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chrisdm
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October 30, 2017
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P: Ability to copy/sync settings/adjustments across a group of photos

  • October 30, 2017
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It seems that I am unable to copy or sync adjustments to multiple images in the new LRCC? I just imported/uploaded my first job with over 1200 RAW files, and need to set my base contrast/saturation/sharpening to all the RAW files before I begin my select edits. For some reason my "paste edit settings" is greyed out when I have multiple images selected. I'm assuming this may be some sort of user error on my part, there is no way a professional photo editing tool would not allow the use of base settings applied to a group of photos. However even when I go back to "add photos", there is no option to apply a preset on import like in the old Lightroom? Adobe please help! LRCC is obviously useless to me if I have to Ctrl/Copy Ctrl/Paste 1200 times a day... Thank you,

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    November 14, 2017


    In Lightroom Classic 2015, you could make edits to one photo in the catalog and then apply the same fixes to a series of photos within the catalog (album in CC). This feature is either well hidden (and there is absolutely to help for it), or the feature has been dropped. Where is the sync feature and if it is gone ... BRING IT BACK!
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    blueveek
    Participating Frequently
    November 14, 2017


    I simply cannot find a way to do this, either on mobile and in the new desktop version. I can copy and paste settings between individual images, bot not for multiple images at the same time.

    My use case: timelapses on the go. I prefer shooting individual frames and putting them all together into a single timelapse. My old workflow when I was still using Lr desktop (classic) was to edit a single frame, sync settings, and export everything.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    November 14, 2017


    Please bring the sync/apply preset to all selected images. 
    guzmansabrina
    guzmansabrina
    Participant
    November 14, 2017


    Syncing changes across images - This is one of the most important features of Lightroom.  Until this is implemented, it would be difficult to use this for a lot of professionals. Also, autosync has been a great tool for us to post crop photos.  In an ideal world, we could continue using the Lightroom classic version of this or adapt Lightroom Classic to allow for making these kinds of changes.
    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 30, 2017
    Unfortunately, you can only paste edit settings to one photo at a time right now. you can select multiple photos in the Edit view with the filmstrip below it, but even then 'Paste' will only result in the most selected photo getting changed.
    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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