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melanieh65357805
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March 28, 2018
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Batch editing in Lightroom CC

  • March 28, 2018
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I have watched a few tutorials on editing in Lightroom CC, but haven't come across how to batch process.  I had Lightroom 5 prior to this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

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    Correct answer JP Hess

    If you are referring to the NEW Lightroom CC (that cloud-based version), then there is no batch processing available at this time. The standard copy/paste option is all that is available right now.

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    Prince24956076xf6c
    Participant
    June 21, 2022

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    K
    kommunikasjonsa47979182
    Participant
    May 30, 2018

    I'm now uninstalling the new Lightroom CC and going back to the "old" Lightroom Classic CC, only because of batch processing.

      CMSMike
      CMSMike
      Participant
      May 2, 2018

      When will the batch processing function be re-added to LR? This single function is the main reason I use LR. Batch editing is so cumbersome now.

        JP Hess
        JP Hess
        Inspiring
        May 2, 2018

        I don't mean to sound flippant or anything like that. But it will be added when the development team decides to add it. Adobe doesn't make those kinds of announcements in advance. And I wouldn't know anyway, because I don't have any connection with Adobe whatsoever. I'm just a user like yourself.

        Just a point of clarification. Batch editing will not be "re-added" to Lightroom CC. Lightroom CC is not a revision of Lightroom in any sense of the word. It is being designed and developed from the ground up as a new application aimed at a different audience with different needs. When you are using Lightroom CC, nothing has been taken away. Since it is part of an ecosystem that crosses multiple devices and operating systems that need to be coordinated, a lot of thought goes into how everything works together and what is made available.

        jackalopemaui
        jackalopemaui
        Participant
        May 18, 2022

        Back in 2018 when this thread was initially posted and answered there was no way to batch apply edits. However, that function was added quite a while ago, so it IS possible to do it today.

         

        Select the image whose edits you wish to copy and paste to multiple other images. Either use Cmd(Mac) or Ctrl(Win10)+C to copy all the edit settings, or Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the Copy Settings dialog which allows you to select which specific settings to want to copy and paste.

        Then select all the images that you want to paste the copied settings to, and do Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V to do the batch paste (can be done in grid or detail view).


        Here's the problem: A basic function shouldn't equire googling "Lightroom CC batch edit" which is no longer the name of the program, but is necessary because "Lightroom" gets you results for LR classic. It shouldn't require and finding a thread and finding the right post. It should be obvious in the software how to do a basic function of photo editing, and the entire point of a system like Lightroom. A company like Adobe should have a large team of usability experts, but they seem to put no thought into making their programs intuitive anymore.

         

        And I haven't even found your post that you're referring to, so I still don't know how to apply a preset or paste settings to a large set of photos.

          JP Hess
          JP HessCorrect answer
          Inspiring
          March 28, 2018

          If you are referring to the NEW Lightroom CC (that cloud-based version), then there is no batch processing available at this time. The standard copy/paste option is all that is available right now.

            melanieh65357805
            melanieh65357805Author
            Participant
            March 29, 2018

            Hi,

            Thanks for that info.

            I don't know how to do the copy/paste options steps in this software though.

            I only did batch processing with the Sync settings of Lightroom 5.

            Would you mind telling me the steps in the copy/paste method.

            Thank you very much.

            JP Hess
            JP Hess
            Inspiring
            March 29, 2018

            Windows:

            Highlight Image, press Ctrl+C. this will copy all the adjustments you have made to that image. This is the standard copy command in Windows.

            Highlight the target image. Press Ctrl+V. this will copy all the adjustments from the previous image to the new image. This is the standard paste command in Windows, and can be repeated as many times as you want those same adjustments copied to additional images.

            Mac: the equivalent keyboard strokes.

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