Lightroom 4 Essentials: 01 Organizing and Sharing with the Library Module

Explores the Library module in Lightroom and shows how to use the popular image-management program's tools to organize and manage a photo library.Join photographer and author Chris Orwig in Photoshop Lightroom 4 Essentials: Organizing and Sharing with the Library Module, as he explores the interface of this popular image-management program and shows how to use its Library module to organize and manage a photo library. The course covers importing both still images and video; shooting in tethered-capture mode; organizing and rating images with flags, stars, labels, and location tags; and working with collections. The course also details how to export, email, and share photos, and introduces the Lightroom 4 video-editing features, as well as its ability to work together with the full editing power of Photoshop. Exercise files are included with the course. Topics include: Customizing the interface Importing from a memory card Auto-importing from a watched folder Considering color management with tethered capture Working with catalogs Comparing two images in a library Working with multiple hard drives Stacking photos in groups Using smart collections and quick collections Using Quick Develop to process images Editing the color and tonality of video Adding copyright data to photographs Exporting, emailing, and publishing photographs