Archive for the ‘Howto’ Category

Capturing your Client’s Selections in Lightroom

TTG Client script was updated to support client selects from TTG’s Highslide Lightroom Web Galleries, and work around a LR2 bug causing some selections to be missed.

New Plugin Brings Lightroom and Photoshop Elements Together At Last

Photoshop has always enjoyed preferential treatment as an external editor for Lightroom. My Elemental plugin gives similar access to Photoshop Elements.

Accelerate Access to Lightroom Plugin Extras

Features added by Lightroom plugin developers can be hard for keyboard shortcut junkies to access. Find out how to add accelerators to speed access to these menus.

The Quick Way to Reclaim Disk Space and Backup Your Lightroom Configuration

Quickly reclaim disk space and backup your Lightroom preferences using my new Config Backup plugin. It supports both manual and 1-click backup methods.

Choosing Tethered Shooting Software for Nikon DSLR Cameras

Nikon expects DSLR camera owners to pay for tethered shooting software. Let us help you choose from the growing list of free alternatives now available.

May 15, 2009 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: Howto, Review, Software • 25 Comments

Simple Metadata Entry Plugin for Lightroom 2 Updated (Version 20090310.002)

My Metadata Tagset plugin for Lightroom 2 has been updated to version 20090310.002. It includes new tagsets to document SDK and 3rd party plugin metadata fields.

Simplify Entry of Common Metadata in Lightroom 2

Simplify entry of metadata in Lightroom 2 with this plugin. It customises the Library module’s Metadata layout to add full location details to the Default view.

Enabling (Free!) DNG Support in FastPictureViewer and Windows Live Photo Gallery on Windows XP

Do you use FastPictureViewer or Windows Live Photo Gallery on Windows XP? Want them to support DNG files? Keep reading to find out how to enable this for free!

February 16, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: Howto, Software • 2 Comments

Export Backup Plugin for Lightroom 2 Updated (Version 20090208.003)

My Export Backup plugin (a post-process action) for Lightroom 2 has been updated to version 20090208.003. Primary focus of the release has been usability updates.

Backup Your Rendered Images When Exporting From Lightroom 2 To The Web

Lightroom 2 doesn’t let you backup the images rendered while exporting to a web site. I’ve written a plugin (post-process action) to add this feature.