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Jacek Poplawski
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February 5, 2023
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"Export with previous" still doesn't work as expected

  • February 5, 2023
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Some time ago I posted my issues with "Export with previous", you recommended to reset preferences. I tried to do it from menu (twice) but Lightroom were always freezing at that step, so I removed them manually. I know they were removed because Lightroom welcomed me and proposed tutorial tips on start.

 

However the issue still happens, so maybe I will describe my process:

 

1) I browse multiple folders with photos in Lightroom and I put some photos in the target collection

2) I go to my target collection, I edit photo in Photoshop, after that I save the photo and it appears in my collection, so I have NEF then tiff next to each other in my target collection

3) then I go to my NEF (in target collection) and I click "set color label" to purple, to mark photo as processed, so I won't put it in the queue again

4) then I go to my tiff (in target collection) and I click export, I set directory as todays date and it saves jpg in my directory

5) then I go to develop and click "Black & White" to generate BW version of the processed photo

6) then I click "Export with previous" - at this point not my tiff is exported, but my NEF!

7) then I click "Export" - and then my tiff is correctly exported

 

Please analyse my workflow, what may cause problem in point 6?

 

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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February 5, 2023

it saves jpg in my directory

If I understand your workflow-

"Export with previous" means Export with the last used Export dialog (or Preset). If the Export is set to 'File settings:  JPG'  then you should be getting a JPG for each file you export with "...Previous".

If your original files have the same file name (eg.  ABC.NEF and ABC.TIF) then you should be seeing the "Overwrite?" question because you are trying to export to ABC.JPG in both exports.

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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Jacek PoplawskiAuthor
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February 5, 2023

File format is not related to the issue at all.

Let me explain by rephrasing.

 

There are two files:

file A which is original source image (in NEF format)

file B which is processed image (in TIFF format)

 

By exporting I create JPG files with my export preset, so yes, each export produces JPG file, however, the issue is what is the source of export

 

file A is the photo I click "edit in Photoshop" and later I set its color label, so I use this file in Lightroom twice: to click edit and to click "set color label"

file B is the photo I want to export, it's created by Photoshop and this is the only file I am interested in while exporting

 

the problem is that after exporting file B correctly with "Export" I then click "Export with previous" and Lightroom is exporting not file B but file A

 

for some reason Lightroom thinks that file A is the one I am interested in

 

Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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February 6, 2023

Sorry, my tests following your workflow- I cannot re-produce your problem.

1) A.raw > Ps > B.tif

2) Export B.tif > B.jpg on the first ocassion. (OK)

3) If I repeat with B.tif selected and [Export with previous] -the same happens!  > B(unique name).jpg

4) If I want A.raw to [Export with Previous] I must select photo A.raw and [Export with previous].

 

So what image is selected (high-lighted), A or B? when you [Export with previous]?

 

Perhaps you need to apply the 'Universal Panacea' that is Reset Preferences

PREFERENCES RESET

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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