Chapter 26. Automating Changes

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GEORGE ADDAIR

You can automate Lightroom in a variety of ways to make image editing more efficient and productive. Even when images aren’t very similar to begin with, I’m amazed at how applying a basic set of corrections and enhancements can streamline the refinement process. Methods to do so include applying the previous image’s settings, copying and pasting settings, syncing multiple files, creating and applying presets, and Quick Develop.

Previous, Paste, and Sync

If after making changes to one image, you select the next image and find that you want to apply the same setting as the previous image, use the Previous button. Clicking Previous applies ...

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