A.J. Wood - The Adobe Wan» lightroom http://ajwood.com Instructor • Photographer • Life Enthusiast Mon, 21 May 2012 20:23:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Critical Bug Updating Lightroom 3 Catalogs to Lightroom 4 http://ajwood.com/2012/03/critical-bug-updating-lightroom-3-catalogs-to-lightroom-4/ http://ajwood.com/2012/03/critical-bug-updating-lightroom-3-catalogs-to-lightroom-4/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:13:59 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2533 Adobe released Lightroom 4 this week to the cheers of many photographers. I wanted to bring to your attention a VERY CRITICAL bug that will impact your Lightroom 3 Catalogs. Thank you to David Swinney for bringing this to my attention via my Facebook page.

It appears that if you update a Lightroom 3 catalog to Lightroom 4 it will overwrite point curves created in the Tone Curve panel within the Develop module for every image. This is regardless of the Process Version used, and it cannot be undone via History (at least reports at this point are inconsistent). Adobe is aware of this issue and working to resolve it.

My recommendation is that you make a copy of your old LR3 catalog prior to updating to LR4. For those that want to see examples of the issue you can read this blog post by Chris Marquardt. If you follow the links he provides you’ll see even more examples provided by other LR4 users.

I will be posting info on my blog, and updating folks as I obtain more information.

UPDATE 03/08/2012 – I received word from Chris Tarantino that this particular issue is not widespread (meaning not everyone has seen it) it also appears to be specific to the use of point curves.

]]> http://ajwood.com/2012/03/critical-bug-updating-lightroom-3-catalogs-to-lightroom-4/feed/ 7 Using Stacks in Lightroom Auto Stack by Capture Time – I Create Content #43 http://ajwood.com/video/using-stacks-in-lightroom-auto-stack-by-capture-time-i-create-content-43/ http://ajwood.com/video/using-stacks-in-lightroom-auto-stack-by-capture-time-i-create-content-43/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:32:47 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2342 Hey everybody! A quick hit Lightroom tutorial for you today. Learn how to organize groups of photos using the stacks feature in the Library module. It’s great for consolidating auto-bracketed images. Enjoy!

]]> http://ajwood.com/video/using-stacks-in-lightroom-auto-stack-by-capture-time-i-create-content-43/feed/ 0 Write Metadata Changes to Images in Lightroom – I Create Content #39 http://ajwood.com/video/write-metadata-changes-to-images-in-lightroom-i-create-content-39/ http://ajwood.com/video/write-metadata-changes-to-images-in-lightroom-i-create-content-39/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:03:08 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2322 Hey gang, I’m back from Photoshop World. Last week is a blur, I connected with a lot of online folks in person for the first time, and enjoyed networking at the conference. Today, I’ve got a Lightroom video for you that addresses the question, “How do I save changes to my files in Lightroom?” Next week, I’ll talk about the difference between writing XMP changes and exporting files.

]]> http://ajwood.com/video/write-metadata-changes-to-images-in-lightroom-i-create-content-39/feed/ 0 Quick Collections in Lightroom – I Create Content #37 http://ajwood.com/video/quick-collections-in-lightroom-i-create-content-37/ http://ajwood.com/video/quick-collections-in-lightroom-i-create-content-37/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:01:41 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2318 Good morning dear viewers. Before I get to today’s show, I want to thank you for your patience as we work on the website. While many of the changes are happening behind the scenes, the stability of the site kept me from posting the last 12 episodes here. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting old episodes to catch the website up with the YouTube channel.

I’m on a plane this morning on my way to Photoshop World. I’m looking forward to connecting with a bunch of people I haven’t met, and reconnecting with folks I haven’t seen in a while. If you’re in Vegas be sure to say “Hi!” For today’s show I’ve got a quick tips in Lightroom. How to create quick collections and a keyboard tip for the Develop module. Enjoy!

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]]> http://ajwood.com/video/how-to-create-smart-collections-in-lightroom-i-create-content-25/feed/ 2 Using Identity Plates in Lightroom – I Create Content #22 http://ajwood.com/video/using-identity-plates-in-lightroom-i-create-content-22/ http://ajwood.com/video/using-identity-plates-in-lightroom-i-create-content-22/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:01:38 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2269 Good afternoon all! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today I’ve got a quick tip for using Identity Plates inside Lightroom. Whether you want to brand your catalog or just keep track of which one you’re using, Identity Plates can help. Check it out!

]]> http://ajwood.com/video/using-identity-plates-in-lightroom-i-create-content-22/feed/ 0 Create a JPEG Proof Sheet in Lightroom – I Create Content #21 http://ajwood.com/video/create-a-jpeg-proof-sheet-in-lightroom-i-create-content-21/ http://ajwood.com/video/create-a-jpeg-proof-sheet-in-lightroom-i-create-content-21/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:12:16 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2263 Good morning everyone! It’s Friday! Hope you’re weekend has lots of fun stuff planned. I hope to join Kevin Ames tomorrow at the American Photo Model Shoot after I throw down a quick Lightroom seminar here in Dallas.

Today I have a quick tip on how you can use the Print module in Lightroom to generate a JPEG contact sheet to email clients. Check it out!

]]> http://ajwood.com/video/create-a-jpeg-proof-sheet-in-lightroom-i-create-content-21/feed/ 1 Sorting Photos in Lightroom – I Create Content #19 http://ajwood.com/video/sorting-photos-in-lightroom-i-create-content-19/ http://ajwood.com/video/sorting-photos-in-lightroom-i-create-content-19/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:38:15 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=2259 In today’s show we’re taking a quick look at the tools available to sort & rank images in Lightroom’s Library module. Whether you like flags, stars or color labels we’ve got something to show you so check it out!

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It’s Monday, and I’m back in the studio. I had a great time last week at both Photo Pro Summer School & the D2WC conference. Met a lot of great people, hungout with some kickass industry professionals.

Today I have a quick tip on using Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush. Check it out, and remember – RATE! COMMENT! SUBSCRIBE! *grin*

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Alrighty, it’s the first official day of D2WC and I’m looking forward to all the presentations that will be delivered throughout the day. I’m speaking tomorrow on InDesign Interactive Media, so today I’ll be on the show floor answering questions and helping out.

Wednesday’s video prompted the question, “When do I use Snapshots vs Virtual Copies?” Here is an answer delivered in today’s tutorial. Enjoy!

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