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The name of the folder you choose will automatically be used as the import
name in Lightroom. Lightroom 2.0 now allows you to access and view folders
on your hard drive and external drives as imported. This list can also show you
what i les and folders are no longer accessible to Lightroom, such as those
that may be on an external drive that have been unmounted. These folders
will be grayed out. You can create a new folder in Lightroom with a specii c
name either before or after you import by clicking the plus icon next to the
“Folders” list on the left interface panel in Lightroom.
Step 4: Copy To
The next step, moving down the Import dialog box interface, will be to
choose the destination for the images to be copied. Navigate to your hard
drive or external drive and create a new folder to copy the images into.
It is good practice to create a logical naming system that works for you.
I typically name by location i rst and by date secondary, as this is how I can
best remember and retrieve my images. When i nished, click “Choose”.
Step 5: Organize
Next, you will choose how you would like Lightroom to “Organize” the images.
You can do so by date in several ways, by original folders or into one folder. If
you have multiple sub-folders of images, you can choose exactly which images
to import and which to exclude, or you can combine all the images into one
single folder for the shoot. I usually choose to organize into one folder because
I like to see all the images from a shoot in a single unii ed location.
Step 6: Create Backup
Lightroom can also search for duplicate images during the import process,
which can be helpful in keeping the cache from getting larger than it needs
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