty field searches.638
No content searches.639
Advanced searches.641
Publishing photos via Lightroom.643
Saving and reading metadata.647
Saving metadata to the file.649
Tracking metadata changes.649
XMP read/write options.651
Where is the truth?.654
Synchronizing the metadata settings.655
Sorting images.656
Sort functions.657
The sort by label text solution.659
Geotagging images.660
GPS devices.660
How to embed GPS metadata in a photo.661
Reverse geocoding.662
The Map module.662
Navigation.663
Location filter bar.664
Loading GPX tracklogs.664
Matching photos to a recorded tracklog.665
Editing pins.667
Manually geotagging photos in the Map module.668
Permanently reverse geocoding images.670
Exporting GPS encoded files.670
Saved Locations panel.671
Appendix
Lightroom Preferences and Settings.673
General preferences.674
Splash screens.674
Updates.674
Catalog selection.675
Import Options.675
Completion sounds and prompts.676
Presets preferences.676
Camera-linked settings.677
Location section.677
Lightroom Defaults section.677
External Editing preferences.678
File Handling preferences.678
Import DNG Creation.678
Convert and Export DNG options.681
DNG compression.681
DNG with lossy compression .682
Checking DNG metadata status.682
Validating DNG files.683
Reading Metadata options.684
Filename generation options.684
Camera Raw and Video cache Settings.684
Interface preferences.685
Panel end mark.686
Custom panel end marks.686
How to create a custom splash screen.687
Panel font size.687
Lights Out.688
Background .688
Keyword entry.688
Filmstrip preference options.688
Interface tweaks.689
Lightroom settings and templates.690
The Lightroom preference file.690
Accessing saved template settings.691
Customizing the Lightroom contents.692
Hacking the Lightroom contents.692
Lightroom previews data.694
System information.695
The ideal computer for Lightroom.695
RAM.695
Graphics card.696
Hard drives.696
Drive configurations.697
Striped RAID.697
Mirrored RAID.698
A mirror of stripes.698
RAID 5.698
Just a bunch of disks.699
The ideal system?.699
Index.700
