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Bigboris

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Another Lightroom question
« on: August 20, 2007, 07:42:06 pm »

Greetings,

I am fairly new to raw images and lightroom in general.

I like the way lightroom handles my raw images.

I still have the occasion to import jpeg files from my
small point & shoot pocket sized camera.
(can't lug around a slr 24/7)

my question is this, does lightroom deal with jpegs the same way
as the raw files?

meaning, are the adjustments held in the database file, and then do  
I have to export them to save the changes?

Another question, In Lightroom, Is there a re-sample function, or another  
way to gracefully reduce the size of a large image for
use in e-mails or on the web?

I currently use Corel photo paint as my bitmap editor.

Thanks,
Mike
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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2007, 10:54:20 pm »

Mike,

 If I want to keep the original file as shot, I will export and rename the file to a new location. This basically creates a copy of the file with any changes baked in. You can use the export dialogue to "flavor" the file the way you want ( color space, bit depth, and or file type)

 As far as I know lightroom behaves the same with jpegs as it does with raw and tiff files.

 You can also use the export dialogue for email and web images. Under file>export presets there is a preset for email as standard equipment.

 Under file>export you can create a preset with the file attributes you want for the web and save it as a new preset. I save in sRGB, 8bit jpeg, tick the constrain size box and set the dimensions to 800 pixels in both directions. Piece of cake!

 HTH

 Rich
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madmanchan

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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 08:54:48 am »

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meaning, are the adjustments held in the database file, and then do 
I have to export them to save the changes?
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Yes (mostly). The changes are always saved -- it's just that they're saved in the database, not with the original file. This gets to the heart of LR, which is that LR is a database-driven parametric editor: you get to save the parameters of the image in the database. When you export, you are creating a new image from the original image, with  your chosen parameters (e.g., exposure adjustments, etc.) applied. Hope this is clear.
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 05:50:25 pm »

Thanks, guys for your help

Mike
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