Feature Requests

On my machine (DELL E6400) adjusting the exposure of an image in the Develop module is more difficult than it should be because of the time lag between moving the slider and the image update. I suggest a different strategy for generating visual feedback that yields better immediate performance, possibly trading in slight inaccuracies at first, but within a scheme that resolves the latter as soon as possible. Please see the end of this FR for the actual suggestion; I'd like to motivate it first. It appears that the fixed order in which image operations are applied in the LR pipeline causes some adjustments to result in worse interactivity than necessary. Adjusting the exposure with no other (not even default) image adjustment settings is quick. With some other image adjustments in place, however -- in particular when using the "Details" panel -- adjusting exposure results in jerky image updates that make it hard to find the correct level accurately and quickly. I'm assuming that the LR

I'd like to see import actions to be invoked upon import such that users could be sure certain post-import action items are always done. This hook could be used to make a 3rd copy, re-locate the second copy, run exiftool, analyze imported photos, assign multiple presets governed by post-import discovery, ..., rename imported photos or folders (SDK support required)... This would take some of the pressure off Adobe for import to be everything for everyone, since import plugins could be invoked... Note: we presently have this feature for exports, but it seems not a bad idea to have it for imports too, for all the reasons above plus the ones I haven't thought of. I would love to see hooks in the Lightroom SDK for pre-import, as well as post-import actions...

LR surprise everyone with support for video in LR 3, but it does not support the AVCHD video format. Why not?

Creating Custom-Pages in the print module an save it as Book-Template instead of saving it as JPG and reimport it. Other publishers can so provide their own templates for LR4. If you add this saving option, it would be necessary to add text-box options in the print module.

I'd like to see a more striking indication when multiple photos are being targeted by develop adjustments, vs. single photo. Its just too easy to leave auto-sync on inadvertently. As it stands, one has to keep peering down at the (auto)sync button to be sure... Also, along with this, I'd suggest handling the auto-sync button in a manner consistent with all the other buttons. i.e. button label indicates what will happen when you click it.

Hi, I'd like to have more options for entering photo captions in Book module. When I create a book, I'd like to insert date/time when the photo was taken, sometimes Location information, file name, etc. It would be helpful when I can fully customize Photo caption or use a preset. What do you think? Pavel Pola

Currently the altitude is read only in the map module for images that already have it. For photos that do not have it you cannot set it , either manually, or form GPX file or from positionning the photo on the map regards

It would be nice if collection specific flags could still work as criteria for global smart collections. This way, for example, the reject flag could be used to find rejects more easily.

Lightroom: Display the FEC setting (Flash Exposure Compensation) from the image EXIF data in the Library, Metadata right-side-panel. Sadly, Lightroom 4 still lacks this simple convenience. Basic 10 year-old tools can display this and more, so it's a shame to have to resort to using a plug-in, or going outside Lightroom to determine this critical image setting.

The Previous button in Develop is a massive time-saver, however I wish there was a dialog to exclude specific settings, as there is with Sync or Copy. I would particularly like to exclude Red Eye, which is very rarely in the same place in the next photo and leaves odd grey dots that aren't immediately noticeable. I would also like to exclude Crop, as I often crop first and then go back and apply Develop adjustments later.

Lightroom will report on metadata collisions on a case by case basis. However, it does not provide for a way to search for files that metadata discrepancies vis a vis the catalogue. Can this feature be easily added?

In two screen mode, limit all tethering operations to the second screen while leaving the main screen so normal Library operation can continue. The intention is that the photographer should be able to use the second screen to trigger the shutter, set presets, and review the image, while on the main screen an "Art Director" can review and select images almost as if tethering is not happening (new images would be available but the main screen wouldn't jump to the just-shot frame). Secondly, allow a transparent overlay image to permit shooting into a magazine layout. John

Is there a workaround that will allow you to move many folders together into a new single folder inside Lightroom. For example, you may want to simplify the folder structure on your hard drive by adding a new parent folder to contain lots of subfolders. Moving subfolders one by one is tedious.

