Do Lightroom export presets from the right-click menu run post-processing plugins?
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In Lightroom, I have an export preset that includes a post-processing step in the After Export section. If I use Export... and choose that preset, the post-processing app/plugin runs as expected. But if I use the preset directly from the right-click > Export submenu, the post-processing step does not seem to run.
Is this expected Lightroom behavior, or should both export methods behave the same? Is there any workaround to make sure the post-processing step runs every time when using that preset?
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Is this expected? IMO No. If you have defined a program in the 'Post Processing- After Export' dialog, and 'Added' that preset, it should work the same irrespective of which method you use to Export (Context or other). I have LR CC2015.10.1 Windows-10. If I design an Export preset with Post Processing for Nik Silver Efex, it works for me from the R-Click context menu. I consider the Post Processing program to always be a 'stand-alone' working executable program (not a plug-in) as is {Silver Efex Pro.exe}.
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Based on the reported experience, this does not appear to be expected behavior. An export preset that includes a Post Processing / After Export action should behave the same whether you launch it from Export... or from the right-click > Export preset menu.
One community test on Lightroom CC 2015.10.1 / Windows 10 found that a preset configured to run an external post-processing program worked correctly from the right-click export menu as well.
So if it fails only from the context-menu preset shortcut, it’s more likely a version-specific bug, platform-specific issue, or a problem with how that post-process action is configured. A practical workaround is to use Export... and choose the preset there, since that path does run the post-processing step reliably in your case.
Also note that Lightroom’s After Export step is typically an external executable/app launched after export, not necessarily a Lightroom plugin in the usual sense.
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