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and because they're small, low-res files,
they stitch together in just a couple of
minutes. That way, I can see if it's going
to be a good-looking pano (one worth
waiting 20 or 30 minutes to stitch at high
resolution). If it does look good, that's
when I use the Merge to Panorama in
Photoshop feature in the Photo menu in
the Library, Develop, and Map modules,
which sends over the full-size, full-resolu-
tion, full-quality images. Then I go get a
cup of coffee. And maybe a sandwich.
No XMP with DNG Files
If you convert your RAW image to DNG
format before you export your original
(go under the Library menu and choose
Convert Photo to DNG ), your changes
are embedded in the file, so you don't
need an XMP file at all. There's more
about DNG format in Chapter 1.
Exporting Directly to a
Photo-Sharing Website
the File menu and choose Plug-in
Manager . When the dialog appears,
click the Add button below the left
column to add your Export plug-in
(I told you it was easier).
Making Your Files Look Right
on Somebody Else's Computer
In this chapter, we talked about how
you can publish images directly from
Lightroom to Flickr.com, but there
are now Export plug-ins available for
most of the major photo-sharing sites
(including Smugmug, Picasa Web
Albums, and a dozen others) on Adobe's
Exchange site. Click on the Find More
Services Online button at the bottom
of the Publish Services panel.
Creating Flickr Photosets
If you want your published images to
appear in their own Flickr Photoset or
Smart Photoset, click on the + (plus sign)
button on the right side of the Publish
Services panel header and, in the pop-
up menu, you'll see a Flickr section
where you can choose Create Photoset
or Create Smart Photoset . Choose one
and it adds it underneath your Flickr
collection, so you can drag-and-drop to
publish to those sets directly.
I get emails from people all the time
who have exported their photos as
JPEGs, emailed them to somebody,
and when they see them on the other
person's machine, they're shocked to
find out the photos don't look anything
like they did on their computer (they're
washed out, dull looking, etc.). It's a color
space problem, and that's why I recom-
mend that if you're emailing photos to
someone, or that photo is going to be
posted on a webpage, make sure you set
your color space to sRGB in the File Set-
tings section of the Export dialog.
Yes, You Sharpen Twice
I get asked this question all the time,
because, by default, Lightroom adds
sharpening to your RAW photos. So,
do you sharpen again when you export
the photos? Absolutely!
Installing Export Plug-Ins
Although Adobe introduced Export
plug-ins back in Lightroom 1.3, they've
made the process of installing them
much easier since then. Just go under the
 
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