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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Mike Dale on May 31, 2016, 06:24:19 am

Title: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: Mike Dale on May 31, 2016, 06:24:19 am

Is there a way to export from LR6 to CS6, Run a CS6 action then Automatically returned the file to LR6?

Thanks

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: stingray on May 31, 2016, 09:40:05 am

I would explore exporting from Lr via Droplets.

I have not used Droplets with Lr myself.  i am sure there are many on this forum who may be able to recommend some reference material / tutorials.

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: john beardsworth on May 31, 2016, 02:57:08 pm

Step by step instructions here (http://lightroomsolutions.com/grayscale-mode-and-droplets/).

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: Mike Dale on May 31, 2016, 07:26:47 pm

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll check it out tomorrow.

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: brandon on June 01, 2016, 07:08:08 am

Quote from: john beardsworth on May 31, 2016, 02:57:08 pm

Step by step instructions here (http://lightroomsolutions.com/grayscale-mode-and-droplets/).

Thanks John thats a great feature and advice. Ive just tried it  (LR5 and CS5) and the droplet is saved as an .app not .exe in your screen grab and the save and close closes and saves to the destination of the export ( usually an output folder in my case). I guess you specify the export back to the same folder as the source (raw) file is that right?  Thanks , Brandon

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: john beardsworth on June 01, 2016, 07:52:41 am

It can be done a few ways, Brandon, but I find it easiest to tick the "Add to this Catalog" box in Lightroom's Export dialog. This lets you export the files wherever you want.

Title: Re: LR6 to CS6 Autorun an Action then Return to LR6
Post by: brandon on June 03, 2016, 01:28:21 am

Quote from: john beardsworth on June 01, 2016, 07:52:41 am

It can be done a few ways, Brandon, but I find it easiest to tick the "Add to this Catalog" box in Lightroom's Export dialog. This lets you export the files wherever you want.

Thanks John that works well and makes perfect sense. Thanks also for "John's Big Note". I find it great to leave short hand of round trip processing steps of pictures via Photoshop and plug ins for later reference.