Raw editing

[stephen32091876k2gb]

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. 

[Rob_Cullen]

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.

[stephen32091876k2gb]

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]

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.

[D Fosse]

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]

@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 

[D Fosse]

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