How can I export JPEGs from Lightroom without my Develop edits?
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I imported RAW files into Lightroom 5, edited some of them, and already exported edited JPEGs for a client. Now I want to export JPEG versions of those same RAW files without any of the Develop adjustments applied. What’s the best way to do that in Lightroom?
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There are several ways to do this in Lightroom. I will outline two of them.
New catalog
- Create a new catalog
- Import all the RAW files you want a JPEG version of.
- Select them all in
Grid view, right click, and export them as JPEG.
Virtual copy
- In your current catalog select all the RAW files you want undeveloped versions of.
- In
Grid viewright click and clickCreate Virtual Copies. - Now create a
Smart Collectionthat searches for files with theCopy Namethatisn't empty. This will give you all the virtual copies in the catalog. - Select the all the virtual copies that need to be undeveloped.
- Go to
Settings -> Enable Auto Sync. - Go to
Settings -> Reset All Settings.
Some notes:
The moment you export the RAW image as a JPEG you're already altering the photo. The alteration depends on the RAW converter used.
If you've custom defaults set-up that are coupled to ISO settings or a camera serial number, the above methods will not work as the image will be developed by default settings based on ISO or serial number.
If Lightroom is not a hard restriction you can also use a command line tool called ImageMagick. This answer on Superuser contains the necessary commands (adapt the RAW file extension to your situation).
To convert a single .NEF:
convert foo.NEF foo.jpgTo convert all .NEF files in the current directory:
mogrify -format jpg *.NEF
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Yes—Lightroom can do this, but you need an unedited version of each photo before exporting.
Two practical methods from the community answers:
- Use virtual copies
- Select the RAW files you want.
- Create Virtual Copies.
- Filter or collect those copies.
- Select them all, enable Auto Sync, then use Reset All Settings to remove Develop edits from the copies.
- Export those reset copies as JPEGs.
- Use a new catalog
- Create a new Lightroom catalog.
- Import the RAW files fresh.
- Export them as JPEGs before making any edits.
The virtual copy method is usually best if you want to keep your edited versions and also make clean, unedited JPEGs from the same RAW files.
One important note: exporting a RAW file to JPEG is always a rendered conversion, so the JPEG is never the untouched RAW itself. But resetting the Develop settings will give you Lightroom’s default rendering without your custom edits.
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