Problems with embedded and LR previews in Library module

[mastix]

I nearly never use Lightroom because how confusing it is compared with Adobe Bridge and Photoshop which I am using since 20 years ago but from time to time I need Lighroom to access some function like to make a Timelapse. I imported hundreds of images and after touching the quick develop option everything went wrong. Now I have different previews in the Library module those that Lightroom generated and some that are marked as embedded. I tried to reset , i tried to rebuild thumbnails, nothing works.

It should be easy , one button, reset to camera defaults but such button seems to dont exist so I have to delete the whole image import and start all over again because there is not a simple option to have everything as started. Everytime this kind of things happen I am well aware why I have never gone the Lightroom route. A really frustrating software.

[Rob_Cullen]

"Embedded Previews" are only useful for initial and immediate 'Culling / Deleting' photos after importing to the Catalolg. They show the Camera's 'JPG' screen preview for raw images.

The very moment you view a photo in Loupe View, or the Develop Module, LrC creates its own new Preview using Profiles set as default.

You would be better to NOT use "Embedded Previews" when you Import, but instead set up your Preset for Imported files with the Profile you want, and set 'Standard size Previews'. Thus all your imports will appear as YOU want them to appear.

See a similar thread to your question here-

EMBEDDED PREVIEWS - IMPORT DEFAULTS

[mastix]

Thank you. Yes I finally figured it out but goshhhh is Lightroom an unintuitive software. I have to say that I have never liked it. Slow, things are hidden and no clues on where to fnd them. But yes I will stick with standard previews generation from now on.

[Jim Wilde]

You would be better to NOT use "Embedded Previews" when you Import, but instead set up your Preset for Imported files with the Profile you want, and set 'Standard size Previews'. Thus all your imports will appear as YOU want them to appear.

Rob, I'm going to disagree a little with this comment. "Embedded Previews" absolutely have a place in the initial import/cull/delete phase of post-processing, especially where 1:1 views are needed for focus checking. Obviously that depends upon the camera embedding a full-resolution jpeg, but where it does the embedded preview works great as there is no need for Lightroom to generate a 1:1 preview when zooming to 100% in Library, nor is there a need to generate standard or 1:1 previews during import. Only when an image has edits applied will the embedded preview obviously need to be replaced by a standard preview, so at some point there will be a mix of embedded and standard previews in use. Once the user understands that, it makes perfect sense and in fact it can be a helpful indicator as to which images have not yet been edited.

I use that workflow all the time (my Canon cameras do embed full-resolution jpegs) and it saves a ton of time when doing a large import.

[Jao vdL]

For timelapses, you are FAR better off just using photoshop (with a bit of help from Bridge and Photoshop). Far better quality with control over the compression of the exported video and you can easily do pans and zooms. Seriously you don't want to use Lightroom for this. Lots of videos online on how to do these. I love Lightroom but timelapses are far better and easier in Photoshop (or premiere/after effects if you have those)

[mastix]

I didn't think it was possible to make Timelapses using Photoshop. The nice thing about Lightroom is that it has amazing plugins for Timelapse like Timelapse + Studio that makes light ramping for smooth light transitions very easy. Of course I finish it in Davinci Resolve but to manipulate the Raw files I find Lightroom convinient. I never use it for anything lee except keywording videos. I just like the speed of Adobe Bridge much better and the catalog idea has never worked for me and I tried a few. But for me the classical folder structure is much better. it never goes corrupt, it is fast and it doesn't need a lot of hard disk space . So no Lightroom for me but with Timelapses because of those plugins I use it.