Next, enter a name for your new import preset. Next, select the drop-down menu on the far right of the tab and select ‘ Save Current Settings as New Preset…’. This is what you’ll use to save your import preset. Once you’ve selected all the options you want saved as a preset, look for the ‘Import Preset:’ tab at the bottom of the import dialog screen. This is a great way to not only speed up your processing but also ensure your images are protected with copyright metadata. What’s more, the develop and metadata presets can be automatically applied as you import them. Instead of having to choose the destinations, file naming and handling, and metadata each time you bring your images into Lightroom, you can simply make a preset. Import presets are sets of parameters you can apply when you first import your images using the import dialog box.Ĭreating an import preset is a great way to speed up importing your photos. (I promise I’ll sneak in a joke at some point to keep things fresh.) Using Import Presets Let me show you how easy and useful they can be. They tell Lightroom where you want to start and end with one or more images.įortunately, creating and working with import and export presets is extremely easy.

Import and export presets allow you to apply certain choices when importing and exporting your images. What’s more, it can easily be repeated as many times as needed. It can help you complete a relatively complicated operation without needing to perform each step manually. The Great Power of PresetsĪ Lightroom preset (along with a Photoshop action) is a file containing a set of actions you want to perform. In this article I’ll be tackling two of the less adventurous aspects of working with image files in Lightroom Classic CC: import and export presets. But sometimes you need to endure a little dullness so you have time to do more of the fun stuff. I like using the filters and sliders as much as the next guy. Oddly enough, those not-so-fun (okay, painfully monotonous) undertakings can be the most pragmatic and valuable.ĭon’t get me wrong. Yeah, it confuses me too) there are lots of fun things to do and some not-so-fun things to do. When it comes to using Lightroom Classic CC (formerly Lightroom CC.

Lightroom 5.2 presets