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Last updated 11/30/2015
Chapter 12: Export photos
Export files to disk or CD
To export photos to hard disk, CD, or DVD, follow these steps. The settings listed in step 3 are discussed on this page.
1 Select the photos and/or videos you want to export, and choose File > Export.
By default, Lightroom exports photos to the hard disk, as indicated in the Export To pop-up menu at the top of the
dialog box.
2 To export photos or videos to a disc, choose Export To > CD/DVD.
3 Specify options in the Settings panels of the Export dialog box: Export Location, File Naming, Video, File Settings,
Image Sizing, Output Sharpening, Metadata, Watermarking, and Post-Processing.
Export location
1 Choose a destination from the Export To pop-up menu.
2 (Optional) Select Put In Subfolder if you want the photos exported to a subfolder within the destination folder. Type
a name for the subfolder.
3 (Optional) Check Add To This Catalog to automatically add the exported photos to the current Lightroom catalog.
If the exported photos are part of an image stack, and you’re exporting to the same folder as the original, check Add
To Stack to include the re-imported photo with the original stack.
4 Specify what to do if a file with the same name exists at the destination:
Ask What To Do Displays an alert that lets you resolve the naming conflict by choosing a new name, overwriting the
existing file, or not exporting the file.
Choose A New Name For The Exported File Assigns a different name for the exported file by adding a hyphen and a
numeric suffix.
Overwrite WITHOUT WARNING Replaces the existing file with the file that you are exporting and does not warn you
of the conflict.
Skip Does not export the photo.
File naming
1 Choose an option from the Rename To pop-up menu.
2 If you chose an option that uses custom text, enter the custom name in the Custom Text box.
3 If you use a numeric sequence and you don’t want it to start with “1,” enter a different value in the Start Number text
box.
4 For more options, choose Rename To > Edit.
For more information about custom names, see Naming options.