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ColinMcD
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April 27, 2015
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P: Ability to batch process Photo Merge (HDR and panorama)

  • April 27, 2015
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Now that we have HDR inside Lightroom, with virtually no user input, the next step is surely a batch facility for a folder full of bracketed images.
Please!!!!

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 24, 2016
    Indeed the current UI could work as a queue if users would be able to limit the processed items in parallel - like down to 1.  These are the simple changes that make one dream of open source ... the effect that LR freezes if you start too many tasks isn't just stupid, it's a bug that needs fixing.
    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    August 24, 2016
    Someone who can spell queue would probably be ok in figuring out what to do with whatever clumsy UI.   Someone should be able to use it without knowing what a queue is, though, so it's probably more an issue of design philosophy not coding, although I'd guess LR code is a mess by now to adding queueing wouldn't be trivial. 

    It seems like the simplest thing would be to limit the number of simultaneous batches and let the others wait.  Unfortunately if it's like everything else, the limit would probably be something hardcoded and hidden, or calculated by LR based on memory or CPU cores and hidden, not something the user could specify in Preferences.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 23, 2016
    Any software engineer with a skillset of a schoolkid can write a queue manager before lunchtime. I'd venture to say that a global enterprise like Adobe could pull it off without adding too much complication or the need for a complete code refactoring 😮

    What the lack of some sane queuing  does show is the same as their doomed new import dialog: new LR customers are estimated to be casual users that certainly won't process more than one hdr or pano at a given time ... but want to online sync their baby photo collection or edit snaps on a smartphone. The "official" solution to this thread "just skip the dialog" says as much.
    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    August 23, 2016

    Sequential would require some sort of queuing mechanism, the ability to view and add and delete things from the queue.   Right now you get a few little progress bars under the identity plate and if you add too many your machine stops working so there isn't much need to limit the display.  

    With a queue there would be an unlimited (or large limit) to how many "jobs" could be queued up and there'd need to be a different UI and some way to understand what each job is and some sort of locking that keeps you from removing or moving or otherwise changing the photos that are part of a job that has yet to run. 

    I think queuing would be great, too, but it is an added complication. 

    manageDC8
    manageDC8
    Inspiring
    August 23, 2016
    yup the parallel instead of sequential is very dumb
    i can only get 3 lots of tasks going before my pc stops working.
    why you cant choose sequential is beyond me.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 23, 2016
    Please add some sort of batch processing to the HDR feature. I currently use stack but still going through and having to HDR each stack is time consuming. I love the look we get from LR HDR vs other 3rd party software. Like many others though I find myself having to go back to these other programs just for the simple batch process. While the results are not ideal the workflow is simpler and depending on what you are doing and the amount of work involved sometimes the pay is not there for the extra time. 
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    July 11, 2016
    Probably no one does, for batch use it's inevitable to use a 3rd party tool like AutoPano which has superior stitching anyway.

    Still, it's embarrassing that after so many versions LR is still unable to queue operations but insists on doing everything you start in parallel - this applies to exporting and tagging, too.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    July 11, 2016
    Either batch process or que my manual input. How anyone uses this feature professionally is beyond me.
    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    June 28, 2016
    As I wrote, it is a partial workaround that helps many people work faster.  I agree that it is not a complete solution for what many want.
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    ItsChrisHickman
    Participating Frequently
    June 28, 2016
    This is not the answer we are looking for as it still bottlenecks.  Additionally, some of us use ACR.  The batch feature in PTGui is a good example of what Adobe should offer.
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