Why don’t Lightroom develop settings appear on all images before exporting a slideshow?
Asked 10/16/2016
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I’m creating a timelapse in Lightroom 6.7. My workflow is to edit one image in Develop, copy/paste those settings to the rest, then export a slideshow. After pasting, it looks like the settings are not applied to every image unless I manually click through them. When I view an image, Lightroom briefly shows the old version and then updates to the edited one.
Is there a way to force Lightroom to apply or refresh the settings for all selected photos before exporting, or is this just a preview issue?
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If you are doing the copy/paste operation correctly, you should be able to just export the files and you will see the updated pictures when you look at them in your default picture viewer. What you are probably seeing is when you go to one of the pictures that had the development information copied to it, is Lightroom is updating the preview. I develop raw video using lightroom and there are usually at least 800 pictures(frames), and I certainly don't view all of them. I spot check a couple of them to make sure I didn't blow any highlights or things like that...
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This is most likely a preview-rendering issue, not a failure to apply the Develop settings.
In Lightroom, Develop adjustments are stored non-destructively and should be included when you export, even if the Library preview hasn’t updated yet. The momentary flash of the “old” image when you click a photo is usually Lightroom rebuilding or refreshing that preview.
If the copy/paste or sync operation was done correctly, you should be able to export without manually opening every frame. The exported files should contain the updated edits.
A practical approach is:
- Copy/paste or sync the Develop settings to all images.
- Spot-check a few frames to confirm the settings look right.
- Export the slideshow or files.
So, no special command is normally required to “force” the edits onto every photo; Lightroom should already apply them at export. If anything seems stale, it’s typically just the on-screen preview catching up.
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