@@phototacopodcast1026 It worked pretty good with some misc photos I had not imported yet to Lightroom. So much faster to import. One thing I noticed on the Podcast you mentioned about using the color tagging it that if you press the number for that color you tag the photo, you said there wasn't a way to remove it easily, if you press it again it removes the color tag. Say for example you press 6 for the color red, if you press it again it removes the red tag. At least on PC.
@@george_KC1TQF oh my! How have I NEVER run into that???!! Excellent. Thanks for taking the time to let me know how to remove the color flags. BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Here's a better way, if you are using Flags to cull: First, I select all the images (I'm still in "Previous Import"), and I hit P to PICK THEM ALL! Then I go to the folder where they live, make sure they're not still selected, and, as I cull, I can just KEEP MY FINGER on the "X" key and just Pan the bad ones, instead of having to look at the keyboard and manage to hit the P for Pick, and X for Pan with my left hand. So it's Right Cursor (your right hand stays on that) to go to the next image, and X (with your left hand already on the X key) to Pan. If it remains a Pick, you just move on to the next image with the Right Cursor key. Cursor, cursor, cursor, X, (and I've left the first 3 picked and panned the fourth in about a second). MUCH faster than going X and P, X and P!
PS-after I've selected all the Pans, I hit Com-Delete (on a Mac) and DELETE THE PANS! Forever! Buh-bye! What to actually edit I decide in the "Second Cull", a slower process in the Develop module, looking at composition, sharpness, tonality, etc.
Yeah, that is a great way to do culling! I use flags in a different way. Colors too. They all have other meanings for me. No right or wrong way to do that part, the point is to use something that will help you go fast!
Great video, love the podcast. I noticed when I built the previews I was looking at them in grid view, and when it went through and built it for every image, they all got a slight vignette around the edges. Is this normal?
Jeff - Helpful video. Question: The "File Handling" box is not visible on the right side panel in Library module with import selected. I know I've seen it before. (I'm on a macbook pro, with LR Classes 921). Can you tell me how to make it visible?
Photo Taco Podcast I guess I was told to, if I remember right it was about dng have the information included and not on a separate file associated to it. At that time I was using nef files but now I’m on arw files?!
I think you are talking about setting up Lightroom to write out the edits you make to .xmp sidecar files (something I also recommend you turn off). It is true, if you use DNG files then you can enable the xmp writes of your adjustments and have them stored in the DNG without a second file. All of this takes more processing time and is no longer recommended by Adobe as best practice. A long time ago there were many issues with the Lightroom catalog getting corrupted. When that happened, you lost all of the edits you made to your photos in Lightroom. Writing out the things you do in Lightroom as XMP data was a way to make sure (most) of your adjustments wouldn't get lost if/when your catalog got corrupted. These days catalog corruption is far more rare. I recommend doing frequent backups of the catalog (a preference in Lightroom can prompt you every time you close the application) so that you have a backup to use should you end up corrupting your catalog, but to me it is not worth the time it takes to convert raw files to DNG on import for this function.
Great stuff Jeff. I came here after listening to the podcast today to see the actual process. This is going to help my culling time a lot.
So glad you liked it. Would love to hear how it works out for you!
@@phototacopodcast1026 It worked pretty good with some misc photos I had not imported yet to Lightroom. So much faster to import. One thing I noticed on the Podcast you mentioned about using the color tagging it that if you press the number for that color you tag the photo, you said there wasn't a way to remove it easily, if you press it again it removes the color tag. Say for example you press 6 for the color red, if you press it again it removes the red tag. At least on PC.
@@george_KC1TQF oh my! How have I NEVER run into that???!! Excellent. Thanks for taking the time to let me know how to remove the color flags. BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Thanks so much, I am a first time user and freaked out as all my disk space started going away...500,000 photos. Excellent.
Ooops this was for the video on the previews catalogue. Danged auto play, us old folks can't keep up with the pace!
Thank you Jeff. This should help me. You explained things very clearly.
I am so glad to hear it John. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Really good, Jeff. This will be a great time saver.
Thanks so much for giving me feedback Bill
Very helpful. Thanks.
So glad to hear it Michael!
Here's a better way, if you are using Flags to cull: First, I select all the images (I'm still in "Previous Import"), and I hit P to PICK THEM ALL! Then I go to the folder where they live, make sure they're not still selected, and, as I cull, I can just KEEP MY FINGER on the "X" key and just Pan the bad ones, instead of having to look at the keyboard and manage to hit the P for Pick, and X for Pan with my left hand. So it's Right Cursor (your right hand stays on that) to go to the next image, and X (with your left hand already on the X key) to Pan. If it remains a Pick, you just move on to the next image with the Right Cursor key. Cursor, cursor, cursor, X, (and I've left the first 3 picked and panned the fourth in about a second). MUCH faster than going X and P, X and P!
PS-after I've selected all the Pans, I hit Com-Delete (on a Mac) and DELETE THE PANS! Forever! Buh-bye! What to actually edit I decide in the "Second Cull", a slower process in the Develop module, looking at composition, sharpness, tonality, etc.
I didn't know about the Caps Lock tip, thanks! Now it's just one finger on the X key! Great tips Jeff!
Yeah, that is a great way to do culling! I use flags in a different way. Colors too. They all have other meanings for me. No right or wrong way to do that part, the point is to use something that will help you go fast!
Great video, love the podcast.
I noticed when I built the previews I was looking at them in grid view, and when it went through and built it for every image, they all got a slight vignette around the edges. Is this normal?
Jeff - Helpful video.
Question: The "File Handling" box is not visible on the right side panel in Library module with import selected. I know I've seen it before. (I'm on a macbook pro, with LR Classes 921). Can you tell me how to make it visible?
Oh no Chris, you don't see it at all? Or is it just collapsed? Can you email me a screenshot (phototacopodcast at gmail dot com)
Great video, quick question I always convert my images to dng how would that affect this process do you think?
It would slow the process down tremendously. Why is it you are converting to DNG?
Photo Taco Podcast I guess I was told to, if I remember right it was about dng have the information included and not on a separate file associated to it. At that time I was using nef files but now I’m on arw files?!
I think you are talking about setting up Lightroom to write out the edits you make to .xmp sidecar files (something I also recommend you turn off). It is true, if you use DNG files then you can enable the xmp writes of your adjustments and have them stored in the DNG without a second file. All of this takes more processing time and is no longer recommended by Adobe as best practice.
A long time ago there were many issues with the Lightroom catalog getting corrupted. When that happened, you lost all of the edits you made to your photos in Lightroom. Writing out the things you do in Lightroom as XMP data was a way to make sure (most) of your adjustments wouldn't get lost if/when your catalog got corrupted.
These days catalog corruption is far more rare. I recommend doing frequent backups of the catalog (a preference in Lightroom can prompt you every time you close the application) so that you have a backup to use should you end up corrupting your catalog, but to me it is not worth the time it takes to convert raw files to DNG on import for this function.
Photo Taco Podcast makes sense Jeff thanks I have stopped using dng and I am using this new system, thanks for your time.
Can you at least learn to spell Canon? Especially if you own the camera?