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stephen32091876k2gb
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September 5, 2023
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Raw editing

  • September 5, 2023
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At present I am taking photos at a moto x track. I edit every raw photo, (which is a lot) and post on my website. This is takes extensive amounts of time. I use a Canon r5 and can therefore capture raw+jpeg. My question is, if I did this can I somehow connect the raw and jpegs together and edit just the jpegs (cropping mostly) that would be reflected in the raws and then just post low quality jpegs on my website and thus only have to edit the raws after that. 

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    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    September 6, 2023

    Yes, absolutely. This is what LrC was born to do. Batch editing is extremely fast, efficient and flexible.

     

    By contrast, ACR is basically a single image processor. You can pull up a filmstrip, but it's pretty awkward and clumsy.

     

    (- just curious about the plugin, @Rob_Cullen - how could that give consistent results? Adjustments are color space specific, and even more so when it comes to linear ProPhoto versus gamma encoded RGB - ?)

      Rob_Cullen
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      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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      September 6, 2023

      @D Fosse  "the plugin,...how could that give consistent results?" It can't. But when people ask about syncing edits, that's the only option IMO, with those limitations.

      The Plugin I alluded to- Syncomatic – Lightroom Solutions 

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      September 6, 2023

      Fair enough. Sometimes we just have to let people figure things out for themselves 😉

      Rob_Cullen
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      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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      September 6, 2023

      If you were using Lightroom-Classic,  I could give you an answer like this-

      1) Shoot only in raw,

      2) Import raw files to Lightroom-Classic

      3)  Batch edit the files in LrC (even using the {Auto} button, or {AutoSync} )

      4) Export derivative JPGs to use on your website.

       

      Again in LrC there is a Plugin available that can sync edits from JPGs to raws, but onlyh in a LrC catalog.

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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        stephen32091876k2gbAuthor
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        September 6, 2023
        Thanks Rob
        The problem I have is that There is up to 100 riders on a day's shoot
        and prospective customers would want to be able to see at least 3/4 photos
        of themselves from that shoot. This obviously means 300/400 photos are
        needed to be presented in order to stand any chance of a sale. I have
        initially edited all the photos in acr via photoshop and posted
        full resolution images on the site, but as you can imagine this is taking a
        very long time to do. The one advantage to this is the fact that if I get
        any orders, the website can send the file to the customer straight away
        without any further intervention from me. The disadvantage is time. I have
        a Canon r5 so can use both card slots one for full and the other low
        resolution shots. This is what I think I will have to do. The website would
        inform me if the resolution of the image is too low and ask for a high
        resolution replacement. This obviously would mean doing some work after
        uploading. But to get to the main question I am hoping to get is. Can the
        high and low resolution images be linked so if I made any edits in the low
        resolution (cropping mostly) that would correspondingly be transferred to
        the high. This would be a time saver. I would like your thoughts on this
        and if possible how I need to go about it. A Thank you in advance Steve
        D Fosse
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        D FosseCommunity Expert
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        September 6, 2023

        The question is - do you need to edit each aspect of each photo individually, one by one? Probably not.

         

        Hence the recommendation for LrC. You can synchronize everything, or you can selectively synchronize white balance, exposure, highlights etc., and you can do it either as you go or afterwards.

         

        It's just amazing how quickly you can get a 500-frame shoot ready to go out the door.

         

        You really can't do that in ACR.

         

         

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