Julieanne Kost's Blog

PS – Applying Adobe Camera Raw Presets in Bridge

Julieanne Kost — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:16 +0000

If you’re using Adobe Camera Raw, I’m sure that you already know that one of the easiest ways to speed up your workflow is to create Presets. But did you know that you don’t have to open the files into ACR in order to apply them? Simply select the files in Bridge, Control -click (Mac) / Right Mouse -click (Win), select Develop Settings, and choose your preset.

PS – Stroking a Path

Julieanne Kost — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:52 +0000

When most people think of stroking a path, they think of adding a frame around an image. But don’t forget, you can stroke a path with any of the painting tools set to any brush tip shape! I have used the feature in a variety of ways from adding a highlight with the dodge tool to cloning an image to a new document, using the path to limit area that I want to display.

PS – Warping Multiple Layers as One

Julieanne Kost — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:37 +0000

In order to warp multiple layers as if they are one (such as multiple text layers), on the Layers panel, select the layers and choose Layer > Smart Object > Convert to Smart Object. Then, choose Edit > Transform > Warp and apply the warp to the Smart Object. To re-edit any of the individual layers, choose Layer > Smart Object > Edit Contents or simply double-click on the layer’s thumbnail in the Layers panel.

LR3 – Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts

Julieanne Kost — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:50 +0000

Recently several customers have inquired about creating custom keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom. Unfortunately we don’t have a keyboard shortcut editor like Photoshop but there is a plug in called Keyboard Tamer that might let you accomplish what you need:

Or, for a more extended (and a bit more expensive) option you can try RPG Keys for Lightroom and Photoshop.

I hope these might be helpful.

Recent Travels.

Julieanne Kost — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:04 +0000

Here are a few snaps from my recent trip. I’m looking forward to summer when the flights aren’t so bumpy. : )

LR4 – Additional Resources

Julieanne Kost — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:23 +0000

If you’re looking for more information, then you should be aware of the incredible list of resources that Tom has posted on the Lightroom Journal.

And if you have questions/suggestions/comments, please post them to the Lightroom 4 Beta Forum. There are a number of phenomenal community moderators as well as employees that actively participate in the discussions. (Including Victoria Bampton – who is truly the Lightroom Queen!)

Thank you to all who support us!

LR4 – Customizable Module Picker

Julieanne Kost — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:17 +0000

The Module Picker is now customizable. Control -click (Mac) / Right Mouse -click (Win) on the Module picker (the list across the top) and choose to show or hide modules.

LR4 Beta – Enhancements to Publish Services

Julieanne Kost — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000

• In the Lightroom 4 Beta, only the Facebook and Flickr plug-ins are installed in the Publish Services panel by default. However, a button has been added directly underneath them to easily “Find More Services Online”. Although it might seem like added work to have to install a plug-in, there is an advantage – if a plug-in is not baked into the application, it can be updated by the developer at any time.

• Publish Services (collections) can now include video.

• After making small changes to images (such as adding a keyword etc.) in Publish Services (collections), you may not want to republish the images, If you do not want to republish, simply select the images and Control -click (Mac) / Right Mouse -click (Win) and select “Mark as Up-To-Date”.

LR4 – Additional Preferences

Julieanne Kost — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000

• On Mac, in the General preferences, you can now choose your preferred Language.

• Under Presets, several features have options to Restore Presets and Templates to their defaults. This may be very useful in teaching environments.

• In the External Editing preferences, you can now choose to “Stack with original”.

• Under the File Handling Preferences, be sure to keep the “Embed Fast Load Data” checked on for DNG. This can enable DNG files to load up to 8x faster in the Develop module and will only cost you approximately 200K per image!

LR4 Beta – Enhancements to the Export Options

Julieanne Kost — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000

• When exporting files, in the Metadata section, you can choose to Remove Location Information. Note: this option is only available when choosing either “All” or “All Except Camera and Camera Raw Information” as it doesn’t make sense with the other options.

• It is now possible to export images directly to Adobe Revel to be used on your mobile phone or tablet device. Use the “Export To” pull-down menu at the top of the Export dialog.

• Export to DVD is now available on 64-bit Windows machines.