Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
So you learned earlier how to edit one photo, copy those edits, and then paste
those edits onto other photos, but there's a “live-batch editing” feature called
Auto Sync that you might like better (well, I like it better, anyway). Here's what
it is: you select a bunch of similar photos, and then any edit you make to one
photo is automatically applied to the other selected photos, live, while you're
editing (no copying-and-pasting necessary). Each time you move a slider, or
make an adjustment, all the other selected photos update right along with it.
Step One:
Start in the Library module by clicking
on the photo you want to edit, then go
down to the Filmstrip and Command-click
(PC: Ctrl-click) on all the other photos you
want to have the same adjustments as the
first one (as shown here, where I've selected
14 photos that all need a Fill Light adjust-
ment). You see the first photo you clicked
on in the center Preview area (Adobe calls
this first-selected photo the “most selected”
photo). Now, if you take a look at the bot-
tom of the right side Panels area, it used to
say “Previous,” but when you select multi-
ple photos, it changes to “Sync...” (as shown
circled here in red). If you press-and-hold
the Command (PC: Ctrl) key, it changes to
Auto Sync.
Step Two:
You can also click on the little switch to
the left of the Sync button and it turns on
Auto Sync (you can see here the button
now says “Auto Sync”). Now, increase the
Fill Light amount to around 25 (which
makes the shadow areas brighter). As you
make these changes, look at the selected
photos in the Filmstrip—they all get the
exact same adjustments, but without any
copying-and-pasting, or dealing with a
dialog, or anything. By the way, Auto Sync
stays on until you turn off that little switch
to the left of the Auto Sync button.
Note:
Remember, you won't see the Sync
or Auto Sync buttons until you select mul-
tiple photos. Otherwise, it will say Previous.
