IMPORT - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process - page 54

Following are the steps to copy i les from your camera's memory card to your
computer and subsequently import them into the Lightroom catalog:

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1. Launch Lightroom and make sure the correct catalog is loaded.

2. Insert the memory card into a card reader (this is faster and safer than
transferring from your camera itself). Lightroom may detect the card or
camera directly attached and will open the Import dialog box. If not, click the
Import button (or use the shortcut, etc.) to open the Import screen.

Show import dialog when a memory card is detected
h is setting, in Lightroom Preferences ➔ General (moved to the General tab in v3; see
Figure 2-20 on previous page), is intended to automatically open Lightroom's import
screen when you insert a memory card or connect a camera directly to your computer.
However, this can be overridden by your operating system and other programs may
also get in the way. If you want to use this feature you might need to change your
system settings. On OS X, use the Image Capture application preferences and specify
Lightroom as the application to launch when a memory card is loaded. On Windows,
in the Autoplay control panel, choose Import using Lightroom and check the box for
Do h is Every Time.

3. With the card mounted and Lightroom Import screen showing, in the top
panel and Sources, you'll see the memory card listed (see Figure 2-21).
Lightroom is usually very good at i nding the subdirectory containing the
photos. If not, navigate to the folder containing the image i les on the card.