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• psd (but only those with “Maximize Compatibility” enabled when saving
from Photoshop)
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• Digital movie i les from current camera models, though all you get are basic
previews and metadata features. It's not possible to play or edit video in
Lightroom.
Lightroom cannot import i les saved in any other format.
Note: Lightroom 3 can import i les in the above image formats that use cmyk color
mode, though any Develop adjustments you might apply to them would still be
done in r gb.
65,000 pixel limit
Lightroom can import image i les up to 65,000 pixels on the longest side.
Camera raw i le support
Native camera raw i les come directly from your camera with formats specii ed by
the camera manufacturer and are encoded in a way that they cannot be directly
modii ed. Common examples are Canon's .cr2 a nd Nikon's .nef f ormats. Note that
two raw i les with the same i le extension but from dif erent cameras are likely to be
programmatically dif erent; your camera model's native format must be supported
by Adobe for you to work with those i les in Lightroom. Adobe imaging sot ware
supports nearly all digital cameras available on the market and support for new
models is continually updated. However, when a new camera is released there may
be a period of lag time during which your i les cannot be read by Lightroom or
Adobe Camera Raw.
What to do before importing
Prior to importing photos into Lightroom, you should establish a system for
organizing and naming your i les. Setting up a well-organized digital storage system
for your images will make your work easier and provide peace of mind. With a solid
information architecture in place, you can dramatically accelerate your workl ow.
If necessary, you can skip ahead to review the recommendations given at the end of
this Chapter regarding i le naming and organization. At the very least, before you
import photos, think about where the image i les are, where you want them to be,
and what kinds of additional processing you might want to do during the import.
(h ere's also a new option in Catalog Settings File Handling (Mac Lightroom
menu; Windows Edit menu) where you can set the format for Import Sequence
Numbers.)
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