Can Lightroom export the in-camera JPEG when RAW+JPEG are imported as one photo?

Asked 12/30/2012

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I import RAW+JPEG files into Lightroom with “Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos” turned off, so Lightroom only shows the RAW and hides the matching in-camera JPEG. Sometimes I want to copy out those original JPEGs for selected photos using Lightroom’s Export workflow.

Is there any native Lightroom feature, script, or plugin that can export or copy those existing companion JPEGs for a batch of selected RAW files? If not, what’s the best workflow for managing RAW+JPEG pairs without cluttering the catalog?

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The problem here is that by unchecking the "Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos" option is that LR copies both RAW+JPEG to the destination drive, but IMPORTS only the RAW into LR. The JPEG files are not part of the LR database, and therefore there is no way to access or manage them from LR.

However, there is a better way to handle this, and that involves importing the RAW+JPEG into LR, but then instructing LR to reduce the clutter, while keeping the JPEG manageable by STACKING the RAW+JPEG.

So what you need to do is:

  1. Check the box that reads "Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos" which will import both RAW and JPEG
  2. Import RAW+JPEG into LR
  3. Select all the images you imported
  4. Choose Photo>Stacking>Auto Stack by Capture Time
  5. Move the slider to 0. (the images were captured at exactly the same time)

This will then create a stack of each RAW+JPEG combo file, with the JPEG underneath the RAW. In order to choose just the JPEG, simply Filter on File Type: JPEG

Export as normal. If you haven't edited the JPEG, then LR will simply export the JPEG as is (it will go very fast).

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No—if Lightroom is set to not treat adjacent JPEGs as separate photos, those JPEGs are not imported into the catalog, so Lightroom can’t access, manage, or export them.

Also, that JPEG isn’t really a “sidecar”; it’s the camera’s own processed JPEG, separate from Lightroom’s rendering of the RAW.

Best options:

  1. Turn on “Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos” so both RAW and JPEG are imported.
  2. Reduce clutter by stacking each RAW+JPEG pair (for example, auto-stack by capture time with the threshold at 0).
  3. If you only need JPEG output from the RAW, create a Lightroom export preset and export JPEGs from the RAW files directly.

So the direct answer is: not with Lightroom if the JPEG was never imported. To work with those original camera JPEGs inside Lightroom, you need to import them as separate files first.

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