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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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    AlessioPhotography
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    June 12, 2018
    after 6 months we are today at the same point for a simply feature... it’s incredible.
    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    Victoria Bampton LR QueenCommunity Expert
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    June 3, 2018
    I won't take that wager James! It's a very popular request, for all the right reasons. 
    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
    james_dh
    james_dh
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    June 3, 2018
    @Victoria Bampton, this is Adobe we're talking about. How much are you willing to wager we won't see this in the next 6 months? 1 year? Ever? I'm taking all bets. 

    As another photographer told me, this is literally the only feature that makes him (and myself) willing to pay for Lightroom on top of Photoshop. Without it, there's no real point, we'd rather just use Photoshop. 
    james_dh
    james_dh
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    June 3, 2018
    It still works in Lightroom Classic just fine.

    • Go into Develop mode, make changes to a given photo 
    • With the photo you've made changes to still selected, Shift-select the other photos you want to apply those changes to
    • Right click anywhere on them, go to Develop Settings -> Sync Settings
    • Select what settings you want to sync, hit Synchronize
    I literally just did it. It's not the most obvious, but it's there. 
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    June 3, 2018
    I'm sorry but I have Lightroom Classic and I'm having this issue of not being able to sync photo settings too so it's not only Lightroom cc.
    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    May 9, 2018
    James, no, they didn't break anything here. It still works in Lightroom Classic as it always has done. They haven't added this feature to the new baby Lightroom CC desktop app though. It's a popular request though, so it's only a matter of time before it hits the top of the priority list for addition.
    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
    james_dh
    james_dh
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    May 8, 2018
    Wait....you're telling me that they broke this on the new desktop version as well? Not just for mobile?

    OMG...LOL. Product management at Adobe needs a serious reckoning. 
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    April 30, 2018
    SO no change even though requested. Doubt it would be a huge undertaking. Guess they give a big thumb in the ... about this and our opinions.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    April 22, 2018
    New to LR. This absolutely sucks.  What the heck were they thinking? 
    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    Victoria Bampton LR QueenCommunity Expert
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    April 22, 2018
    Brad, I'm not arguing with you, the marketing was a disaster and didn't come close to matching what the Lightroom team are actually doing.

    Adobe doesn't pre-announce new features before they're available. All I can say is that the Lightroom team themselves are on the same wavelength as you, and are working hard to get these essential features into LR CC ASAP.

    (Just to be clear, I don't work for Adobe, so I can't speak for them. However I have worked alongside them from the early days of Lightroom, so I understand how they work. I have less polite things to say about the marketing department. 😉  )
    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
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