User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
Using Batch Develop
In the Develop pane, you can save selected exposure, color, and image sharpness settings as presets. If you save generic settings
as presets, you can apply those presets to a batch of images using the Batch Develop tool.
To develop a batch of images:
1. In Manage mode, select the images that you want to develop, and then click Tools | Batch | Batch Develop.
2. If you want to apply presets to the images, select a preset in the Select a develop preset section.
3. Select Export files to another format after processing if you want to save the images in a different file format (for
example, JPEG or TIFF).
4. Click Options to display the Batch Develop Options dialog box and select file formats and other options.
5. Do one of the following:
Click Develop to apply or remove develop settings.
Click Cancel to discard any selections you made and return to Manage mode.
Batch Develop options
Formats File Formats Select the file format in which you would like to save the developed images.
Format Settings Click this button to change the settings for the format you have selected.
File Naming Prefix Type in a prefix that will appear at the beginning of the file name of the exported
images. The settings give you control of what to do if an exported file has the
same name as an existing file.
Overwrite Specify what to do for the images with the same name:
Rename: Prompts you to rename the file.
Skip: Cancels the operation for files with the same file name and extension.
Images Output Image For each file format you can create up to three output images. If you want one
image for a selected file format, select the check box next to Output Image 1. If
you want two or three output images, select the check boxes next to Output
Image 2 and/or 3.
Full Size Select the check box to save the images at full size. If you select this option, the
resizing options are unavailable.
Resize by Specify how to scale the images. Select one of the following options:
Pixels: Resizes images to the specified height and width.
inches: Resizes images to the specified resolution, height and width.
cm: Resizes images to the specified resolution, height and width.
mm: Resizes images to the specified resolution, height and width.
Resolution Select a resolution from the drop-down list.
Width Specify the width of the images.
Height Specify the height of the images.
Color Profile Embed ICC Profile in
supported image
formats
Select this check box to embed a color profile in the image. Select a color profile
from the drop-down list.
Output
Directory
Select the folder where you want to save the developed images.
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