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baconga88
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December 16, 2015
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P: Import renaming Sequence # should be assigned by the order shown in the Import window

  • December 16, 2015
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RAW images are not importing in the correct order in Lightroom CC. I use Lightroom to process images of digitized library material, and it is critical that the images are imported in the correct order so the pages remain in the correct order in the final group of images. I selected the sort by file name option during import, but it didn't seem to have any effect. The images are still being imported in a random order. I use the general file naming convention of "Itemname-Sequence#", so the file names typically are "Itemname-001, Itemname-002" etc. which would imply that if they are sorted by file name correctly during import, they should be imported in the correct order. This issue needs to be addressed, as it has a profoundly negative impact on my workflow.

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    tmickow
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    December 16, 2015
    1) Which version of CC 2015 are you running? 2015.3 is current and is the version that brought back the old import interface. If you're not running that, you may want to upgrade.

    2) PC or Mac? Which version?

    3) Are you renaming on import?

    If not, I'm not sure why the order Lr imports should really matter. Once the files are brought in and shown in the Library module, you can change the sort order by clicking View --> Sort --> File Name in the menus or clicking the Sort option in the toolbar under the grid view and choosing File Name. All your images should then be shown in the order you're looking for regardless of what order Lr imported them.

    If you are renaming on import, and Lr brings them in in an order you're not expecting, I could see where that could get you out of whack. In that case, what file naming template are you using? If it's something with the "Sequence" field, I'd try using "Original File Number" instead. For example, try using the template named "Custom Name - Original File Number" instead of "Custom Name - Sequence".

    If I'm completely missing the boat on the issue, feel free to respond with some additional info.
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