Home Graphic Photoshop How to Use Virtual Copies in Lightroom

How to Use Virtual Copies in Lightroom

How to Use Virtual Copies in Lightroom

Learn how to create multiple versions of your photos and save disk space by using Virtual Copies in Lightroom – your clients will love you for it!

How to Create Virtual Copies

To create a virtual copy of an image in Lightroom, simply right-click on an image and go to ‘Create Virtual Copy’. No additional files will be created on your computer, these copies are references of the original image stored in the Lightroom catalog.

Create Multiple Versions of Each Image

Creating Virtual Copies will allow you to have multiple edited versions of your images that you can then send to your clients.

In this example we create two Virtual Copies of our main image and make one of the copies ‘Black & white’ and another ‘Sepia’. These edits take very little time and make it look like you are delivering much more!

Sync Settings and Presets

After creating ‘Black & White’ and ‘Sepia’ toned images, the same develop settings can be applied to multiple images in a catalog. To sync settings, simply click on the source image, then CTRL/CMD+CLICK on the second image in a series and go to ’Sync Settings’ in the Library module. Click on ’Check All’ and click ’Synchronize’. The develop settings you applied on the first image will be transferred onto the rest of the images selected in the Sync.

If you would like to create a Preset, start by clicking on the ‘Develop’ module at the top of the screen and go to ‘Presets’ on the left hand side. After making adjustments, click on the ‘+’ icon in the presets screen and name your preset under ‘User Presets’.

You can apply this preset to any image moving forward simply by clicking on the preset name in the preset window.

Exporting Virtual Copies

In this example, we create a ‘Color’, ‘Black & White’ and ‘Sepia’ version of two images and want each to be exported by editing style.

Start by selecting each of the variations and right-clicking to navigate to Export. For naming convenience, click on the ‘Rename’ option and choose ‘Filename – Sequence’ and type in a name for the editing variation. Export to “Choose Folder Later’ and then create a folder name that mirrors the editing name on your computer and place the images in that folder.

In this example, we create folders named ‘Color’ ‘BW’ and ‘Sepia’ and export each edited variation into each of the folders.

This way, when it comes time to deliver images to your clients, they will receive pre-sorted folders with different variations in each!

VISIT PHLEARN.COM FOR MORE FREE TUTORIALS

Homepage

SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR MORE FREE TIPS AND TRICKS
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=phlearnllc

GET FREE TUTORIALS SENT TO YOUR EMAIL + DISCOUNTS ON OUR PRO TUTORIALS!
https://phlearn.com/mail

LET’S BE FRIENDS!
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/phlearn/
Facebook ► https://facebook.com/phlearn
Twitter ► https://twitter.com/phlearn
Google+ ► https://plus.google.com/116791098059215639405
Phlearn ► https://phlearn.com

Comments

comments

Latest articles

Easy Ways to Select Artwork in Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

Explore a variety of methods for making selections in your projects to make creating and editing faster and easier in Adobe Illustrator. To download the sample files and learn more about Artwork selection methods, click on https://adobe.ly/2AXMTv1 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/adobecreativecloud?sub_confirmation=1 LET’S CONNECT Facebook: http://facebook.com/adobecreativecloud Twitter: http://twitter.com/creativecloud Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/adobecreativecloud/ Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world's best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.

Transform Artwork Freely in Illustrator Using Puppet Warp | Adobe Creative Cloud

Learn how to transform artwork using the Puppet Warp and Free Transform tools in Adobe Illustrator. To download the sample files and explore more tutorials on Artwork selection in Illustrator, go to https://adobe.ly/2vul87Y Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/adobecreativecloud?sub_confirmation=1 LET’S CONNECT Facebook: http://facebook.com/adobecreativecloud Twitter: http://twitter.com/creativecloud Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/adobecreativecloud/ Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world's best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.

How to Make a Custom Brush with Adobe Capture CC | Adobe Creative Cloud

Create a brush from a simple sketch. Start from scratch, or download practice files [https://learndownload.adobe.com/pub/learn/mobile-apps/make-a-custom-brush.zip] for a head start. Steps below. Prep your project: 1. Save the practice image (source-image.jpg) provided here to the Camera Roll on your mobile device, or use your own. 2. Download the Adobe Capture CC mobile app from the App Store for your iOS device, or from the Play Store for you Android. Open the app and sign in with your Adobe ID. 3. Tap Brushes from the top menu. Create a custom brush: 1. Tap Brushes from the menu. 2. Tap the image icon at the bottom, then tap Camera Roll. 3. Choose an image from your Camera Roll. 4. Tap areas to erase unwanted marks. Tap the checkmark. 5. Drag the resize handles (white dots) to position the blue box around the part of the image you want to use as the brush. 6. Tap Styles from the main menu. Tip: For the example in the video, we chose a style in the Photoshop CC & Adobe Sketch Brushes section. 7. Tap Presets. Adjust the Size, Spacing, and other settings as you like. Tap Done, or the right arrow on Android devices. 8. Choose the appropriate Creative Cloud Library. Tap Save. Apply style in Adobe Photoshop CC: 1. Open artwork in Photoshop. 2. Choose the Brush tool. 3. Choose your new brush from the Libraries panel (Window – Libraries). 4. Use the new brush to enhance your creation. That's it! To learn more about Adobe Capture and Adobe's other mobile apps, visit our Mobile apps Tutorials page. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/adobecreativecloud?sub_confirmation=1 LET’S CONNECT Facebook: http://facebook.com/adobecreativecloud Twitter: http://twitter.com/creativecloud Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/adobecreativecloud/ Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world's best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.

Bring Dull Photos to Life Using Lightroom CC | Adobe Creative Cloud

Learn how to enhance sharpness, detail, and textures using Clarity and Dehaze sliders in Lightroom CC. Download sample files and learn more about image editing techniques in Lightroom: https://adobe.ly/2wbDUS0 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/adobecreativecloud?sub_confirmation=1 LET’S CONNECT Facebook: http://facebook.com/adobecreativecloud Twitter: http://twitter.com/creativecloud Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/adobecreativecloud/ Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world's best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.

Comments

comments