Operation Manual

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Import photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Apply metadata and keywords to photos when importing
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In the Apply During Import panel on the right side of the import window, choose any of the following options from
the Metadata menu:
• To not apply metadata to photos during import, choose None.
• To apply a set of metadata that you saved as a template, choose a metadata preset from the menu.
• To apply a new set of metadata to photos while importing, choose New and enter the information in the New
Metadata Preset dialog box.
Note: When adding metadata to photos, Lightroom doesn’t apply the data to proprietary camera raw files but to their
sidecar XMP files.
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To add keywords to photos while importing, type them in the Keywords text box. Use commas to separate the
keywords.
Naming options
Lightroom uses the same naming options for importing, renaming, and exporting photos.
Custom Name (x of y) Names the photos using a custom name, followed by sequential numbers in relation to the total
number of photos being imported. For example, 1 of 10, 2 of 10, 3 of 10, and so on.
Custom Name - Original File Number Names the photos using a custom name, followed by the numeric portion of the
photos’ original filenames.
Custom Name - Sequence Names the photos using a custom name, followed by sequential numbers starting with the
number you specify.
Custom Name Names the photos using a name you specify.
Date - Filename Names the photos using the creation (capture) date, followed by the photos’ complete original
filenames.
Filename - Sequence Names the photos using the photos’ original filenames, followed by sequential numbers starting
with the number you specify.
Filename Names the photos using the photos’ original filenames.
Shoot Name - Original File Number (Import) Names the imported photos using the shoot name, followed by the
numeric portion of the photos’ original filenames.
Shoot Name - Sequence (Import) Names the imported photos using the shoot name, followed by sequential numbers
starting with the number you specify.
Session Name - Sequence (Tethered capture import) Names the photos using the session name, followed by sequential
numbers starting with the number you specify.
Edit Names the photos using the options you set in the Filename Template Editor. See The Filename Template Editor
and Text Template Editor.
Import using presets
If you have certain configurations of import options that you reuse frequently, you can save them as presets to speed
the import process.
• To create an import preset, specify import options and then chose Import Preset > Save Current Settings As New
Preset at the bottom of the import window.