Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step 13:
If you know you always want your
exported JPEGs saved in a specific folder,
go back up to the Export Location section,
click the Choose button, and choose that
folder. Now, what happens if you go to
export a photo as a JPEG into that folder,
and there's already a photo with the same
name in it (maybe from a previous export)?
Should Lightroom just automatically over-
write this existing file with the new one
you're exporting now, or do you want to
give this new file a different name, so it
doesn't delete the file already in that folder?
You get to choose how Lightroom handles
this problem using the Existing Files pop-
up menu (shown here). I pick
Choose a
New Name for the Exported File
(as
seen here). That way, I don't accidentally
overwrite a file I meant to keep. By the
way, when you choose Skip, if it sees a file
already in that folder with the same name,
it doesn't export the JPEG image—instead,
it just skips it.
TIP: Rename Files When Using
a Preset
Before you export your photos, make sure
you give your files a new custom name, or
the shots from your hockey game will be
named LSR_Toronto-1.jpg, LSR_Toronto-2
.jpg, and so on.
Step 14:
Now you can save your custom settings
as a preset: click the Add button at the
bottom-left corner of the dialog (shown
circled here in red), and then give your
new preset a name (in this case, I used
Hi-Res JPEGs/Save to Hard Drive. That
name lets me know exactly what I'm
exporting, and where they're going).
