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Inspiring
March 3, 2025
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P: At the top of the Source panel change the label to Import From.

  • March 3, 2025
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I teach Lightroom & Photoshop. New users are frequently confused by the Lr Classic import screen. I suggest the the following UI changes.

 

At the top of the Source panel change the label to Import From.

Move the Destination panel to the top of the right hand panel and label it Import To.

Create an Advanced Option panel below the Import To panel.

Move the following to the Advanced Options panel:

    File Handling

    File Renaming

    Apply During Import

    Import Presets

    Copy as DNG, Copy, Move, Add

 

Copy should be the default.

Copy as DNG, Copy, Move and Add should not be sticky unless an option is checked to make them sticky.

The Advanced Options panel should be collapsed when the Import screen is opened.

 

This preserves all existing functionality and presents the new user with a simple discoverable UI.

 

Bill

 

 

3 replies

GoldingD
Legend
March 4, 2025

No

BazslAuthor
Inspiring
March 3, 2025

Please delete my suggestion, Rick. To me redesigning the import UI is a single change and my suggestion must be seen in its entirety to be understood.. Not one user in 100,000 knows that the simplified import dialog is there and it is neither simple enough or intuitive enough for the beginners I work with.

 

Bill

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 3, 2025

Feature Requests need to be 1 per post. Please see: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-how-do-i-write-a-feature-request/idi-p/12386378  I've converted your list to the first item in the list as per forum policy. 

Have you looked at the existing simplified Import Dialog?

This is toggled by clicking the arrow button in the lower left.





Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org