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June 2, 2011
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P: Cull images during import

  • June 2, 2011
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I wish, I could rate my picture using my evaluation-stars and -colors directly during the import process and adding specific meta-tags maybe just to one photo (and not the entire import).For instance: I am shooting all day for 5 different projects - they all mix on one SD-card. Coming back, I have to go thru the import-process 5 times, looking thru all the pictures over and over again to sort out the pictures for these five projects.Why can ́t I do this straightaway during import? Am I over looking something already there in LR?I hope, you can understand my wish.

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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 21, 2018
    I would absolutely love this.
    Photo Taco Podcast
    Photo Taco Podcast
    Known Participant
    June 19, 2018
    People are already familiar with how to use things like Photo Mechanic to solve the problem, so I think the new module has a better chance.
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    June 19, 2018
    eh? which is easier - selecting Embedded Preview during import or learning an entirely new module?
    Photo Taco Podcast
    Photo Taco Podcast
    Known Participant
    June 19, 2018
    Agreed, embedded preview workflow really helps, but it takes some knowledge to know how to use that workflow and I really think a cull module would help make it work without having to understand how to do a particular workflow.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 16, 2018
    Why is there no filter options during import? When I have time i rate images in the camera so I directly can start to work on the correct images in LR. 

    If I take 100 images, rate 10 of them I would to like to import only the 10 images and skip the other 90 image to save time, battery, HD space and so on when I'm at the laptop.

    Why isn't this possible? Can't take long time to develop?
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    April 10, 2018
    do you know how unbelievably long it would take for Lightroom to analyze all your images for focus?
    Earth Oliver
    Earth Oliver
    Legend
    April 10, 2018
    Use the Embedded Preview option when importing and speed is not an issue for the initial cull.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 10, 2018
    The #1 issue overwhelmingly with Lightroom is speed.  And the most bogged down part of the application is in culling.  If you are a mastermind and can figure out how to tweak settings to make things go faster, then that is great.  But that does not fit me or I suspect 99% of LR users.  So make it easy on us and make Adobe look like rock stars add a simple Cull module.  Problem solved!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 18, 2017
    +1 from me for this!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 9, 2017
    As a sport shooter, there are potentially hundreds of images that do not need to be imported (or previews built). Would be great to only import what I need.
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