Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step 14:
Right below that is a panel called Apply
During Import, which is where you can
apply three things to your images as
they're imported. Let's start at the top.
The Develop Settings pop-up menu lets
you apply special effects or corrections
automatically as your photos are im-
ported. For example, you could have all
your photos appear in Lightroom already
converted to black and white, or they
could all already be adjusted to be more
red, or blue, or...whatever. If you click
on the Develop Settings pop-up menu,
you'll see a list of built-in presets that
come with Lightroom and if you choose
one, that look gets applied to your images
as they're imported (you'll learn how to
create your own custom Develop presets
in Chapter 4, so for now, just leave the
Develop Settings set to
None
, but at
least you know what it does).
Step 15:
The next pop-up menu, Metadata, is
where you can embed your own personal
copyright and contact info, usage rights,
captions, and loads of other information
right into each file as it's imported. You
do this by first entering all your info into
a template (called a metadata template),
and then when you save your template,
it appears in the Metadata pop-up menu
(as shown here). You're not limited to
just one template—you can have differ-
ent ones for different reasons if you like
(like one of just your copyright info, and
another with all your contact info, as
well). I show you, step by step, how to
create a metadata template on page 34
of this chapter, so go ahead and jump over
there now and create your first metadata
template, then come right back here and
choose your copyright template from this
pop-up menu. Go ahead. I'll wait for you.
Really, it's no bother. (
Note:
I embed my
copyright info into every photo [well, at
least the ones I actually shot] using a meta-
data template like this while importing.)
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