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steveb65629568
Participant
November 25, 2018
Question

Save/Export multiple edits

  • November 25, 2018
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I've got 100 photos in Folder A. I apply individual edits to each, then want to save copies of those edited photos to Folder B.

In Lightroom, I simply select \File\Export, make any changes necessary in the dialog box, and I'm done. Apparently Export means something entirely different in Elements, so what are the equivalent commands to accomplish my task?

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    steveb65629568
    Participant
    November 25, 2018

    I found what I was trying to do. I had earlier clicked on "Process Multiple Files", but did not realized that one option is to use opened files instead of a source folder. Doing that saved all of my edits into a separate folder with no more effort than it took in Lightroom. Woo Hoo! I'm going to be able to get out from under that monthly subscription fee for Lightroom.

    Participant
    January 8, 2019

    Can you fill me in on how you figured out how to save multiple edited photos at once?  I'm struggling!

    99jon
    Genius
    November 25, 2018

    You can also batch process files from the Editor.

    File >> Process Multiple Files

    A choice of separate source folder and destination folder is possible with other options such as re-naming, re-sizing etc.

    MichelBParis
    Legend
    November 25, 2018

    steveb65629568  wrote

    I've got 100 photos in Folder A. I apply individual edits to each,

    Then you save your individual edits, either by overwriting the original or by creating a version set for each.

    then want to save copies of those edited photos to Folder B.

    If you have overwritten the original, you select your files in the organizer;  if you have created versions sets, by default, you only see the edited versions in the workspace, you select them.

    In both cases, you run the 'export as new files' command, that will copy the selected files where you want with your chosen options, like changing format, resizing or renaming.

    Note that exported files are NOT included in the organizer. The command is mainly meant to enable providing (possibly temporary) copies for external software, printing or displaying.

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 25, 2018

    . . .  the edited files do not necessarily have to be saved in version sets - they can be saved simply as copies.  There are several choices to make when saving the edited files.

    It is also possible to use the File>Copy/Move to Removable Drive option in the Organizer.  This menu command is misnamed because you can actually copy selected files to any folder location on your computer.

    MichelBParis
    Legend
    November 25, 2018

    Greg_S.  wrote

    . . .  the edited files do not necessarily have to be saved in version sets - they can be saved simply as copies.  There are several choices to make when saving the edited files.

    I don't see the point of saving as a copy.

    What advantage would that have over saving in version sets, "saving as" and possibly stacking?