Lightroom I would like to see the ability to paint in or out RECOVERY in Lightroom. Almost never am I happy with the way it performs. It flattens the image out globally, often when I want to add recovery, it is only to a local area, such as a blown out shirt, rather than loose the crisp highlights and tone in the face, for example. Please add this into the graduated filter as well as the brush. Thank you.

Lightroom 3.4 There is no way to un-mark photos for republishing. I do not want to re-publish every photo I modify after publishing it, but there seems to be no way to prevent re-publishing of photos that I don't want re-published. There is a "mark photo for republishing" menu item. I need the opposite. In the photostream view of Publish Services for flickr there are New Photos to publish and Modified photos to Re-publish. There does not seem to be a way to remove either photo without "Removing from the collection" which is not what I want to do. "Removing from the collection" marks it for deletion from flickr!

For emailing photos you can do the post processing trick where you have Lightroom open the pictures in your email client after exporting, and leave copies the photos someplace on your hard drive that you have to then delete later because that method requires exporting the files as the first step. There is a dude (Andréas Saudemont) who made a really cool plug-in so you can email directly from Lightroom skipping the need to actually export the image to a file someplace on your hard drive as an intermediate step. I have to ask, with all due respect (I love lightroom, it's the only photo management app for me, I couldn't love it more, I know Adobe is a great company, no insult here), what were you guys there at Adobe thinking? How about being able to drag a modified image out of Lightroom and drop it in your mail app (or website creation app) and you actually get the modified version???!!!! Either that or a way to simply email the modified version as Andréas Saudemont's plug-in does smoot

I don't even know where to begin on this one. It's so obvious that I really shouldn't even have to suggest it, but it came up in another thread and I realized that nobody had posted it as an actual FR. The ability to create books and other "published" products from within Lightroom would be so incredibly useful that I think most pro photographers and a huge percentage of amateurs would want it.

What I'm asking for here is an expansion of the current Master/Copy relationship between a Master image and Virtual Copies, so that all images related to a Master image are linked back to it regardless of file name or location. This would be implemented with features like: A checkbox to identify Master Images. Can't be unchecked once other files are linked.   When derivative files are exported, a checkbox to 'Link to Master Photo in Catalog'   If that is checked, a text box for the copy name (such as "1024 JPG")   Ability to add existing duplicates/derivatives to a master by selecting related files and right-clicking 'Link to Master'   Enable the 'Go to Master' button next to 'Copy Name' for all linked files (as it works now for Virtual copies   1. Either automatically stack all derivatives with the Master file, OR   2. Add a 'Work with all related Files' button next to the filename, goes to something like an ad-hoc collection wi

We see many users in the forums who need to reconnect their folders in LR, because they moved folder structures from outside of LR or a drive letter changed on the drive where the images are stored. Many of those users only realize the need to do the reconnect after the fact that the folders are missing. If they did not have a hierarchical view in their folder panel active and parent folders added before the folders "got lost", they have to reconnect each and every single folder, which can be very cumbersome. Having an option to "Add Parent Folder" also for missing folders would help a lot in those cases. As far as I can see the information needed should be available in the catalog even if the folders are missing already.

Add "Is" and "Isn't" to all lib filter and smart collection text fields.

Every time I use Help there is an update for Adobe Air and an update for the help files. This makes it very annoying to use the help files. These should either update in the background, update once a month or show up as a notification in the Adobe updater.

Please add an option for linking GPS coordinates to Google Earth instead of Google Maps.

Currently only Collection Sets can contain other collections, and Collection Sets can't contain images. It would be much simpler for all Collections to be able to contain both Images and Other Collections. This is how almost any other hierarchical system of folders works in any windows or mac software and the way Lightroom does it now is frustrating and not at all intuitive.